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Rafael Furcal Rumors: Monday
6:20pm: Impacto Deportivo says the surprise team is the Braves, possibly offering four years and $52MM. It'd be wise to treat the report with caution until it is confirmed by another source.
6:09pm: The Reds had a brief conversation with Kinzer about Furcal, but it probably isn't going anywhere.
3:58pm: ESPN's Enrique Rojas says Furcal traveled to the West Coast today, where he could sign with the Giants or A's. However, a third team remains involved.
1:36pm: Yahoo's Tim Brown talked to Furcal's agent, Paul Kinzer. Kinzer called the El Caribe report "bogus." Apparently there has been no four-year, $48MM offer from Oakland nor are the Mets interested. And Furcal doesn't want to move to second base anyway.
The A's and Giants are leading the charge for Furcal, with a "surprise team" also in the mix.
12:26pm: SI.com's Jon Heyman does not believe the Mets made an offer to Furcal.
12:11pm: Susan Slusser's A's source calls the below report "untrue," but it's unclear to what degree.
8:40am: Dylan Hernandez of the L.A. Times passes along a report from El Caribe, a newspaper in the Dominican Republic. In the report, Rafael-Fellito Ortiz talked to free agent shortstop Rafael Furcal. Furcal says he has a four-year, $48MM deal on the table from the A's (with another $2MM in incentives). Surprisingly, he also has an offer from the Mets, who would use him as a second baseman. Ortiz believes Furcal might sign soon.
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"Garland would def. be a nice fit."
I'm betting the Mets and Phillies will agree with you. Since Garland's breakout in 2005 he's gotten progressively worse. His WHIP last year was 1.51 and the rest of his peripherals scream danger.
Posted by: start_wearing_purple | November 25, 2008 at 06:41 AM
Peripheral stats should be disregarded when talking about Garland, he is a very successful pitcher and has a great track record for someone his age. The Mets should sign Garland and K-Rod and theyd be all set.
Posted by: dbacks2008 | November 25, 2008 at 07:59 AM
Moving KJ to left would be okay, but I've always heard that they won't do that because of his arm. He had TJ surgery a few years ago, and I guess he can't throw very far??
Posted by: daslied | November 25, 2008 at 08:42 AM
http://hotstove.mlblogs.com/archives/2008/11/another_unfounded_furcal_rumor.html?partnerId=rss_atl
si.com had that on the Braves section.
Posted by: BravesRed | November 25, 2008 at 09:05 AM
hey westcoastbias im well aware that hudson will be out until at leat like august next year and prolly all year thats why i put in 2010 wich is two years from now which is over a year away and huddy will be healthy =] btw the kelly in LF thing isnt a bad idea except it doesnt really help the offense that much. Ur basically replacing josh anderson in the line up with furcal does that really help that much??
Posted by: chipperowns10 | November 26, 2008 at 03:39 PM