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Odds and Ends: Wilson, Bautista, Hairston

By Tim Dierkes [December 19, 2008 at 4:29pm CST]

Linkage for Friday...

The AP explains how C.C. Sabathia will be paid $9.5MM before throwing a pitch for the Yankees.
The D'Backs signed lefty Travis Blackley.
Dan Johnson is headed to Japan.
The Cardinals signed Japanese pitcher Katsuhiko Maekawa to a minor league deal. Patrick Newman has details.
Interesting discussion involving Raul Ibanez's defense.
I did a Q&A with SportingGurus.com.
Ken Rosenthal guesses destinations for 11 remaining free agents in this slideshow.
MLB is undergoing a hiring/salary freeze and taking away 20% of vacation time for '09.
Dejan Kovacevic had a lengthy chat with Pirates shortstop Jack Wilson, who wishes the team would get more players to become competitive. In his article Kovacevic also notes that the Pirates have had talks about bringing back pitcher Denny Bautista, who was non-tendered a week ago.
Are the Mariners trying to open up a spot for Jerry Hairston Jr.? They're looking to add a plus-plus defensive second baseman; not sure if he qualifies.
Aubrey Huff tops the list of fantasy baseball's biggest draft position gainers.
Royals pitcher Kyle Davies is working a construction job this offseason.
The Orioles settled with Sidney Ponson regarding their grievance.

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Construction work is actually a really nice way to keep in shape, which obviously is good if you're a pitcher. And spend time with the dad.

Posted by: melonis rex | December 19, 2008 at 09:55 AM

As a Bucco fan I appreciate Jack for the stand up guy he is. That said, I wanted to see him go this offseason, but that's not looking too good. Either way, he's obviously right, we need more talent to compete. I do believe in the new regime, but we haven't had a winning team since I was 7 or 8. And the Bay thing is still tough to swallow. We'll see.

Posted by: BuccoNation | December 19, 2008 at 10:07 AM

if jack wilson dies do we still have to pay him?

Posted by: yokedog22 | December 19, 2008 at 03:20 PM

kyle dAvies come back to ATL.

Posted by: Mark Twine | December 19, 2008 at 04:38 PM

AFTER you get the interstate traffic running smoothly rtr

Posted by: Mark Twine | December 19, 2008 at 04:38 PM

I agree with all of kens picks. Boras will collapes and beg the Sox for that offer and Tex will be in Red Sox. I hope manny goes to the Yankees. It would be fun for the sox yanks rivalry to change in this way. Lowes price will go down and the sox will pick him up.

Posted by: RMB915 | December 19, 2008 at 05:58 PM

poor dan johnson lol

Posted by: Larsen101 | December 19, 2008 at 06:06 PM

Good on Kyle Davies to maintain his roots despite his handsome income. He gets to stay close to his father and exercise. Also, good on Dayton Moore for accepting and encouraging it, as opposed to freaking out that Davies might get a paper cut.

Posted by: AA | December 19, 2008 at 06:51 PM

Rosenthal is a moron if he thinks neither Manny or Tex will land in any of the LA teams.

The Dodgers still have $50+ million to work with to sign Manny. Whereas the Yankees don't. The Dodgers NEED a big slugger. The Yankees don't. Manny would be the face of the club on the Dodgers. He wouldn't in New York. I think you see where I am going with this.

And why is Rosenthal still claiming Boston will get Teixeira when it is clearly apparent that they have been outbid, and many reports are linked to the Angels having the highest bid for Tex?

I rarely trust Rosenthal with his predictions.

Posted by: MrBlake14 | December 19, 2008 at 08:40 PM

Check, with Furcal's signing the Dodgers have around $40-45 million to work with.

Posted by: MrBlake14 | December 19, 2008 at 08:52 PM

I owned Ibanez in an Ultra league and was pleased with his stats. But I noticed a huge difference in his looks. He bulked up quite a bit. I'm surprised I never heard anyone else mention this (possible steriods) and now I am hearing rumblings of poorer defense. I'd be more worried (everyone but Tampa has a bad left fielder?) about a 3-4-5 that's all left handed in Philly. That just seems silly to me.
I believe Burrell's bounce back year was because he actually stayed on the field and batted between two MVP type lefties and made the most of it.

Posted by: HeadFirstSlide | December 20, 2008 at 09:05 AM

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