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Verducci On Hamels, Shields, Lowe, Manny

Let's take a look at the latest from SI.com's Tom Verducci.

• Interesting line: "One journeyman reliever, for instance, turned down a $2 million offer, saying he would retire before taking that kind of money."  Many veterans will choose between swallowing their pride and retiring this spring.
• Verducci makes a comparison between Cole Hamels and James Shields, who were called up 19 days apart.  The extra service time for Hamels gave him Super Two status, meaning he became arbitration-eligible four times instead of three.  That decision probably cost the Phillies more than $10MM.
• The Mets were willing to give Derek Lowe $14MM per year.
• The Giants don't believe Manny Ramirez is anywhere near a decision right now.  He's a special case for them (they're not in the market for an outfielder) but they won't enter a bidding war.
• The Blue Jays aren't interested in Orlando Cabrera; they're content with Marco Scutaro.

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