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Odds and Ends: Hudson, Twins, Sisco, Dunn

By Tim Dierkes [February 6, 2009 at 1:50pm CST]

Links for Friday...

Tim Hudson wants the Braves to pick up his 2010 option for $12MM, though he has the right to void it if they do.
Indians GM Mark Shapiro has no regrets about signing Kerry Wood for $20.5MM in early December.
Twins CEO Jim Pohlad says the team is not done, in talking to La Velle E. Neal III of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. He believes signing Joe Crede makes sense, but his baseball people have the final decision.
Michael Fleming of Variety says Brad Pitt continues to "circle" the Moneyball movie, in which he could play Billy Beane.
Athletics Nation takes a good look at free agent lefty Andy Sisco.
Austin Kearns commented on his friend Adam Dunn, in talking with Chico Harlan of the Washington Post.
An amusing "25 facts about 25 random Yankees" from Tyler Kepner of the New York Times.
The Rays signed pitcher Winston Abreu to a minor league deal; he spent last year in Japan.
RotoAuthority ranks the shortstops for fantasy baseball.
Deals for Jason Varitek, Brad Wilkerson, and Ken Takahashi were finalized today. Jeff Bailey was shuffled to Triple A to make room for Varitek, says Dan Barbarisi.

Comments

Sign Crede? Come on, we're the Twins.

Posted by: Jonah123 | February 06, 2009 at 01:56 PM

aww, I was hoping for a "Rays sign Abreu" headline to stir up some fun.

Posted by: FBIRem | February 06, 2009 at 02:30 PM

Those shortstop rankings look odd, Theriot is above Escobar? And I have to think that Jed Lowrie will end the year ranked higher than he begins it. Michael Young is going to end up with 3B eligibility too so he's going to have some extra value in '09, still after the way he's regressed the last few years he might be overrated here. Furcal is a crapshoot and Kahlil Greene could be a bargin if he gets his act together in St. Louis.

Posted by: pageian | February 06, 2009 at 02:59 PM

I didn't know the Twins offseason even started yet.

Posted by: JKeezy | February 06, 2009 at 03:02 PM

I really hope Tim Hudson means what he says about wanting to stay a Brave, but if he is healthy enough to warrant the Braves picking up a $12M option, wouldn't he then be worth more than $12M on the free agent market? It's a conundrum.

Posted by: Brad426 | February 06, 2009 at 04:14 PM

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