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Odds & Ends: Gregerson, Hanley, Strasburg

By Tim Dierkes [March 23, 2009 at 11:56am CST]

Links for Monday...

Matt Eddy of Baseball America has the minor league transactions, including the Dodgers' signing of J.D Durbin.
Marc Lancaster of the Tampa Tribune says Rays Rule 5 pick Derek Rodriguez, a reliever, has been returned to the White Sox.
Yahoo's David Brown talked to Carlos Pena about many topics, including his agent Scott Boras.
According to Joe Strauss of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the Padres received pitcher Luke Gregerson as the player to be named later in the Khalil Greene deal. The other player the Padres received, the now-injured Mark Worrell, was also a minor league closer. Given the state of the Padres' pen, Gregerson could reach the Majors this year. UPDATE: Here is Paul DePodesta's take on Gregerson.
MLB.com's Ken Gurnick noted yesterday that the Dodgers cut pitcher Shawn Estes, and he's yet to decide whether to accept a Triple A assignment. UPDATE: Estes will head to the minors and attempt to reinvent himself as a lefthanded specialist.
Sean McAdam of the Boston Herald quizzed Hanley Ramirez about Boston's attempt to reacquire him in November.
MLB.com's T.R. Sullivan wonders about Frank Catalanotto's future. Useful player, but the Rangers would have to eat most of his $6MM to move him.
Dave Sheinin of the Washington Post talked to Nationals president Stan Kasten about the six-year, $50MM Stephen Strasburg rumor. We all know how Boras works...if he wants $25MM for Strasburg, he starts at $50MM.
South Side Sox and Sox Machine comment on the Gavin Floyd extension, as well as the offers to John Danks and Carlos Quentin.
Talking to David Lennon of Newsday, Tom Glavine responded to Pedro Martinez's distaste for signing a "Glavine-like" contract.
Peter Schmuck of the Baltimore Sun spoke to Aubrey Huff, who "doesn't even understand the concept of a contract push."
Ivan Rodriguez explained to MLB.com's Alden Gonzalez why he didn't sign with the Marlins.

Comments

Hanley is the crown jewel of baseball right now. A-Rod is going on the backburner once he matures. If he can ever improve to league average defensively, he is without a doubt the best player in baseball. i would scream like a little girl if he ever came back to the sox

Posted by: 04Forever | March 23, 2009 at 12:20 PM

The Sox would have had to give up everything that looks like a top prospect plus Epstein's first born.

Posted by: ZT | March 23, 2009 at 12:31 PM

I'd figure Strasburg to get a good deal more than Alvarez's major league deal (hopefully without all the shenanigans). He has a lot of leverage with whoever drafts him, so why not ask for the moon?

Posted by: nostocksjustbonds | March 23, 2009 at 12:52 PM

Until they get a new stadium, the Marlins should be operating like the A's do. Selling off their best players for a bundle of prospects every couple of seasons to save $. If they time things right, they'll have a good team when they move into their new digs.

Posted by: nostocksjustbonds | March 23, 2009 at 12:54 PM

No offense, nostocksjustbonds, but I'm pretty sure the Marlins have been doing that longer than the A's have.

Posted by: thehoagster07 | March 23, 2009 at 04:09 PM

ZT... hilarious and true

Posted by: whitesoxfan424 | March 23, 2009 at 04:34 PM

"If he can ever improve to league average defensively, he is without a doubt the best player in baseball."

Actually, Hanley was pretty much league average last year defensively.

"No offense, nostocksjustbonds, but I'm pretty sure the Marlins have been doing that longer than the A's have."

Not really. The Marlins blew up the 1997 team because they had overspent Huizinga's money of free agents. Much different from their current MO.

Posted by: AA | March 23, 2009 at 05:34 PM

Couldnt the marlins have used Pudge as a 1st baseman?

Posted by: jdub | March 24, 2009 at 10:49 AM

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