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Odds & Ends: Contreras, Wedge, Izzy

By Drew Silva [June 25, 2009 at 7:27pm CST]

This day in MLBTR history: On June 25, 2007, there was speculation that the Yankees might have interest in either Mark Buehrle or Jermaine Dye, and the sports world first got word that Ken Griffey Jr. wanted to retire as a Mariner. Oh, and we were still rocking the white-on-black layout. On to some links...

Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun-Times reports that right-hander Jose Contreras is drawing interest among some scouts. The White Sox are not in selling mode just yet, but things could change between now and the July 31 trade deadline.
According to MLB.com's Anthony Castrovince, Indians manager Eric Wedge is well aware that his job is on the line. "[General manager] Mark [Shapiro] and I continue to talk daily, as we always have," Wedge told reporters Wednesday. "We've had conversations about everything. I don't think there are ever any guarantees in this game."
Jason Isringhausen hasn't ruled out a return to baseball, according to MLB.com's Zach Schonbrun. After undergoing Tommy John surgery last week, however, he probably won't be ready to contribute until July of 2010.

Comments

St. Louis has said their willing to spend more on payroll.....Would signing Mateo effect that any? Or do they have money set aside for these types of things?

Posted by: stlcards16 | June 25, 2009 at 07:42 PM

geezus, it's a miracle someone wants contreras.

Posted by: part-time pariah | June 25, 2009 at 07:58 PM

You'd think with all the "When is he going to go? Is he going to go?" talk that Wedge would just resign b/c he's fed up with it.

Posted by: icedrake523 | June 25, 2009 at 08:18 PM

Wedge will be History shortly.

Posted by: baseballnuts | June 25, 2009 at 10:18 PM

Kenny if anyone wants Jose send him now!!1

Posted by: whitesox4life | June 26, 2009 at 01:21 AM

With the way Jose is pitching, if the Sox are trying to win, they might need to keep him. His salary comes off the books this year, and I don't think they could get anything of value for him. That said, if someone does offer something useful, then by all means trade him. Or if he wasn't a free agent after the year I'd say just get rid of the money.

Posted by: rype123 | June 26, 2009 at 09:49 AM

White on black was so much better...

Posted by: Rubin | June 26, 2009 at 03:09 PM

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