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Odds And Ends: Moneyball, Draft Signings, Halladay

By Cork Gaines [July 9, 2009 at 8:16pm CST]

A few more links for your evening...

Jon Weisman of the LA Times reports that the movie based on "Moneyball" has once again been green-lighted with Aaron Sorkin signed on to finish the script.
The Mariners have signed their supplemental first round pick, Steven Baron, for $980K.
Keith Law reports that negotiations between the Brewers and one of their supplemental picks, #39 overall Kentrail Davis, have "gotten ugly" after the Brewers agreed to his demands and then he turned it down.
Joel Sherman reports that if Roy Halladay is traded to the NL before the All-Star game, he will not be permitted to pitch in the mid-summer classic for the AL, but could be allowed to pitch for the NL representing his new team.
Mark Feinsand of the New York Daily News says the Roy Halladay situation is unlike two other situations in which big-name pitchers were traded within the AL East, including David Cone and Roger Clemens.

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I thought a Halladay trade was weeks away anyway. I would be absolutely shocked if he was traded in the next few days.

Posted by: Chris | July 09, 2009 at 08:24 PM

Why pay slot for Wheeler, Davidson or Brothers when you can pay over slot for Baron?

I wonder what a little over slot is in the third round?

Posted by: rudolf | July 09, 2009 at 08:36 PM

Aaron Sorkin is good.... for people who don't know he was the original producer/writer for "The West Wing" and was the screen play writer for Charlie Wilson's War... also direct The American President, and A Few Good Men....

Posted by: joeboo22 | July 09, 2009 at 08:36 PM

Sorkin on Moneyball. That might actually be a good movie.

Posted by: Mr_Punch | July 09, 2009 at 08:54 PM

I think it's funny that Brad Pitt is going to play Billy Beane.

Posted by: Invader3K | July 09, 2009 at 09:21 PM

As an A's fan I was skeptical of a Monyball film, but now that Soderbergh is out I'm really not looking forward to this.

Posted by: scatterbrian | July 09, 2009 at 09:27 PM

Soderbergh experimental? Umm, you know he did the Ocean's Eleven movies, right? He's a mainstream guy who does the occasional off-the-wall side project to maintain credibility with the indy kids. Regardless, yes, Sorkin is a better match.

I wonder who they've cast to play Nick Swisher.

Posted by: ExposCortege | July 10, 2009 at 01:46 AM

so soderbergh is the guy I can get my $$ back for going to see Oceans 12 and 13??

Posted by: EastCoastBias | July 10, 2009 at 07:24 AM

I want this movie idea to die, badly. It's going to turn out awful.

Posted by: melonis rex | July 10, 2009 at 07:42 AM

Wow...what kind of cajones does this kid have to put a $$$ figure out there, and when the team agrees to it...TURN IT DOWN.

That's the kind of guy I'd want in my organization...

Posted by: xlazox | July 10, 2009 at 07:43 AM

Does anyone know what his figure was? I am hoping he will come back to UT instead.

Posted by: theJonathan | July 10, 2009 at 10:01 AM

how boring can a movie be where front office people are talking about guys who have this ops and slugging???

my answer: very

Posted by: yanksfan4ever | July 10, 2009 at 01:28 PM

Kentrail Davis must be one confident sun of a b****

Posted by: sabathgod | July 12, 2009 at 05:13 PM

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