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Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Reyes, Kemp, Realignment

Nine years ago today, the Marlins, Rockies, and Braves swung a three-team, eight-player trade. Colorado send Mike Hampton and Juan Pierre to Florida in exchange for Charles Johnson, Preston Wilson, Vic Darensbourg, and Pablo Ozuna. The Marlins then flipped Hampton to Atlanta for Tim Spooneybarger and Ryan Baker. The $103.5MM left on Hampton's contract was spread out between the three clubs, with the Rockies paying $30MM, the Marlins paying $38MM, and the Braves paying $35.5MM. Colorado saved $26.3MM with the deal, and Florida saved $9.2MM.

We've got a large collection of links this week following the GM meetings. Here's the latest from around the web...

• Rising Apple explained two ways the Mets could keep Jose Reyes: a contract with lots of incentives, or a back-loaded deal.
• Marlins Maniac tells us why signing Reyes makes sense for the Marlins.
• Monkey With A Halo says things are complicated between the Angels and C.J. Wilson.
• Harness The Halo thinks the Angels signing Wilson would close the gap in the AL West.
• Call To The Pen says Matt Kemp's extension gives the Dodgers hope going forward.
• MLB Reports explains why the Phillies chose Jonathan Papelbon over Ryan Madson.
• Brotherly Glove mused about Ruben Amaro Jr.'s patience, or lack thereof.
• Infield Chatter calls free agency an "expensive way to hurt your team."
• Bay City Ball says the market for middle infielders has gotten insane.
• BoSox Injection wonders if the Red Sox have an image problem.
• Red Sox Post lists some DH options for the Red Sox in case David Ortiz leaves.
• Kings of Kauffman says the Royals should sign both Roy Oswalt and Mark Buehrle.
• Nolan Writin' doesn't see a fit between the Rangers and Grady Sizemore.
• South Side Showdown thinks Jason Kubel might be a good fit for the White Sox.
• DRays Bay imagines a Rays lineup with Joey Votto.
• Baltimore Sports & Life asked six writers if the O's should trade or extend Adam Jones.
• Lookout Landing wrote about Chone Figgins' awkward situation.
• Pro Ball NW thinks it may be time for the Mariners to trade Brandon League.
• Through The Fence Baseball says the Padres should trade for Carlos Quentin.
• Motor City Bengals believes the Tigers need a long-term answer at second base.
• The Eye In The Skydome doesn't like the Aaron Hill deal for the Diamondbacks.
• Puckett's Pond wrote about Jamey Carroll's meaningless RBI total.
• MLB Dirt says the Mark Kotsay signing makes zero sense for the Padres.
• Raise The Jolly Roger is okay with the Pirates signing Rod Barajas.
• Giants Nirvana thinks the Giants should part ways with Jeff Keppinger.
• Warehouse Worthy tries to figure out what happened to Brian Matusz.
• Blog Red Machine mused about baseball's upcoming realignment.
• Yanks Go Yard provides some thoughts on baseball's expanded playoffs.
• The Hottest Stove says the league changes are cheapening the regular season.
• Sports of Boston wrote about baseball's ever-changing uniforms.

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