Aaron Miles Rumors

Cubs Rumors: Marmol, Payroll, Theriot

Bruce Miles of The Daily Herald has a few tidbits of information about the Chicago Cubs in his latest blog post. Miles notes that the Cubs have an unusually high number of arbitration-eligible players this offseason, and singles out Carlos Marmol as an important case. Miles figures that the Cubs and Marmol's agent Barry Praver could disagree about the reliever's value, since his holds total and opponents' average are so strong, while his control is so unpredictable. The Cubs haven't had an arbitration case go to a hearing since early in the 1990s, but this one is a candidate for...   Continue Reading

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More On Aaron Miles

Some interesting facts are mentioned in Derrick Goold's article about Aaron Miles' departure from St. Louis. Apparently, the Cardinals were prepared to offer $4.3MM themselves - only $600,000 less than the Cubs. What drew Miles to Chicago, however, was a more sincere interest demonstrated by Cub management. As reported previously, the Cardinals waited until the last minute to give Miles their offer. Goold suggests that offer was delayed by dealings with Adam Kennedy.   Continue Reading

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Odds and Ends: Bonds, Boras, Snell

Links for Thursday... MLBTR had over 3,500 posts in 2008. Thanks for reading! In '08 we added a Facebook page, a mobile site, and weekly chats while also redesigning the main site. It was my first year working full-time on MLBTR. Barry Bonds had hip surgery with the intent of playing in 2009, according to John Shea. The Rays re-signed catcher Michel Hernandez to a minor league deal. Darren Rovell interviewed Scott Boras. Ian Snell agrees with Jack Wilson - the Pirates need more players. A discussion of power/speed players over at RotoAuthority. The River Avenue Blues writers break down...   Continue Reading

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Odds and Ends: Miles, Bako, Sheets

A couple of links for you bar-hopping kids with Blackberries. Happy New Year's Eve. Be safe out there... Aaron Miles said the Cardinals jumped in on the last day, but by then it was too late. He was somewhat miffed by being non-tendered twice during his Cardinals career. According to the Chicago Tribune, Paul Bako is expected to sign with the Cubs for around $500,000. He'll be a nice, cheap backup to Geovany Soto. Indians GM Mark Shapiro told Paul Hoynes of the Cleveland Plain Dealer that Mark DeRosa is the "perfect fit" for the Tribe. Nick Piecoro of the...   Continue Reading

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Cubs To Target Brian Roberts Yet Again?

Ready for more Brian Roberts-to-the-Cubs rumors? Here's a little speculation via Peter Schmuck of the Baltimore Sun: Schmuck surmises that the Cubs might try to recover some of the offensive production that they lost in Mark DeRosa's departure by once again going after Orioles second baseman Brian Roberts. The Cubs just signed Aaron Miles, who is a fine utility infielder and occasional pinch-hitter, but he'd be an offensive and defensive liability as an everyday starter.   Continue Reading

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Cubs Sign Aaron Miles

According to the Chicago Sun-Times, the Cubs signed infielder Aaron Miles to a two-year deal worth $4.9MM. The deal was first reported by ESPN Radio's Bruce Levine. Speculation is that the move could allow the Cubs to trade Mark DeRosa. Miles, 32, hit .317/.355/.398 in 408 plate appearances for the Cardinals this year while playing all around the diamond. Miles was one of the top free agent bargains of 2008 at $1.6MM.   Continue Reading

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Odds and Ends: Boras, Wigginton, Burrell

Tuesday linkage... Changed my mind on the chat...we will not be holding it at 2pm today. The time/day of the chat is TBD. Here's a list of the largest contracts in baseball history. You can see why Scott Boras would want Teixeira to reach $190MM. Michael S. Schmidt of the New York Times notes that aside from Felipe Lopez, all of Boras' free agent clients are unsigned. Peter Abraham explains the Yankees' large luxury tax. The Reds have yet to open talks with Aaron Miles, Ty Wigginton, and Pat Burrell. Talks are ongoing with Jerry Hairston Jr. and Willy Taveras,...   Continue Reading

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Orioles Interested In Hendrickson, Miles

Peter Schmuck talks about two of many free agents on the Orioles' radar, pitcher Mark Hendrickson and infielder Aaron Miles. Jeff Zrebiec named Hendrickson as an Orioles' target back on December 6th; check out that article for many other names of interest. Baltimore could be a great opportunity for Hendrickson, as their rotation is wide open. Schmuck reminds us that the Orioles also have interest in starters Braden Looper, Tim Redding, and Kenshin Kawakami. Roch Kubatko says the O's are not interested in Ben Sheets. This is the first I've heard of the O's being interested in Miles; the Reds...   Continue Reading

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Reds Interested In Taveras, Wigginton, Miles

Reds GM Walk Jocketty told MLB.com's Mark Sheldon that he's interested in three players who became free agents after being non-tendered by their former clubs: Willy Taveras, Ty Wigginton and Aaron Miles. Jocketty said Taveras could play in center field, Wigginton's a backup in case they don't get their first choice of outfielders and Miles could work if the Reds don't re-sign Jerry Hairston. Wigginton played in the outfield 30 times for the Astros this year, but John Fay heard from Jocketty that a Wigginton deal could move Edwin Encarnacion to left field.   Continue Reading

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Non-Tendered Players

2:01am: MLB.com has the official list. 10:05pm: Here is a list of players who were non-tendered today, and therefore became free agents. Aquilino Lopez Joey Gathright, John Bale Jamie Burke Joe Nelson Aaron Miles, Randy Flores, Tyler Johnson Norris Hopper, Gary Majewski, Matt Belisle Doug Mathis Daniel Cabrera, Lance Cormier Denny Bautista Ty Wigginton, Reggie Abercrombie Jonny Gomes Willy Taveras Takashi Saito, Scott Proctor, Yhency Brazoban, Angel Berroa Clay Hensley and Charlie Haeger Chris Britton and Justin Christian Tim Redding Chris Capuano Kevin Cash Chuck James Chris Burke, Robby Hammock, Wil Ledezma, Jeff Salazar   Continue Reading

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