Adam Dunn Rumors

Price's Latest: Red Sox, Orioles, Tigers

Ed Price's Baseball Brunch column is up over at fanhouse.com. Let's take a look at the highlights: Price names several amusing first-half awards, including the "Bg Hitter" award for Albert Pujols, in honor of Albert's mammoth home run that took out the "I" in the Big Mac Land sign at Busch Stadium. The Red Sox's strategy as the deadline approaches is dependent on Mike Lowell's health. The Sox have looked at Garrett Atkins, but have found Colorado's asking price to be too much. Colorado apparently isn't impressed with Takashi Saito. If Lowell is to miss an extended period of time,...   Continue Reading

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Rizzo: "Not Trading Dunn"

Dan Steinberg at the Washington Post has a transcript of Nationals GM Mike Rizzo's chat with ESPN Radio's Kevin Sheehan today. At first, Rizzo says Dunn is "not on the trading block," but then implies the Nationals would think about it if they were overwhelmed. So Sheehan lays it on the line: Sheehan: Do you understand that without a definitive statement on that it's a little bit surprising to some of the fans? Rizzo: We are not trading Adam Dunn. That's as definitive as I can be. Steinberg admits to being a fan of Dunn, saying "Dunn has the potential...   Continue Reading

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Sabean: Giants Still Looking For Bats

Giants GM Brian Sabean told Tim Kawakami of the San Jose Mercury News that there are no impact bats available for a reasonable cost. As much as he would like a true middle-of-the-order hitter, Sabean won't deal top prospects like Madison Bumgarner to acquire one. Sabean says he's not interested in free agents-to-be, which rules out Nick Johnson, Aubrey Huff and Adam LaRoche. Adam Dunn and Garrett Atkins are middle-of-the-order bats who aren't about to hit free agency, but Sabean doesn't want to surrender big prospects to acquire such a hitter. Andrew Baggarly of the Mercury News points out that...   Continue Reading

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Trade Candidates: Corner Infielders

We’ve heard about Garrett Atkins and Aubrey Huff all year, but plenty of other corner infielders could be trade bait, too. Here’s the list of corner infield trade candidates, ranked from highest 2009 salary to lowest: Troy Glaus - The priciest trade candidate on this list has yet to play in 2009. There have been suggestions that the Cards could move Glaus if he can't play third upon his return. Melvin Mora - With a $9MM salary and a no-trade clause, Mora will be tough to move. Aubrey Huff - He's not hitting as well as he did last year,...   Continue Reading

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Stark On Deadline Deals

ESPN.com's Jayson Stark reports that, with only five teams more than six games under .500, it's a tough time to be a buyer. Here are the details from his latest Rumblings and Grumblings: There are many trade candidates in Washingon, but free agent-to-be Nick Johnson is the likeliest to move of them all. Adam Dunn's price would be "astronomical" according to one executive. One of Danys Baez and George Sherrill will likely be dealt, and it seems more likely that Baez will move. As one official says, "he's throwing great, but he's still Danys Baez." The D'Backs would prefer to...   Continue Reading

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Olney On Glavine, Dunn, Penny

ESPN.com's Buster Olney wonders where Tom Glavine will land and comes up with a couple options. The Rangers, who are looking to shed Vicente Padilla, "will probably talk about Glavine." Olney says the pitcher could also "fit cheaply" with the Marlins and former Braves coach, Fredi Gonzalez. Here are the rest of Olney's rumors: Adam Dunn fits Boston's needs, but the Nationals would want a "big-time pitching prospect" in exchange for the slugger. The two teams match up well, but Olney warns this doesn't mean we'll see a deal. The Phillies heard that the Red Sox would want infielder Jason...   Continue Reading

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Heyman On Contenders' Needs

Jon Heyman of SI.com reports that the Dodgers would have to overpay for Jake Peavy, the Red Sox are going after bats and the Giants are "dangling" Jonathan Sanchez. Here are the details: It's unlikely the White Sox could pry Cliff Lee away from the Indians. The Brewers aren't sure whether they'll go after a hitter or a pitcher. Heyman cites a source who says the Dodgers believe they'd have to pay "insanely" more than anyone else if they want to acquire Peavy. That's not much of a problem for the Dodgers, who are looking strong as-is. The Red Sox...   Continue Reading

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Odds & Ends: Proctor, Dunn, Contreras

Links for Tuesday... According to Juan C. Rodriguez of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Marlins reliever Scott Proctor is out for the season with Tommy John surgery. So that's $750K down the tubes, though Rodriguez wonders if they might re-sign him to an incentive-laden deal after the season. New blog post at Live to Play, Play to Live chronicling Miguel Angel Sano's 16th birthday party. His day began with a tryout for the Giants. Sports Illustrated names the game's best and worst owners. WEEI's Alex Speier says that if Daniel Bard never returns to the minors, he'll eventually be the second...   Continue Reading

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Frank Coonelly MLB.com Chat

Once again Pirates president Frank Coonelly chatted with fans on MLB.com. His team owns a 12-14 record, fifth in the NL Central. A few highlights from the chat: Coonelly asked how close the Pirates were to signing Adam Dunn. Coonelly replied, "we never got close to what he was seeking." The implication is that the Pirates at least inquired, which is news to me. Coonelly named the bullpen as an area that could warrant future moves. The Pirates spent about $9.8MM on the draft last year, and they've got the fourth overall pick in 2009. According to Coonelly, the Pirates...   Continue Reading

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Odds and Ends: Dunn, Schumaker, Abreu

Links for Friday... The Blue Jays signed pitcher Dirk Hayhurst to a minor league deal; they'd released him to make room for Matt Bush. Alex Speier of WEEI has quotes from John Smoltz about his departure from Atlanta. Smoltz leaving the Braves was the biggest surprise of the offseason for me. ESPN's Jayson Stark surveyed 15 baseball sages for all kinds of opinions on the best and worst of the offseason (which is not officially over yet). Dave Sheinin of the Washington Post has more from the Adam Dunn press conference. Joe Strauss of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch sees Skip...   Continue Reading

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