Alex Gordon Rumors

Odds & Ends: Gordon, Uribe, D'backs, Igawa

Links for a busy Wednesday, as writers, agents, and GMs catch their flights out of O'Hare... Welcome to Twitter: ESPN's Buster Olney. ESPN's Keith Law assesses the Mark Teahen, J.J. Hardy, Jeremy Hermida, and Akinori Iwamura trades. The Royals are committed to Alex Gordon as their third baseman despite acquiring Josh Fields, according to Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports. Fields instead could play left field in the event David DeJesus is traded. DeJesus' name popped up in our left field trade market post. Rosenthal and Morosi also note that the Giants are talking with Juan Uribe...   Continue Reading

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Royals Rumors: Soria, Gordon, Buck, Jacobs

ESPN.com's Jerry Crasnick explores many of the disappointing elements of the Royals' 2009 season and turns up some rumors along the way. Here they are: GM Dayton Moore says he tried to build a winner and holds himself accountable for the team's failure. Now he wants to build through scouting and player development. The Royals' system has improved as the team has spent more, but there's not an abundance of talent in the upper minors. Crasnick says the Royals need a "major overhaul" but suggests no one on the team's roster other than Zack Greinke or Joakim Soria would fetch...   Continue Reading

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Odds and Ends: Pudge, Reds, Boras, Gordon

Links from around the league on Tuesday evening... Richard Justice of the Houston Chronicle writes that the Astros got good value in return for Pudge Rodriguez. John Fay of the Cincinnati Enquirer talks to Reds GM Walt Jocketty about the plan for his team's future. Kevin Kaduk at Yahoo.com argues that Scott Boras neither won nor lost the Strasburg contract negotiations. Matthew Pouliot at NBCSports.com writes that the Royals "hit a new low" by demoting Alex Gordon. And Baseball America breaks down each team's total spending on the first ten rounds of the draft.   Continue Reading

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Service Time Update: Gordon, Snider

Updates on a pair of former first round picks... The Royals sent Alex Gordon to the minors, according to Sam Mellinger of the Kansas City Star. If the demotion lasts for more than 20 days, the Royals will have delayed his free agency by a season. Gordon, who was expected to become a free agent after 2012, may not become a free agent until after the 2013 season. It's no surprise to see the Jays call Travis Snider up. As we showed earlier in the month, the Jays had the chance to prevent Snider from reaching Super Two status by...   Continue Reading

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GM: Royals Won't Trade Core Players

The Royals aren't trading any of their core players this year, according to Bob Dutton of the Kansas City Star. GM Dayton Moore said some players just aren't available. "You're not going to see us unloading Gil Meche and Zack Greinke and Joakim Soria and Alex Gordon and Billy Butler," Moore said. "You're not going to see us doing that. You're just not." Moore didn't say as much, but Dutton suggests the Royals are open to dealing David Dejesus and Mark Teahen. They need a center fielder and could negotiate a deal with injured outfielder Coco Crisp or look for...   Continue Reading

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Odds & Ends: Bonifacio, Jimenez, Darvish

Links for Friday... Royals third baseman Alex Gordon is out 10-12 weeks due to hip surgery. Mark Teahen will slide over to take his place. Ken Rosenthal examines the Indians. I did a Q&A with But The Game Is On. Chico Harlan of the Washington Post gets into the Emilio Bonifacio trade. ESPN's Jorge Arangure Jr. writes about how the Yankees' signing of D'Angelo Jimenez changed everything. Patrick Newman of NPB Tracker has a Yu Darvish velocity chart. The Big Lead talked to Bernie Miklasz of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Paul DePodesta explains the Padres' decision to expose Travis Denker...   Continue Reading

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Rosenthal's Latest: Furcal, Bradley, Greinke

Another day, another Ken Rosenthal column. The A's have payroll flexibility, and are expressing "strong interest" in free agent shortstop Rafael Furcal. Bobby Crosby is set to earn $5.25MM in '09, but it makes sense to upgrade. Contrary to previous reports, Rosenthal says the Tigers are not in on Furcal. They'll also pass on Francisco Rodriguez, which was expected. Rosenthal discusses possible fits for Milton Bradley, including the Rays, Rangers, Blue Jays, Mets, Cardinals, and Phillies. It will be hard to overlook the health risk and give Bradley a three-year deal, especially for an NL club. Rosenthal confirms interest in...   Continue Reading

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What's Next For The Royals?

MLB.com's Dick Kaegel notes that the Royals have closer Joakim Soria and outfielder David DeJesus under contract multiple years into the future. Is anything cooking with other young Royals? The Royals didn't seek Soria out to sign him. Instead, he was "very aggressive" and approached the team, according to Dayton Moore. And Allard Baird signed DeJesus. Kaegel spoke to Alex Gordon and Brian Bannister, and learned that nothing is in the works. Bannister wondered whether his age (27) could be a factor. Kaegel didn't talk to Zack Greinke or John Buck, but Bob Dutton did a week ago. Neither has...   Continue Reading

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Would You Trade Alex Gordon For A-Rod?

Tom Keegan would. I can only hope Dayton Moore disagrees. Sure, the contracts of Mike Sweeney and Angel Berroa are painful...but a team looking to win in 2008 or 2009 shouldn't be giving their best prospect to the Yankees. Perhaps the Royals win an extra game or two over the next few seasons with Rodriguez instead of Gordon at third. Even that is an open question. But I don't think A-Rod would put butts in the seats any more than Gordon will. If Moore wants to make a splash and spend some money, he should put in the top bid..   Continue Reading

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