Bill Bavasi Rumors

Odds and Ends: Mariners, Jeter, Penny

Links for Wednesday... With the top three free agent closers off the market, the Brewers maintain interest in Trevor Hoffman. The Orioles' Mark Hendrickson signing is official - he gets $1.5MM plus incentives. McCovey Chronicles evaluates some corner infield options for the Giants. Geoff Baker asks whether Bill Bavasi will be vindicated at all if the Mariners contend in 2009. Japanese pitcher Takateru Iyono is aiming to sign with an MLB club. Also, Taiwanese pitcher Fu-Te Ni has an offer from an East Coast team. All of Jeff Passan's Hot Stove Daily pieces are good reads. Here's his Marlins one....   Continue Reading

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Reds Hire Bill Bavasi

The Reds just put out a press release to announce the hiring of former Angels and Mariners GM Bill Bavasi. Bavasi will serve as a special assistant to Walt Jocketty. The Mariners fired Bavasi on June 17th. He had a track record of questionable personnel moves for the Ms.   Continue Reading

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Odds and Ends: Fujikawa, Inge, Haren, Jacque

Today's collection of links... SI.com's Jon Heyman does not believe Omar Minaya's job is in jeopardy. New blog to check out: NPB Tracker. Patrick's goal is to provide a reliable source of information on Japanese leagues to an American audience. He's already got a name for us to watch: reliever Kyuji Fujikawa. He'd like to be posted, but that's up to the Hanshin Tigers. Brandon Inge is up for full-time catching in '09, even if it's not his preference. The D'Backs discussed an extension with Dan Haren, but talks broke off. They could rekindle. He's signed cheaply through 2010 already....   Continue Reading

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Bill Bavasi Fired

4:30pm: Darrin Beene chronicled all of Bavasi's transactions - check it out here. 2:10pm: The Mariners fired Bill Bavasi today. According to the press release, "Vice President/Associate General Manager Lee Pelekoudas will take over as the interim General Manager." Pelekoudas will be a candidate in the team's permanent GM search. I'm not going to list off Bavasi's mistakes here; we all know he did a poor job. Looking forward, you have to wonder if Pelekoudas will be more willing to trade Erik Bedard than Bavasi would've been. He could also move quickly to release Richie Sexson. Geoff Baker believes a...   Continue Reading

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Bill Bavasi's Job Secure

Yesterday, Mariners president Chuck Armstrong said the team had no discussions about bringing in a new GM or manager. For now, Bill Bavasi and John McLaren's jobs are secure despite the team owning the worst record in baseball. John Hickey says Bavasi will explore the trade market but doesn't expect much. Reds beat writer Hal McCoy again made the point yesterday that Ken Griffey Jr. won't be dealt. A summary of Bavasi's offseason moves: Selected R.A. Dickey in the Rule 5 draft. Sent Ben Broussard to Texas for Tug Hulett. Signed Carlos Silva to a four-year deal. Signed Miguel Cairo,...   Continue Reading

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