Brian Shouse Rumors

Rays Pick Up Crawford's Option, Decline Options On Zaun and Shouse

2:47pm: The team picked up Crawford's option, but declined Zaun's and Shouse's according to Smith. Zaun will received a $500K buyout, Shouse $200K. 11:35pm: The Rays have three player options they must make decisions about in the not too distant future, and Joe Smith of The St. Petersburg Times reports that those decisions may come as soon as today. Carl Crawford's $10MM option appears likely to be picked up according to Smith, but he says "an even bigger question is whether Crawford and the Rays can come to an agreement on an extension during the offseason." The longest tenured Ray...   Continue Reading

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Rays Rumors: Zobrist, Iwamura, Kapler

MLB.com's Alden Gonzalez provides the latest on a few Tampa Bay Rays: If Ben Zobrist becomes the team's everyday second baseman, the club may decide to bring free agent-to-be Gabe Kapler back as a backup outfielder. Kapler made $1MM this year and hit .239/.329/.439 in 245 trips to the plate. If the club keeps Zobrist at second, it appears highly unlikely that the Rays would pick up Akinori Iwamura's $4.25MM option. Other club options to watch: Carl Crawford at $10MM, Gregg Zaun at $2MM and Brian Shouse at $1.9MM. It's likely that the team will look for affordable late-inning relief...   Continue Reading

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Rays Sign Brian Shouse, DFA Juan Salas

According to Marc Topkin of the St. Petersburg Times, the Rays' one-year deal with left-handed reliever Brian Shouse is official. Shouse will make $1.35MM in '09 and has a team option for 2010 worth $1.9MM. The club designated reliever Juan Salas for assignment to make room on the 40-man roster.   Continue Reading

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Rays-Shouse Deal Close To Official

Marc Topkin of the St. Petersburg Times writes that the Rays' signing of left-handed reliever Brian Shouse is "pretty official." Shouse has agreed to a one-year deal with an option for 2010. The exact financial terms and a corresponding 40-man roster move will be announced Wednesday. There was some confusion as to the exact length of the deal back when the signing was initally reported. It appears Topkin had it right all along.   Continue Reading

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Rays, Shouse Agree To Deal

SUNDAY: Marc Lancaster has a conflicting report on the Shouse deal. He says it's a one-year deal with an option, not a two-year deal. Says Lancaster, "ESPN.com first reported the deal, calling it a two-year contract, but our information is that only 2009 is guaranteed, with a team option for 2010." Shouse's agent, Slade Mead, was quoted saying, "He will get a two-year deal." SATURDAY 3:37pm: The Tampa Bay Rays have agreed to a two-year deal with Brian Shouse, reports Buster Olney. The deal is pending a physical, which is reportedly scheduled for Thursday. The 40-year-old lefty went 5-1 with...   Continue Reading

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Rosenthal's Latest: Mariners, Young, Shouse

Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports compiles a number of rumors from around the majors: The Mariners need to free up money, but to do so, they'd likely have to trade one of Adrian Beltre, Jarrod Washburn or Miguel Batista. All three will be free agents after the season, but moving one of them would be "extremely difficult." The Mariners and Yankees considered a Hideki Matsui-Washburn swap, but Matsui's contract ($13MM) pays him more than Washburn's ($10.35MM) so they didn't find a match. The Twins are looking to move Delmon Young. They showed interest in Washburn last year, but only some...   Continue Reading

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Rosenthal On Abreu, Garland, Glavine, Sisco

The latest from Ken Rosenthal... The Mariners and Giants are interested in Bobby Abreu, if the price is right. Yesterday Buster Olney suggested that Abreu is willing to take a one-year deal. The A's and Nationals have other targets, while the Mets, White Sox, and Braves are seen as long shots. Rosenthal examines the nuances of Jon Garland's December 7th decision to reject arbitration, saying that it wasn't an obvious mistake at the time. Tom Glavine's agent Gregg Clifton did not attend yesterday's meeting with Frank Wren; it was a health update and not a contract negotiation. Rosenthal says Glavine...   Continue Reading

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Sabathia, Sheets, Shouse Decline Arb Offers

11:33pm: MLB.com's Adam McCalvy says Type A free agents Ben Sheets and C.C. Sabathia also declined arbitration. The Brewers will get two draft picks for each if they sign elsewhere. Haudricourt says Sheets' decision "almost certainly ends his association with the Brewers." 11:12pm: According to Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, Type B free agent reliever Brian Shouse declined the Brewers' offer of arbitration. The Brewers will get a supplemental pick if he signs elsewhere. He's looking for a two-year deal.   Continue Reading

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Brewers Offer Arb To Sabathia, Sheets, Shouse

According to Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, the Brewers offered arbitration to C.C. Sabathia (Type A), Ben Sheets (Type A), and Brian Shouse (Type B). They declined to offer arb to Eric Gagne (Type B). Sheets and Shouse were the question marks. The Brewers apparently don't mind getting Shouse back on a one-year deal, though he seeks two years. Sheets also seems likely to decline and pursue multiple years. If he declines and signs elsewhere, his new team will lose a draft pick to the Brewers. Ken Davidoff wonders if Sheets might accept the offer.   Continue Reading

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Rockies Rumors: Fuentes, Embree, Taveras

Troy E. Renck of the Denver Post has a few Rockies tidbits today... It deserves another mention - Brian Fuentes has scheduled a visit with the Mets. If he signs there, the Rockies will add the Mets' #25 pick to their own #11 pick in the first round while also snagging a sandwich pick. The Rockies want two lefties, probably from the pool of Glendon Rusch, Alan Embree, Brian Shouse, and Joe Beimel. Renck says the Tigers are aggressively pursuing Beimel, while Embree might have extra appeal if he can be had on a one-year deal. The Rockies hope to...   Continue Reading

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