Chris Shelton Rumors

Odds & Ends: Sandberg, Indians, Red Sox, Yankees, McCoy

A few links for Thursday evening. Ryne Sandberg, the only Hall of Famer currently managing in the minors, wants to make it back to The Show, according to the Associated Press. Chris Shelton cleared waivers and reported to AAA Tacoma Rainiers, according to Larry LaRue of the Tacoma News Tribune. The first baseman was designated for assignment by the Mariners to make room for pitcher Luke French. Paul Hoynes of the Cleveland Plain Dealer writes that the Indians have used 28 different pitchers this year, the most of any team in the majors. Joel Sherman of the New York Post...   Continue Reading

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Mariners DFA Chris Shelton

The Mariners designated first baseman Chris Shelton for assignment today, according to a team press release.The move frees up a roster spot for lefty Luke French, who the M's acquired in the Jarrod Washburn trade yesterday. Shelton hit .231-.286-.308 in just 28 plate appearances with Seattle, spending most of the year in Triple-A Tacoma.   Continue Reading

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Odds and Ends: Shelton, Laird, Baldelli

Links for Monday - Winter Meetings, Day 1. Check out the minor league signings for the week at Baseball America. Hey, Jerome Williams to the A's! Also, Chris Shelton signed with the Mariners. Funny quote from Scott Boras: "There can be a lot of late-night meetings where you're in a room and people are falling asleep. And you'll have some late-night GMs who want you to drink. I'll allow them to do it, but I won't do it. I do have some interesting things written on napkins over the years." Dave Cameron likes the Tigers' acquisition of Gerald Laird. Buster...   Continue Reading

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Odds and Ends: Stewart, Shelton, LaRoche

Today's smattering of random rumors and links. Question for you readers: how do you feel about the Odds and Ends posts in general? Interesting? Lame? Do you skip them, or are they worthwhile? Friend of MLBTR Susan Slusser quotes Shannon Stewart as saying the A's are one of several teams in the running for his services. If you browse the ol' free agent list, you'll see that the other available free agent left fielders include Barry Bonds, Luis Gonzalez, Kevin Mench, Reggie Sanders, and Brad Wilkerson. Chris Shelton, we hardly knew ye - the Rangers have already DFA'd him. Career..   Continue Reading

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Odds and Ends: Guzman, Shelton, Garcia, Jones

Rounding up some smaller rumors... The Phillies talked to the Pirates today about Nate McLouth, Damaso Marte, and John Grabow. Grabow remains a possibility. There's some ill will between the Marlins and Angels. Aaron Rowand, Andruw Jones, and Hiroki Kuroda are all asking for more years than GMs are willing to give. The Tigers picked up Freddy Guzman from the Rangers for first baseman Chris Shelton. Maybe Shelton can work his way into the team's first base mix. Interesting note from MLB.com's T.R. Sullivan - the Rangers considered trying to acquire Adam Jones, but Bill Bavasi said, "You don't want..   Continue Reading

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Shelton May Be Trade Bait

Chris Shelton is 7 for 14 this spring, and the fine start could get him traded. I'm not sure why the Tigers are dead set on the lifeless bat of Sean Casey instead, but here we are. It appears Marcus Thames is the backup plan, leaving no room for Shelton. With a .263/.352/.480 PECOTA, Shelton can still be an affordable league average first baseman. And there's a legitimate chance he bumps it up to a Mo Vaughn/Pat Burrell level for a few seasons. The problem for the Tigers is that it's not terribly hard to find a 1B who can..   Continue Reading

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