Conor Jackson Rumors

Mark Teixeira Rumors: Monday

12:10am: SI.com's Jon Heyman is hearing the Braves are locked in on the D'Backs, so I'm not sure who to believe. Heyman believes the Rays could be the fallback. 11:42pm: Jack Magruder of the East Valley Tribune has a source saying there's "no way" the D'Backs acquire Teixeira or Manny Ramirez. The Braves proposed a package of Scherzer, Parker, and Tracy for Tex. Sounds like these two teams are not close to being on the same page. 11:29pm: MLB.com's Mark Bowman checks in. His source says the Yankees, Rays, and Angels are more likely to acquire Teixeira than the D'Backs....   Continue Reading

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Odds and Ends: Happ, Igawa, Hawkins, Lowe

Rounding up rumors and links from the weekend... SI.com's Jon Heyman says the Mariners are asking the Mets for Jon Niese for Raul Ibanez. Not likely. ESPN's Buster Olney says the Braves would require Conor Jackson from the D'Backs in a Mark Teixeira deal, but Arizona is not biting. Another quick hit from Olney: the White Sox are surveying the relief market in the wake of Scott Linebrink's shoulder injury. Several readers have written in about Phillies' lefty J.A. Happ being pulled early from a Triple A start (2.2 scoreless innings) with no sign of injury. Something to keep an...   Continue Reading

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Teixeira To D'Backs Unfounded

"A D-Backs executive called the speculation 'rumors without any real basis.' An attempt to obtain Teixeira, who is a free agent after 2008, would fly in the face of the D-Backs way of operating, which is to build for the future on a conservative, mid-market budget." Conor Jackson and Chad Tracy were two names mentioned as pieces, but with Teixeira set to make upwards of $20MM per year next season and CoJack not even in arbitration yet, it never made a whole lot of sense. Chad Tracy and prospects Jarrod Parker and Dallas Buck were suggested to be in consideration...   Continue Reading

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Odds and Ends: Spiezio, Pavano, Gross, Jackson

Links, rumors... Scott Spiezio is in trouble with the law, and the Cardinals decided to release him for it. Joe Ostermeier notes that the Cards now have about $20MM in dead money on the payroll for '08. Evan Grant believes the Rangers would want Jose Ceda or Donald Veal in a deal for Marlon Byrd. Call it informed speculation, but Mike Berardino wonders whether Carl Pavano could end up back with the Marlins eventually. Ken Rosenthal recently wrote that the Padres were eyeing Gabe Gross. Tom Haudricourt found out that Kevin Towers never inquired on the Brewers outfielder, but that...   Continue Reading

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Dan Haren Rumors: Wednesday

UPDATE, 12-5-07 at 11:20am: Joel Sherman says Stephen Drew, Mark Reynolds, and Tony Pena are also off the table in the Haren talks. UPDATE, 12-5-07 at 8:09am: Susan Slusser adds that the A's aren't being unreasonable with Arizona - they haven't asked for Justin Upton or Chris Young. Slusser also notes that Billy Beane wouldn't sit down with the Tigers unless they'd discuss Andrew Miller and Cameron Maybin. That's when the Tigers turned to the Marlins. Beane downplayed the chances of trading Haren, but what else is he going to say? FROM 12-5-07 at 12:09am: Technically it's Wednesday now, and..   Continue Reading

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Dan Haren Will Be Pricey

UPDATE, 12-4-07 at 11:09pm: Hank Steinbrenner weighed in on the Haren-Yankees talks, calling Billy Beane's request "ridiculous." The Yankees are out on Haren. UPDATE, 12-4-07 at 2:00pm: Nick Piecoro's source says Conor Jackson is not a part of the Haren talks, actually. UPDATE, 12-4-07 at 12:13pm: The Boston Herald's Rob Bradford says the A's and D'Backs have had "constructive talks" about Haren for Carlos Gonzalez, Conor Jackson, and two others. FROM 12-4-07 at 10:58am: OK, you already knew that. But Joel Sherman has details. Billy Beane sees Dan Haren as equal in value to Johan Santana, all things considered. Over..   Continue Reading

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D'Backs Rumors: Haren, Kuroda, Carlos Gonzalez

MLB.com's Steve Gilbert has some trade rumors to digest this evening concerning the D'Backs. Arizona had discussions with the A's about Dan Haren today. Many names were thrown about. Conor Jackson was not involved. The A's asked about Max Scherzer and were told he's not available. We learned earlier that Carlos Gonzalez's name came up. By the way, the D'Backs aren't interested in Joe Blanton. Arizona is still around 3/30 on Hiroki Kuroda. The Rangers inquired about Carlos Gonzalez but wouldn't consider parting with Eric Hurley for him. The Nats are indeed interested in Miguel Montero, as reported previously   Continue Reading

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Odds and Ends: Kendrick, Uggla, Haren

Another random collection of rumorage... The Braves have "many millions more" to spend on players this winter. One emailer suggested that maybe the Braves will offer arbitration to Andruw Jones and he'll accept. Corey Patterson and the Nationals have mutual interest. Baseball Prospectus' Joe Sheehan considers him a possible bargain, noting that he is only 28. We figured the Padres and Matt Clement had mutual interest. Now it's official. Clement wants a one-year deal with incentives. Tracy Ringolsby confirms that Yorvit Torrealba wants a three-year deal. He says the Rockies are at two years, $7MM, the Marlins are in the..   Continue Reading

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Latest D'Backs Rumors: Bonderman, Ervin Santana

Nick Piecoro has the scoop regarding all things Diamondbacks. Let's dive in. It had slipped my mind that the D'Backs don't do incentive-laden contracts when I suggested they'd sign Randy Wolf. Bad prediction on my part. The team's best trade chip: outfielder Carlos Gonzalez. The 22 year-old hit .286/.330/.476 in Double A last year, and has star potential. Kevin Goldstein recently ranked Gonzalez third among corner outfield prospects behind Travis Snider and Chris Marrero. Gonzalez could bring a coveted starter in a trade. Carlos Quentin is also talked about as a trade candidate, but he needs to get healthy and..   Continue Reading

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Will D'Backs Add A Starter?

There are two schools of thought regarding the young, successful Arizona club. The Arizona Republic's Nick Piecoro seems to think Josh Byrnes will stay quiet this winter, re-signing Tony Clark and letting Randy Johnson replace Livan Hernandez. The East Valley Tribune's Scott Bordow would rather not rely on The Big Unit, instead trading a young position player for a young starter. Specifically, Bordow notes that Carlos Quentin and Conor Jackson could be expendable. However, injuries complicate possible trades of either player. With Quentin it's direct - he had surgery to repair the rotator cuff and labrum of his non-throwing shoulder..   Continue Reading

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Matt Harrison Removed From Teixeira Deal

UPDATE: Sent Bowman an email about Harrison - it was definitely supposed to be his left (pitching) shoulder. The MLB.com article has been updated. 22 year-old Double A southpaw Matt Harrison might be the Braves' top pitching prospect, and he was part of the team's offer for Mark Teixeira. However, Harrison is having shoulder problems and has apparently been removed from the deal. Ken Rosenthal does not indicate which shoulder, while MLB.com's Mark Bowman repeatedly says it's his right shoulder. Harrison is to see a doctor on Monday. Furthermore, one source of Bowman's thinks Harrison is still in the Braves'..   Continue Reading

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Update On Conor Jackson Showcase

According to Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic, yesterday's rumor about the Diamondbacks showcasing Conor Jackson in left field for the White Sox is false. Piecoro quotes a sarcastic email between a couple of Sox and Diamondback execs: "Let us know next time you're showcasing someone for us." The rumor seemed logical, as both teams have something the other needs and the GMs have made many deals before   Continue Reading

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Conor Jackson Showcased For White Sox?

You may have noticed Conor Jackson oddly playing left field last night. On the surface, the idea was just to get Jackson, Mark Reynolds, and Chad Tracy into the same lineup against Dave Bush. However, Phil Rogers of the Chicago Tribune reports that the Diamondbacks' real motivation was to showcase Jackson for the White Sox. Left field is the only place the Sox could use him. Rogers writes that while the D'Backs scouted Jose Contreras, they're after Jon Garland or even John Danks. Javier Vazquez's name did not come up, but wouldn't it be crazy to see the Chris Young..   Continue Reading

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