Curtis Thigpen Rumors

A's Acquire Curtis Thigpen

According to a press release, the A's acquired catcher Curtis Thigpen from the Blue Jays today for a player to be named later or cash considerations. They also signed catcher Eric Munson to a minor league deal. Thigpen, 26 in April, hit .222/.267/.310 at Triple A last year. Baseball America describes him as adequate defensively. The Jays designated Thigpen for assignment on February 4th to make room for Brian Burres. Thigpen was the Jays' heir apparent at catcher three years ago, according to John Lott of the National Post. Thigpen took the place of Guillermo Quiroz, the previous "catcher of...   Continue Reading

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Odds and Ends: Sisco, Murton, Thigpen

Links for Thursday... Lot of people tossing around the number of unsigned free agents...I have it at about 80, at least if we draw the line at players that are remotely useful. Here's my list. Joe Pawlikowski of River Ave. Blues would like to see the Yankees sign Mark Grudzielanek. Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle says the A's will attend Andy Sisco's Friday workout. Scott Miller of CBSSports.com takes a stab at the All-Free Agent team. The Rockies did not acquire Matt Murton as a precursor to another deal, Troy Renck learned. The Blue Jays designated catcher Curtis...   Continue Reading

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Rios For Cain Or Lincecum?

UPDATE, 12-5-07 at 6:16pm: Jeff Blair says the Jays' offer on the table is Rios for Lincecum, straight up. UPDATE, 12-5-07 at 12:34pm: Brian Sabean wants more than just Rios for Lincecum (yes, the Jays prefer Lincecum based on service time). The Giants want an improved proposal from the Jays, and Toronto could add Robinzon Diaz, Curtis Thigpen, or Brett Cecil. Cecil would have to be a player to be named later since he was drafted in 2007. He signed on June 22nd, so he can't even be named as a PTBNL until December 22nd. UPDATE, 12-5-07 at 10:56am: Peter..   Continue Reading

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