Jason Hirsh Rumors

Odds & Ends: Rangers, Yankees, Braves

Did anyone expect the deadline to be this active? What a week. Some more tidbits: The Rangers signed their third-round selection, LHP Robbie Erlin, reports T.R. Sullivan at MLB.com. Jayson Stark has an extensive breakdown of the Cliff Lee trade--the Cy Young pitcher they needed, not the one they necessarily wanted. The Yankees have interest in Tigers OF Josh Anderson, says Danny Knobler at CBS Sports, and now Jim Leyland agrees, says Steve Kornacki at mlive.com. John Fay at the Cincinnati Enquirer notes that in a very roundabout fashion, the Reds traded Paul O'Neill for Wladimir Balentien. Mark Bowman at...   Continue Reading

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Jason Hirsh Interview

Rockies starter Jason Hirsh was recently ranked the 42nd best prospect in baseball by Baseball America. Recently, he was kind enough to answer some questions for MLBTradeRumors.com via email. Jason and his brother Matt maintain a website called Brothers In Arms; check it out. It appears that you were nearly traded to the White Sox in early December for Jon Garland. Did that possibility take you by surprise? What are your feelings on the city of Chicago? I had heard about the ChiSox rumor and then it was finally in USA today and I really didn't think anything of it...   Continue Reading

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Miguel Tejada Trade: Update

Some more quality details on the possible Miguel Tejada trade: First issue: White Sox payroll. My source is saying that adding Tejada would not be a problem - the team's board of directors are willing to take the payroll up to $105 million. Should the Orioles accept one of their offers, they'll still have flexibility for more additions at the July trading deadline as needed. UPDATE: There was a miscommunication between my source and I about this deal. He was not telling me that the Astros were in on Tejada, but rather Jose Contreras. I'll go into more detail on..   Continue Reading

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Astros Update: Garland, Garciaparra

Good stuff today from my main Astros guy. First off, the Astros are talking to the White Sox about what it would take to acquire Jon Garland. It's well known that Garland is on the market, and the Astros do have some interesting young arms that are sure to come up in the discussion. Southpaw Troy Patton had a nice run in high Class A this year, and righty Jason Hirsh righted the ship at Double A Corpus Christi. Both pitchers are very highly regarded by Baseball America. Assuming a well-rested Roger Clemens rejoins the Astros in June, the team..   Continue Reading

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