Jeremy Accardo Rumors

Odds & Ends: Henry, Kikuchi, Accardo

Links for Friday... MLB.com's Brian McTaggart tells us via Twitter that the Astros released pitchers Chad Paronto and Billy Sadler. The Nationals interviewed longtime Braves scouting director Roy Clark, according to Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports. The Blue Jays fired J.P. Ricciardi advisor Dick Scott, according to Bob Elliott of the Toronto Sun. Interesting note from WEEI's Alex Speier. Back in 2002, upon purchasing the Red Sox and selling the Marlins, John Henry attempted to have Josh Beckett and A.J. Burnett transferred to the Sox. NPB Tracker's Patrick Newman says NPB is lobbying Japan's High School Baseball Federation to have...   Continue Reading

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Morosi's Latest: Blue Jays, Sanchez, Correia, Holliday

Jon Paul Morosi of FoxSports.com suggests the Blue Jays might want to set their sights on 2010, after which they stand to lose Lyle Overbay, Scott Downs, Scott Rolen, and Roy Halladay to free agency. Not to mention Cito Gaston and J.P. Ricciardi, whose contracts will both expire barring an extension. Morosi writes, "Six pitchers currently reside on the disabled list, and ace Roy Halladay was a recent visitor. Vernon Wells and Alex Rios, signed through 2014, haven't been hitting. The team is in fourth place and would probably need to climb the standings quickly in order to convince ownership...   Continue Reading

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Eight More Avoid Arbitration

SI.com's Jon Heyman has seven more players who avoided arbitration today: Jeremy Accardo ($900K), Heath Bell ($1.225MM), Ryan Church ($2.8MM), Gerald Laird ($2.8MM), Javier Lopez ($1.35MM), Bobby Seay ($1.3MM), and Joel Zumaya ($735K). I think next year we'll put all of these in one constantly-updated post. ESPN's Jerry Crasnick says Angel Pagan signed for $575K.   Continue Reading

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Giants Acquire Shea Hillenbrand

Many teams were interested, but Brian Sabean and the Giants prevailed in the Shea Hillenbrand sweepstakes late Friday night. The deal marks Sabean's first of the year and first ever with J.P. Ricciardi (as far as I can tell). The average National League first baseman has hit .286/.366/.504 this season, while Hillenbrand is at .301/.342/.480. While he's a below average fix at first, it sure as hell beats the .714 OPS the Giants have gotten out of the position thus far. Hillenbrand moves from a ballpark that inflates home runs by about 18% and batting average about 5% for right-handed..   Continue Reading

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