Jim Bowden Rumors

Odds & Ends: Nationals, Teixeira, Ligtenberg

Links for Friday... RotoAuthority looks at the April offensive stat leaders. Jim Callis of Baseball America discussed Jim Bowden's Stephen Strasburg comments. Bowden says the Nationals' decision to draft Strasburg has been made, and predicts they'll sign him for around $15MM minutes before the deadline. ESPN's Jorge Arangure Jr. talked to Nats interim GM Mike Rizzo about their revamped Latin American plan. Mark Teixeira talked to Mike DiGiovanna of the L.A. Times about his decision to sign with the Yankees. Brian Stensaas of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune writes about Kerry Ligtenberg, who is attempting a comeback with the St. Paul Saints....   Continue Reading

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Odds & Ends: Bowden, Owens, Flores

Links for Thursday... MLB.com's Jonathan Mayo and ESPN's Jason Churchill say high school catcher Luke Bailey is having Tommy John surgery. He might fall out of the top 20 in the draft, says Churchill. Thom Loverro of The Washington Times transcribes all kinds of amusing comments made by former Nationals GM Jim Bowden earlier this month. Bowden touched upon Stephen Strasburg, Mark Teixeira, and Aaron Crow. Alex Speier of WEEI notes that free agency hasn't done much for the Red Sox recently, outside of the Tim Wakefield and David Ortiz bargain signings. ESPN's Jim Caple talked to pitcher Jeff Zimmerman,...   Continue Reading

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Heyman On Strasburg, Lackey, Pedro

SI.com's Jon Heyman has a new column up. In talking to club execs who have spoken with Scott Boras about Stephen Strasburg, Heyman believes Boras does have $50MM in mind. Boras allegedly likened Strasburg to fictional pitcher Sidd Finch, with the plan being to shatter previous draft pick bonuses by using Daisuke Matsuzaka's contract as a model. One Nationals person told Heyman, "We'll pay the $10 million, and we'll get him signed." This much is clear: we'll have something off the field to talk about in August. For more Strasburg Mania, check out this article by Steve Henson at Yahoo....   Continue Reading

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Odds & Ends: Bowden, Stanton, Baker

Sunday night linkage... Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports says the Dodgers "will not restructure Juan Pierre's contract to make him go away." Murray Chass likes Jim Bowden, while Hal McCoy has a negative recollection. ESPN's Peter Gammons wrote about teams clamoring for Marlins prospect Michael Stanton last July. Jesse Spector of the New York Daily News talked to Baseball-Reference mastermind Sean Forman. Aaron Gleeman analyzes Scott Baker's new extension with the Twins. RotoAuthority recently looked at catcher tiers for fantasy baseball drafts.   Continue Reading

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Jim Bowden - GM Trade History

By our count, Jim Bowden made over 168 trades as GM of the Reds and Nationals over the years. MLBTR contributor Brendan Bianowicz compiled all of Bowden's deals in this spreadsheet. Click here to see the other entries in the GM Trade History series.   Continue Reading

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Odds & Ends: Marte, Wilkerson, Bowden

Links for Wednesday as we enter the short post-Manny phase of the offseason... RotoAuthority has 18 undrafted players to watch for mixed leagues. WEEI's Rob Bradford talked to Bill Lajoie, who was behind Boston's acquisition of Andy Marte while Theo Epstein was on hiatus. Lajoie admitted he acquired Marte with the intent of flipping him. SI.com's Melissa Segura writes about fraud involving Dominican prospects. Nothing cooking yet with the Red Sox and Jason Bay, says Amalie Benjamin of the Boston Globe. Jorge Says No! says shortstops Bobby Crosby and Khalil Greene are at the crossroads of their careers. WEEI's Alex...   Continue Reading

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Stan Kasten Performing GM Duties For Now

11:43am: Harlan says Nationals president Stan Kasten is performing the GM duties for the moment, at least as far as trades. Kasten didn't offer much else regarding the search for Bowden's replacement. 8:55am: The Washington Post has all kinds of reading material in the wake of Jim Bowden's resignation. Thomas Boswell says Bowden shouldn't blame the media. Bowden's #1 job was to build a farm system, but the Nationals are in the bottom third of baseball in that regard. Barry Svrluga looks at Bowden's significant moves as Nationals GM. Svrluga and Chico Harlan gathered quotes from many who worked with...   Continue Reading

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Jim Bowden Resigns

7:52pm: According to Ladson, the Nationals were shocked by Bowden's resignation. Manager Manny Acta and several players made complimentary remarks Sunday evening. "The news caught me by surprise," Acta said. "It takes a lot of courage for him to do that. As a manager, I appreciate what he did if he felt that he was being a distraction here. I will always be grateful and have a soft spot for Jim." 9:48am: The Washington Post has provided a link to Bowden's official statement. 9:04am: According to Chico Harlan of the Washington Post, Nationals GM Jim Bowden has resigned. ESPN.com has...   Continue Reading

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Odds and Ends: Bordick, Sheets, Bowden

Here are your Thursday links... Former MLB shortstop Mike Bordick has been hired by the Blue Jays as a minor league infield instructor. Richard Durett of the Dallas Morning News has the transcript of a radio interview with Rangers owner Tom Hicks. It sounds like his club will make another run at Ben Sheets once he's back to full health. The Orioles and Cardinals might share players this spring, according to Peter Schmuck of the Baltimore Sun. "My gut is there would be nothing wrong with it,'' said St. Louis manager Tony La Russa. "We're in different leagues." UPDATE: That...   Continue Reading

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Odds and Ends: Mahon, Rijo, Bowden

A few bits of information from around the baseball world. More to come... The Diamondbacks made their first roster move of the spring Wednesday, when they demoted right-hander Reid Mahon to minor league camp. He was having major command issues during bullpen sessions. According to ESPN's Jorge Arangure Jr., the Nationals have decided to fire special assistant Jose Rijo in the wake of the Esmailyn Gonzalez age-changing scandal. Rob Neyer wonders if GM Jim Bowden is next? Phil Rogers of the Chicago Tribune has compiled a list of the top 2010 free agents. John Lackey is his numero uno. You...   Continue Reading

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