Joe Mather Rumors

Odds & Ends: Soriano, Reds, Diamondbacks

A couple more links for tonight... Derrick Goold of The St. Louis Post Dispatch tweets that the Cardinals and Braves discussed closer Rafael Soriano earlier this year. We heard some rumblings of a Joe Mather for Soriano deal over the summer. MLB.com's Mark Sheldon wonders who should start in center field for the Reds next year - Chris Dickerson, Drew Stubbs, or Willy Taveras. Taveras is under contract for $4MM next year, plus Dusty loves his veterans, so he might get the job by default. Steve Gilbert of MLB.com notes that the Diamondbacks and manager A.J. Hinch will wait until...   Continue Reading

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Braves Rumors: Escobar, Soriano, Payroll

David O'Brien of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution has the latest on the Braves. Here are the details: They're taking calls from teams interested in Yunel Escobar. There's nothing to the suggestion that the Braves could send Escobar and prospects to Oakland for Matt Holliday and Orlando Cabrera, especially since Escobar's much cheaper than Holliday and hitting about as well. The Cardinals are interested in Escobar, but they wouldn't trade Ryan Ludwick. O'Brien hears that the Braves offered Rafael Soriano to the Cards for Joe Mather last winter but the Cards wouldn't make the move. Braves GM Frank Wren repeated that he...   Continue Reading

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Braves, Cardinals Talk Ankiel

According to Ken Rosenthal, the Braves and Cardinals discussed a trade for outfielder Rick Ankiel. However, the Braves did not want to give up Mike Gonzalez. I'm surprised; one year of Gonzalez for one of Ankiel sounds like a good swap for the Braves. Rosenthal says the two teams also talked about swapping Blaine Boyer for Joe Mather, but that didn't pan out either.   Continue Reading

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