Kyle Davies Rumors

Stark On Royals, Phillies, Holliday

By Ben Nicholson-Smith [July 3, 2009 at 1:01pm CST]

ESPN.com's Jayson Stark asks some thoughtful baseball people why we're not greeting Manny Ramirez like the "team-wrecking, alibi-distorting, female-fertility-drug-popping scoundrel he is." And, of course, Stark has piles of rumors. Here they are: The Mets were never willing to move Bobby Parnell or other top young arms for Mark DeRosa, so they weren't as close to acquiring him as the Reds and Cubs were. The Phillies, Marlins and Giants were also in the mix. The Indians are more interested in dealing Rafael Bentancourt than Kerry Wood, whose contract ($15MM remaining) would be hard to move. The Royals will listen on... Continue Reading

Royals Avoid Arb With Kyle Davies

By Tim Dierkes [January 9, 2009 at 4:40pm CST]

According to Troy E. Renck of the Denver Post, the Royals avoided arbitration with pitcher Kyle Davies by signing him for $1.3MM. Continue Reading

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Odds and Ends: Wilson, Bautista, Hairston

By Tim Dierkes [December 19, 2008 at 4:29pm CST]

Linkage for Friday... The AP explains how C.C. Sabathia will be paid $9.5MM before throwing a pitch for the Yankees. The D'Backs signed lefty Travis Blackley. Dan Johnson is headed to Japan. The Cardinals signed Japanese pitcher Katsuhiko Maekawa to a minor league deal. Patrick Newman has details. Interesting discussion involving Raul Ibanez's defense. I did a Q&A with SportingGurus.com. Ken Rosenthal guesses destinations for 11 remaining free agents in this slideshow. MLB is undergoing a hiring/salary freeze and taking away 20% of vacation time for '09. Dejan Kovacevic had a lengthy chat with Pirates shortstop Jack Wilson, who wishes... Continue Reading

Dotel To Atlanta Deal Not Close

By Tim Dierkes [July 30, 2007 at 11:04pm CST]

UPDATE: Word via the Kansas City Star is that the Royals will get Kyle Davies in the deal. The Teixeira trade needs to be finalized first though. Nice job by Dayton Moore. Apparently he preferred Davies over Wladimir Balentien. UPDATE 2: Based on this MLB.com report and reports from Sports Radio 810, the deal is not complete and Davies for Dotel was simply an offer. Dotel was apparently seen shagging flies in batting practice today. UPDATE 3: Mark Bowman of MLB.com says the teams are not close to finalizing a deal and John Schuerholz has yet to enter into serious.. Continue Reading

Kyle Davies Rumors

Stark On Royals, Phillies, Holliday

Royals Avoid Arb With Kyle Davies

Odds and Ends: Wilson, Bautista, Hairston

Dotel To Atlanta Deal Not Close

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