Kyle Farnsworth Rumors

Odds & Ends: Uggla, Royals, New Blood

Here's some links to start off a gorgeous Sunday (at least around these parts)... After calling out teammate Hanley Ramirez, Bill Shaikin of The LA Times wonders if Dan Uggla might get a ticket out of Florida. If so, he says Uggla could be a fit for the Dodgers, who he says "are not expected to engage in a bidding war to retain second baseman Orlando Hudson." Sam Mellinger of The KC Star presents a few ways to improve the Royals for 2010. In addition to not handing out albatross contracts to players like Kyle Farnsworth and Jose Guillen, Mellinger...   Continue Reading

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Odds And Ends: Cubans, Waivers, Indians, A's

A few more links to look through... ESPN.com's Jorge Arangure Jr. hears that Yasser Gomez, Yadel Marti and Juan Yasser Serrano, who are now free agents, will showcase their talents for major league teams this Friday. Paul Hoynes of the Cleveland Plain Dealer says Jamey Carroll and Carl Pavano, who will both become free agents after the year, will likely clear waivers. Craig Brown at RoyalsAuthority.com says there's no way any team would claim Jose Guillen or Kyle Farnsworth. Gil Meche, on the other hand, would probably not clear waivers in Brown's opinion. Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle...   Continue Reading

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Royals Rumors: German, Furcal, Farnsworth

Bob Dutton of the Kansas City Star has the latest on the Royals. The Royals signed Esteban German to a one-year deal. If they're going to sign Rafael Furcal, club officials say they'd have to trade away Jose Guillen to free-up money, yet there was "scant interest" in Guillen at the Winter Meetings. However, the Royals are willing to offer Furcal a four-year deal, something the Dodgers have been reluctant to do. The Kyle Farnsworth deal includes a club option for 2011. Royals GM Dayton Moore insists that Mark Teahen is staying put. Their payroll is down to $70MM after...   Continue Reading

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Odds and Ends: Kawakami, Max Ramirez, Lowell

Links for Friday... Mets owner Fred Wilpon lost some dough. The Red Sox expressed interest in Kenshin Kawakami yesterday. Michael Silverman says Kawakami is expected to choose a team and sign in January (the Orioles are also interested). John Perrotto says the Marlins like Max Ramirez and are willing to trade pitching prospect Ryan Tucker. Bernie Williams will play winter ball in preparation for the World Baseball Classic. Paul Sullivan says Cubs manager Lou Piniella was upset at the thought of losing Mark DeRosa. Rany Jazayerli weighs in on the Royals' signing of Kyle Farnsworth. Joe Posnanski talks about Farnsworth...   Continue Reading

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Royals Designate Jason Smith

According to Bob Dutton of the Kansas City Star, the Royals designated infielder Jason Smith for assignment today to clear roster space for Horacio Ramirez. Another cut is on the way to make room for Kyle Farnsworth.   Continue Reading

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Royals Reach Agreement With Farnsworth

According to ESPN's Steve Phillips, the Royals reached an agreement with reliever Kyle Farnsworth on a two-year, $9.25MM deal (pending a physical). The move addresses Dayton Moore's stated goal of replacing the two righthanded relievers he traded this winter, Leo Nunez and Ramon Ramirez.   Continue Reading

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Royals Moving Closer To Signing Reliever

According to Bob Dutton, Dayton Moore admitted the Royals are moving closer to signing a reliever. Dutton believes their preference is Kyle Farnsworth. Also, Moore shot down rumors involving Zack Greinke, David DeJesus, Mark Teahen, and Jermaine Dye.   Continue Reading

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Royals Considering Farnsworth, Springer, Lyon

10:28pm: Bob Dutton of the Kansas City Star adds Russ Springer to the mix for the Royals. They'd have to find room in the payroll before signing a veteran reliever. 5:32pm: According to MLB.com's Dick Kaegel, the Royals will hear from the agent for Brandon Lyon, Kyle Farnsworth, and Craig Counsell this week. Lyon and Farnsworth make sense, as the Royals are known to be looking for righthanded relief help. They've been linked to The Farnz before. And there was recent word they might look at veteran infielders to replace Mark Grudzielanek.   Continue Reading

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Rosenthal's Latest: Johnson, Cano, Peavy

4:54pm: The Big Unit is open to the Giants or A's, not a big surprise. Johnson's agent says about ten teams have expressed interest, Giants included. 11:49am: Ken Rosenthal is working overtime; here's his latest. The A's remain the frontrunners for Rafael Furcal. Also, they're targeting starter Randy Johnson to add a veteran presence to their rotation. Rosenthal adds that the A's may prefer Nick Johnson over Jason Giambi. The Phillies made an offer to Derek Lowe, who seems to be their backup plan if they can't sign Jamie Moyer. Rosenthal speculates that the Dodgers could consider Moyer. If the...   Continue Reading

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Rockies Rumors: Holliday, Taveras, Atkins

4:54pm: More Rockies chatter from Troy Renck. The Rockies intend to sort out the Holliday/Atkins trade situations before moving on to other concerns such as the bullpen. They do like the idea of bringing Jeremy Affeldt back, though. Renck has the Twins and Indians kicking the tires on Atkins, while Tracy Ringolsby believes Michael Cuddyer could be a fit for Colorado. 11:18am: The latest Rockies buzz... Buster Olney says the Rockies are very motivated to move Matt Holliday. Olney wonders if the Rox might end up taking a bit less than expected for him. Troy Renck says various execs see...   Continue Reading

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