Mailbag Rumors

Mailbag: Crisp, Anderson, Fogg, and More

The mailbag can be reached at mlbtraderumors@gmail.com. What day had the highest readership so far this offseason (yesterday)? How many visitors? - Corbin Yesterday we had about 200K pageviews, which still pales in comparison to the second day of the Winter Meetings (over 736K pageviews). I am hoping to break this record on July 31st. There seems to be more of a trend lately for teams to step up and extend key players before they reach free agency. Will this trend continue, and will the FA market at the end of 2008 end up looking as bare as the past..   Continue Reading

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MLBTR Mailbag

I want to do regular Wednesday mailbags, but skipped last week's. Sorry 'bout that. Submit your mailbag questions to mlbtraderumors@gmail.com. Just to mix it up let's keep the questions Johan/Bedard/Roberts-free this week   Continue Reading

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Mailbag: Roberts, Teixeira, Johan, Nathan, And More

Time for this week's mailbag. You can hit it up at mlbtrmailbag@gmail.com to get in your question for next week. Do you see the Twins signing a big name middle of the order bopper or trading for one before the opening of the new stadium in 2010? - Jordan Funny you ask this. I recently asked LEN3 whether the Twins would have a $100MM payroll for the 2010 season, and he said, "I don't see it." So I'll go with his wisdom and say business as usual for the Twins despite the stadium. Why are the White Sox not aggressively..   Continue Reading

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Questions For The Mailbag?

As I mentioned earlier, I'm going to make the MLBTR mailbag a regular Wednesday feature. I noticed in the recent survey that some folks were bummed that their questions don't get answered whether sent to the mailbag or my personal address. Unfortunately with hundreds of questions coming in I can only take a handful. A great alternative would be the discussion board on MLBTR's Facebook page. I've got a new email address for this purpose: mlbtrmailbag@gmail.com. Send in the questions, and I'll answer some later today   Continue Reading

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Mailbag: Lopez, Colon, Cano

Let's dig into the MLBTR mailbag once again. You could ask a question by emailing mlbtraderumors@gmail.com. What moves would you like to see the Rockies make to improve their starting rotation? - Sean The Rockies seem to have decent rotation depth - Aaron Cook, Jeff Francis, Jason Hirsh, Ubaldo Jimenez, Franklin Morales, Taylor Buchholz, even Kip Wells and Mark Redman. I would like to see Dan O'Dowd toss an injury-recovering free agent into the mix. The one I like is Rodrigo Lopez. He was quietly very solid for a half-season in Colorado this year. He had surgery to repair a..   Continue Reading

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Mailbag: Glavine, Crisp, Livan

Let's open up the MLBTR mailbag until some new rumors come along. I won't necessarily agree with you when you say that Tom Glavine was a bad signing. By adding Glavine, it gives the Braves three solid options at the top of their rotation. - David I don't disagree that Glavine adds depth on a reasonably priced one-year deal. What changed my opinion of this signing was the loss of the Braves' 18th overall draft pick in 2008 - to the Mets. Does it/should it matter that if the Red Sox trade Coco Crisp, there will be zero African American..   Continue Reading

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Mailbag: Bedard, Fukudome, Alexei, Pierre

Feel free to hit up the MLBTR mailbag at mlbtraderumors@gmail.com. Do you think it is really in the Reds' best interest to even talk about moving a prospect such as Homer Bailey or Joey Votto for Erik Bedard? - Ryan If it's a deal centered around Bailey and Votto, then yes. The NL Central is winnable and neither player is a sure thing. Bedard could be a Cy Young contender in that division. In terms of "interesting rumblings" that come up at the end of the winter meetings, with new potential deals in the mix, what is circling around about..   Continue Reading

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Email The MLBTR Mailbag

Things have slowed down just a bit lately on the hot stove. Maybe we can try to bust out the ol' mailbag. Email me a question at mlbtraderumors@gmail.com   Continue Reading

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Mailbag: Braves Starting Pitching For '08

As always, you can hit up the MLBTR mailbag at mlbtraderumors@gmail.com. September and October are good months for mailbag questions given the relative hot stove inactivity. John P. writes: What do you see the Braves doing about finding some starting pitching next season? The gaping hole this year can't be allowed to continue. Do they have anyone left in the minors? We all know about the free agent situation this winter, or lack thereof. First let's talk about who's under contract and locked in for the '08 rotation. There's Mike Hampton, who will earn a whopping $15MM in '08 (all..   Continue Reading

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Mailbag: Musical Chairs In Center Field

Feel free to hit up the mailbag at mlbtraderumors@gmail.com. Rusty from San Diego writes: Given the large list of potential free agent CFs for 2008, which teams do you think are likely to replace from within the organization, which ones are likely to retain their current guy with a new deal, and which are likely to sign one of the many free agents? Who is going to make the biggest splash in the CF market? Who is going to make the biggest mistake? Interesting question. First, a review of available players who can play center: Ichiro Suzuki Andruw Jones Torii..   Continue Reading

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Mailbag: Braves CF

Nick from Salt Lake City, Utah writes: If the Braves lose Andruw Jones this offseason, what is the likelihood that Atlanta picks up a quality major league center fielder? Who could it be and what would be the price? The chances are very good that the Braves pick up a solid center fielder to fill Andruw's void. And I'd say it's about 80% that Jones leaves the Braves after this season. The Braves could try an internal option for center field in 2008, Brandon Jones. Jones will be 24 at that point. He's a fine athlete with speed, range, and..   Continue Reading

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Mailbag: Matt Clement

Let's get this mailbag thing rolling, see if anyone enjoys it. You can send me mailbag questions at mlbtraderumors@gmail.com. This question comes from Yochai of Brookline, MA: What's the deal with Matt Clement? What are the Red Sox's plans in regards to him? Are they basically going to wait until his contract expires or are they actually waiting for him to come back to pitch? Clement underwent shoulder surgery last September. An exploratory procedure found labrum and rotator cuff damage, and that was repaired. Clement's agent has compared the work done to that of Saints QB Drew Brees. Serious stuff...   Continue Reading

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