Matt Cain Rumors

Olney On Red Sox, Fielder, Cain

ESPN.com's Buster Olney caught our attention yesterday when he guessed the Brewers would trade Prince Fielder to the Red Sox after the season. Some MLB executives who noticed Olney's post "flatly disagreed" with the suggestion. Here are the details from Olney's latest column: The executives Olney spoke with believe the Red Sox would prefer not to give up the young pitching it would take to acquire Prince. They gave up a lot of pitching in the Victor Martinez trade, so they will want to keep Clay Buchholz and others. The same executives didn't rule out a Matt Cain for Prince...   Continue Reading

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Haudricourt On: Hall, Pitching, Cain

Tom Haudricourt from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has some topics of discussion for your reading pleasure this Sunday afternoon: Haudricourt says that there's a best case scenario for Bill Hall, and it's not returning to the Brewers' lineup. Haudricourt feels the best thing for both sides is for Hall to play strongly at the Triple-A level, draw interest from a team needing infield help, and get traded. This would require the Brewers eating a significant portion of the roughly $10MM Hall has left on his deal, but with Casey McGehee's emergence and Mat Gamel waiting in the wings, Hall is...   Continue Reading

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Heyman On Peavy, Astros, Greene

A new column from SI's Jon Heyman... If you are sick of hearing about Jake Peavy now, just wait until later this summer. The pitcher's no-trade clause has "wreaked havoc" on the Padres, but they'll keep trying to trade him. There are competing opinions as to which teams Peavy would accept a trade, but the Cubs and Dodgers seem to be named most often. Neither club is a perfect match. Over at the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel Michael Hunt discusses the Brewers possibility; he worries that Peavy's contract could become a burden for the Brew Crew. Heyman discusses the situation with Astros...   Continue Reading

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Rosenthal On Rockies, Cain, Pirates

Another column from Ken Rosenthal at FOX Sports? Sure, why not. The Rockies, 12 games out in the NL West, "appear headed for a selloff." Garrett Atkins isn't popular (although deep in today's chat, Joe Strauss of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch suggested there could be a match with the Cardinals), and Todd Helton is too pricey. But Brad Hawpe, who has $12MM coming to him from now through 2010, could be an appealing trade chip. Hawpe has a 2011 club option for $10MM, but he can void it if traded. Rosenthal likes the Rays; the Braves would also be a...   Continue Reading

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Giants Not Dangling Cain, Not Interested In Holliday

Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle provides an update on a few Giants rumors. Schulman's "very high-level" Giants source says Matt Cain is not being dangled, contrary to an earlier rumor. Schulman agrees with Juan C. Rodriguez's report that the Giants have asked the Marlins about Dan Uggla. Schulman believes the Giants are talking to the Nationals about Nick Johnson. However, his source said the team has no interest in Matt Holliday. Much has been made of Holliday's slow start, but keep in mind he's hitting .296/.406/.494 in May.   Continue Reading

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Giants Inquire On Uggla

Juan C. Rodriguez at the Sun-Sentinel says the Giants have had preliminary discussions with the Marlins about second baseman Dan Uggla, "though they are not believed to have reached general manager level." This jives with reports that Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria wants "substantive changes" for his team. Rodriguez says the Giants would almost certainly have to part with Matt Cain or Jonathan Sanchez if such a deal were to go through. Rodriguez also speculates that the Giants might be kicking the tires on Nick Johnson and Mark DeRosa in their quest for a bat.   Continue Reading

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Giants Shopping Matt Cain

Brian Sabean has gone to market. The Giants G.M. is seeking a bat with Nick Johnson atop his list, according to Andrew Baggarly of the San Jose Mercury News. In a piece posted last night, Baggarly says Sabean is dangling Matt Cain to get a feel for his value on the open-market. "Because Cain is young, controllable and relatively cheap for two more seasons, it would require productive offensive players with similar service-time attributes to strike a deal," says Baggarly. Cain will make only $2.65MM this year and $4.25MM next, with a $6.25MM club option for 2011. Coming off a...   Continue Reading

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Rosenthal On Perez, Manny, Pirates

Another new column from the hard-working Ken Rosenthal. Rosenthal doesn't believe that the market for Oliver Perez is limited to the Mets; it's more that they're the only interested team we know about. Two teams we can cross off are the Rangers and Cubs. The Mets want to do three years for Perez while Scott Boras wants five. The Mets' plan is to sign one of Perez, Randy Wolf, or Ben Sheets and then add a cheaper arm like Freddy Garcia. Rosenthal believes the Giants could justify signing Manny Ramirez as an attempt to "max out" while they still have...   Continue Reading

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Giants, Rangers Talking Blalock?

T.R. Sullivan writes that the Rangers and Giants will discuss a potential deal to send Hank Blalock to San Francisco. The teams match up well on paper, with the Giants needing offense and the Rangers in need of pitching. Texas is interested in Matt Cain, but know the Giants won't move him easily (especially for Blalock). Their focus will likely shift to Jonathan Sanchez. Blalock still doesn't seem like enough for Sanchez. Can the two teams work out a package?   Continue Reading

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Stark's Latest: Sabathia, Furcal, Peavy

A few notes from Jayson Stark's latest blog post... Stark believes the possibility of C.C. Sabathia signing with the Giants is alive, and the Giants have talked to the pitcher's agent. Such a signing might compel Brian Sabean to remove Matt Cain's "untouchable" tag, in Stark's opinion. Earlier today Ken Rosenthal suggested the Giants were a dark horse for C.C. Also, Sabathia's wife Amber prefers the Giants according to George King. The Giants offered three years to Rafael Furcal. He wants four, so they switched their attention to Edgar Renteria. The Giants want a shorter-term deal so their own prospects...   Continue Reading

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