Moises Alou Rumors

Mets Offer Arb To Perez, No Others

According to MLB.com's Marty Noble, the Mets offered arbitration to Type A free agent Oliver Perez. None of their other free agents received an offer, including Type Bs Luis Ayala and Moises Alou. No big surprises here.   Continue Reading

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Crasnick On Retirement Candidates

ESPN's Jerry Crasnick looks at nine veteran players and estimates their chances of retiring. He assesses the situations of Jim Edmonds, Garret Anderson, Ken Griffey Jr., Cliff Floyd, Jeff Kent, Nomar Garciaparra, Luis Gonzalez, Frank Thomas, and Moises Alou. Crasnick feels Edmonds, Anderson, Griffey, and Floyd are likely to play, while the rest are not. Of the long shots, Thomas seems most intent on playing in '09.   Continue Reading

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Heyman's Latest: Gillick, Pedro, Dempster, McLouth

Here's a look at the latest column from SI.com's Jon Heyman. Heyman is hearing "scuttlebutt" that GM Pat Gillick may not leave the Phillies after all. Theo Epstein's new deal is worth about $7MM over three years, which might be highest among GMs. Pedro Martinez's agent insists Pedro will pitch next year. In May, Martinez said he wanted to pitch two or three more years a couple days after suggesting retirement was an option. Moises Alou is undecided on 2009. Cubs GM Jim Hendry expects to re-sign Ryan Dempster after the season. Heyman says the Yankees "will likely make a...   Continue Reading

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Week in Review

Here's a look back at the biggest stories MLBTR covered for the week of July 6 - 13: The Brewers completed a deal for C.C. Sabathia, sending Matt LaPorta and other prospects to Cleveland in return. Sabathia's looked great so far, and LaPorta's already making an impact in the Indians minor league system. Looks good for both teams right now if you ask this guy. The Cubs answered their division rival quickly, landing Oakland ace Rich Harden along with Chad Gaudin in exchange for Matt Murton, Sean Gallagher, Eric Patterson, and Josh Donaldson. Harden was brilliant in his debut. I...   Continue Reading

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Alou Out For Season, Could Retire

Not that the Mets were counting on him, but it looks like Moises Alou's body has broken down beyond repair. He's torn a hamstring, and doctors are recommending surgery. It might be time to hang 'em up. Alou's had a fine career, banging out 332 home runs. He topped a .900 OPS in many seasons. Taking Alou of the picture entirely might cause Omar Minaya to hasten his search for a corner outfielder. The market offers names like Jason Bay, Matt Holliday, Adam Dunn, Raul Ibanez, Frank Catalanotto, Kenny Lofton, Xavier Nady, Randy Winn, and Ken Griffey Jr. Mets top...   Continue Reading

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Is Moises Alou Finished?

Mets outfielder Moises Alou is on his third DL stint, and it's only June. No one expected much more than 100 games from him, but this is getting silly. Bart Hubbuch of the New York Post talked to Mets manager Jerry Manuel, who hinted that Alou could consider retirement. But, as Hubbuch notes, players don't typically abandon millions of dollars. So look for Alou to consider retirement in the offseason. It's a shame his body has broken down; the man can still hit.   Continue Reading

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Mets Dangle Relievers For OF Help

Scott Schoeneweis is miffed that the Mets may be considering using him as bait to snag an outfield replacement for Moises Alou. The Mets have hinted they'd like to remove Schoeneweis and Jorge Sosa from their payroll, but the Alou injury situation makes the departure of the two relievers even more likely. Schoeneweis will make $7.2MM in 2008 and '09 to complete his current three-year deal. Sosa makes an even $2MM in a one-year pact. Schoeneweis disappointed Omar Minaya last year with a 5.03 ERA in 70 games. According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the Mets called the Pirates to chat...   Continue Reading

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Alou Out 4-6 Weeks

TODAY: Omar Minaya said that if he makes a deal, it will probably be toward the end of spring. And it would be for more of a fourth outfielder type (my words, not his). YESTERDAY: In general, the Mets weren't counting on 150 games from Moises Alou this year. But the news that a hernia will knock him out for four to six weeks could press Omar Minaya into action. Even before the injury they had been reportedly searching for a right-handed hitting outfielder. And ailments for various other Mets seem to be piling up. Recently we've read about Marcus...   Continue Reading

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Mets Exercise Alou's Option, Re-sign Easley

According to RotoWorld, the Mets have exercised Moises Alou's $7.5MM option for 2008. With a $1MM buyout, this was effectively a $6.5MM decision. Even with time lost to injury Alou should be worth 3-4 wins, so the price is right. They also re-upped Damion Easley, not sure the amount quite yet. Maybe $1.5MM or so. He had a nice 76 games this year and it wouldn't be the end of the world to give him the regular 2B job. Now the Mets can move onto more important issues, like filling second base and catcher and driving up the price for..   Continue Reading

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Dunn, Hatteberg Option Decisions Due Sunday

According to John Fay of the Cincinnati Enquirer, the Reds have to make decisions on the options for Adam Dunn, Scott Hatteberg, Eddie Guardado, and Javier Valentin by November 4th. Dunn is the big one; his is for $13MM with a $0.5MM buyout. This is an easy decision to exercise, though it will cause full no-trade protection to kick in until June 15th. After that he gets to choose 10 clubs to which he would accept a trade. But I think that if the Reds want him out of town the two parties will find a way to make it..   Continue Reading

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Alou Hopes To Return To Mets In '08

The Mets have an interesting decision on their hands with Moises Alou, though it's not exactly the team's primary concern right now. That won't stop us from talking about it! Alou has a franchise-record 30 game hitting streak going as a 41 year-old. Since the start of 2006, he's hit a monstrous .322/.373/.551 in 655 ABs. The problem is that he's shown he's only good for 90-100 games per year due to injuries. In this day and age one can place a dollar value on such production. The numbers say Alou is roughly a 3.5 win player in the time..   Continue Reading

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Mets and Marlins trade minor league arms

The Mets traded Henry Owens and Matt Lindstrom, both RHPs, to Florida for Jason Vargas and Adam Bostick, both LHPs. Here's a link; apparently the announcement is coming at 6pm EST. Vargas is the most MLB-ready of the bunch: he had a nifty half-season in 2005, but wasn't able to repeat in '06. He'll provide rotation insurance for New York of the Oliver Perez variety. Owens is probably the guy with the biggest potential impact: in 40 Double-A innings, he struck out seventy-four. He's got some control problems, too, but adjusting for park and translating his stats to MLB numbers,..   Continue Reading

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Assorted updates: Alou, Hudson, Garland, Okajima

Earlier today, we found a report that Moises Alou was about to sign with the Mets. Now Rosenthal is saying that it could be a two-year deal. With Carlos Gomez right behind Lastings Milledge, putting two established vets in the outfield through 2008 would seem to make Milledge expendable. Yesterday, Phil Rogers speculated that Mark Buehrle could be headed to Texas. Rosenthal says it's Jon Garland, and hints (as Rogers did) that John Danks and Brian Anderson could be part of the package, especially if the deal gets bigger. And, Buster Olney is reporting chatter about Tim Hudson heading to..   Continue Reading

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Moises Alou to the Mets?

It's in Spanish, but this article seems to suggest the Mets and Moises Alou are close to deal that includes an $8 million salary for 2007. I can't tell whether it's a one-year deal or it's a multi-year deal that isn't fully reported. By Jeff Sackman   Continue Reading

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Moises Alou To Return In 2007

Nothing groundbreaking here, but worth a mention. I have it from a reputable Giants source that Moises Alou fully intends to play in 2007. I think this was the general vibe anyway, but I hadn't heard it concretely. I wrote about Alou at length here. He'd be a great fit for several AL teams if he could be convinced to DH   Continue Reading

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2007 MLB Free Agents: Moises Alou

I've recommending that about ten teams should look into signing Moises Alou this winter. I think all of the praise for him warrants a closer look. Alou will enter his age 40 season in 2007. All sorts of injuries limited him to just 221 games with the Giants for the life of his two-year, $13.25MM contract. Despite making only 378 PAs this year, Alou was the 9th best RF in the game according to VORP. He played left field in '05, and his offensive output ranked 6th at the position. The Fielding Bible described Alou's work in left as adequate,..   Continue Reading

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Mets Could Still Add Alou

According to Jon Heyman at Sports Illustrated, some Mets officials still hope to trade for Moises Alou even with Shawn Green already in the fold. An independent source of mine has verified that given Cliff Floyd's inability to stay healthy, the Mets would still like to add Alou. Alou has spent plenty of time in his career at both outfield corner positions. He's playing right field for the Giants right now more out of necessity, as his defense can be ugly at age 40. He'll be a free agent after this season, and still mashes when he's on the field...   Continue Reading

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Carroll: Red Sox Looking At Craig Wilson, Geoff Jenkins, Moises Alou

In his latest update, Will Carroll tell us: "The Sox are also looking for cheap outfield help as a backup in case tests on Trot Nixon come up with a poor result. There are several names in play, including Craig Wilson, Geoff Jenkins, and Moises Alou. The question here will be price and fit. The Sox, even if Nixon is out for the year, could go with Gabe Kapler and Wily Mo Pena if the price is too high on an acquisition." My hunch is that the BoSox go with the latter solution, but I'm surprised how little action there..   Continue Reading

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