Sam Fuld Rumors
By Cork Gaines [March 11, 2008 at 2:25pm CST]
Does anybody else think that Brian Roberts' agent fuels 90% of these rumors just so his client's name is kept in the news? Me neither...Now that we have gotten the obligatory Roberts reference out of the way, let's move on to some trades/signings that might actually happen in the near future. The biggest of course is the recent news that talks may be heating up with the Red Sox to move Coco Crisp. So far we know that the Sox are not interested in Jason Marquis or Sam Fuld and the Padres may only be having internal discussions at this...
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By stoeten [March 9, 2008 at 8:36pm CST]
Coco Crisp may be on the Cubs' wish list, but neither Jason Marquis nor Sam Fuld will be enough to get a deal done with the Red Sox. Diffusing the rumblings from earlier today, Nick Cafardo in the Boston Globe is reporting tonight that the Sox aren't particularly interested in either player. "If the Cubs were to talk trade with the Red Sox," he says, "it would have to be for a different set of names - either prospects or bullpen help." Posted by Andrew Stoeten of Drunk Jays Fans
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By Nat Boyle [March 9, 2008 at 12:23pm CST]
Last Sunday, I discussed how either Chicago ballclub were good suitors for Coco Crisp. Today, Gordon Wittenmeyer of the Chicago Sun Times is reporting the Cubs interest do indeed lie with the web gem specialist, Crisp. "With only one other lefty bat in the lineup (right fielder Kosuke Fukudome), the Cubs hoped to get a secondary lefty near the bottom of the order while assuring a good glove in center from their top two near-ready outfield prospects. While Hendry's attempt to trade for Rangers outfielder Marlon Byrd was meant to provide a right-handed complement to the center-field winner, the focus...
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By Tim Dierkes [December 5, 2007 at 1:12am CST]
The Chicago Sun-Times' Gordon Wittenmyer already has his Wednesday column up for review. Wittenmyer still thinks Kosuke Fukudome is going to be much more expensive than anyone originally thought. Could the bidding reach $40MM over three years? If the Cubs can't go Fukudome they will turn to Raul Ibanez. They might offer Sean Marshall for him. They'd only have to endure a year of Ibanez butchering right field. Jim Hendry debunked a Jeff Blair report that the Cubs want to move Ryan Dempster. The Cubs have no intention of trading Felix Pie or Sam Fuld, not that there had been..
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