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Free Agent Notes: Young, Rowand, Manny, Francisco

By Tim Dierkes | December 6, 2011 at 3:45pm CDT

Free agent notes I found lying around on Twitter…

  • Righty Chris Young should be ready for spring training following shoulder capsule surgery, his agent told MLB.com's Corey Brock.
  • Aaron Rowand is looking for a big league job, tweets Danny Knobler of CBS Sports.  The Phillies said no.
  • Manny Ramirez is calling teams directly in his search for employment, tweets Bob Klapisch.
  • Reliever Frank Francisco is likely to sign elsewhere in the wake of the Blue Jays acquiring Sergio Santos, GM Alex Anthopoulos told reporters today.
  • Infielder Miguel Tejada hopes for a Major League deal, tweets Dan Connolly of the Baltimore Sun.
  • More than a dozen scouts are expected to watch Joel Zumaya throw next week, tweets ESPN's Buster Olney.  The Yankees, Red Sox, Rays, and Padres are among the team's that will be in attendance.
  • Sidney Ponson has no intention of pitching again, writes MASNSports.com's Roch Kubatko.  Currently, Ponson is contemplating whether to purchase a boat.  I say go for it, big guy!
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  1. rfffr

    14 years ago

    Ponson is on a boat!

    Reply
    • niched

      14 years ago

      Ponson is a boat

      Reply
      • MattCMoore

        14 years ago

        Sources are telling me that Ponson is NOT currently on a boat, but rather pursuing possible boats to be on.

        Reply
        • Jamie Baker

          14 years ago

          to further clarify, Ponson is currently considering buying a lifesize cheese boat.

          Reply
          • Rabbitov

            14 years ago

            *gravy boat

            Reply
    • Adam

      14 years ago

      With his flippy-floppys.

      Reply
      • CaseyBlakeDeWitt

        14 years ago

        Damn school internet makes me miss opportunities like this…

        Reply
  2. Bob M.

    14 years ago

    thats Sir Sidney Ponson

    Reply
  3. MB923

    14 years ago

    Stick to the boat idea and sail away as far as possible Sidney.

    Reply
  4. start_wearing_purple

    14 years ago

    What a coincidence. No team was intending to sign Ponson again.

    Reply
  5. Roy-Z

    14 years ago

    Frank Francisco likely to sign elsewhere. SWOON.

    Reply
    • Chioakcisco

      14 years ago

      Except for Oakland. We still remember the chair incident.

      Reply
  6. notsureifsrs

    14 years ago

    my interest in joel zumaya is irrational and invincible. sign that man

    Reply
    • TDKnies

      14 years ago

      Still hitting 100 despite all the (sometimes freaky irrational) injuries?

      Reply
      • notsureifsrs

        14 years ago

        so many stem cells

        Reply
        • chico65

          14 years ago

          Someday he’s going to uncork a pitch and send the lower half of his arm at the head of one very startled batter

          Reply
          • notsureifsrs

            14 years ago

            strike 3 looking. best pitch ever

            Reply
  7. Sean

    14 years ago

    POND SCUM!!!!

    Reply
  8. sourbob

    14 years ago

    Who knew I had so much in common with Miguel Tejada! I too, would like a major league contract, and I too, am not good enough at baseball for that to happen.

    Reply
    • rfffr

      14 years ago

      but you’ve never won AL MVP

      Reply
      • sourbob

        14 years ago

        Boog Powell did. Same odds of winning another one as Tejada. Maybe he would like a major league contract.

        Reply
    • Tony DiQuattro

      14 years ago

      For real, he better stop hoping and start praying.

      Reply
  9. niched

    14 years ago

    Sidney Ponson is gonna need a bigger boat

    Reply
  10. baseball52

    14 years ago

    Will said boat float with Ponson on it?

    Reply
  11. LeoAcevedo

    14 years ago

    As a mets fan as bad as the situation is wouldnt mind bringing m.tejada in to man the SS position and i’ve been anxiously awaiting to see if meta sign Fransisco.

    Reply
  12. Eugene_in_Oregon

    14 years ago

    Sidney:  Remember that a boat is nothing but a hole in the water into which you throw money…kinda like some the free agent deals that we’re hearing rumors about.

    Reply
  13. Mikey Roederer

    14 years ago

    Hi My name is Manny, you may remember me from such great moments as Choking out the Travel guy, taking fertility drugs, growing the dirtiest set of dred locks ever seen?? No? Are you sure?…Hello?…..HELLLLLOOOOOOOOO anybody there?

    Reply
    • E Scalez

      14 years ago

      Manny has Homer Simpson’s auto dialer.

      Reply
    • gradylittle

      14 years ago

      What’re you that WEEI Whiner line guy? Doesn’t quite work in text.

      Reply
      • chico65

        14 years ago

        I’d talk to Manny if I were a GM just so I could ask him directly to explain his positive tests, just for the stress relief.  After I finished rolling on the floor, I’d get back to finding a bat that might actually help my team.

        Reply
  14. E Scalez

    14 years ago

    Ponson on Pontoons

    Reply
  15. Matthew

    14 years ago

     Sidney, is a boat really wise? You had enough trouble with the jetski, are you sure you can handle something larger?

    Reply
  16. Roy-Z

    14 years ago

    So many boat puns.

    Reply
  17. Rabbitov

    14 years ago

    Sidney will never retire from punching judges and eating people. 

    Reply
  18. bayareabeast

    14 years ago

    arron rowand..get real

    Reply
  19. RawlingsHeart

    14 years ago

    Aaron Rowand is looking for a big league job..The Phillies said no..Hahahaha. That was really funny to me for some reason.

    Reply
    • rfffr

      14 years ago

      NO SOUP FOR YOU!

      Reply
    • orangenblackattack

      14 years ago

      SF is on the hook for Rowand’s 2012 salary, which means the Phillies said NO to taking on Rowand at the major league minimum. Ouch…

      Reply
  20. chee1rs

    14 years ago

    Manny would have to pay someone to play

    Reply

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