Week In Review: 4/17/11 211; 4/23/11
2011/04/week-in-review-41711-42311.htmlOn Friday, Toronto shipped Emaus to the Rockies in exchange for right-hander Chris Malone. … The deal includes a mutual option for 2021 worth up to $20MM with a $4MM buyout
Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Bautista, Vargas, Loney
2011/05/baseball-blogs-weigh-in-bautista-vargas-loney.htmlMemories of Kevin Malone would trade James Loney for anything with a pulse. … We Should Be GMs posted some Phillies' confidence meters.
Minor Deals: Brazoban, Reds, Rangers, Astros, Phillies
2011/06/minor-deals.htmlThe Blue Jays released righty Chris Malone, writes Eddy… Malone was the player the Jays acquired from Colorado for Brad Emaus in April, and they only needed eight innings to…
GM Candidate: Bill Geivett
2011/08/gm-candidate-bill-geivett.htmlNext came an eventual assistant GM position with the Dodgers under Kevin Malone, after which Geivett began his long tenure with the Rockies in 2000. … A speedy third baseman, he played ball at Sacramento City College and later majored in economics at the University of California-Santa Barbara, telling me, "I'm a Gaucho, and will always be a Gaucho." Geivett was drafted four times, but a desire to complete his degree compelled him to wait until after his senior season to sign with the Angels.
Duquette Links: Quotes, Free Agents, Drafts
2011/11/duquette-links-quotes-free-agents-drafts.html“He’s always been on everybody’s lists.” In an Insider-only blog post, ESPN's Buster Olney provided some quotes from former Expos and Dodgers GM Kevin Malone, who worked with Duquette in Montreal. … "[He's] a talented, proven and experienced GM that knows how to build winning and successful ML teams and organizations." "I don’t know that it’s a terrific use of the club’s resources to go into the free-agent market just to say that I’m out there," said Duquette to The Baltimore Sun's Matt Vensel when asked about possibly signing Prince Fielder or C.J.
West Notes: Soler, Padres, Arenado, Mariners
2011/11/west-notes-lincecum-beltran-soler-arenado.htmlBill Center of the San Diego Union-Tribune reports that Adrian Gonzalez has been lobbying the Red Sox to check in…… The Rangers have scouted 19-year-old Cuban defector Jorge Soler, reports MLB.com's T.R.