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Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Strasburg, Cordero, Swisher

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On this date 25 years ago, B.J. Upton was born. The second overall pick in the '02 draft, Bossman Junior made his big league debut in 2004, but will be arbitration-eligible for the first time following this season. The Rays prefer to lock up their young players to long-term deals, but there has never been an indication that Upton is willing to sign long-term. With the signing deadline for most draft picks now past, let's take a look at what is being written in the Blogosphere…

  • The Biz of Baseball looks at how the slotting system held up with this year's draft (not very well).
  • Capitol Avenue Club declares the winners and losers of this year's draft.
  • Nationals Pride notes that the Nationals are two-for-two in their decisions affecting Stephen Strasburg.
  • Center Field Gate likes the Stephen Strasburg deal, but wants to see what Strasburg can do before getting too excited.
  • Sully Baseball notes that Stephen Strasburg needs to get past Betty White before he is worth $50M.
  • Around the Majors looks back the Reds' decision to give Francisco Cordero a $46MM contract.
  • 6 Pound 8 Ounce Baby Joba revisits the deal that brought Nick Swisher to the Yankees.

Cork Gaines writes for RaysIndex.com. If you have a suggestion for this feature, Cork can be reached here, and followed on Twitter here.

Odds And Ends: Zambrano, Sheffield, Rockies

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Links for the morning…

Padres Take Cash For Gaudin

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Corey Brock at MLB.com reports that the Padres will receive cash in return for pitcher Chad Gaudin, who was traded to the Yankees August 7. The sum the Padres will receive is "believed to be" $100,000, according to Brock.

The deal was initially reported to be for a player to be named later. As it turns out, the Padres had until September 1 to decide between a PTBNL and cash considerations.

Odds And Ends: Jeter, Uggla, Cubs, Hall

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Links for Thursday morning…

Odds & Ends: Tejada, Rays, Yankees

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A roundup of links before the evening comes to a close:

Rosenthal On Trembley, Yankees, Wagner

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Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports believes the Orioles should stick with manager Dave Trembley next year because his teams haven't quit; they've just been overmatched. Rosenthal says it looks like Trembley's "a goner." Here are the rest of the rumors:

  • Rosenthal says Jim Riggleman and even Bobby Cox are among the managers with uncertain futures.
  • The Yankees inquired on Bronson Arroyo and Aaron Harang, but lost interest when the Reds refused to send money along.  
  • The Yankees are looking for starting pitching, but aren't likely to add anyone before rosters expand at the beginning of September. 
  • Billy Wagner could be a trade target, but the Mets would have to be prepared to take on salary in any deal. 
  • Rosenthal says Grady Sizemore, Asdrubal Cabrera, Luis Valbuena, Carlos Santana and others should give the Indians strength up the middle for years. 

Damon Wants To Stay In New York

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The Yankees would like Johnny Damon to return next year and, according to Tyler Kepner of the New York Times, the 35-year-old outfielder hopes to re-sign once he becomes a free agent after the season.

"I don't know where else I would want to go," Damon said. "Obviously that's not the right thing to say when you're about ready to approach free agency, but I'm very happy with playing in New York, and my family's happy."

Damon's agent, Scott Boras, will have a strong 2009 campaign to point to in his negotiations. With 22 homers and 52 walks, Damon's OPS now approaches .900 and he is on his way to a 14th consecutive season of at least 140 games played. (Hat Tip: River Ave. Blues)

More Draft Pick Signings

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Some more signings came in late last night. Here they are, from Baseball America's Jim Callis:

  • The Yankees signed 44th rounder Evan DeLuca for $500k.
  • The Rangers signed 17th rounder Paul Strong for $300k. 
  • The Nationals signed 12th rounder Nathan Karns for $225k.  
  • The Padres signed 17th rounder Jorge Reyes for $200k. 
  • The Mets signed ninth rounder Jeff Glenn for $150k.  

Draft Updates: D-Backs, Twins, Yankees, Mets

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A few more loose draft links…

  • Nick Piecoro of The Arizona Repubic reports that the Diamondbacks have made a new offer to seventh round pick Matt Helm, but it will only be the table for another two hours. Piecoro notes that Helm said he was looking for third round money last month.
  • Joe Christensen of the Star Tribune notes that the Twins are stil in talks with first rounder Kyle Gibson. Over the weekend we learned that the two sides were about $1MM apart. Christensen also mentions that 44th rounder Tyler Herr has agreed to terms.
  • Peter Abraham of The Journal News says the Yankees have come to an agreement with 21st rounder Joe Talerico.
  • ESPN's Keith Law confirms that righty David Buchanan will not be signing with the Mets. He was their sixth rounder.

Odds & Ends: Strasburg, Magglio, Marlins, Yanks

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It's going to be a busy night, so I hope you've got a comfy chair…

  • ESPN's Peter Gammons writes that the Nationals and Stephen Strasburg need each other. I have to agree with that.
  • MLB.com's Jason Beck notes that the Tigers still have to make a roster move to get the newly acquired Aubrey Huff on the 25-man roster, but GM Dave Dombrowski confirmed it would not involve Magglio Ordonez.
  • The Marlins signed second rounder Bryan Berglund for $572,500 according to Baseball America's Jim Callis, a touch over slot. We first learned of this signing over the weekend, but now we have a dollar figure.
  • Callis also reports that the Yankees have signed 16th rounder Bryan Mitchell to a deal worth $800,000. Obviously, that's way over slot.
  • Kevin Goldstein of Baseball Prospectus tweets that 10 of top 15 picks were still unsigned when we woke up this morning, and that that's still the case with less than six hours until the deadline. Should be a fun night.
  • Kiley McDaniel of BP says he was told that another club fired an international scout last week for bonus skimming.
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