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Indians, Tigers, Mets, Others Interested In Lewis

By Ben Nicholson-Smith | December 6, 2010 at 7:37pm CDT

The Indians, Tigers and Mets are among the seven or eight teams showing interest in Fred Lewis, according to ESPN.com's Jerry Crasnick (on Twitter). The Blue Jays non-tendered Lewis after acquiring Rajai Davis, making him a free agent.

Lewis, 30 this week, hit .262/.332/.414 in 480 plate appearances for the Blue Jays, who acquired him from the Giants early in the season. Though he mostly played left field, Lewis did play some center and right in 2010. He contributed 31 doubles and 17 steals, mostly as Toronto's leadoff hitter.

Minor Deals: Red Sox, Bale, Perdomo

By Ben Nicholson-Smith | December 3, 2010 at 5:13pm CDT

Today's minor league signings feature the pitcher who has the second most strikeouts in Washington Nationals history. Here are the details:

The Red Sox announced they have signed Nate Spears, Santo Luis and Jason Bergmann and confirmed they have signed Brandon Duckworth and Drew Sutton.
Bergmann, 29, has a 5.04 ERA with 6.9 K/9 and 3.5 BB/9 in parts of six seasons with the Nationals. He posted a 2.84 ERA with 9.9 K/9 in 43 relief appearances for Washington's Triple-A affiliate in 2010.
The Tigers signed lefty John Bale to a minor league deal according to Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports. Daniel Schlereth and Brad Thomas are the only two lefties on Detroit's roster, so the Tigers are looking to add depth. Bale, 36, has a 4.66 ERA in parts of seven big league seasons, but didn't play pro ball in 2010.
The Padres agreed to terms with right-hander Luis Perdomo on a minor league deal, the team announced. They non-tendered Perdomo yesterday, but he wasn't a free agent for long.

American League Non-Tenders

By Tim Dierkes | December 2, 2010 at 11:15pm CDT

This post will list all the American League players non-tendered today, but the best place to track all 200+ arbitration eligible players is our new non-tender tracker.

Blue Jays: Fred Lewis, Jeremy Accardo
Red Sox: Hideki Okajima, Andrew Miller, Taylor Buchholz
Mariners: Ryan Rowland-Smith
Rays: Lance Cormier, Willy Aybar, Dioner Navarro, J.P. Howell
Royals: Josh Fields
Rangers: Dustin Nippert
Angels: Kevin Frandsen
Athletics: Jack Cust, Travis Buck, Edwin Encarnacion
Yankees: Alfredo Aceves, Dustin Moseley
Orioles: Matt Albers
White Sox: Bobby Jenks, Erick Threets
Tigers: Zach Miner

Red Sox, Tigers, Phillies Seem Serious About Werth

By Ben Nicholson-Smith | December 2, 2010 at 3:39pm CDT

The Red Sox, Tigers and Phillies are seen as the most serious suitors for Jayson Werth, according to Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports. The Red Sox met with Werth and agent Scott Boras yesterday, according to ESPNBoston.com. However, ESPN.com's Jayson Stark reports that the sides did not discuss contract terms yesterday. Instead, Werth, GM Theo Epstein and manager Terry Francona got to know each other.

The Rangers haven't ruled out pursuing Werth, but the White Sox are not pursuing him, Morosi reports.

Royals Won’t Trade Greinke Within Division

By Tim Dierkes | December 2, 2010 at 9:13am CDT

The Royals won't trade Zack Greinke within their division, tweets SI's Jon Heyman. The Twins might have been a nice match, and the White Sox often check in on big names, but it appears those two teams as well as the Indians and Tigers will have to look elsewhere if they want to import an ace.

On Tuesday, Yahoo's Jeff Passan talked to a source that feels Greinke will not rule out any winning team. The 27-year-old righty can submit a list of 15 teams to which he cannot be traded without his consent.

Odds & Ends: Tejeda, Tigers, Lee, Pena

By Zachary Links | December 1, 2010 at 9:50pm CDT

Wednesday night linkage..

The Royals could use Robinson Tejeda as a trade chip, writes Bob Dutton of the Kansas City Star.
Matt Eddy of Baseball America tweets that the Tigers signed first baseman Scott Thorman. Thorman belted 22 homers for the Royals' Triple-A affiliate last season.
Joel Zumaya and Armando Galarraga are unlikely to be nontendered, writes MLB.com's Jason Beck.
It's going to be a while before we see Cliff Lee sign with a team, a league source told Scott Miller of CBSSports.com.
Sam Merten of the Dallas Observer wonders if the Rangers have the money and desire to keep up their winning ways.
It makes sense for the Tigers to retain Magglio Ordonez, writes MLB.com's Jason Beck.
Nick Piecoro of The Arizona Republic likes the D-Backs' signing of Wily Mo Pena.

D’Backs To Sign Wily Mo Pena

By Ben Nicholson-Smith | December 1, 2010 at 3:19pm CDT

The Diamondbacks will sign Wily Mo Pena to a minor league deal with an invitation to major league Spring Training, MLBTR has learned. The outfielder drew interest from multiple major league teams, including the Tigers, White Sox and Orioles. He also drew interest from clubs in Japan before signing in Arizona, where he expects to compete for the starting left field job.

Pena's deal is worth $675K, according to Alex Speier of WEEI.com, who notes that the Astros also had interest.

The slugger hit 26 home runs and posted an .843 OPS as a 22-year-old on the 2004 Reds. He followed that up with 19 homers in 2005, but his impressive power hasn’t translated into big league homers since. He did post a .324/.390/.556 line with nine home runs in 159 plate appearances in the Padres minor league system this year, so the 28-year-old still has a potent bat.

Non-Tender Notes: Zumaya, Green

By Ben Nicholson-Smith | November 30, 2010 at 10:59pm CDT

Thursday's deadline for teams to tender contracts to arbitration eligible players is approaching quickly. Here's the latest on a pair of non-tender candidates:

The Tigers are expected to tender Joel Zumaya a contract and may reach a deal with the reliever before long, according to MLB.com's Jason Beck. Zumaya told Beck that his agents have started discussing a contract with the Tigers. The non-tender candidate earned $915K in 2010 and, assuming the Tigers don't cut him loose this week, he will hit free agency after the 2011 season.
Sean Green's agent tells Adam Rubin of ESPNNewYork that he's optimistic the 31-year-old will be tendered a contract this week (Twitter link). Green missed most of the season because of a ribcage injury, but logged over 200 innings out of the 'pen from 2007-09.
Click here for an explanation of what it means to non-tender a player.

Odds & Ends: Hampton, Prince, Berkman, Miner

By Ben Nicholson-Smith | November 29, 2010 at 11:06pm CDT

Links on an intensely busy Monday for the Rockies…

Mike Hampton's agent Mark Rodgers told Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic he's had "extremely productive conversations" about a 2011 contract with the Diamondbacks. Hampton made 14 relief appearances at Triple-A and in the Majors this year after signing with Arizona in August.
Brewers GM Doug Melvin told Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that he hasn't yet decided whether to trade Prince Fielder or hold onto him. At this point, the Brewers intend to keep their options open with the Scott Boras client.
Cardinals GM John Mozeliak tells MLB.com's Matthew Leach that he'll be hesitant to sign Type A free agents who turned down offers of arbitration. Keep track of all arbitration decisions right here.
Lance Berkman will meet with the A's tomorrow, according to ESPN.com's Buster Olney (on Twitter). They're one of his many suitors, though they'd have to convince him to DH regularly.
There's mutual interest between the Tigers and Zach Miner, according to MLB.com's Jason Beck (on Twitter). The Tigers designated Miner for assignment earlier today.
The Indians announced that they re-signed catcher Luke Carlin to a minor league contract and invited him to Spring Training. The 29-year-old has played for the Padres, D'Backs and Indians since 2008.
The Braves also signed a catcher to a minor league deal, according to David O'Brien of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Longtime minor leaguer J.C. Boscan signed with the Braves, who also added Brent Clevlen and Wilkin Ramirez.

Tigers Designate Zach Miner For Assignment

By Tim Dierkes | November 29, 2010 at 12:08pm CDT

The Tigers designated righty Zach Miner for assignment to clear a spot for Victor Martinez, according to a team press release. Miner had Tommy John surgery on May 28th, so a non-tender was expected on Thursday anyway.

Miner, 29 in March, posted a 4.24 ERA, 5.5 K/9, 3.7 BB/9, and 0.9 HR/9 in his four seasons with the Tigers. He had a strong 56.1% groundball rate in '07, but it dropped off in the two following campaigns.

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