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Odds And Ends: Brewers, Roberts, Tejada

By Ben Nicholson-Smith | February 11, 2009 at 6:01pm CDT

A few links for Wednesday night…

According to The Sports Network, the Brewers signed minor leaguers Eduardo Morlan and Cody Scarpetta to one year deals.
Brian Roberts hasn’t given up on working out an extension with the O’s, according to Roch Kubatko of MASN Sports. Kubatko writes "it’s pretty clear that he wants a fourth year."
Mark Feinsand of the New York Daily News profiles Jesus Montero, the 19-year-old who could succeed Jorge Posada if he fares well as a catcher.
MLB.com’s Corey Brock reports that Tigers’ pitching prospect Rick Porcello isn’t changing his approach as he approaches the majors.
AZSnakePit.com interviewed D’Backs GM Josh Byrnes about pitching, defensive metrics and the June draft.
Jim Salisbury of the Philadelphia Inquirer reports that Chase Utley looks healthy in Clearwater.
The Astros hope Miguel Tejada starts the season as their shortstop, according to Brian McTaggart of the Houston Chronicle. Astros GM Ed Wade is apparently "committed to Tejada."

Minor League Transactions From BA

By Tim Dierkes | February 10, 2009 at 9:31am CDT

Matt Eddy of Baseball America has the minor league transactions for January 31st through February 6th. A few I hadn’t seen yet: the Tigers signed Ruddy Lugo and the Rangers inked Bryan Corey.

John Parrish, Orioles Agree To Terms

By Tim Dierkes | February 4, 2009 at 12:55pm CDT

12:55pm: From Roch Kubatko of MASN:

The Orioles have reached agreement on a minor league deal with Parrish that includes a spring training invite and an out-clause that would allow him to leave the organization if he’s not on the major league roster by April 3.

Parrish will get a chance to crack the Orioles’ rotation.

8:53am: According to Jon Paul Morosi of the Detroit Free Press, lefty John Parrish is likely to sign a minor league deal with the Orioles this week. The Tigers had expressed interest in Parrish earlier this winter.

Parrish, 31, posted a 2.97 ERA in 91 Triple A innings last year and a 4.04 mark in 42.3 innings for the Blue Jays. He could be a decent candidate to eat innings at the back of Baltimore’s rotation, and he probably prefers the chance to start.

Parrish came up in the Baltimore system and was traded to the Mariners in August of ’07.

Tigers, Verlander Avoid Arbitration

By Tim Dierkes | February 3, 2009 at 2:58pm CDT

According to SI.com’s Jon Heyman, the Tigers avoided arbitration with Justin Verlander by signing him at $3.675MM for ’09. Verlander had submitted $4.15MM, while the Tigers were at $3.2MM.

Verlander, Tigers Working To Avoid Arbitration

By | February 2, 2009 at 6:53pm CDT

Tigers GM Dave Dombrowski said Monday that he’s hopeful the club can reach agreement with right-hander Justin Verlander before a February 13 arbitration hearing.

"We’re really still hopeful that we can get a deal negotiated and not go to arbitration," Dombrowski said. "We continue to have conversations."

Verlander asked for $4.15MM while the Tigers submitted a $3.2MM bid. Dombrowski hasn’t required an arbitration hearing since he took over as general manager in 2002.

Odds and Ends: Hearings, Anderson, Selig

By Tim Dierkes | February 2, 2009 at 2:23pm CDT

Links for Monday…

MLB.com’s Tom Singer looks at the effects of arbitration hearings on players. He found that most players don’t experience a post-hearing performance decline, but they do change teams at the first opportunity.
MLB.com’s Lyle Spencer says the Angels and Ervin Santana are $725K apart with a hearing scheduled for later this month and "no progress" according to GM Tony Reagins.
The Tigers are hopeful about bridging the $950K gap with Justin Verlander.
Athletics Nation’s conversation with MLB.com’s Mychael Urban, Part 2.
Scot Gregor of the Daily Herald wouldn’t be surprised to see the White Sox trade Brian Anderson.
Murray Chass reflects on the Homestead camp for unsigned players heading into the 1995 season.
Commissioner Bud Selig earned $18.35MM in the last fiscal year, according to Eric Fisher of Sports Business Journal.
The latest minor league transactions from Baseball America, including the Nationals’ signing of Alex Cintron and the Rockies’ addition of Scott Munter.
Even with a new stadium, the Marlins will continue to prefer going year-to-year with most players.

Tigers Could Deal Pitching?

By Ben Nicholson-Smith | January 31, 2009 at 9:52am CDT

According to Lynn Henning of the Detroit News, the Tigers could trade a starting pitcher. Tigers GM Dave Dombrowski listed off seven Tigers starters and said "trade possibilities come up" involving the team’s pitching.

This doesn’t mean Dombrowski seriously considered dealing pitching. The Tigers go to Spring Training with Justin Verlander, Jeremy Bonderman, Armando Galarraga, Edwin Jackson, Nate Robertson, Dontrelle Willis and Zach Miner. They have more arms than rotation spots, but this is by no means a deep rotation.

Odds and Ends: Lohse, Reyes, Greinke, Howard

By Tim Dierkes | January 27, 2009 at 9:52am CDT

Links for Tuesday…

Chat today, 2pm CST.
Rangers president Nolan Ryan called the Winter Meetings "a big waste of money and time."
Nationals GM Jim Bowden implied that a Tom Glavine signing is unlikely.
Kyle Lohse feels the pain of all the unsigned free agents; he didn’t sign until March 14th last year. Lohse said he "put a lot of pressure on all parties" to get his four-year, $41MM extension done on September 29th. Given that it wasn’t on the open market, Scott Boras did well for Lohse.
The Dodgers prefer Dennys Reyes over Luis Ayala, says Ken Gurnick.
Joe Posnanski loves the Zack Greinke signing. Sam Mellinger says the Royals and fans are no longer allowed to complain about baseball’s financial structure.
Maury Brown leans slightly toward Ryan Howard winning his arbitration case. I think the Phillies will prevail.
Brandon Lyon turned down more lucrative offers for a chance to close in Detroit. ESPN’s Keith Law likes the Tigers’ signing, in part due to Jim Leyland’s track record with relievers.
The Marlins seem to prefer the trade market, if they are to add a catcher.
Joe Nathan knows his $47MM extension signed in March of ’08 is looking pretty good right now.

Tigers Sign Timo Perez

By Tim Dierkes | January 26, 2009 at 12:25pm CDT

According to the AP, the Tigers signed outfielder Timo Perez to a minor league deal. Perez, 32 in April, spent all of ’08 with the Tigers’ Triple A club. He hit .302/.374/.473 in 112 games.

Polanco Enters Contract Year

By Tim Dierkes | January 26, 2009 at 11:15am CDT

Jon Paul Morosi of the Detroit Free Press takes a look at the Placido Polanco situation. The Tigers second baseman is entering the last year of a four-year deal, and GM Dave Dombrowski does not seem in a hurry to lock up the 33 year-old. Morosi says much remains to be seen – Polanco’s ’09 performance, the Tigers’ projected payroll, and the possible emergence of second base prospects.

Polanco hit .307/.350/.417 in 629 plate appearances last year while playing excellent defense. He earned $4.6MM; FanGraphs valued him at $10MM more than that. Other prominent free agent second basemen for the 2009-10 offseason: Mark DeRosa, Felipe Lopez, Brian Roberts, and Freddy Sanchez.

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