Tigers Rumors

Lefty Relievers: Ohman, Grabow, Eyre, Mahay

By Tim Dierkes | July 31, 2008 at 2:50pm CDT

2:50pm: Stark says Ohman’s probably staying put despite interest from ten teams.

2:39pm: Buster Olney says the Phillies will probably come up empty on a lefty reliever.

2:02pm: Rob Bradford of the Boston Herald says the Braves asked for a pitching prospect for Ohman, and the Red Sox passed. Mahay remains a possibility.

1:07pm: MLB.com’s Mark Bowman says the Braves could keep Ohman. So far they’re not finding offers superior to the supplemental draft pick they could get after the season.

THURSDAY, 12:24pm: Jayson Stark has the Yanks and Red Sox battling for Eyre.

WEDNESDAY, 11:50pm: Let’s talk lefty relievers.

David O’Brien names the Red Sox, Cardinals, Rays, Tigers, and White Sox parties interested in Will Ohman. But the Sox might end up with John Grabow, and the Tigers may be content with Kyle Farnsworth as their relief addition. Grabow may also be on the Rays’ radar.
MLB.com’s Mark Bowman has the Rays, Yankees, and Red Sox after Ohman, with the Cardinals out of the bidding.
Sean McAdam sees Boston’s interest in Ohman as minimal. Instead, they’re eyeing Scott Eyre and Ron Mahay. They’ve even offered Brandon Moss for Mahay, which seems solid. Nick Cafardo believes righties Huston Street and J.J. Putz are still in the mix.
15 scouts watched Arthur Rhodes struggle tonight.

Graziano’s Latest: Schoeneweis, Rhodes, Pavano

By Tim Dierkes | July 30, 2008 at 6:51pm CDT

Here’s a look at the fresh rumors from Dan Graziano of the Newark Star-Ledger.

The Yankees, Tigers, Rangers, and Rays have talked to the Mets about Scott Schoeneweis. The Mets might prefer to acquire a replacement if they move Schoeneweis. Arthur Rhodes is one possibility if he doesn’t end up in Florida. Geoff Baker believes it’s down to the Marlins and Brewers for Rhodes, with the other getting Eddie Guardado.
The Yanks might have to acquire a reliever now that they’ve dealt Kyle Farnsworth. Rhodes isn’t on their radar though.
The Ivan Rodriguez trade could kick off other trades for catchers.
The Yankees have been getting calls on Carl Pavano. One unconfirmed rumor has the Mets interested.

Stark’s Latest: Ibanez, Washburn, Redding, Rhodes

By Tim Dierkes | July 30, 2008 at 3:49pm CDT

Some additional notes from ESPN’s Jayson Stark:

The Mariners still want Jon Niese and another prospect for Raul Ibanez; the Mets are not biting. Similar situation with the Ms asking the Cubs for Felix Pie and another player.
The Mets aren’t in on Jarrod Washburn or Tim Redding.
The Marlins are making it clear that there is no done deal for Arthur Rhodes. Clark Spencer had written the Fish "could be closer" to a deal for Rhodes than a catcher. Stark says the Mariners are driving a hard bargain for Rhodes, with the Red Sox, Marlins, Phillies, Brewers, Tigers, Mets, Cardinals, and Rays checking in.

Yankees Acquire Ivan Rodriguez

By Tim Dierkes | July 30, 2008 at 3:28pm CDT

In a surprise move, the Yankees have acquired catcher Ivan Rodriguez from the Tigers for Kyle Farnsworth according to Buster Olney. The move should save Detroit about $2.6MM and could help their ’pen.

Nice pickup for New York, plus he’s a Type A free agent if they want to risk offering him arbitration.

Graziano’s Latest: Dunn, Putz, Laird

By Tim Dierkes | July 30, 2008 at 11:54am CDT

Time to check in with Dan Graziano of the Newark Star-Ledger.

Graziano calls Adam Dunn "the man without a rumor." Even with his flaws this one is hard to figure out. [UPDATE: SI.com’s Jon Heyman is finally hearing a couple of teams are in on Dunn.]
John Maine’s rotator cuff strain has the Mets looking at pitching. Graziano suggests names like Livan Hernandez, Paul Byrd, and Jarrod Washburn.
The Mets have talked to the Tigers about Scott Schoeneweis. They’d have to replace him, maybe with Arthur Rhodes or Eddie Guardado.
The Mariners will listen on J.J. Putz, but he won’t come cheap. The Cardinals and Red Sox have interest. Putz is signed through ’09 with an option for ’10.
The Yankees and Marlins have asked about catcher Gerald Laird, while many teams like Jarrod Saltalamacchia.
The Braves are willing to trade Will Ohman and Mark Kotsay.

Tigers Unlikely To Acquire Reliever

By Tim Dierkes | July 30, 2008 at 9:19am CDT

Jon Paul Morosi of the Detroit Free Press says the Tigers aren’t liking the market price for relief help. The chances of Dave Dombrowski adding a top guy like George Sherrill are slim to none. (By the way, if Sherrill has another outing like last night his ERA will be approaching 5.00.)

Morosi says picking up a cheap unwanted reliever like Brian Wolfe or LaTroy Hawkins is plausible, but promoting from within is even more likely. If the Tigers are contending in September might we see Ryan Perry as the first ’08 draft pick to reach the bigs?

Odds and Ends: Street, Zaun, Guardado, Blalock

By Tim Dierkes | July 29, 2008 at 8:38pm CDT

Let’s round up some odds and ends for a rumor-packed day.

The Reds had a scout at a recent Rangers-A’s game; they may have been eyeing a Texas catcher.
Billy Beane is still fielding offers for Huston Street; Jon Heyman mentions the same teams we’ve heard in the past.
Ed Wade told Miguel Tejada he’s staying put.
Gregg Zaun would welcome a trade. GM J.P. Ricciardi responded by saying "someone has to want you." The Marlins could make sense; their catcher hunt may hinge on Matt Treanor’s decision whether to have surgery.
John Maine has a mild rotator cuff strain. I wonder if this will affect the chances of long-term extension talks with Maine. Anyway, it’d make sense to bring in some rotation insurance.
Geoff Baker says the Brewers, Marlins, and Tigers are eyeing Eddie Guardado.
Hank Blalock is on the DL and off the trade market.
Ken Davidoff believes the Mets are scouting George Sherrill.

Twins Interested In LaTroy Hawkins

By Tim Dierkes | July 29, 2008 at 3:37pm CDT

TUESDAY: The Twins now have some competition from the Tigers for Hawkins.

MONDAY: According to Joe Christensen of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, the Twins have interest in bringing righty reliever LaTroy Hawkins back. Hawkins came up through the Twins’ system as a starter, but eventually found his niche as a setup man before signing a free agent deal with the Cubs. Christensen talked to a person close to Hawkins who believes he’d like to come back to Minnesota.

Multiple teams have shown interest in Hawkins since the Yankees designated him for assignment. They might be able to unload some of the $1.25MM still owed to him. Hawkins lost a mile an hour off his fastball this year, and wasn’t able to maintain the strong groundball and low walk rates he had in Colorado in ’07.

Odds and Ends: Rhodes, Happ, Manny

By Tim Dierkes | July 29, 2008 at 2:06pm CDT

Let’s round up some links and rumors.

The Brewers scouted Arthur Rhodes last night, according to Jon Heyman.
About a "half-dozen" Braves are subject of trade talks, according to GM Frank Wren.
Baseball Prospectus’ Kevin Goldstein notes that Brandon Wood’s stock is rising in case the Angels want to use him as a trade chip.
Phillies prospect J.A. Happ wasn’t necessarily pulled from his start last weekend because of a big league promotion. Phillies assistant GM Mike Arbuckle admitted that a trade is another option. [UPDATE: Happ has indeed been recalled to the Majors, though.]
Tom Verducci of SI.com believes the proper business decision for the Red Sox will be to keep Manny Ramirez and exercise his $20MM option for ’09.
Richard Durrett of the Dallas Morning News says the D’Backs, Rays, and Tigers had scouts at last night’s Rangers-Mariners contest.

Molony’s Latest: Ohman, Fuentes, Sherrill, Tejada

By Tim Dierkes | July 29, 2008 at 1:15pm CDT

Here’s a new column from MLB.com’s Jim Molony.

Will Ohman suitors: the Marlins, Red Sox, Rays, Tigers and White Sox. Molony says the Braves aren’t highly motivated to trade Ohman, as they might want to re-sign him for ’09. Odd.
The Rockies would need to be bowled over, but the Cardinals, Mets, Phillies, Rays, Red Sox, White Sox and Yankees still like Brian Fuentes.
George Sherrill suitors: Cardinals, Dodgers, Marlins, Phillies, Red Sox and Tigers. He’s another reliever unlikely to be dealt.
Molony disagrees with other reports on the Red Sox and Miguel Tejada; he says they did inquire but were rebuffed.

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