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Marlins Catcher Rumors

By Tim Dierkes | December 9, 2008 at 5:17pm CDT

Mike Berardino of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel has the latest on the Marlins’ trade talks for a catcher.

The Rangers could part with Max Ramirez or Jarrod Saltalamacchia, but want a frontline starter type such as Chris Volstad, Josh Johnson, or Ricky Nolasco. The Marlins aren’t willing to do that, but instead could flip Jonathan Sanchez to Texas if they get him. Or, they could send Anibal Sanchez if they add a starter.

The Marlins also have an eye on Pittsburgh’s Ronny Paulino. Meanwhile current Marlin Matt Treanor could be non-tendered or traded for a minor piece.

Braves Interested In Maholm, McLouth, Snell

By Tim Dierkes | December 9, 2008 at 4:54pm CDT

4:54pm: Dejan Kovacevic learned that the Braves asked the Pirates about Maholm and Nate McLouth. Neither player would come cheap.

3:35pm: According to John Perrotto of the Beaver County Times, the Braves are interested in Paul Maholm and Ian Snell but wouldn’t be willing to trade Tommy Hanson. It’s hard to see the pitching-deprived Pirates trading either starter without getting MLB-ready pitching in return. Perrotto adds that the Nationals also have interest in Snell.

Tigers Sign Adam Everett, Twins Like Wilson

By Tim Dierkes | December 8, 2008 at 9:42pm CDT

9:42pm: Contrary to Kovacevic’s report below, MLB.com’s Jenifer Langosch says the Twins are not pursuing Wilson. Still, LEN3 sides with Kovacevic on this one.

2:31pm: Rosenthal confirms it. The Tigers reached a one-year agreement with Everett for $1MM plus incentives. The deal is pending a physical.

1:44pm: According to Dejan Kovacevic, the Tigers are set to sign free agent shortstop Adam Everett. Kovacevic says this takes them out of the running for Jack Wilson. The Twins have emerged as a suitor for Wilson.

Five Teams Interested In Eckstein

By Tim Dierkes | December 8, 2008 at 3:52pm CDT

According to Ken Rosenthal, David Eckstein is drawing interest from five teams as both a second baseman and shortstop. Rosenthal speculates on the Padres, Pirates, and Orioles.

Marlins Interested In Ronny Paulino

By Tim Dierkes | December 8, 2008 at 12:59pm CDT

According to Dejan Kovacevic of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, "the Marlins are looking for a catcher, and they still like Ronny Paulino." To date, the offers for Paulino have been weak since he spent much of ’08 in the minors.

Kovacevic adds that the Pirates signed pitcher Brian Slocum to a minor league deal.

Pirates Rumors: Wilson, Millar, Bautista

By Tim Dierkes | December 8, 2008 at 12:26am CDT

Dejan Kovacevic of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette checks in from Vegas with the latest Pirates rumors.

At some point during the Meetings, the Pirates and Tigers will meet to discuss Jack Wilson. It has been suggested that the Tigers are backing off on Wilson; they worked out Adam Everett last week. The Dodgers are also in the mix, with recent discussions involving the possible restructuring of Wilson’s contract.
Other trade candidates: John Grabow, Ronny Paulino, Freddy Sanchez, and Adam LaRoche.
The Pirates’ "power bat" addition could be Kevin Millar, muses Kovacevic.
Reliever Denny Bautista is a non-tender candidate. We’ll add him to the list.
The Pirates have not yet made extension offers to Ryan Doumit, Nate McLouth, or Paul Maholm.

Odds and Ends: Teahen, Mastny, Clement

By Tim Dierkes | December 8, 2008 at 12:03am CDT

Sunday evening links…I will add to this post as needed.

Dejan Kovacevic describes what it’s like for a reporter at the Winter Meetings.
The Royals do not want to trade Mark Teahen. They’ve received inquiries on Teahen, David DeJesus, Jose Guillen, and Billy Butler. They mainly seem willing to move Guillen, which Jayson Stark reported earlier.
Patrick Newman of NPB Tracker passes along nuggets on Kenshin Kawakami and Koji Uehara. He says the Angels contacted Kawakami’s agent, while the Tigers and Giants have been in touch with Uehara’s.
Newman also says the Yokohama BayStars acquired reliever Tom Mastny from the Indians.
Free agent infielder Nick Punto admitted to LEN3 that it’d be hard to leave the Twins.
John Perrotto of Baseball Prospectus says the Pirates are "willing to take a flyer on free-agent local boy Matt Clement." Clement may also consider Cleveland if they’ll have him.
Other teams are pulling ahead of the Rockies in the pursuit for free agent lefty Joe Beimel. Nothing against Beimel, but it seems that every year one free agent lefty reliever is elevated beyond his true value. It might be Beimel this year.
Jon Paul Morosi discusses trading Dontrelle Willis.
The Marlins figure to hang on to Dan Uggla.
Roch Kubatko says Orioles exec Mike Flanagan won’t be attending the Meetings, sparking speculation about his future with the team.

Perrotto’s Latest: Peavy, Giles, Wilson, Putz

By Tim Dierkes | December 7, 2008 at 11:00am CDT

MONDAY: Marc Topkin of the St. Petersburg Times found no indications the Rays have talked with the Padres and Cubs about getting in on the Peavy talks to acquire Giles.

SUNDAY: The latest from Baseball Prospectus’ John Perrotto:

Perrotto speaks of a "wild rumor" – the Rays could be the third team in a Jake Peavy-Cubs trade, with Tampa Bay acquiring Brian Giles. Would he waive his no-trade clause to play there? One way or another, Kevin Towers wants five players back for Peavy.
The Tigers are backing off Jack Wilson, as they consider Adam Everett his equal. They’d like to use Jeff Larish in a trade for Michigan native J.J. Putz if possible.

Odds and Ends: Michaels, Greene, Prior

By Ben Nicholson-Smith | December 6, 2008 at 10:36am CDT

Links for Saturday…

Jason Michaels is confused by the lack of interest from the Pirates, who have said they want him back.
Khalil Greene says he’s frustrated to have let the Padres down and Tim Sullivan writes that it wasn’t for lack of intensity. The Padres still won’t be dropping their grievance against Greene.
Buster Olney expects Mark Prior to sign a minor-league deal with the Padres.
Jason Beck writes that the Tigers could afford to trade either Jeff Larish or Matt Joyce in a deal for Jack Wilson. Detroit has other weaknesses to address though, so Beck thinks they could hold onto their trade chips and sign a player like Adam Everett.
Arbitration could work for both Jason Varitek and the Red Sox, suggests Sean McAdam.
Tony Massarotti has five reasons to keep Justin Masterson in the bullpen.
The Angels signed South Korean righty Pil Joon Jang to a minor league contract.
Jay Jaffe plays Yankees GM at Baseball Prospectus.
MLB.com’s Jonathan Mayo ranks the best Rule 5 Draft selections since 1990.
Tom Verducci looks back at the career Greg Maddux had.

Pirates Eyeing Joyce, Larish For Wilson

By Tim Dierkes | December 6, 2008 at 12:10am CDT

According to Dejan Kovacevic of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the Pirates are eyeing Tigers players Jeff Larish and Matt Joyce as part of a potential Jack Wilson deal. They could get one of the two as well as a pitching prospect. The $7.85MM owed to Wilson remains an issue; it’s not known how much the Bucs are willing to pick up.

The Tigers have other options, as they plan to meet with Adam Everett’s agent next week.

Kovacevic adds that the Pirates removed Jason Davis and Raul Chavez from the 40-man roster today, creating two spots for future moves.

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