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Brewers Eyeing Huston Street?

By Tim Dierkes | July 18, 2008 at 11:37pm CDT

11:34pm: Haudricourt says the Brewers dispatched their top special assistant to watch the A’s play the Yankees.  Haudricourt speculates that the Brewers might have an eye on Huston Street, who is under team control through 2010.  Street’s had an off-year, mainly due to a rising home run rate.

4:38pm: As usual, Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel has the latest Brewers hot stove chatter.

  • GM Doug Melvin is calling around about relief help, but as you might imagine prices are high.
  • Melvin would not confirm Ken Rosenthal’s rumor that the Brewers are interested in the Giants’ Jack Taschner and Ray Durham.  Melvin is always honest with Haudricourt, so it’s worth noting that he didn’t deny it either.
  • Melvin seemingly has a little room in the payroll to make a reasonable addition.
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Giants Rumors: Durham, Aurilia, Vizquel

By Tim Dierkes | July 8, 2008 at 4:41pm CDT

Andrew Baggarly of the San Jose Mercury News talked to Giants GM Brian Sabean about his deadline plans.  By the way, you can download Sabean’s trade history here.

  • Sabean may make an acquisition to aid the ’08 club, which is only five games out.  However, he won’t acquire players who will become free agents after the season.  He compared his situation to ’05, when the Giants added Randy Winn for Jesse Foppert and Yorvit Torrealba.
  • Unlike that deal, the Giants are not going to move any of their young pitchers.
  • Ray Durham, Rich Aurilia, and Omar Vizquel are prime candidates to be traded.  Durham told Baggarly he wouldn’t use his 10-and-5 rights to block a deal.  The second baseman was recently linked to the Brewers by Ken Rosenthal.
  • Henry Schulman noted a few days ago that Sabean is "not thinking of trading Randy Winn or Bengie Molina."
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Odds and Ends: Bedard, Teixeira, Longoria, Durham

By Tim Dierkes | July 8, 2008 at 12:18pm CDT

Rounding up today’s links…

  • Live chat here today at 2pm CST.
  • Geoff Baker has a link and commentary on Erik Bedard’s Philadelphia radio appearance.  I’m with Baker – this was an odd choice by Bedard, who typically avoids the media.
  • According to Ken Rosenthal, the Brewers are interested in the Giants’ Ray Durham and Jack Taschner. 
  • MLB.com’s Mark Bowman believes the Braves will shop Mark Teixeira if they decide they can’t contend.  They’re currently six games out.
  • Dave Cameron concluded his MLB Trade Value series at FanGraphs.  He considers Evan Longoria the most valuable asset in the game, partially because of his team-friendly contract.
  • Ken Davidoff runs through starting pitching trade candidates now that CC Sabathia is off the market.
  • Sam Mellinger wonders what it would’ve been like if the Royals had successfully signed Hiroki Kuroda.  Of course, they were eyeing Andruw Jones and Carlos Silva too.
  • With Matt Treanor DL-bound, the Marlins’ search for a catcher may intensify.
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Sabean Explains Giants’ Trade Strategy

By Tim Dierkes | July 4, 2008 at 12:23pm CDT

Giants GM Brian Sabean explained his trade deadline strategy to the San Francisco Chronicle’s Henry Schulman.

  • As you might expect, starters Tim Lincecum, Matt Cain, and Jonathan Sanchez are off-limits.  The trio has 331 Ks already.
  • The Giants aren’t interested in a rental, even though they are in the race at five games out.
  • Sabean is likely to keep Bengie Molina and Randy Winn, but Ray Durham, Omar Vizquel, and Rich Aurilia are available.
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Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Sabathia, Durham, Bedard

By Cork Gaines | June 13, 2008 at 3:04pm CDT

A few random musings from the Blogosphere…

  • In the wake of the recent C.C. Sabathia-to-the-Yankees rumors, River Ave. Blues lays down a few ground rules for commenting on trade rumors.
  • Bottom 9 insists that the Indians have the pitching to stay in the race and Sabathia is not going anywhere.
  • Indians Confidential is also emphatic that Sabathia is not going to be traded and is still holding out hope that the Indians and Sabathia can agree to a long-term extension.
  • Yankees Chick is not anxious to trade away Robinson Cano and/or Melky Cabrera but notes that if the Yankees are going to make a playoff push the pitching staff needs an upgrade.
  • Rivera’s Cutter speculates that the Yankees could just trade for Sabathia as a rental and let him leave after the season and take the free agency compensation draft picks.
  • Viva El Birdos would like to see the Cardinals upgrade at second base and believe Ray Durham would be a nice alternative if Brian Roberts is unattainable.
  • Phillies Nation is not convinced that Erik Bedard would be a nice addition to the Phillies rotation, noting that Bedard has been awful away from the pitcher-friendly Safeco Field.

Cork Gaines writes for Rays Index and can be reached here.

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Ray Durham Could Retire After Season

By Tim Dierkes | June 12, 2008 at 10:49am CDT

Giants second baseman Ray Durham is unsure whether he wants to play in 2009, according to Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle.  The resurgent Durham is hitting .302/.385/.420 in 192 plate appearances this year.  Maybe he’ll choose to go out on a high note.

Durham makes $7.5MM plus incentives this year, plus incentives and a no-trade clause.  He should have decent trade value; only Mark DeRosa and Chase Utley have a higher OBP among second basemen.  Maybe the Cardinals would be interested.

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Sabean: Giants Will Not Be Sellers In ’08

By Cork Gaines | May 15, 2008 at 1:29pm CDT

Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle has some telling quotes from Giants GM Brian Sabean. Despite a 17-24 record and being 8.5 games behind the D-Backs in 3rd place of the NL West, Sabean says the Giants are not going to give up on the ’08 season and will not be trading off their veteran players.

"As long as we’ve got a chance to stay in and around third place, why not?" Sabean said as he stood along the dugout rail and watched his players take batting practice. "Why wouldn’t you want to think that way? These guys think that way"

"You’re seven games under .500. That’s where you don’t want to be, but I really feel good about the energy around the club and I feel good about some of our choices. We’ve now got a solution at first base. We’ve got a solution at third. We’ve gotten Omar (Vizquel) back. Freddie Lewis has come into his own and (Emmanuel) Burriss has been a real factor lately.

"I don’t think we’re going to lose as many games as we did last year. If anything, we’re going to be a second-half team."

These comments seem odd considering that the Giants have several players that would appear to be good candidates to be traded, including Ray Durham (free agent at end of year), Dave Roberts (on DL, $6.5MM in ’09), Omar Vizquel ($5.2MM team option in ’09), Rich Aurilia (free agent at end of year) and Bengie Molina ($6MM in ’09). Of course, even if Sabean did want to move those players, he might have a hard time without eating a good portion of the contracts remaining.

Cork Gaines writes for Rays Index and can be reached here.

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Odds and Ends: Cashman, Matsuo, Durham

By Tim Dierkes | March 31, 2008 at 9:54am CDT

Some random links to ponder today…

  • Peter Abraham submitted nine reader questions to Yankees GM Brian Cashman.  I liked reading about how Cashman deals with agents who lie to him.
  • The Red Sox signed free agent Terumasa Matsuo, who was pitching in a Japanese independent league.  I have no idea what the 26 year-old pitcher is capable of.
  • Tracy Ringolsby says the Giants really want to move Ray Durham and Dave Roberts, and will pick up some salary to do so.  Durham makes $7.5MM in ’08.  Roberts gets $6.5MM in each of the ’08 and ’09 seasons.
  • The Big Lead interviewed ESPN’s Keith Law.
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Stark’s Latest: Davis, Valdez, Roberts, Lofton

By Tim Dierkes | March 10, 2008 at 9:30pm CDT

ESPN’s Jayson Stark checks in with a blog entry jam-packed with rumorage.

  • Stark says the Giants are shopping Rich Aurilia, Ray Durham, Steve Kline, Randy Winn, Tyler Walker, Rajai Davis, and Merkin Valdez.  The vets we knew about; the last two are a surprise.  Probably stems from both being out of options.
  • Brian Roberts update: Stark talked to a club official who’s in touch with the Cubs and O’s.  That guy expects a deal to be done next week.  Plus, Stark sees the O’s as an active suitor for Kyle Lohse at the right price.
  • Stark confirms the rumblings that the Rays have checked in on Kenny Lofton.  Lofton could be a nice bargain this year for a couple mil.
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Giants Rumors: Lincecum, Tejada, Sexson

By Tim Dierkes | December 4, 2007 at 11:43am CDT

Andrew Baggarly gives his take on the Giants hot stove buzz.

  • One Reds official think the Giants almost have to trade Tim Lincecum to build an offensive core.  It seems the Mariners and Reds in particular are pushing for Lincecum.  The Ms could offer Adam Jones; the Reds have Jay Bruce, Joey Votto, and Josh Hamilton.  The Mariners could’ve had Lincecum with the fifth overall pick in 2006, but opted for Brandon Morrow instead.  The Reds could’ve had him too but went for Drew Stubbs.
  • The Giants and Orioles discussed Miguel Tejada, and the O’s like players such as Jonathan Sanchez, Brad Hennessey, Fred Lewis, and Guillermo Rodriguez.  Outside of Sanchez those guys don’t seem like what the Orioles would ask for to me.  No deal is close.
  • Baggarly talks of the rumored Richie Sexson for Ray Durham or Rich Aurilia swap, though Larry LaRue says it’s bogus.
  • The one team inquiring on Bengie Molina was the Mets, and that was before they got Brian Schneider.

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