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Odds and Ends: Morneau, Jocketty, Santana

By Tim Dierkes | January 11, 2008 at 4:42pm CDT

Your usual dose of random rumors and links…

Justin Morneau says he has had no extension discussions with the Twins.
The Reds brought Walt Jocketty aboard as a special advisor to President and CEO Bob Castellini today. For now, Wayne Krivsky’s job appears safe. But jeez, with Walt in the house he has to be feeling a little pressure, doesn’t he? In other news, the Reds talked with Brett Tomko’s agent this week.
The Tigers signed Matt Mantei for the league minimum. He can ask for his release if he’s not in the bigs by May 1st. As Jon Paul Morosi notes Mantei hasn’t pitched in the Majors for more than two years.
RotoAuthority ranks the third basemen for fantasy baseball.
Buster Olney says the A’s talks with the Braves for Mark Kotsay "have a chance of becoming serious today."
Gotham Baseball’s Mark Healey has a source who believes the Mets will get Johan Santana "no matter what they have to do."
The Rangers made the Eddie Guardado deal official, and also brought Jamey Wright back on a minor league contract. Guardado got a bit more than I expected – $2MM base plus $4MM in incentives for games pitched and finished.

Odds and Ends: Lima, Clemens, Pagan

By Tim Dierkes | January 6, 2008 at 8:30pm CDT

Some links of interest this evening…

RotoAuthority ranks the top 24 catchers for fantasy baseball.
Eduardo Encina says the Edwin Jackson to Seattle rumor won’t go away, but he’s still not buying it.
Sox Machine notes that most of Kenny Williams’ trades come without warning.
Jose Lima has signed on as a top of the rotation starter.
Roger Clemens, Mike Wallace, blah blah blah. This is officially not interesting.
Are the Cards looking for a lefty reliever? Does this mean Tyler Johnson is on his way out? Viva El Birdos suggests that Mark Hendrickson could be the acquisition.
The Cubs shipped fifth outfielder Angel Pagan back to the Mets for a couple of minor leaguers. I tried to ignore this one for lack of interest, but the emails keep comin’ in.

Kosuke Fukudome Projections

By Tim Dierkes | December 12, 2007 at 1:56pm CDT

For all you fantasy geeks out there, I compiled projections from three sources to try to get a read on Kosuke Fukudome will do in his first season with the Cubs. The Cubs care most about his OBP, and the consensus is that it’ll be at least .370. His stolen base total will be of interest to fantasy owners, and that’s anyone’s guess.

Latest At RotoAuthority

By Tim Dierkes | September 15, 2007 at 6:35pm CDT

Fantasy baseball never stops, in my opinion. That’s why I try to write something new at RotoAuthority every day. The latest posts:

Chad Billingsley Examined

Craving Speed?

Projected 2008 Closers

Fantasy Take On Teixeira Trade

By Tim Dierkes | July 30, 2007 at 10:57pm CDT

In case you’re new here, I also run a fantasy baseball blog called RotoAuthority. Over there I have a new post discussing the fantasy ramifications of today’s Mark Teixeira trade.

Odds and Ends

By Tim Dierkes | July 9, 2007 at 10:31pm CDT

Some random links I’ve come across, best categorized as Odds and Ends.

Tim Marchman of the New York Sun discusses why the Yankees can’t practically pull off any kind of fire sale. Bobby Abreu is the one big name they can move, though Andy Pettitte is worthy of consideration. Marchman likes the Angels, Diamondbacks, and Dodgers as fits for Abreu.
Shea Hillenbrand was waived today; insert "ship is sinking" reference here. I guess Bill Stoneman couldn’t find a taker for Hillenbrand even while eating most of his remaining salary. Now the Angels will foot the bill while some team picks up the opinionated DH for the league minimum. The Twins are often cited as a team in need of a DH, but Hillenbrand might disrupt the clubhouse chemistry. And of course, the Yankees have been connected to him since this winter.
RotoAuthority lays out a plan for starting your own keeper fantasy baseball league.
Torii Hunter would consider playing for the White Sox, for what it’s worth. It’d take a franchise-record contract to sign him.
Indians reliever Fernando Cabrera is a fine candidate to be traded to a rebuilding team. The Tribe can’t option him to the minors without losing him, but his performance isn’t helping the team and he’s taking up a roster spot. As a 25 year-old with a K/9 over 10 in 129 career innings, there should be plenty of interest. Swapping him for a seasoned reliever like Octavio Dotel, Eric Gagne, or Al Reyes makes sense to me. By the way, the Indians’ Rafael Betancourt is quietly one of the five best relievers in baseball this year.

Yovani Gallardo To Get The Call

By Tim Dierkes | June 14, 2007 at 3:39pm CDT

Brewers pitching phenom Yovani Gallardo is expected to get the call in place of Chris Capuano. He may not enter the starting rotation, but fantasy owners are salivating nonetheless. RotoAuthority has the analysis.

Dan Haren’s Cy Young Start

By Tim Dierkes | June 7, 2007 at 6:50am CDT

What has really changed with Dan Haren’s Cy Young-type start to the season? RotoAuthority examines his first 90 innings.

RotoAuthority On Litsch, Bergmann

By Tim Dierkes | May 16, 2007 at 10:29am CDT

A couple of lesser knowns have had phenomenal starts recently, and fantasy leaguers are wondering whether they’re for real. RotoAuthority has the details and recommendations on Jesse Litsch of the Blue Jays and Jason Bergmann of the Nationals.

Who’s Jesse Litsch?

Thoughts On Jason Bergmann

U.S.S. Mariner Trade Ideas

By Tim Dierkes | May 14, 2007 at 10:36pm CDT

Dave Cameron over at U.S.S. Mariner had a very interesting post about a week ago regarding three trades he thinks should be made. Three deals that are designed to benefit both teams involved by examining surpluses and needs.

Coincidentally, I just took a look at an old favorite of mine, Scott Baker, from a fantasy perspective. I’ve also got some Jack Cust analysis up over at RotoAuthority if you’re interested.

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