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Odds & Ends: Donald, DeRosa, Tigers, Boras

By Mike Axisa | June 14, 2009 at 12:58pm CDT

Three years ago today the Diamondbacks cut ties with righthander Russ Ortiz. With $22MM remaining on the four year, $33MM deal he signed before the 2005 season, Ortiz became the highest paid player ever to be released by a Major League team.

On to the links…

Despite his knee injury, Jason Donald remains one of the Phillies' best trade chips according to Scott Lauber.
Derrick Goold writes that Mark DeRosa's trade value is rising with the team's recent hot streak.
The Detroit Free Press polled it's readers, and 32.7% want to see the Tigers trade for a bullpen arm to stay in contention.
Bill Shaikin writes about master negotiator Scott Boras and his affect on the draft.
Kurt Streeter reports that 36-year-old Jose Lima is still hoping to make it back to the big leagues. Lima Time is currently 1-1 with a 3.16 ERA for the independent Long Beach Armada, and last pitched in the big leagues for the Mets in 2006.
ESPN's Jorge Arangure tweets that the Padres are targetting Dominican outfielder Jose Alberta Pena.
Miami linebacker Glenn Cook was surprised when the Cubs drafted him in the 48th round because he hasn't played baseball in six years.

Peavy Could Miss Three Months

By Mike Axisa | June 13, 2009 at 6:32pm CDT

Scott Miller at CBSsports.com spoke to Padres' head trainer Todd Hutcheson, who said Jake Peavy could be out 8-12 weeks "if things don't come along as fast as we'd like them to." That means Peavy could be out until after the trade deadline, a major blow to a Padres team looking to retool and shed payroll.

It was originally reported that Peavy could miss up to a month, however Miller says that is the best case scenario right now.

Peavy Out A Month, Trade Will Have To Wait

By Mike Axisa | June 12, 2009 at 5:56pm CDT

MLB.com's Corey Brock tweets that Padres righthander Jake Peavy has his injured ankle in a cast, and will miss at least a month. The injury originally popped up when Peavy developed tendonitis in his ankle running the bases in late May.

After nixing a deal to the White Sox last month, Peavy was still expected to be a popular name on the trade rumor circuit between now and the trade deadline. The injury will most likely put any trade talks on hold, because teams are going to want to see him healthy before trading several young players from him, not to mention assume the more than $50MM Peavy's guaranteed over the next four years.

Pirates, Twins Are Sano’s Top Suitors

By Ben Nicholson-Smith | June 12, 2009 at 3:09pm CDT

ESPN.com's Jorge Arangure Jr. hears that the Pirates may not offer Miguel Angel Sano as much as $3MM, let alone $4MM. The Pirates are still tracking Sano closely, and, along with the Twins, they're the frontrunners to sign the 16-year-old shortstop once July 2nd comes around. The Orioles recently worked Sano out, but they are not expected to beome serious bidders.

Here are some more rumors about the international free agent market:

Padres director of international scouting Randy Smith says he hopes to acquire one "big-name" international player.
Daniel Sanchez is a player to watch; Arangure says some consider him the year's best Latin American pitcher.

Draft Updates: Wheeler, Hobgood, Borchering

By Ben Nicholson-Smith | June 9, 2009 at 4:31pm CDT

A final round of updates for the draft, which is now just half an hour away…

Baseball America's John Manuel confirms Jon Heyman's report that the deadline for signing draft picks has been bumped back two days to August 17th.
Steve Melewski of MASN.com reports that the O's are interested in Zack Wheeler and Matt Hobgood with the 5th pick.
ESPN.com's Keith Law says the Orioles would take Hobgood if the Padres choose Wheeler.
Mark Bowman of MLB.com says it's a shame that Wheeler will likely be off the board by the time the Braves select 7th.
Troy E. Renck of the Denver Post says the Rockies, picking 11th, have interest in Hobgood and Bobby Borchering, a favorite of the D'Backs.
Paul DePodesta will blog about each Padres selection from an insider's perspective.

Odds And Ends: Padres, Fukumori, Ortiz

By Ben Nicholson-Smith | June 9, 2009 at 10:32am CDT

Some links for Tuesday morning…

Today's chat will be at 2pm CST.
Dylan Hernandez of the LA Times reports that the Padres know they have to win if they want to stop management from trading players away.
Adrian Gonzalez says it's too early to tell how long he'll remain a Padre.
Patrick Newman at NPB Tracker passes on a report saying Kazuo Fukumori will be released by the Rangers. He made four appearances for them last year, but hasn't pitched in the majors this season.
It's not his eyes, after all. David Ortiz can see just fine according to John Tomase of the Boston Herald.
ESPN.com's Rob Neyer responds to Eddie's post about the mystery shortstop the Red Sox have interest in, saying it's "probably not" Yunel Escobar.
Indians GM Mark Shapiro told Dejan Kovacevic of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that he believes Neal Huntington made an "understandable" and "wise" decision when he dealt Nate McLouth to the Braves.
Joe Posnanski does not want to see the Royals trade for Jeff Francouer.

Rosenthal On Spilborghs, Peavy, Aybar

By Ben Nicholson-Smith | June 9, 2009 at 9:26am CDT

Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports hears that teams began calling the Rockies about Ryan Spilborghs last week when Carlos Gonzalez was called up. Here are the details from Rosenthal's column:

The Phillies, Red Sox and Tigers were among the teams inquiring about Spilborghs.
The Rockies will likely take their time fielding offers for Spilborghs and their other trade candidates. Jason Marquis, Huston Street and Brad Hawpe could all be dealt, but the Rockies aren't in a hurry to part with them.
Rosenthal finds it hard to imagine the Padres trading Jake Peavy before the offseason unless the Cubs get permission to take on his contract or a surprise bidder emerges.
The Angels could trade Erick Aybar for a bat or a reliever and make Brandon Wood their everyday shortstop. The Red Sox, Mets, Royals and Cardinals could use help at short.
The A's, riding a seven game win streak, are not involved in any trade talks right now.
The Angels would love to deal Gary Matthews Jr. for another overpaid player, but it's tough to match up bad contracts.
The Mets made a "blunder" when they paid $36MM for Oliver Perez when they could have gone after, Randy Wolf, who's only guaranteed $5MM.

Odds And Ends: Hamilton, Vizquel, Draft

By Ben Nicholson-Smith | June 8, 2009 at 5:04pm CDT

Why not rattle off a few more links to wrap up this Monday afternoon…

As MLB.com's T.R. Sullivan reports, Josh Hamilton will miss 4-6 weeks to repair a partially torn abdominal muscle.
Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports believes the Rangers are for real.
He says Jon Daniels is not looking to trade Omar Vizquel.
ESPN.com's Keith Law believes Stephen Strasburg will sign this year. He could be in line for a September debut, perhaps as a reliever.
Law's high on Tyler Matzek, a polished high schooler who should go early in the first round.
As Baseball America's J.J. Cooper reports, Tanner Scheppers boosted his draft stock by pitching in the upper 90s in his final start for the St. Paul Saints.
Tom D'Angelo of the Palm Beach Post says the Marlins could go after pitching with their first round pick, especially since the draft is pitching-heavy early on.
MLB.com's Corey Brock says the Padres will take Dustin Ackley if the Mariners don't.
Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun-Times says Josh Fields found his recent demotion "hard to swallow."

Olney On Economy, Penny, Strasburg

By Ben Nicholson-Smith | June 8, 2009 at 11:23am CDT

Buster Olney said on ESPN Radio that the struggling economy could limit the number of trades we see this summer as fewer clubs are willing to take on contracts. Here are the details:

Since a limited number of teams can add salary, Olney suspects "very cheap players" could be the ones to move.
Teams are willing to give up less impressive prospects for expensive players, so the A's could be limited if they decide to deal Matt Holliday. However, they don't have to deal, so they can stand pat and collect picks after the season.
Olney says there's a good chance Brad Penny's moved within the next couple weeks. It won't be this week unless Penny gives his permission, since he can't be dealt before June 15th.
The Indians are starting to ask themselves who they'll be dealing with if they decide to shop Mark DeRosa and others.
Olney wonders if the Nats will offer Stephen Strasburg a record deal- say $18-20MM- immediately and stick with that offer until the August 15th signing deadline.

Olney fleshes his ideas out in today's column, saying that teams like the Mariners and Padres may see less impressive bids for Erik Bedard and Jake Peavy as the perceived value of cheap, young players continues rising. Teams like the Yankees and Red Sox want to keep their young talent, so they don't drive up the prices for players who could be moved. The Padres could simply keep Peavy instead of accepting a second-rate return for him.

Olney On Adrian Gonzalez

By Ben Nicholson-Smith | June 4, 2009 at 12:56pm CDT

ESPN.com's Buster Olney says if the Padres deal Adrian Gonzalez, it will be during the winter. Here are the reasons why:

The Padres have alienated their fans by letting Trevor Hoffman leave and trying to deal Jake Peavy in the midst of an ownership change. They don't want to risk disturbing their fan base any further.
During their 1993 fire sale, they traded Fred McGriff and Gary Sheffield away, but kept Tony Gwynn. This year could be similar if the Padres trade Peavy after seeing Hoffman leave and they want to have a franchise player.
The Red Sox would be interested if Gonzalez were available now, but Olney says more teams would bid during the offseason, when the Padres could get better players in return for their star.

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