- The Tampa Bay Rays have courted Milton Bradley by taking him and his agent out to lunch. According to SI.com's Jon Heyman, the Rays are "thought to be considering" Milton Bradley, Pat Burrell, Bobby Abreu, Jason Giambi, and Raul Ibanez. Heyman adds that Ken Griffey Jr. would be thrilled to play for the Rays.
- Joel Sherman learned from Towers that if he doesn't reach an agreement on a Peavy deal with the Cubs at the Meetings, he will keep the pitcher to start the season. The Dodgers are apparently the only other team to which Peavy has approved a trade.
Sherman adds that the Cubs "are willing to let [Peavy] keep his no-trade clause." Not sure if Sherman is trying to say the Cubs would replace Peavy's partial no-trade rights for 2011 and part of 2012 with full no-trade powers.
- The "great" meeting the Yankees had with C.C Sabathia yesterday could be attested to then bombers bringing in Reggie Jackson. Reggie Jackson joined Brian Cashman and Joe Girardi in what was generally described as an informational meeting with CC Sabathia, mainly with the free agent wanting to collect the information about the Yankees.
Monday, December 8, 2008
The Latest News
- According to Jon Paul Morosi of the Detroit Free Press, the Tigers are targeting Kerry Wood and J.J. Putz for their closer vacancy. The Mets are also competing for both relievers.
Also, ESPN's Jerry Crasnick notes that the Tigers considered trading for Angels catcher Mike Napoli before they acquired Laird. The price for Napoli was too high. WEEI reports that the Tigers also inquired on Jarrod Saltalamacchia and Taylor Teagarden. The Tigers decided against Jason Varitek after he was offered arbitration. According to WEEI's Lou Merloni, Varitek continues to seek a multiyear deal and a starting gig.
- According to Paul Hagen of the Philadelphia Daily News, the Phillies have inquired on Twins outfielder Delmon Young. Hagen believes the Twins would want shortstop prospect Jason Donald in return.
- Joel Sherman of the New York Post says the Indians hope the Mets sign Francisco Rodriguez, as they'd like to get a bargain on Brian Fuentes. The Tribe could also attempt to acquire J.J. Putz from the Mariners.
- According to Ken Rosenthal, the Dodgers are waiting to hear back from Casey Blake about a recent offer. They should hear his decision today. Blake is reportedly seeking three guaranteed years.
- According to ESPN's Jayson Stark, the Phillies and Jamie Moyer "continue to haggle purely over dollars." Phils GM Ruben Amaro Jr. admitted the negotiations have been "a little disappointing."
- The Cardinals are a serious bidder for A.J. Burnett. They also pursued him back in 2005. The Blue Jays would get the Cardinals' #19 pick next June if they sign him. However, Joe Strauss of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch recently wrote that the Cards "are not expected to pursue the free agent pool's bigger fish: C.C. Sabathia, Ben Sheets, A.J. Burnett and Derek Lowe."
Also, ESPN's Jerry Crasnick notes that the Tigers considered trading for Angels catcher Mike Napoli before they acquired Laird. The price for Napoli was too high. WEEI reports that the Tigers also inquired on Jarrod Saltalamacchia and Taylor Teagarden. The Tigers decided against Jason Varitek after he was offered arbitration. According to WEEI's Lou Merloni, Varitek continues to seek a multiyear deal and a starting gig.
- According to Paul Hagen of the Philadelphia Daily News, the Phillies have inquired on Twins outfielder Delmon Young. Hagen believes the Twins would want shortstop prospect Jason Donald in return.
- Joel Sherman of the New York Post says the Indians hope the Mets sign Francisco Rodriguez, as they'd like to get a bargain on Brian Fuentes. The Tribe could also attempt to acquire J.J. Putz from the Mariners.
- According to Ken Rosenthal, the Dodgers are waiting to hear back from Casey Blake about a recent offer. They should hear his decision today. Blake is reportedly seeking three guaranteed years.
- According to ESPN's Jayson Stark, the Phillies and Jamie Moyer "continue to haggle purely over dollars." Phils GM Ruben Amaro Jr. admitted the negotiations have been "a little disappointing."
- The Cardinals are a serious bidder for A.J. Burnett. They also pursued him back in 2005. The Blue Jays would get the Cardinals' #19 pick next June if they sign him. However, Joe Strauss of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch recently wrote that the Cards "are not expected to pursue the free agent pool's bigger fish: C.C. Sabathia, Ben Sheets, A.J. Burnett and Derek Lowe."
Possible Trade In the Works
The Dodgers and Yankees are reportedly discussing a Robinson Cano deal, with Matt Kemp potentially going the other way.
This has been in the rumor mill since the very end of the season, and it's still hard to tell how much stock to put into it. The Dodgers could use a long-term second baseman, and Cano for Kemp seems pretty even on paper. Still, with so much upside for both players involved, it might be tough for either team to pull the trigger. The current round of talks also include the possibility of Melky Cabrera going to the Dodgers and the Yankees getting some young pitching in return.
This has been in the rumor mill since the very end of the season, and it's still hard to tell how much stock to put into it. The Dodgers could use a long-term second baseman, and Cano for Kemp seems pretty even on paper. Still, with so much upside for both players involved, it might be tough for either team to pull the trigger. The current round of talks also include the possibility of Melky Cabrera going to the Dodgers and the Yankees getting some young pitching in return.
More News From Winter Meetings
- Ok So ESPN's has reported that C.C Sabathia and the New York Yankees had a "Great" meeting today. Other news with C.C...the Brewers have added a year to their offer so that it is now a six year deal. They are also talking about adding a opt out clause after year three.
- The Houston Astros have said they are willing to trade Miguel Tejada.
- The Cubs and Padres will be talking once again today regarding a possible Jake Peavy trade.
- Inside sources have said that the offer the Mets offered to K-Rod last night was for three years.
Stay tuned for all the winter meeting goodies right here!
Winter Meetings - Day 1 Rumors and Such.
The biggest deal in the works for day one which kicked off at 12:00am on December 8th was Jermaine Dye to the Reds in exchange for young pitcher Homer Bailey. These rumors started a couple days ago but today we got official news from the Chicago White Sox GM and agent of Jermaine Dye that this deal is not true.
- Walt Jocketty on the report: "Wrong. It's not even close." The Reds haven't had talks with the Sox since before Thanksgiving.
- ESPN's Jerry Crasnick adds that Dye and his agent "haven't heard a word" about a trade. Reds assistant GM Bob Miller rejected the report, adding, "We haven't talked to White Sox since we got here."
The Mets are reported to be offering Francisco Rodriguez, Kerry Wood and Brian Fuentes offers withing the next 24 hours, barring the acceptance from K-Rod who will get the first offer. Stay tuned.
Moving on, a lot of players have declined arbitration from their present teams, C.C Sabathia, Ben Sheets, Oliver Perez, Milton Bradley, Manny Ramirez, Derek Lowe, and Casey Blake are just the big names that declined.
The first acquisition has happened, the Detroit Tigers have signed catcher Gerald Laird.
Keep it here for the latest Winter Meeting News!!
Sorry
Once again i say sorry for the lack of posting, its finals time and ive been doing work. But here we go. Day 1 of the Winter Meetings and Football is getting really heated. Ive got news and exclusive information from Winter Meetings coming, stay tuned.
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Jordan Could Have Been a Knick
After the 1995-96 season, there was a possibility of Michael Jordan signing with the New York Knicks in free agency.
At the time, the Knicks were owned in part by ITT, which also owned Sheraton Hotels.
A plan was possibly concocted where Jordan would receive substantial Sheraton holdings, perhaps in endorsement money which would be separate from the salary cap and seemingly within the rules, though a circumvention.
Jordan's agent David Falk initially told the Bulls it would take a salary starting in the mid to high $20s of millions of dollars to sign Jordan.
In the end, the Bulls topped that figure at $30 million and he never played for the Knicks.
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