07/31: 5 Hours, 14 Minutes...
Posted by: Patrick
Various rumblings...
Pitchers being discussed include Ron Villone, Jamie Moyer, Kevin Millwood (supposedly Cash is trying to find a third team to get them what they want), Jason Johnson, Eddie Guardado, Bob Howry, Scott Sauerbeck, Scott Eyre, Bob Wickman and Gil Meche. We are said to have lost interest in Mark Redman.
On Juan Pierre:
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Bigbie is interesting. I was looking through some clips at MLB.com and it looks like Bigbie can play some defense. He has played 58 games in center, including 6 this year. From the few clips on MLB.com, I think he's probably a decent (at least) defensive solution for the rest of the year. He's 27 and has a career batting average of .271. He would become a free agent at the end of the season.
I'm thinking it would be nice if we could pull of deals for Millwood and Bigbie. With both being FAs at the end of the year, it'll be tough for us to deal good prospects which will make it tougher for us to get them.
Via the New York Daily News, the New York Post, The New York Times, The Star-Ledger, Newsday.com and the Beaver County Times via Pro Sports Daily.
Pitchers being discussed include Ron Villone, Jamie Moyer, Kevin Millwood (supposedly Cash is trying to find a third team to get them what they want), Jason Johnson, Eddie Guardado, Bob Howry, Scott Sauerbeck, Scott Eyre, Bob Wickman and Gil Meche. We are said to have lost interest in Mark Redman.
The Yankees talked to Texas last week about Gary Matthews, but unless the Rangers can get Mike Cameron from the Mets, they can't move Matthews, who is known for his defensive prowess.
Rangers manager Buck Showalter had Womack in Arizona and likes him. Nationals GM Jim Bowden has long been a Womack admirer. Talks between the Nationals and Yankees have been ongoing, but Washington is leery of the $2 million owed on Womack's contract for next year. They could send the Yankees Marlon Byrd.
Rangers manager Buck Showalter had Womack in Arizona and likes him. Nationals GM Jim Bowden has long been a Womack admirer. Talks between the Nationals and Yankees have been ongoing, but Washington is leery of the $2 million owed on Womack's contract for next year. They could send the Yankees Marlon Byrd.
On Juan Pierre:
The Marlins' Juan Pierre? Forget him.
"He is our owner's favorite player," a Marlins official said. "If we traded him, we would all be looking for jobs."
"He is our owner's favorite player," a Marlins official said. "If we traded him, we would all be looking for jobs."
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With Seattle having dealt Randy Winn to the Giants last night, the Yankees were focusing their attention on other outfielders, including Larry Bigbie of Colorado.
The Rockies got Bigbie from Baltimore on Friday night so they could flip him to Boston for catching prospect Kelly Shoppach. But because Shoppach was involved in the three-way Ramirez talks, the Red Sox backed out, angering Rockies GM Dan O'Dowd.
The Rockies got Bigbie from Baltimore on Friday night so they could flip him to Boston for catching prospect Kelly Shoppach. But because Shoppach was involved in the three-way Ramirez talks, the Red Sox backed out, angering Rockies GM Dan O'Dowd.
Bigbie is interesting. I was looking through some clips at MLB.com and it looks like Bigbie can play some defense. He has played 58 games in center, including 6 this year. From the few clips on MLB.com, I think he's probably a decent (at least) defensive solution for the rest of the year. He's 27 and has a career batting average of .271. He would become a free agent at the end of the season.
I'm thinking it would be nice if we could pull of deals for Millwood and Bigbie. With both being FAs at the end of the year, it'll be tough for us to deal good prospects which will make it tougher for us to get them.
Via the New York Daily News, the New York Post, The New York Times, The Star-Ledger, Newsday.com and the Beaver County Times via Pro Sports Daily.
