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MLB Hot Stove 2008

rhsgolfer33 said:
Yeah, I mean I guess its cool to blow other teams out of the water, but the $30 million they possibly could have saved could sign a pretty decent player to a 3 year deal. Or maybe I'm just cheap.
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The Yankees have 80 million coming off the books this year. Expect them to put most of that towards pitching.
 
Albert Pujols named NL MVP.

NEW YORK -- St. Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols won his second NL MVP award, powering past Philadelphia Phillies star Ryan Howard by a comfortable margin Monday.

Pujols hit .357 with 37 home runs and 116 RBIs while playing with a sore right elbow. He was rewarded despite the Cardinals' fourth-place finish in the NL Central.

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Manny Ramirez and Milwaukee Brewers pitcher CC Sabathia also drew strong support after being traded by AL teams in July.

Pujols got 18 of the 32 first-place votes in balloting by the Baseball Writers' Association of America and had 369 points. The first baseman added to the MVP award he won in 2005.

Howard, who led the majors with 48 homers and 146 RBIs for the World Series champion Phillies, drew 12 first-place votes and 308 points.

Milwaukee outfielder Ryan Braun was third with 139 points, with Ramirez fourth at 138. The Houston Astros' Lance Berkman was fifth and Sabathia sixth.

Brad Lidge, perfect on 41 save chances for the Phillies during the regular season, drew the other two first-place votes and came in eighth. Voting was completed before the playoffs began.
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http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3708596
 
AL MVP is Dustin Pedroia.
Boston little man Dustin Pedroia won the AL MVP award Tuesday, becoming the first second baseman to earn the honor in nearly a half-century.

Pedroia easily beat out Minnesota Twins slugger Justin Morneau and added to his ever-expanding trophy case -- generously listed at 5-foot-9, the Red Sox star was the top AL rookie last year while winning a World Series ring.

Nellie Fox was the last second baseman to become AL MVP, in 1959 with the White Sox.

Pedroia drew 16 of the 28 first-place votes cast by members of the Baseball Writers' Association of America and finished with 317 points.

It was a scattered ballot, with five players receiving first-place votes. Pedroia was even left off one ballot -- Morneau and Boston first baseman Kevin Youkilis were listed on every one.

Morneau got seven first-place votes and had 257 points. Youkilis and Twins catcher Joe Mauer each got a pair of first-place votes. Record-setting closer Francisco Rodriguez of the Los Angeles Angels drew the other first-place nod and came in sixth.

Pedroia led the AL in hits, runs and doubles in helping the Red Sox win the AL wild-card berth. He batted .326 with 17 home runs and 83 RBIs and also stole 20 bases.

Pedroia quickly became a fan favorite at Fenway Park with his meaty swings and gritty approach. This year, in a lineup depleted with injuries to David Ortiz and Mike Lowell and the midseason trade of Manny Ramirez, Pedroia took his hearty hacks at the plate wherever needed -- while he usually batted second, he also hit leadoff and cleanup
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http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3710856
 
2008 awards

NL Gold Gloves
C Yadier Molina, St. Louis (1st)
1B Adrian Gonzalez, San Diego (1st)
2B Brandon Phillips, Cincinnati (1st)
SS Jimmy Rollins, Philadelphia (2nd)
3B David Wright, NY Mets (2nd)
OF Carlos Beltran, NY Mets (3rd)
OF Nate McLouth, Pittsburgh (1st)
OF Shane Victorino, Philadelphia (1st)
P Greg Maddux, SD/LA (18th)

AL Gold Gloves
C Joe Mauer, Minnesota (1st)
1B Carlos Pena, Tampa Bay (1st)
2B Dustin Pedroia, Boston (1st)
SS Michael Young, Texas (1st)
3B Adrian Beltre, Seattle (1st)
OF Torii Hunter, LA Angels (8th)
OF Grady Sizemore, Cleveland (2nd)
OF Ichiro Suzuki, Seattle (8th)
P Mike Mussina, NY Yankees (7th)

Rookie of the year
AL Evan Longoria, Tampa Bay
NL Geovany Soto, Chicago

Manager of the year
AL Joe Maddon, Tampa Bay
NL Lou Piniella, Chicago

NL Cy Young
Tim Lincecum, RHP, San Francisco

AL Cy Young
Cliff Lee, LHP, Cleveland

NL MVP
Albert Pujols, 1B, St. Louis

AL MVP
Dustin Pedroia, 2B, Boston
 
Sports radio station WHB 810 in Kansas City reported this morning that the Red Sox have traded center fielder Coco Crisp to the Royals for righthanded relief pitcher Ramon Ramirez.

But during an on-air interview a few moments ago, Royals senior adviser Mike Arbuckle would not confirm that the deal was complete.

"I would say Coco is a good player and we're always interested in getting good players," said Arbuckle, who recently joined the Royals after working in the front office of the World Champion Philadelphia Phillies.

Arbuckle politely declined a request from the hosts to evaluate Crisp as a player, saying, "Well, at this point, he's still under control of another organization. I wouldn't want to get into a tampering charge."

The deal was first reported by Brian McRae, a former Royals outfielder who is a part owner of the radio station. A Red Sox spokesperson told MLB.com the club had no comment on the report.

If the deal does come to fruition, Ramirez is an interesting acquisition for the Red Sox -- his arrival would suggest that the ball club is considering using Justin Masterson as a starter.

Reports on the Ramirez say he throws in the low 90s, with an outstanding curveball and a good splitter, but lacks a changeup. He's coming off a very good 2008 season, having posted a 2.64 ERA in 71.2 innings this year while striking out 70. He allowed just two home runs.

Crisp, 29, batted .283 with seven homers, 41 RBIs and 20 stolen bases in 361 at-bats last season, his third in Boston. He started 98 games in center field while sharing the job with rookie Jacoby Ellsbury.

Trading Crisp would clear some payroll for the Red Sox -- he will earn $5.7 million in 2009, with a club option for 2010 for $8 million or a $500,000 buyout.

We're attempting to confirm this report, so be sure to check back for updates throughout the day.
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http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/extras/extra_bases/2008/11/report_crisp_he.html

ugh. just a relief pitcher? we just lost all outfield flexibility.
 
The hot stove has gone pretty cold, but we are hearing a little more about the offers going out to Sabathia. Apparently the Brewers have already made a proposal, and the Dodgers are expected to make one soon. The Red Sox, Angels and Giants are also thought to be in the hunt. The Yankees are now saying that their monstrous offer expires in a week. Sabathia supposedly wants to play on the West Coast, so we shall see.

http://losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com/n...ent_id=3685060&vkey=news_la&fext=.jsp&c_id=la

All quiet on the Manny front.
 
Goodbye George hello Hal.

NEW YORK -- For more than three decades, George Steinbrenner's imprints were all over the New York Yankees.

Blockbuster trades, pricey signings, hirings, firings - they all needed his OK.

No more.

The omnipresent owner's colorful 35-year reign of pronouncements, threats and bluster ended Thursday when he passed control of baseball's most famous and successful franchise to his youngest son, Hal.

"I realize it's a great responsibility," said Hal Steinbrenner, who turns 40 on Dec. 3. "My dad is, needless to say, a tough act to follow."

The elder Steinbrenner has gradually withdrawn from the Yankees' day-to-day operations in recent years as his health faded, and brothers Hal and Hank were appointed co-chairmen in April.

George Steinbrenner, now 78, headed a group that bought the club in January 1973 for an $8.7 million net price and became one of the most high-profile owners in all of sports. He dominated the back pages of New York's tabloids, earning the nickname "The Boss" as he spent lavishly on players and changed managers 20 times during his first 23 years as owner, feuding with Billy Martin, Yogi Berra and Dave Winfield.

The Yankees regained their former glory, winning six World Series titles and 10 American League pennants from 1976-2003. They also transformed themselves into a sports empire that owns a cable television network and food concession company and is preparing to move into a $1.3 billion new Yankee Stadium next year.

Steinbrenner was baseball's longest-serving current owner, but has cut back his role with the team following fainting spells that required hospitalization in December 2003 and October 2006.

His speech in public has been halting and weak since the second fall, and he has needed assistance when walking. From a golf cart, he delivered the balls for the ceremonial first pitches at July's All-Star game at Yankee Stadium, then stayed home in Florida to watch the 85-year-old park's final game on television in September.

Baseball owners unanimously approved the change in control during a meeting Thursday, ending an era in which Steinbrenner became the team's defining image as much as Babe Ruth and Joe DiMaggio did in earlier eras.
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http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3715160
 
Heyman says rather than battle for A.J. Burnett, the Red Sox and Yankees may duke it out for Derek Lowe. Other suitors for Lowe: the Mets, Braves, Phillies, Giants, Mariners and Dodgers. There he goes naming the Mariners again as a player for a major free agent...interesting. The Giants are a new one as well, though Heyman says Lowe may prefer to head back east.
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http://www.fannation.com/si_blogs/hot_stove/posts/25641

The Red Sox and Tigers have discussed a swap of underperforming shortstop Julio Lugo for underperforming pitcher Dontrelle Willis, a possibility that was first mentioned by Nick Cafardo in the Boston Globe. It seems that both teams are checking out the other player. A close view of Willis lately can't look too good after an extremely promising start to his career. "The career trajectory isn't pretty,'' one NL executive said. Willis was the 2003 NL Rookie of the Year and won 22 games in 2005, but after being traded to the Tigers last offseason, he made just eight starts and spent most of the year in the minor leagues.
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http://www.fannation.com/si_blogs/hot_stove/posts/25621

* The A's and Giants remain the top suitors for Rafael Furcal, and the team that's willing to give him four guaranteed years may win the bidding. The Dodgers, Braves, and Cubs are also in the mix.
* Rosenthal talked to a source with knowledge of the Blue Jays' thinking, and that person can't imagine them giving A.J. Burnett five years. Rosenthal says to forget the idea of a Roy Halladay trade, unless they attempt and fail to sign him to an extension. And if Burnett is signed, a Halladay extension would be next on the docket.
* Luis Gonzalez wants to play next year.
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http://msn.foxsports.com/other/stor...cal-sweepstakes?CMP=OTC-K9B140813162&ATT=3498

4:14pm: Tony Massarotti of the Boston Globe says that while the Red Sox have reviewed Burnett's medical records, they're still in the early stages of negotiations. 2:32pm: Robert MacLeod of The Globe and Mail has more from Ricciardi on the five-year idea: "I'm not going to commit to a five-year deal. There's some things we could do to maybe make it a five-year deal but that would have to be based on a lot of different things." 9:22am: The Blue Jays haven't made an offer yet to free agent starter A.J. Burnett, and GM J.P. Ricciardi doesn't expect to win...
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http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/extras/extra_bases/2008/11/pursuit_of_burn.html
 
Red Sox sign Pedroia to $40.5M extension

The Red Sox wasted no time locking up American League MVP Dustin Pedroia with a six-year, $40.5 million contract, with an option for 2015, that takes them through three arbitration and two free-agent seasons.

It is one of the four biggest non-arbitration deals ever, along with the contracts given to Hanley Ramirez, David Wright and Ryan Braun.

The 25-year-old second baseman earns a signing bonus of $1.5 million and a salary of $1.5 million in 2009, followed by salaries of $3.5 million, $5.5 million and $8 million in what would have been his three years of arbitration eligibility. He would earn $10 million each in 2013 and 2014.

The deal negotiated by agents Sam and Seth Levinson also includes a team option to pay him $11 million in 2015 or buy him out for $500,000. If Pedroia is traded, the option would be voided.

Generously listed at 5-foot-9, Pedroia has quickly piled up a huge stack of hardware. Besides being named the AL's MVP, he also won a Gold Glove and a Silver Slugger this offseason. He was the 2007 AL Rookie of the Year and capped off that season with a World Series ring.

Pedroia led the AL in hits, runs and doubles in helping the Red Sox win the wild-card berth. He batted .326 with 17 home runs and 83 RBIs and also stole 20 bases.

The deal demonstrated how much the Red Sox value Pedroia's production, energy and leadership at a middle-of-the-field position.

That it got done this quickly shows how much Pedroia loves playing in Boston, and that he prefers playing to dickering over arbitration and free-agent dollars. His favorite phrase is "it's all about winning."

And he means it.
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http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3741730
 
Mets Focusing on pitching this year at the winter meetings.

And boy do they need it, Never in my life have i seen a more horrible bullpen, blowing game after game after game. It got to the point where us mets fans dreaded the late innings no matter how big a lead the team had. I would get that sick feeling in my stomach every time the starter was pulled. I am pretty sure they are going to land one of the big name closers but they really need to revamp the whole bullpen and get a nice setup man in there. With oliver perez most likely signing somewhere else they are going to need a solid starter too.

More specifically, Minaya's starting point at next week's Winter Meetings concerns the end game. Lacking a closer -- and an entire back end of the bullpen, for that matter -- he will concentrate first on the free-agent market, which this year contains two of the game's best. Both Francisco Rodriguez and Brian Fuentes are available, and though the Mets have not made formal offers to either, they could do so in Vegas.
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Many teams are going after first-line starters this year. It will be interesting to see how many teams are willing to offer big, lengthy contracts in the current economic environment. I think the really smart free agents will be willing to accept short-term deals.
 
The Red Sox today formally announced the signing of 22-year-old Japanese pitcher Junichi Tazawa, who is expected to start his career in the minors.

"The reason I came directly to the US is I wanted to try to play here," Tazawa said through a translator at a press conference at Fenway Park today. "I wanted to challenge myself."

The Red Sox suspect he'll start at the Double-A level next season, but they'll evaluate him during spring training and make a final decision on his landing spot then.

The righthander Tazawa reached an agreement with the Sox on a three-year contract earlier this week, and the Globe's Amalie Benjamin and Tony Massarotti have learned that the total value of the contract is $3.3 million.

Tazawa will receive a $1.8 million bonus, with salaries of $450,000 in 2009, $500,000 in '10, and $550,000 in '11. The Sox retain his rights as a pre-arbitration eligible or arbitration eligible player until 2014.

The Red Sox confirmed the length of the deal but did not disclose the financial terms.

The pitcher, who has drawn some comparisons to former major leaguer Shigetoshi Hasegawa, elected to forgo a professional career in Japan so he could play in the United States. General manager Theo Epstein said the Red Sox have been scouting him for more than a year.

Though Tazawa was pursued by several teams and offered more money by at least one --the Texas Rangers -- the pitcher is said to idolize Boston's Daisuke Matsuzaka and reportedly was interested in pitching only for the Sox.

"I think there is a definite influence of having Daisuke Matsuzaka play here," Tazawa said. "To me he is the best player and to be able to learn from him is an incredible opportunity for me."

Tazawa joins the Red Sox organization after a four-year amateur career with the Nippon Oil ENEOS of the Japan Industrial League.

This past season, Tazawa was 13-1 with five saves and a 0.80 ERA in 21 games,11 starts. He struck out 114 batters and walked just 15 over 113 innings.

In September, Tazawa helped Nippon Oil win the 32-team Intercity Baseball Tournament for the first time in 13 years. He appeared in all five of the ENEOS' games from September 1-9, and won the tournament's Most Valuable Player award, going 4-0 with one save and a 1.27 ERA.

With the addition of Tazawa, Boston now has 39 players on its major league roster.
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http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/extras/extra_bases/2008/12/tazawa_announce.html


SAN FRANCISCO -- Edgar Renteria became the second free agent to join the San Francisco Giants in as many days, receiving an $18.5 million, two-year contract to replace 11-time Gold Glove shortstop Omar Vizquel.
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CHICAGO -- Javier Vazquez was traded from the Chicago White Sox to the Atlanta Braves on Thursday as the teams completed a six-player deal agreed to earlier in the week.

Left-handed reliever Boone Logan also went to Atlanta as part of the deal, in which the White Sox acquired four prospects: catcher Tyler Flowers, infielders Jonathan Gilmore and Brent Lillibridge and left-handed pitcher Santos Rodriguez.
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http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3744756


The San Diego Padres have agreed to trade shortstop Khalil Greene to the St. Louis Cardinals for two players, according to media reports in both cities.
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http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3744063
 
IJ Reilly said:
Many teams are going after first-line starters this year. It will be interesting to see how many teams are willing to offer big, lengthy contracts in the current economic environment. I think the really smart free agents will be willing to accept short-term deals.
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Players just dont want to take short term deals nowadays, because it means they have to prove themselves, if they have a bad run with a team on a short term deal their value decreases, or if they get injured, or their numbers decrease... there are too many risks in taking a short term deal and agents obviously know this as do players, thats why you see so many players reluctant to accepting the short term deal these days. unless its a veteran out of options. But you're right in these market conditions it would be the smart thing to do take the short term deal, take the money, prove yourself and get a huge deal when things get better.
 
bigjnyc said:
Players just dont want to take short term deals nowadays, because it means they have to prove themselves, if they have a bad run with a team on a short term deal their value decreases, or if they get injured, or their numbers decrease... there are too many risks in taking a short term deal and agents obviously know this as do players, thats why you see so many players reluctant to accepting the short term deal these days. unless its a veteran out of options. But you're right in these market conditions it would be the smart thing to do take the short term deal, take the money, prove yourself and get a huge deal when things get better.
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The players (or at least, their agents) always seem to want long term deals, but it seems like fewer teams are interested in offering them -- for the very reason why the players want them! This year, I think more teams will be trying to get the players to share the risk.

Speaking of which, a week or so ago, Rafael Furcal was rumored to be right on the verge of signing a four-year deal with Oakland or San Francisco -- a contract his agent suggested would be announced early this week. This is a guy, for all his talent, who's got a surgically repaired back and played much of the last two seasons hurt or on the DL. Since then, the Giants signed Renteria to a two-year deal, and Furcal is still unsigned. Interesting!
 
IJ Reilly said:
The players (or at least, their agents) always seem to want long term deals, but it seems like fewer teams are interested in offering them -- for the very reason why the players want them! This year, I think more teams will be trying to get the players to share the risk.

Speaking of which, a week or so ago, Rafael Furcal was rumored to be right on the verge of signing a four-year deal with Oakland or San Francisco -- a contract his agent suggested would be announced early this week. This is a guy, for all his talent, who's got a surgically repaired back and played much of the last two seasons hurt or on the DL. Since then, the Giants signed Renteria to a two-year deal, and Furcal is still unsigned. Interesting!
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Last I saw Furcal was going to wait until after the winter meetings. Also, there's talk of Randy Johnson coming to Oakland or SF: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/12/04/SPOP14IBPD.DTL
 
me_94501 said:
Last I saw Furcal was going to wait until after the winter meetings. Also, there's talk of Randy Johnson coming to Oakland or SF: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/12/04/SPOP14IBPD.DTL
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Still, this is a change of stated plans -- which suggests that the free agent market might be less lucrative than some may have expected.

I hear talk about Big Unit going many places, but no offers yet AFAIK. I can't see any teams tripping over themselves to sign Johnson. He's a bottom of the rotation guy at best now.
 
Looks like CC wants to go west.
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3755609
Maybe CC Sabathia does indeed want to work close to home.

Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti told ESPN.com's Jayson Stark on Monday that he ran into the free agent on Sunday night in a hotel lobby and the left-hander told him that he wants to be a Dodger.

Although the New York Yankees and Milwaukee Brewers have made offers to the prize of the free-agent class, speculation continued that Sabathia would want to play near the home he is building in Southern California.

Colletti didn't rule out making a run at Sabathia, who along with Mark Teixeira is one of the two highest-priced free agents on the market.

"It's a possibility," Colletti said Monday. "It's an interesting dynamic with anybody who is long term at a salary that's higher than most. When you're talking about a player who is long term, it's going to change the dynamic of your team in some way."

Colletti insisted Monday he will work hard at this week's baseball winter meetings to settle things at third base and the middle of the infield. He has already met with representatives for free-agent shortstop Rafael Furcal at the Bellagio and was hopeful of re-signing third baseman Casey Blake. Sources tell Stark that the Dodgers are debating whether to guarantee a third year in the deal.

Sabathia did meet with the Yankees on Sunday and Monday, and his representatives spoke with the Brewers on Monday.
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Sabathia and his agent, Greg Genske, met for about 2½ hours on Sunday with Yankees GM Brian Cashman, manager Joe Girardi and adviser Reggie Jackson. And the main focus of the conversation, the source said, was whether Sabathia wants to be a Yankee.

Cashman met alone with Sabathia and his representatives on Monday.

"We're not being played. We're not being manipulated. We're not being used," Cashman said. "I just think that he's making a informed decision, and there is a process that that will take, and it will take as long as it takes."

The Yankees' six-year, $140 million offer to Sabathia has been on the table now for nearly four weeks. Not only has Sabathia not said yes, he has been sending messages to the three interested West Coast teams -- the Dodgers, Giants and Angels -- that he would like to play in California.

But in his meeting with the Yankees, Sabathia did not indicate that his delay in signing has anything to do with a preference to play elsewhere, the source said. He's simply attempting to assemble as full a picture as possible before making a major decision. "He just wants to know what it's like to play in New York," the source said.

Brewers general manager Doug Melvin met with Sabathia's representatives for a half hour on Monday afternoon.
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Sabathia's agents have made no public comments since he became a free agent, and Cashman admitted the pitcher is "handling it in a very stealth mode." He brought in Jackson because he was from the Bay Area, became a star with the Yankees and could "give a perspective."

"When all the dust settles, this is the place he had the most fun," Cashman said.

When Sabathia reaches an agreement, teams that fail to land him will scramble for other free-agent starters, a group that includes A.J. Burnett, Derek Lowe and Oliver Perez.

"No one's told me they're waiting for CC to make a decision. It would make sense that that's how things are being directed, but I don't know if that's the case or not," Cashman said.

That's one of the reason's this offseason's free-agent market and trades have been slow to develop.

"It would be nice to be able to say right now that I feel that we're going to leave here with a deal but I can't honestly represent that," Cashman said. "I'm always a negative guy, anyway, too. Think the worst, hope for the best."

Sabathia was scheduled to leave the winter meetings Monday night after huddling with the Boston Red Sox, who are not considered serious suitors.
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Mets to get K-Rod

The New York Mets are reportedly closing in on a three-year deal for free-agent reliever Francisco Rodriguez.

Sports Illustrated, the New York Post and Newsday reported that the team has offered K-Rod a three-year deal. It is a one-year increase over the two years and $24 million the team is said to have initially offered Rodriguez, who broke the major league single-season saves record last season with 62.
Sports Illustrated and Newsday reported that the deal is worth about $37 million. "It's going to get done,'' a person familiar with the talks said, according to SI.com.
Rodriguez's agent, Paul Kinzer, said, "I am more optimistic than I have ever been" about finalizing a deal between K-Rod and the Mets, according to the Post. "We will know more in the next 24 hours, but so far everything has been positive."
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3756383
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The Los Angeles Dodgers are expected to announce the signings of Casey Blake and Mark Loretta on Tuesday.

Blake has agreed to a three-year deal worth slightly more than $17.1 million. It's believed the Minnesota Twins had offered him a two-year contract in the neighborhood of $14 million.
Loretta has agreed to a one-year, $1.25 million deal. He figures to be the Dodgers' primary backup at all four infield positions.
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http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3756550
 
I'd heard that Blake was going back to Cleveland, in a deal which seemed all but done a week or so ago. Happy to see him staying in Los Angeles. Loretta is also a good choice as a utility infielder -- though unfortunately this does seem to close the door on having Nomar come back in that capacity. It's hard to get too excited about Sabathia at this point, on the basis of a few words allegedly exchanged in a hallway.
 
Sabathia has said he wants to hit and play on the west coast. The fact that he has not accepted the Yankees 140 million deal seems to look like he doesn't want to come to NY.
 
We've known about Sabathia's interest in playing for a California team for some time, but that's five teams to choose from (four realistically). Not knowing much about the player, but knowing about players in general, I'm skeptical that we'd get any kind of a special home town deal -- and no way will the Dodgers offer him $140 million.

But the gears are turning, that's for sure.
 
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