Seattle balances cash with caution
Buster Olney...field option open for him. The Mariners have the money to make a big push for John Lackey, but again, it will not be a headlong, blank-check kind of pursuit, because Seattle knows...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 08, 2009
Yankees add a grand new centerpiece
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comThe New York Yankees paid a steep price to add Curtis Granderson, and the first -- and only -- big move of these winter meetings so far comes with risk.
Story | Conversation | December 08, 2009Pavano, 2 others accept arbitration
Associated PressMinnesota starter Carl Pavano, Atlanta reliever Rafael Soriano and Colorado setup man Rafael Betancourt accepted salary arbitration offers.
Story | Conversation | December 07, 2009As expected, Bay declines arbitration
Gordon Edes...closing a deal for free-agent infielder Chone Figgins and was said to be pursuing pitcher John Lackey, said he had a conversation in passing with Urbon in the hotel lobby on Sunday. Plans...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 07, 2009Prospect Kelly to focus on pitching
Gordon Edes, ESPNBoston.comKelly to focus on pitching; little other news at Day 1 of meetings
Story | Conversation | December 07, 2009Every Team Has Been Crash-Dieting As MLB Shows Up for Winter Reunion
SportsCenter...arm with Holliday all week though in an effort to create it. Most Likely to Succeed John Lackey He's the top free agent arm, so something good's gotta happen for Big John...
Blog | December 07, 2009Why Pineiro will get his payday
Buster Olney...be that Pineiro will get the largest contract for any veteran free-agent pitcher not named John Lackey. Pineiro refined a sinker through his work with St. Louis pitching coach Dave Duncan, and relied...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 07, 2009
MLB Winter Meetings Start Monday
SportsCenter...Olney previews baseball's winter meetings that get underway Monday in Indianapolis. Topics include Roy Halladay, John Lackey and how the overall economy might affect the remaining free agents
Blog | December 06, 2009Epstein is no impulse shopper
Gordon Edes, ESPNBoston.comGM Theo Epstein keeps plans fluid, but with an eye toward the future.
Story | Conversation | December 06, 2009Notes from the winter meetings
Peter Gammons...get signed away from Texas, and there may be a run on starting pitchers not named John Lackey or Roy Halladay -- proven starters like Joel Pineiro, Randy Wolf, Jon Garland and Vicente Padilla. Most...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 06, 2009
Where we stand as winter meetings arrive
Buster OlneyThe Cleveland Indians have relative pennies to spend this winter, and the Houston Astros and Detroit Tigers won't spend much, either. The Los Angeles ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 06, 2009
Holliday, Bay are equally productive
Peter Gammons...fielders. Yes, Bay's had a couple of surgeries and his defense has been debated, but check John Dewan's Fielding Bible and you'll find 12 teams with worse defense in left field. At...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 05, 2009
Starters with same agents could push prices
Buster Olney...relatively small core group making up the second tier of free-agent starters who rank below John Lackey. Those would be Randy Wolf, Joel Pineiro, Jason Marquis, Vicente Padilla, Rich Harden and Brad Penny...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 05, 2009
Yankees gearing up for offseason
ESPN.com news servicesNew York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman is ready to start making offseason moves.
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