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Why Dale Murphy is still waiting

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

Today I was going to write about Edgar Martinez, but then I got all carried away with rumors of the Mariners going after Jason Bay, so instead I'll write today about Dale Murphy. As...

Blog | December 03, 2009

M's pursuing Bay ... but why?

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

...whiz Mariners GM Jack Zduriencik has preferred in other deals he's made. There have been prior rumors suggesting the Mariners might go after Bay, but those were usually greeted with skepticism, given his relatively...

Blog | December 03, 2009

My humblest apology

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

I have some information, along with an apology. From Bob Dutton, the information: Rumors suggest the Royals are seeking to swing a deal with the Dodgers to acquire catcher A.J...

Blog | November 12, 2009

More on a rumored trade

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

Bob Dutton on a trade that quickly turned into a trade rumor: Merely hours after the New York Yankees secured their 27th World Series title, a report claimed the...

Blog | November 05, 2009

Rockies' O'Dowd gets new deal

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

From MLB Trade Rumors (and the Denver Post), news about the Rockies' longtime GM: Patrick Saunders of the Denver Post reports...

Blog | October 21, 2009

New 3B on deck for Cardinals

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

More early news about a 2010 lineup, this time from MLB Trade Rumors: According to Joe Strauss of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, David Freese should get first crack at...

Blog | October 20, 2009

Will Wakefield be back in 2010?

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

Good news for fans of 43-year-old knuckleball pitchers. From MLB Trade Rumors: WEEI's Rob Bradford reports that Tim Wakefield is set to have surgery on the herniated disc...

Blog | October 16, 2009

The two sides of Adam Dunn

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

...one, as he was) is relatively heavy for a baseball player. Now at over 300 (as constant rumors, as well as basic evalutation by the naked eye have put him), he's still a...

Blog | September 29, 2009

Byrnes' days numbered in Arizona?

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

MLB Trade Rumors on what might be the denouement of Pigpen (in Arizona, anyway): Scott Bordow of the East Valley...

Blog | September 23, 2009

Has Orlando Hudson lost his job?

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

MLB Trade Rumors on an odd situation in Los Angeles: Talking to Jim Peltz of the L.A. Times, Dodgers...

Blog | September 21, 2009

Astros' Valverde a real throwback

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

From the Astros Dugout: My old (blog) buddy Tim Dierkes writes mlb trade rumors. I was looking through it the other day at an entry discussing Jose Valverde's impending...

Blog | September 10, 2009

Rays send message with trade

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

...Scott Kazmir of the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday. "This is a surprise. I had heard rumors before, but it's hard to believe that it is now official," Kazmir said after...

Blog | August 29, 2009

Why Penny's a hot commodity

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

...Sox can't, I can think of about a dozen contending teams that can. And the rumors are already flying

Blog | August 27, 2009

Jays waiting for big 'WOW'

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

...can be traded for three or four exceptionally talented young baseball players. I'm assuming the rumors about the sorts of packages the Jays have been offered are true. The only way Ricciardi and...

Blog | July 29, 2009

Buyer beware of Reds' Arroyo

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

Among the many trade rumors this week: Bronson Arroyo to the Yankees. As Erik Manning writes, "really?" Money quote: Arroyo...

Blog | July 28, 2009