Friday, December 12, 2003
ROTOWORLD SPIN
Time for another spin on RotoWorld...
Brewer GM Doug Melvin says no teams have been asking about Geoff Jenkins. Looks like he probably won't leave the Brew-has until around the deadline.
The Twins want to plug the Guardado void with Ugueth Urbina. Wait'll you see the move the Marlins are trying to make to plug the U-Boat void.
If the Manny/Alex deal doesn't get done, Nomar Garciaparra may still get traded due to the bad blood between him and management.
Astros GM Drayton McLane is trying to woo Roger Clemens out of retirement to pitch alongside newly-acquired Andy Pettitte. Good luck with that.
I'll say it. Every dollar the Tigers spend on free agents this offseason is stupid money. Unfortunately, some of that money may go to Reggie Sanders -- they made him an offer.
From the Kansas City Star (registration req)...
The Royals were never close, as rumored last week, to signing Raul Mondesi, who batted .272 last season with 24 homers and 71 RBIs while splitting time with the Yankees and Diamondbacks.
But Mondesi, 32, is on [GM Allard] Baird's list. So is Juan Gonzalez, 34, who batted .294 with 24 homers and 70 RBIs at Texas before suffering a season-ending calf injury in July.
Both are also above-average defensive players with strong arms — an increasingly key consideration after the club's decision to push back the fences by 10 feet at Kauffman Stadium.
The problem is Mondesi made $12 million last season; Gonzalez made $10 million.
The Yankees succeed in surprising nobody as they are close to signing Kenny Lofton to lead off and play CF, have Bernie Williams DH, and have Jason Giambi play 1B full-time.
JD Drew is rumored in a to-LA-for-Jeff Weaver deal and in a to-Bronx-for-Jon Lieber deal.
From the LA Times (registration required)...
Although the Dodgers could now move Weaver for a right-handed hitter, club sources said that getting Garciaparra from the Red Sox is [GM Dan] Evans' top priority.
It is thought that the Red Sox will trade Garciaparra only if they acquire shortstop Alex Rodriguez from the Texas Rangers in a high-finance deal for outfielder Manny Ramirez, but two baseball officials said here that the Red Sox's handling of the scenario has so disrupted the relationship with Garciaparra that they may decide to trade him even if a deal for Rodriguez falls through. In that case, the officials said, the Red Sox may choose to pursue free-agent shortstop Miguel Tejada.
It appears, however, that the Red Sox are moving closer to acquiring Rodriguez, last season's most valuable player in the American League.
[...]
There was widespread speculation at the winter meetings about a possible three-way trade in which the Dodgers would have sent Weaver to the Chicago White Sox for first baseman Frank Thomas, but White Sox General Manager Ken Williams rejected the proposal.
And last but not least, the Florida Marlins are on the prowl for a closer...
Their primary target is hard-throwing Armando Benitez, who split a difficult 2003 season among three different teams.
That's it, kids. Have a nice day!! Okay, have a nice couple of hours until my inevitable next post.
Brewer GM Doug Melvin says no teams have been asking about Geoff Jenkins. Looks like he probably won't leave the Brew-has until around the deadline.
The Twins want to plug the Guardado void with Ugueth Urbina. Wait'll you see the move the Marlins are trying to make to plug the U-Boat void.
If the Manny/Alex deal doesn't get done, Nomar Garciaparra may still get traded due to the bad blood between him and management.
Astros GM Drayton McLane is trying to woo Roger Clemens out of retirement to pitch alongside newly-acquired Andy Pettitte. Good luck with that.
I'll say it. Every dollar the Tigers spend on free agents this offseason is stupid money. Unfortunately, some of that money may go to Reggie Sanders -- they made him an offer.
From the Kansas City Star (registration req)...
The Royals were never close, as rumored last week, to signing Raul Mondesi, who batted .272 last season with 24 homers and 71 RBIs while splitting time with the Yankees and Diamondbacks.
But Mondesi, 32, is on [GM Allard] Baird's list. So is Juan Gonzalez, 34, who batted .294 with 24 homers and 70 RBIs at Texas before suffering a season-ending calf injury in July.
Both are also above-average defensive players with strong arms — an increasingly key consideration after the club's decision to push back the fences by 10 feet at Kauffman Stadium.
The problem is Mondesi made $12 million last season; Gonzalez made $10 million.
The Yankees succeed in surprising nobody as they are close to signing Kenny Lofton to lead off and play CF, have Bernie Williams DH, and have Jason Giambi play 1B full-time.
JD Drew is rumored in a to-LA-for-Jeff Weaver deal and in a to-Bronx-for-Jon Lieber deal.
From the LA Times (registration required)...
Although the Dodgers could now move Weaver for a right-handed hitter, club sources said that getting Garciaparra from the Red Sox is [GM Dan] Evans' top priority.
It is thought that the Red Sox will trade Garciaparra only if they acquire shortstop Alex Rodriguez from the Texas Rangers in a high-finance deal for outfielder Manny Ramirez, but two baseball officials said here that the Red Sox's handling of the scenario has so disrupted the relationship with Garciaparra that they may decide to trade him even if a deal for Rodriguez falls through. In that case, the officials said, the Red Sox may choose to pursue free-agent shortstop Miguel Tejada.
It appears, however, that the Red Sox are moving closer to acquiring Rodriguez, last season's most valuable player in the American League.
[...]
There was widespread speculation at the winter meetings about a possible three-way trade in which the Dodgers would have sent Weaver to the Chicago White Sox for first baseman Frank Thomas, but White Sox General Manager Ken Williams rejected the proposal.
And last but not least, the Florida Marlins are on the prowl for a closer...
Their primary target is hard-throwing Armando Benitez, who split a difficult 2003 season among three different teams.
That's it, kids. Have a nice day!! Okay, have a nice couple of hours until my inevitable next post.
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