Reds, A’s talking about Blanton

The Cincinnati Inquirer is reporting that the Reds and A’s have started to talk about a possible Joe Blanton trade.  As we first discussed here, there is a 50-50 chance that Joe Blanton could join all the others who have already been traded this winter by the A’s.
The Inquirer is reporting that the A’s are […]

Craig Wilson accepts minor league deal with Reds

The Cincinnati Reds signed outfielder-first baseman Craig Wilson to a minor league deal with an invite to Spring Training. Wilson had been in negotiations with the Mets, among others.
The fact that Wilson had to agree to a minor league deal shows just how bad he was last season. The Braves signed Wilson to […]

Mariners already in long-term negotiations with Bedard

According to Ken Rosenthal, the Mariners have already started discussing a long-term deal with Erik Bedard.
Bedard has filed for $8 million with a counter offer from the Orioles of $6 million in the upcoming arbitration hearing. The Mariners would have Bedard for two more seasons, but it appears that they are already working on […]

A’s sign Foulke, Harden’s healthy

Susan Slusser is reporting that the rumored Keith Foulke signing has gone down.  Foulke returns to the Bay area with the team that he enjoyed the best season of his career.  Foulke has signed for one season at $700,000 to join the Oakland A’s bullpen, a contract that could be worth an additional $2.5 million […]

Royals interested in Mench

The Kansas City Star is reporting that the Royals are showing interest in, free agent outfielder, Kevin Mench.
Mench’s effectiveness against left handers would make him a good fit with the Royals as either a part-time designated hitter or spelling some of their left handed hitting outfielders against some of the league’s tougher lefties. Mench […]

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