Blue Jays receive good news on Ryan; Sign Benitez

B.J. Ryan cleared the final hurdle before appearing in a spring training game today when he had a strong performance in a minor league game for the Blue Jays. Ryan needed just 16 pitches to get through four batters, inducing one ground out and a strikeout. The batter that reached base was via […]

Royals deny trade talks with Dodgers

Contradictory to a column we reported on written by Ken Rosenthal, Bob Dutton of the Kansas City Star is reporting that the Royals and Dodgers have not spoken about Esteban German.
If the Dodgers are interested in utilityman Esteban German, it’s news to the Royals. Foxsports.com reported the Dodgers view German as a potential acquisition target […]

Jeff Weaver still looking for job

With three weeks to go before the beginning of the season, Jeff Weaver is still without a team. With Weaver, Kyle Lohse and Corey Patterson, Scott Boras hasn’t exactly had the off-season he probably imagined for the trio. Patterson had to sign a minor league deal to stick with a team, while Lohse […]

Stark’s latest: Giants, Orioles, Lohse, Lofton

Jayson Stark has a new blog up and it’s chalked full of rumors. Let’s see what he’s got…

Stark starts with the Giants, saying that the team is shopping a large portion of their roster. He mentions Rich Aurilia, Ray Durham, Steve Kline, Randy Winn and Tyler Walker as possible veterans on the move, […]

Yankees eying Blanton

John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle is reporting that the Yankees had a scout in attendance on Sunday to watch Joe Blanton.
It’s been a while since we’ve had any rumor of the A’s trying to unload one of their pitchers before their salary explodes, so why not touch on this?
If the Yankees are truly […]

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