Talking Chop (Free subscription) | yesterday
More photos » by John Bazemore - AP Tommy Hanson was 11-4 with a 2.89 ERA after joining Atlanta in June. Browse more photos » Braves rookie Tommy Hanson , who finished third in the voting for the National League Rookie of the Year Award, was named to Topps' 51st Rookie All-Star team, along with the two players who finished ahead of him in the award voting, Florida outfielder Chris Coghlan...
The Hardball Times (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Kind of a weird topic, right? But I have my reasoning. News broke Friday of a potential three-way deal that would send Milton Bradley back to Texas from the Cubs. Chicago would receive second baseman Luis Castillo from the Mets as their reward for shedding the malcontent, with Kevin Millwood heading to the Big Apple to complete the trade. This has been debunked by several sources, such as MLB Trade...
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
Bob Dutton of the Kansas City Star dishes on the Royals... Dayton Moore...step away from the free agent market. The Royals are moving toward trades, with an eye on the long-term. Owner David Glass says the plan is to "turn over some of the club." Moore already made a nice move in flipping Mark Teahen for Josh Fields and Chris Getz. Dutton again mentions the talks between the Dodgers and Royals...
Sports Law Blog (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
After posting last week about Buster Olney’s article and comments about arbitration-eligible players and free agents, the Twins traded Carlos Gomez to the Brewers for J.J. Hardy; the Red Sox traded Jose Alvarez and Hunter Jones to the Marlins for Jeremy Hermida; and the White Sox acquired Mark Teahen for Chris Getz and Josh Fields. Olney posted a column on his ESPN.com site (“Hermida’s...
DRaysBay (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
The Rays got the ball rolling with last week's trade of defensively gifted second baseman Akinori Iwamura (the trade market is moving already, with J.J. Hardy moving from the Brewers to the Twins for Carlos Gomez, and Mark Teahen going from the Royals to the White Sox for Josh Fields and Chris Getz), and they have a potential outfield replacement ready for Crawford in Desmond Jennings. The White Sox...
Amazin' Avenue (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
by Ann Heisenfelt - AP View full size photo » In a weak free agent class, and maybe Omar Minaya's last year with the team, one would expect the Mets to make at least one splash in the trade market. So far, four semi-major trades have gone through, before the BBWAA has even announced its yearly award winners. The Mets didn't really "lose out" on any of those four players, but the trades...
Royals Review (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Rumor: Callaspo to LA for a 28 year old backup catcher AJ Ellis I can't even believe I wrote those words. YES! Let's cash in one of the better offensive players we have to plug a defensive hole with a stopgap!!! I CAN'T WAIT!! http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=ellis-001and His minor league stats don't look terrible, and he is a Missouri native (Cape Girardeau), but I think we could...
Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
A trade went down this past week that sent back and forth a few marginal mixed league players. The Kansas City Royals traded Mark Teahen to the White Sox for Josh Fields and Chris Getz. Teahen showed some breakout promise back in 2006, but hasn’t replicated those numbers since, even with more at bats. Josh [...]
Baseball America (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
The Royals traded arbitation-eligible third baseman/outfielder Mark Teahen (plus $1 million) to the White Sox for second baseman Chris Getz and third baseman Josh Fields.
MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Remeber all the trades that went down this summer? Now that the World Series is over, we have lots of trades to track once again. We'll be monitoring all the rumors this offseason, and when trades become official, we'll add them to this list. Here's a look at the deals we've seen so far: The Pirates acquired Akinori Iwamura from the Rays for Jesse Chavez on November 3rd. The Red Sox acquired Jeremy...
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
All four of the Tigers' competitors in the A.L. Central made moves Friday. Here's how those moves look through the Tigers lens: White Sox: They let go of right fielder Jermaine Dye, 35, when they didn't pick up his $12 million noption for next season. Dye, a Tigers tormentor, has hit 16 career homers at Comerica Park -- the most by any visiting player in the 10-year history...
Royals Review (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
First, my own unsolicited take on this trade. The news that took eighteen hours or so to emerge was not tremendously good for the Royals . Sending the White Sox $2 million dollars changes the complexion of this trade significantly. Don't get me wrong, it's still a minor deal in the grand scheme of things, but the real benefit to the deal is now much more murkier. The financial savings is murkier, and...
South Side Sox (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
More photos » by Pat Sullivan - AP Browse more photos » Two days ago, as the Yankees marched on to yet another purchased World Series title, the White Sox appeared like they could take any number of routes to fill out their '10 lineup. I had planned on writing an SSS Official Off-Season Plan as I have in the past -- quick synopsis: upgrade IF defense by negotiating with the devil. Buy Adrian...
Charlotte Observer: Sports (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
(Associated Press) Baseball's trade market sprang to life with a pair of swaps two days after the World Series. The Chicago White Sox acquired Mark Teahen from Kansas City on Friday for former Charlotte Knights infielders Josh Fields and Chris Getz and cash.
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Two overriding factors surfaced Friday in explaining the Royals’ decision to send third baseman/outfielder Mark Teahen to division-rival Chicago with cash for second baseman Chris Getz and third baseman/outfielder Josh Fields. Increasing inventory while gaining financial flexibility.
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