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Pro Ball NW (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Dejan Kovacevic of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Jack Wilson, the Pirates’ shortstop most of this decade, is discussing a multiyear extension with Seattle that would keep him from becoming a free agent. The Mariners are believed to have offered a two-year contract worth more than the two-year offer the Pirates made Wilson — $8 million — shortly before [...]
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Fenway West (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Left field is the biggest hole that the Red Sox need to fill this offseason, but there is still the issue at short. Here are the free agent shortstops from MLB Trade Rumors : Orlando Cabrera (35) - Type A, can't be offered arbitration Juan Castro (38) Alex Cora (34) Craig Counsell (39) Bobby Crosby (30) Adam Everett (33) Chris Gomez (39) Alex Gonzalez (32) - $6MM mutual option with a $500K buyout...
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Bricks and Boxes (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
I don’t talk about baseball much anymore. After several years, I determined my enthusiasm for and thoughts on the game would never align with other Pirates fans. Besides, while the game is great, the discussion hardly changes over time. I said my peace years ago. Jack Wilson was one of the reasons I became obsessed [...]
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Halos Heaven (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
More photos » by Julie Jacobson - AP Browse more photos » A couple of days ago I received "The Bill James Handbook" in the mail (from ACTA Sports ). For those of you who are unfamiliar with the handbook, it's 95% stats with a little commentary thrown in. Earlier, I posted what the handbook had projected for the 2010 Angels, but here are a few other things I found interesting:...
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Lookout Landing (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Baseball players can make contributions in a number of different ways, the most obvious and talked-about of which is how they do at the plate. Defense, position, and baserunning tend to be brushed off as secondary concerns. What follows are the top and bottom 15 in the sum of these latter three values, as determined by UZR, Fangraphs' position adjustment, and Baseball Prospectus' EQBRR. Note that catchers...
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U.S.S. Mariner (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
For your discussion. They have to declare for FA in the next 15 days. RP-R Miguel Batista SP-L Erik Bedard 3B-R Adrian Beltre 1B-L Russ Branyan OF-L Endy Chavez DH-L Ken Griffey Jr. DH-R Mike Sweeney SS-R Jack Wilson So expect extensions or FA announcements for all of those guys. Pravda doesn’t list Wilson, presumably because the M’s could pick up his option year [...] -- This post came...
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MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
As usual, Dejan Kovacevic of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has the latest on the Pirates... The Akinori Iwamura addition does not necessarily mean more significant moves are coming. The Pirates are comfortable with their internal options. The Pirates intend to inquire on Rick Ankiel when free agency begins. Moreso than Chris Bootcheck, perhaps this is a sign that the team is not letting bad blood linger...
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DRaysBay (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
More photos » by Jerry S. Mendoza - AP The "sign and trade" of Akinori Iwamura is another example of the Rays getting creative in order to acquire new talent. Browse more photos » It is no secret that the Tampa Bay Rays are never going to be major spenders in the free agent market like their AL East Rivals, the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees . Instead, this team is built...
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post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
By Dejan Kovacevic | 12:40 a.m. Wednesday Chuck Finder had to take a couple days off, and I agreed to cover for him in the unlikely event that anything happened. Oh, well. I do have a few other points I want to make, culled from conversations I had yesterday about the Akinori Iwamura trade, and coming up with a spontaneous set of Morning Links seems as a good an avenue as any: > Do not assume that...
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AaronGleeman.com (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Realistic Free Agent Options: Shortstop Projecting which free agents the Twins will go after is difficult because their pursuit of low-cost options depends upon how the market shakes out and who drops into their price range. In the past five years they've also wasted money on a lengthy list of washed-up veterans like Tony Batista , Livan Hernandez , Ramon Ortiz , Craig Monroe , Juan Castro , Sidney...
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Purple Row (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
More photos » by David Zalubowski - AP Troy Tulowitzki's a pretty good defender. Browse more photos » Rockies tell season-ticket holders that price will remain the same | All Things Rockies But will we see an uptick in the number of season ticket plans sold? Health key to Gomez's development | ColoradoRockies.com: News We'll have another Fall League Pebble Report soon, but for now here's...
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Bleeding Blue and Teal (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
I’m not sure there is anyone out there that thinks the Seattle Mariners are going to exercise Jack Wilson’s 8.4M option for 2010. The consensus on how GM Jack Zduriencik handles this seems to be that he’ll decline the option and extend Wilson to a two year deal that would represent a 2010 paycut for [...]
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Lookout Landing (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
The voting results for the 2009 Fielding Bible Awards have been released, and Jack Wilson , Ichiro, and Franklin Gutierrez claimed 33% of the electronic hardware, with both Adrian Beltre and Jack Hannahan finishing as runners-up at third base. This is about as significant as the Kids Choice Awards, with the only real difference being that most of the Mariners have probably heard of the Kids Choice...
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the echo and echoplex (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
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Batter's Box Interactive Magazine (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
Short is a big issue for 2010. Scutaro cannot be counted on we'd haveto assume (the Jays would do full medicals to know a lot better than usI hope) so what do they do? A strong #1 or #2 shortstop is needed. With this staff it has to be aleague average or better defensive one too (ala Scutaro & McDonald)but ideally also an offensive force (as good or better than Scutaro in2009). Checking Fangraphs...
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galiena5336w | 09/30/2009
ARLINGTON, Texas – Ichiro Suzuki beat out an infield single to become the first player in major league history with at least 200 hits in nine straight seasons, Felix Hernandez scattered four hits over seven shutout innings, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Texas Rangers 5-0 for a doubleheader split on Sunday night. In his second at-bat of the nightcap, Suzuki hit a slow roller to shortstop Elvis Andrus,...
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belenszvjz | 09/25/2009
ARLINGTON, Texas – Ichiro Suzuki beat out an infield single to become the first player in major league history with at least 200 hits in nine straight seasons, Felix Hernandez scattered four hits over seven shutout innings, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Texas Rangers 5-0 for a doubleheader split on Sunday night. In his second at-bat of the nightcap, Suzuki hit a slow roller to shortstop Elvis Andrus,...
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