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Ballbug (Free subscription) | 11/13/2008
Ken Gurnick / MLB.com : Colletti denies Martin trade rumors — Dodgers GM wants to protect club's young nucleus of players — LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers are not trying to trade catcher Russell Martin, haven't yet spoken to the agent for free-agent pitcher CC Sabathia and are considering right-hander James McDonald for a bullpen role.
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MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 11/13/2008
MLB.com's Ken Gurnick asked Dodgers GM Ned Colletti about the vague Russell Martin trade speculation that's been making the rounds. His reply: "We aren't trading Martin. I've never brought that up to anybody." It never made sense - the Dodgers already have too many question marks to be creating another one at catcher.
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Stan Musial's Stance (Free subscription) | 11/06/2008
Yadi won - finally. Yeay. Pujols didn't win - again. What else is knew? Glaus didn't win, with the best defensive season for an NL third baseman. What a crock. After Russell Martin won a Gold Glove last year, nothing surprises me anymore. Managers and coaches vote on these awards, like the BBWAA vote on MVP/Cy Young/ROY, because they see every game. This may have made sense in the era of radio and...
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Sons of Bill Simmons (Free subscription) | 11/06/2008
The Dodgers are “probably not” interested in signing Jason Varitek as there catcher. This means they will keep Russell Martin as their backstop. Jason Bay is said to be “loving it” in Boston. The Sox new left-fielder is very interested in signing an extension to stay with the Red Sox. It’s unlikely something like that may [...]
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MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 11/06/2008
Dodgers GM Ned Colletti said this evening he will "probably not" pursue free agent catcher Jason Varitek. It never made sense to move Russell Martin off catcher, and Scott Boras' early demands for Varitek are steep anyway. Colletti also said the Dodgers made an offer to Manny Ramirez that would be the highest average annual salary in club history and second highest in MLB history. Ken Rosenthal says...
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MetsBlog (Free subscription) | 11/05/2008
Last week, in a report on SI.com, Jon Heyman wrote that Omar Minaya’s top priority is to upgrade his team’s bullpen, followed by catcher, the rotation and possibly the outfield. According to Peter Gammons, on ESPN.com, “Some Dodger officials have spread the word that Russell Martin will either be traded or moved to third base.” However, Dodgers [...]
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Cincinnati Reds Blog (Free subscription) | 11/05/2008
'Tis the season for rumors and whispers. Here are a few more. The Dodgers are reportedly making catcher Russell Martin available. If so, the Reds should definitely try to get him. Martin is a terrific player that the Dodgers have badly misued. He is the best catcher in the NL. San Diego is said to be shopping shortstop Khalil Greene, and the Reds are reported to be one of the teams interested. Greene...
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Sons of Bill Simmons (Free subscription) | 11/05/2008
It’s that time of year when you don’t know who to believe. There have been reports that Dodgers 26-year old catcher Russell Martin has been made available via trade. It would be a hefty price tag to acquire such a young good catcher. The Red Sox might be willing to part with Clay Buchholz or Michael [...]
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Baseball Toaster (Free subscription) | 11/05/2008
Dodger general manager Ned Colletti has quashed the nonsensical rumors that the Dodgers were looking to trade Russell Martin, putting an end to a theoretical conversation that went something like this:
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Baseball Musings (Free subscription) | 11/05/2008
The City of Champions floats the rumor of a trade between the Marlins and Dodgers. The story is Scott Olsen and Dan Uggla for Russell Martin. If this deal came to fruition, it would be the fourth good catcher in...
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MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 11/04/2008
According to ESPN's Peter Gammons: Some Dodger officials have spread the word that Russell Martin will either be traded or moved to third base, with a Jason Varitek signing a possibility. Whether or not it actually happens will be interesting to see, but teams looking for catching, like the Red Sox, will do a headfirst dive to get in on Martin, who turns 26 in February. Martin would have immense value...
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Sons of Bill Simmons (Free subscription) | 11/04/2008
Per Peter Gammons: 2. Russell Martin. Some Dodger officials have spread the word that Martin will either be traded or moved to third base, with a Jason Varitek signing a possibility. Whether or not it actually happens will be interesting to see, but teams looking for catching, like the Red Sox, will do a headfirst dive [...]
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D'log :: blogging no (Free subscription) | 11/02/2008
The Arts Council is sending intrepid Londoners Russell Martin and Sarah Thelwall out to explore the English regions, from now until May 2009. As Portable Radio they’ll be… “…asking arists, writers, members of the public and curators what their local art scene is like” …and then putting the resulting audio online online as podcasts. It’s certainly timely, since [...]
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MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 10/30/2008
Dodgers GM Ned Colletti talked to the media yesterday; here's the latest. Tony Jackson of the L.A. Daily News believes Colletti will pursue a competent backup catcher to allow more rest for Russell Martin. A decision is due on Gary Bennett's $900K option within seven days. So far this offseason, Colletti and Scott Boras have exchanged two voicemails. They'll meet in person to discuss Manny Ramirez...
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6-4-2 — an Angels/Dodgers double play blog (Free subscription) | 10/25/2008
On this BTF thread regarding Jon Heyman's most recent SI piece about Russell Martin "wearing out his welcome" in LA: Holy crap, young players need to mature? Dodgers ‘source’ my foot, its either Lasorda raging that he doesn’t have any power in the front office, or some other baseball exec trying to drive the price for Martin.
