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MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 09/19/2008
A few random notes from around the baseball Blogosphere... Rockin' The Red says one of the priorities for the Cardinals this offseason should be signing a left-handed reliever. They examine the upcoming free agent market and feel Will Ohman and Jeremy Affeldt are the most attractive options. Was Watching explores the Yankees "lust" for Ben Sheets and notes that he may be a better option than A.J. Burnett...
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Ballbug (Free subscription) | 08/01/2008
Sabernomics : Did the Braves Overvalue Ohman? — I was surprised yesterday when the trade deadline passed and Will Ohman was still a part of the Braves. Ohman is a lefty specialist capable of throwing a lot of innings, and he'll be a free agent after this season. He's a good candidate for deadline deal.
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MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 08/01/2008
J.C. Bradbury asks this morning whether the Braves overvalued lefty reliever Will Ohman. Roughly ten teams had interest in him, but the Braves elected not to trade him. The Braves' reason for keeping Ohman is that in their opinion no offer exceeded the value of the draft pick they might receive if he leaves via free agency. Here's a refresher on how free agent compensation works. A couple of things...
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Sabernomics (Free subscription) | 08/01/2008
I was surprised yesterday when the trade deadline passed and Will Ohman was still a part of the Braves. Ohman is a lefty specialist capable of throwing a lot of innings, and he’ll be a free agent after this season. He’s a good candidate for deadline deal. So why wasn’t he moved? According to General [...]
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Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 08/01/2008
The trade deadline has passed and surprisingly, Will Ohman is still part of Bobby Cox’s bullpen. With Mike Hampton making his second start this season, Ohman may very well be needed tonight. Hampton struggled in his first start, allowing six earned runs on eight hits and two walks over four innings. The good news was [...]
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Talking Chop (Free subscription) | 07/31/2008
Per Jayson Stark at ESPN: First, Brian Fuentes. Now, Will Ohman. The Braves have informed clubs that were interested in Ohman that they're keeping their primary left-handed setup man unless some team dramatically steps up its offer in the next half-hour. Ten teams were interested in Ohman. But the Braves obviously felt none of them made an offer that provided more value than the compensation pick...
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Talking Chop (Free subscription) | 07/31/2008
The Phillies are one of the teams still said to be looking for relief help, but as Mark Bowman says, the Braves don't seem to be finding a match with anyone: The Braves are still listening to multiple offers for Will Ohman. But so far, they haven't been satisfied that the offered compensation is greater than the compensatory Draft pick they'd receive by losing him via the free agent market this winter....
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Talking Chop (Free subscription) | 07/31/2008
In trying to guage what kind of return we can get for Will Ohman, we can look to the recently completed trade between the Marlins and Mariners. Seattle sent 38-year old reliever Arthur Rhodes to the Marlins for 22-year old pitcher Gaby Hernandez. The young Hernandez was rated as the 6th-best prospect in the Marlins organization this year and is considered a mid to back end of the rotation starter...
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View from the cheap seats (Free subscription) | 07/31/2008
A deal with the Braves for Will Ohman may be imminent. According to the Atlanta Journal Constitution, the team informed him Wednesday night that a trade was near: Braves reliever Will Ohman heard late Wednesday that he could be traded...
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Talking Chop (Free subscription) | 07/31/2008
Here's a catch-all open thread for all the trade talk today. I'll also be posting updates and new stories as things break. Here is an overnight note from Mark Bowman about our most likely move today -- a Will Ohman trade: The Braves feel like they're in good position heading into Thursday's Trade Deadline. More than five teams have shown great interest in Will Ohman and it's believed the Rays, Yankees...
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Cardinals Best News Links (Free subscription) | 07/31/2008
Any time a team in search of lefthanded relief decides to option a lefthanded reliever on the eve of the non-waiver trade deadline, rumors fly. STL Today
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Cardinals Best News Links (Free subscription) | 07/31/2008
Despite late-Wednesday reports to the contrary, meanwhile, it appears very much that the Cardinals are out of the bidding for Ohman. MLB Trade Talks
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Cardinals Best News Links (Free subscription) | 07/31/2008
OK now back to the selling mode. Left-handed reliever Will Ohman will come to Turner Field as a member of a fourth-place team on Wednesday and find himself with a postseason contender by the time Thursday concludes. He will definitely be traded and the best guess now is that he'll land with the Cardinals. MLB Trade Talk
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Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 07/31/2008
Update (1:15 am): Here are the latest updates surrounding Will Ohman: Dave O’Brien of the AJC mentions the Red Sox, Cardinals, Rays, Tigers and White Sox as teams who have engaged in trade talks for Ohman. An unrelated note in the article is that Chuck James may be called up to start Friday’s game against Milwaukee. Mark [...]
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MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 07/31/2008
Let's talk lefty relievers. David O'Brien names the Red Sox, Cardinals, Rays, Tigers, and White Sox parties interested in Will Ohman. But the Sox might end up with John Grabow, and the Tigers may be content with Kyle Farnsworth as their relief addition. Grabow may also be on the Rays' radar. MLB.com's Mark Bowman has the Rays, Yankees, and Red Sox after Ohman, with the Cardinals out of the bidding....
