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Lefty prospect Yusei Kikuchi snubs MLB offers, stays in Japan

ESPN (Free subscription) | 10/25/2009

Teenage pitcher Yusei Kikuchi turned down offers from several MLB and will continue to play in his native Japan next year.

Fitch Downgrades MLB Club Trust Securitization to 'A-'; Outlook Stable

Business Wire (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fitch Ratings downgrades Major League Baseball's (MLB) Club Trust Securitization to 'A-' from 'A'. The Trust consists of approximately $780 million variable funding notes, $339 million series-1 term notes, and $125 million series-2 term notes. The Rating Outlook is Stable. The downgrade solely reflects a criteria change related to transaction structures which generally...

Yusei Kikuchi To Meet With Seven MLB Teams

MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009

NPB Tracker's Patrick Newman has the latest on amateur lefty Yusei Kikuchi, based on reports from Nikkan Sports and Sanspo. Kikuchi still hasn't decided whether to start his career in MLB or NPB, but he's meeting with teams starting Friday. He'll first meet with a dozen NPB teams, followed by seven MLB clubs. Nikkan's list of MLB suitors: the Giants, Mets, Dodgers, Yankees, Rangers, Mariners...

MLB clubs line up for Kikuchi

Globe and Mail (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009

Red Sox, Yankees, Dodgers among seven teams who have scheduled meetings with 18-year-old Japanese left-hander

MLB Clubs unanimously approve Cubs transfer

MLB (Free subscription) | 10/06/2009

MLB Clubs unanimously approve Cubs transfer

Peter Bourjos: Angels Best Prospect Performance #7

Halos Heaven (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009

... mirrors Erick Aybar 's, where he spends a good chunk of time as an under-appreciated backup on the mlb club, quietly contributing outstanding defense and speed, while steadily improving with the bat to the point where he gets leadoff consideration. I'll continue posting the top performances through next week. Again, remember that this list is based entirely on statistical performance in...

The Orioles And Aroldis Chapman

MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009

Free agent left-hander Aroldis Chapman is quickly racking up face time with MLB clubs, meeting with several different teams in the past few days and drumming up interest all over the league. On Friday, he chatted with Orioles international scouting director John Stockstill in New York about the possibility of beginning his professional career in Baltimore. Are the Orioles to be taken...

The State of the Colorado Rockies (Pre-Free Agency)

Purple Row (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009

While Major League Baseball has yet to crown a champion, the Rockies ' season is (unfortunately) over and it is time to look forward towards the swiftly oncoming offseason. The Rockies have quite a to-do list this year. The clock for Colorado and the rest of MLB starts ticking when the Fall (Winter?) Classic concludes, as teams have 15 days to exclusively negotiate with their prospective free agents....

Tuskers clinch spot in UFL title game with win at the Trop

Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009

... and his team celebrated — in a locker room normally reserved for teams like the Yankees, and other MLB clubs — by spraying bubbly provided by dome's main tenant."Thank you, Devil Rays," Haslett saidQuarterback Brooks Bollinger passed for 323 yards and a pair of touchdowns to Marcus Maxwell, keying an offense that finished with 430 yards.It was enough to offset a nice night from Vegas counterpart...

Kikuchi staying in Japan

River Ave. Blues (Free subscription) | 10/25/2009

Highly touted Japanese lefty Yusei Kikuchi is staying in Japan, though the official announcement is still to come. Kikuchi spoke to the Yankees at some point in the last week, as well as six other MLB clubs, before making his decision. The teenager is expected to be the first overall pick in the NPB draft [...] Post from: River Ave. Blues A New York Yankees blog Kikuchi staying in Japan

Cubs, White Sox, Cards Interested In Aroldis Chapman

MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009

MLBTR has learned that the Cubs and White Sox have expressed interest in free agenty lefty Aroldis Chapman. The Cardinals have been more aggressive than those clubs, and plan to meet with Chapman next week. The Chapman tour began yesterday in New York, as the 21-year-old's agency decided not to make MLB clubs come to Andorra. ESPN's Jorge Arangure Jr. believes Chapman will command a contract...

Cubs interested in Aroldis Chapman

Another Cubs Blog (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009

According to MLBTR , the Cubs are one of several teams that are interested in the 21-year old Aroldis Chapman. MLBTR has learned that the Cubs and White Sox have expressed interest in free agenty lefty Aroldis Chapman. The Cardinals have been more aggressive than those clubs, and plan to meet with Chapman next week. The Chapman tour began yesterday in New York, as the 21-year-old’s...

Swept by swine flu? NFL policy gives teams relief

Examiner (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009

... to play because of the illness, it can promote players from the practice squad to replace them. A club can receive a maximum of eight of these roster exemptions.The proved last week just how easily a club's roster can be decimated. Six of the 20 players in training camp missed practices or exhibition games at various times because of flulike symptoms. The Cavs have yet to determine...

Odds & Ends: Johjima, Rockies, Kikuchi

MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009

Links for Tuesday... Chat today, 2pm CST. The Hanshin Tigers are interested in Kenji Johjima, according to Kyodo News. The Rockies are expected to re-sign GM Dan O'Dowd and manager Jim Tracy this week, according to Patrick Saunders and Troy E. Renck of the Denver Post. Dylan Hernandez of the L.A. Times says the Dodgers "are mindful that [signing Yusei Kikuchi] could harm the club's long-standing...

Yanks meeting Kikuchi?

The Yankee Universe (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009

From NPB: Sanspo has gotten a hold of Yusei Kikuchi’s meeting schedule over the rest of the month, leading up to the draft. Here’s the breakdown: Oct 16: meetings with Hanshin, Seibu, and Orix Oct 17: Chunichi, Yakult, Nippon Ham, Chiba Lotte, Hiroshima, Rakuten and others Oct 19: begin meeting with MLB clubs Oct 20: Cleveland Indians, others Oct 22: conclude [...]

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