Weekend Hot Stove

Kenny Rogers' 1 year deal to remain with the Detroit Tigers will net him $8 million. Source

Here are some tidbits from Ken Rosenthal:

Because of Aaron Rowand's huge contract demands, the White Sox are starting to look at Japanese star and unrestricted free agent, Kosuke Fukudome.

The Mets may targed Jose Guillen to replace Lastings Milledge.

Scouts around baseball are puzzled by the Red Sox not including Jacoby Ellsbury in a deal for Johan Santana. The feeling is that Ellsbury is overhyped and will be a good player, but not a star. Source

The Red Sox are looking to retain Mike Timlin and are working on a 1 year, $3 million deal. Source

Abitration info:

The LA Angels will not offer arbitration to free agent pitcher Bartolo Colon. Source

The Phillies will offer arbitration to Rowand, but not pitcher Freddy Garcia. Source

The Dbacks will offer arbitration to Livan Hernandez. Source

The Rangers will not offer arbitration to Sammy Sosa, Brad Wilkerson, Jerry Hairston Jr. and Jamey Wright. Source

The Braves will not offer arbitration to Andruw Jones or Octavio Dotel, but will offer it to Ron Mahay. Sourc

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2008 Free Agents

Courtesy of ESPN.com

Player	Age	Status	Old Team
Jeremy Affeldt, RP	28	Free Agent	Colorado
Antonio Alfonseca, RP	35	Free Agent	Philadelphia
Sandy Alomar Jr., C	41	Free Agent	NY Mets
Tony Armas, SP	29	Free Agent	Pittsburgh
Paul Bako, C	35	Free Agent	Baltimore
Rod Barajas, C	32	Free Agent	Philadelphia
Michael Barrett, C	31	Free Agent (A)	San Diego
Tony Batista, 1B	33	Free Agent	Washington
Armando Benitez, RP	35	Free Agent	Florida
Gary Bennett, C	35	Free Agent	St. Louis
Kris Benson, SP	33	Free Agent	Baltimore
Barry Bonds, LF	43	Free Agent (A)	San Francisco
Aaron Boone, 1B	34	Free Agent	Florida
Milton Bradley, LF	29	Free Agent (A)	San Diego
Russell Branyan, 3B	31	Free Agent	St. Louis
Miguel Cairo, 1B	33	Free Agent	St. Louis
Mike Cameron, CF	34	Free Agent (B)	San Diego
Shawn Camp, RP	32	Free Agent	Tampa Bay
Sean Casey, 1B	33	Free Agent (B)	Detroit
Kevin Cash, C	29	Free Agent	Boston
Shawn Chacon, RP	29	Free Agent	Pittsburgh
Jeff Cirillo, 3B	38	Free Agent	Arizona
Tony Clark, 1B	35	Free Agent	Arizona
Roger Clemens, SP	45	Free Agent	NY Yankees
Matt Clement, SP	33	Free Agent	Boston
Bartolo Colon, SP	34	Free Agent	LA Angels
Jeff DaVanon, CF	33	Free Agent	Oakland
Elmer Dessens, SP	36	Free Agent	Colorado
Mike DiFelice, C	38	Free Agent	NY Mets
Octavio Dotel, RP	34	Free Agent	Atlanta
David Eckstein, SS	32	Free Agent (B)	St. Louis
Darin Erstad, CF	33	Free Agent	Chicago Sox
Sal Fasano, C	36	Free Agent	Toronto
Pedro Feliz, 3B	32	Free Agent (B)	San Francisco
Robert Fick, 1B	33	Free Agent	Washington
Cliff Floyd, RF	34	Free Agent	Chicago Cubs
Josh Fogg, SP	30	Free Agent	Colorado
Keith Foulke, RP	35	Free Agent	Cleveland
Julio Franco, 1B	49	Free Agent	Atlanta
Kosuke Fukudome, OF	30	Free Agent	Japan
Kazuo Fukumori, RP	31	Free Agent	Japan
Eric Gagne, RP	31	Free Agent (B)	Boston
Freddy Garcia, SP	31	Free Agent (B)	Philadelphia
Marcus Giles, 2B	29	Free Agent	San Diego
Chris Gomez, 3B	36	Free Agent	Cleveland
Luis Gonzalez, LF	40	Free Agent (B)	LA Dodgers
Tony Graffanino, 2B	35	Free Agent (B)	Milwaukee
Shawn Green, RF	35	Free Agent (B)	NY Mets
Eddie Guardado, RP	37	Free Agent	Cincinnati
Jose Guillen, RF	31	Free Agent	Seattle
Jerry Hairston Jr., CF	31	Free Agent	Texas
LaTroy Hawkins, RP	34	Free Agent	Colorado
Matt Herges, RP	37	Free Agent	Colorado
Livan Hernandez, SP	32	Free Agent (B)	Arizona
Eric Hinske, 1B	30	Free Agent	Boston
Tadahito Iguchi, 2B	32	Free Agent	Philadelphia
Hitoki Iwase, RP	33	Free Agent	Japan
Geoff Jenkins, LF	33	Free Agent	Milwaukee
Jason Jennings, SP	29	Free Agent	Houston
D'Angelo Jimenez, 2B	29	Free Agent	Washington
Andruw Jones, CF	30	Free Agent (B)	Atlanta
Jorge Julio, RP	28	Free Agent (B)	Colorado
Bobby Kielty, RF	31	Free Agent	Boston
Byung-Hyun Kim, SP	28	Free Agent	Florida
Ray King, RP	33	Free Agent	Milwaukee
Ryan Klesko, 1B	36	Free Agent	San Francisco
Corey Koskie, 3B	34	Free Agent	Milwaukee
Hiroki Kuroda, SP	32	Free Agent	Japan
Mike Lamb, 3B	32	Free Agent	Houston
Player	Age	Status	Old Team
Jon Lieber, SP	37	Free Agent	Philadelphia
Mike Lieberthal, C	35	Free Agent	LA Dodgers
Paul Lo Duca, C	35	Free Agent (B)	NY Mets
Kenny Lofton, CF	40	Free Agent (B)	Cleveland
Kyle Lohse, SP	29	Free Agent	Philadelphia
Rodrigo Lopez, SP	31	Free Agent	Colorado
Mark Loretta, SS	36	Free Agent (B)	Houston
Rob Mackowiak, LF	31	Free Agent	San Diego
Yukinaga Maeda, RP	37	Free Agent	Japan
Ron Mahay, RP	36	Free Agent (B)	Atlanta
Ramon Martinez, 2B	35	Free Agent	LA Dodgers
Mike Matheny, C	37	Free Agent	San Francisco
Kazuo Matsui, 2B	32	Free Agent	Colorado
Jose Mesa, RP	41	Free Agent	Philadelphia
Doug Mientkiewicz, 1B	33	Free Agent	NY Yankees
Damian Miller, C	38	Free Agent	Milwaukee
Trever Miller, RP	34	Free Agent	Houston
Eric Milton, SP	32	Free Agent	Cincinnati
Doug Mirabelli, C	37	Free Agent	Boston
Brian Moehler, RP	35	Free Agent	Houston
Jose Molina, C	32	Free Agent	NY Yankees
Mike Myers, RP	38	Free Agent	Chicago Sox
Trot Nixon, RF	33	Free Agent	Cleveland
Abraham Nunez, 3B	31	Free Agent	Philadelphia
Russ Ortiz, SP	33	Free Agent	San Francisco
Orlando Palmeiro, LF	38	Free Agent	Houston
Corey Patterson, CF	28	Free Agent	Baltimore
Josh Paul, C	32	Free Agent	Tampa Bay
Troy Percival, RP	38	Free Agent (B)	St. Louis
Neifi Perez, SS	34	Free Agent	Detroit
Odalis Perez, SP	30	Free Agent	Kansas City
Andy Pettitte, SP	35	Free Agent (A)	NY Yankees
Mike Piazza, DH	39	Free Agent (B)	Oakland
Mark Redman, SP	33	Free Agent	Colorado
Chris Reitsma, RP	29	Free Agent	Seattle
Arthur Rhodes, RP	38	Free Agent	Seattle
David Riske, RP	31	Free Agent (B)	Kansas City
Alex Rodriguez, 3B	32	Free Agent (A)	NY Yankees
Kenny Rogers, SP	43	Free Agent (B)	Detroit
Aaron Rowand, CF	30	Free Agent (A)	Philadelphia
Reggie Sanders, RF	39	Free Agent	Kansas City
Rudy Seanez, RP	39	Free Agent	LA Dodgers
Aaron Sele, RP	37	Free Agent	NY Mets
Carlos Silva, SP	28	Free Agent	Minnesota
Sammy Sosa, DH	39	Free Agent	Texas
Shannon Stewart, LF	33	Free Agent (B)	Oakland
Kelly Stinnett, C	37	Free Agent	St. Louis
Mark Sweeney, 1B	38	Free Agent	LA Dodgers
Mike Sweeney, DH	34	Free Agent	Kansas City
John Thomson, SP	34	Free Agent	Kansas City
Mike Timlin, RP	41	Free Agent (B)	Boston
Brett Tomko, SP	34	Free Agent	San Diego
Yorvit Torrealba, C	29	Free Agent (B)	Colorado
Steve Trachsel, SP	37	Free Agent	Baltimore
Jose Valentin, 2B	38	Free Agent	NY Mets
Jorge Velandia, SS	32	Free Agent	Tampa Bay
Ron Villone, RP	37	Free Agent	NY Yankees
Luis Vizcaino, RP	33	Free Agent (B)	NY Yankees
Jeff Weaver, SP	31	Free Agent	Seattle
David Wells, SP	44	Free Agent	LA Dodgers
Kip Wells, SP	30	Free Agent	St. Louis
Rondell White, LF	35	Free Agent	Minnesota
Bob Wickman, RP	38	Free Agent	Arizona
Brad Wilkerson, 1B	30	Free Agent	Texas
Preston Wilson, RF	33	Free Agent	St. Louis
Randy Wolf, SP	31	Free Agent	LA Dodgers
Chris Woodward, 3B	31	Free Agent	Atlanta
Yasuhiko Yabuta, RP	34	Free Agent	Japan

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Wednesday Hot Stove

Not too much going on with the Thanksgiving holiday approaching, so today we'll combine the Daily Yankeeland with the daily hot stove report.

First off, MLB can go shove it. Why? They're auctioning off one of the cans of bug spray from the Yankees-Indians-Midge series. Maybe Bug Selig can use it to keep his toupee in place.

People are still questioning the decision by White Sox GM Kenny Williams to trade Jon Garland for Orlando Cabrera. Another questionable deal was brought back to the forefront yesterday when the White Sox released Scott Podsednik. Though Podsednik was part of the 2005 series winner, Williams traded Carlos Lee for him.

The Yankees officially introduced their coaching staff, which was exactly as previously reported. 1B-Tony Pena, 3B-Bobby Meacham, Pitching-Dave Eiland, Hitting-Kevin Long Bench-Rob Thomson, Bullpen-Mike Harkey.

During the conference call to announce the staff, Joe Girardi said that he had recently spoken with Andy Pettitte and will again after Thanksgiving. Source

"I think it's very important that he comes back," Girardi said. "He knows the Yankee way, he was a big plus in the clubhouse as well as on the field, and I know what Andy Pettitte is all about. I would love to have him back."

"I don't have a sense on which way he might be leaning, because I think it's too early to tell," Girardi said. "You can ask any player right after the season how they're feeling and they're all ready for a short break. When you get away from the game for a month or a month and a half, that's when you start missing it.

"It's a family situation," Girardi added. "Andy needs to decide what he feels is best for him and his family, and none of us can make that decision for him.

The direction the Yankees take in putting together their rotation will hinge largely on Pettitte's decision.

Shelley Duncan was hospitalized for 2 days last week with an unknown arm ailment. It's said not to be a long term situation. Source

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Monday Hot Stove

The Mets "sure thing" deal with Yorvit Torrealba fell through, but the Mets aren't expected to look back to Paul Lo Duca. The Mets are close to getting their 2nd Baseman, Luis Castillo, back with a new 4 year deal.

Yasuhiko Yabuta may be the 1st Japanese import to sign this off-season. The reliever is talking to the White Sox, Royals, Indians, Rays, and Pirates. Source

Tom Glavine got his wish- returning to the Atlanta Braves- with a 1 year, $8 million deal. After 5 mediocre years with the Mets, Glavine is returning to the team that he grew up with. Glavine won 264 games as a Brave before signing as a free agent with the Mets after the 2002 season. The Mets will receive a draft pick as compensation.

The Boston Herald is reporting that Red Sox talks with Mike Lowell aren't going anywhere. But ESPN's Buster Olney expects Lowell to re-sign with the Red Sox within 48 hours. We'll see who's right.

The Blue Jays are said to be interested in Matt Clement, as GM J.P. "the nose" Ricciardi is looking for a "reclamation project". Ricciardi was publicly critical of the oft-injured A.J. Burnett. How will he react to the oft-injured Clement, who isn't nearly as good as Burnett? Perhaps the much cheaper contract will suffice. The Toronto Sun may want to learn how to spell his name fore that though. Source

Torii Hunter is taking full advantage of his free agent status. He's said to be interested in playing for the Dodgers and will be having dinner with Rangers owner Tom Hicks this week.

The A's have reportedly dropped all interesting in signing Barry Bonds after the all-time steroid king was indicted by a grand jury last week. The A's made one deal over the weekend, sending utility man Marco Scutaro to the Blue Jays. Moneyball Sr. trading to Moneyball Jr.

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27.5 Million Reasons

Alex Rodriguez stands to earn a guaranteed $27.5 million dollars in a new 10-year deal with the Yankees. That according to someone familiar with the negotiations. Hank Steinbrenner confirmed that is pretty much a done deal. Source

On another note, another Boston news outlet is reporting the Yankees have offered Mike Lowell a 4-year deal that could be worth up to $60 million. And we still don't like it. Source

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Thursday Hot Stove

The St. Louis Cardinals have categorically denied their part in story, reported last night by 7Sports in Boston, linking them to a 4 year contract offer to Mike Lowell. With Scott Rolen still under contract for 3 years, it really makes no sense for the Cards, even if they were to trade Rolen. Source

Mariano Rivera isn't the only closer looking for a 4 year deal. Brewers' closer Francisco Cordero is said to be seeking a 4 year deal in the neighborhood of $43 million. Source

Kenny Rogers has put out feelers to his old team, the Texas Rangers, about returning. But Rangers owner Tom Hicks has stated that Rogers can only come back if he first publicly apologizes for his actions during the 2005 sesason. Rogers grabbed much notoriety for shoving a Rangers' camera man. Source

Yorvit Torrealba has been one of the hot names this off-season as teams look to solidify the catching position. Torrealba isn't much of a hitter, but has a solid defensive presence. The Mets are among those interested. If the Rockies lose their man, they are reportedly going to go after Jason Kendall and Michael Barrett. Source

Jake Peavy, expected to win the NL Cy Young award later today, has already been the subject of trade rumors, but Pad's CEO Sandy Alderson said an extension is not out of the question. Source

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Mo Wants Mo

Sources have told Fox Sports' Ken Rosenthal the reason Mariano Rivera hasn't agreed to his new deal is that he wants even more. To be specific a 4th year guaranteed. Apparently, Jorge Posada's 4 year deal has had an impact on Mo's thinking.

We love Mo, but he will not get a guaranteed 4 year deal anywhere. I can see the Yankees maybe putting in an option for a 4th, but not guaranteeing it.

If he wants it guaranteed, he can walk.

Source

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Yankees, Others offer Lowell 4 Year Deal

7Sports television in Boston is reporting that the Yankees, Braves, Cardinals, and Angels have all offered free agent Mike Lowell a 4 year deal. The contracts range from $55 -$60 million.

The last Red Sox offer on the table is believed to be 3 years, $36 million.

We repeat what we said before. Mike Lowell's bat would not be a good fit in Yankee Stadium.

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Tuesday Hot Stove

With Jorge Posada sewn up, the Yankees are said to be close to a deal with Mariano Rivera. Something could get done within the next few days. The Yankees are also close to re-upping Jose Molina to a 2-year deal.

Here's what's going on around the rest of MLB:

The Twins are close to acquiring Craig Monroe from the Chicago Cubs. While not a star bat, Monroe has shown good power in the past. For now the rumor is a player to be named later in return. Source
UPDATE 2:27 - The Monroe deal has been completed.

The Marlins are contemplating moving Dan Uggla in a deal, especially if they can get Howie Kendrick from the Angels for Miguel Cabrera. The thinking is that Uggla could fetch players to fill more holes than just creating one at 2B. Source

The Red Sox and Mike Lowell couldn't get something done before the open market period, but its still hard to believe they won't get something done eventually. And we repeat, the Yankees would be making a big mistake signing Lowell. His swing is not cut out for the Stadium.

According to the NY Times, the Mets are seriously considering a family reunion. With El Duque already on board, Omar Minaya is giving though to bring in Livan Hernandez. The younger Hernandez is not the same pitcher he was 10 years ago, but he is still an innings eater. The Mets are also close to re-signing backup catcher Ramon Castro to a new 2 year deal. Source

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Breaking News: Posada Re-signs

The Yankees avoided a bidding war with one of their prime free agents, when Jorge Posada agreed to a 4-year, $52.4 million deal. Posada took advantage, as Johnny Damon had in the signing period prior to the '06 season, of a market that was soft for his specific position.

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On another note, Mariano Rivera told an AP reporter in the Dominican Republic that he would consider Joe Torre and the Dodgers if he is unable to come to terms with the Yankees.

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2008 Free Agents

FREE AGENTS

The 137 players who have filed for free agency through Nov. 8:

AMERICAN LEAGUE BALTIMORE (3) Paul Bako, c; Kris Benson, sp; Corey Patterson, of. BOSTON (8) Royce Clayton, ss; Matt Clement, sp; Eric Gagne, rp; Eric Hinske, 1b-of; Bobby Kielty, of; Mike Lowell, 3b; Doug Mirabelli, c; Mike Timlin, rp. CLEVELAND (4) Keith Foulke, rp; Chris Gomez, inf; Kenny Lofton, of; Trot Nixon, of. CHICAGO (2) Darin Erstad, of; Mike Myers, rp. DETROIT (4) Sean Casey, 1b; Todd Jones, rp; Neifi Perez, ss; Kenny Rogers, sp. KANSAS CITY (6) Jason LaRue, c; Odalis Perez, sp; David Riske, rp; Reggie Sanders, of; Mike Sweeney, dh; John Thomson, sp. LOS ANGELES (1) Bartolo Colon, sp. MINNESOTA (3) Torii Hunter, of; Carlos Silva, rp; Rondell White, of. NEW YORK (7) Doug Mientkiewicz, 1b; Jose Molina, c; Jorge Posada, c; Alex Rodriguez 3b; Mariano Rivera, rp; Ron Villone, rp; Luis Vizcaino, rp. OAKLAND (3) Jeffrey DaVanon, of; Mike Piazza, c; Shannon Stewart, of. SEATTLE (3) Chris Reitsma, rp; Arthur Rhodes, rp; Jeff Weaver, sp. TAMPA BAY (1) Josh Paul, c. TEXAS (3) Jerry Hairston, 2b-of; Sammy Sosa, of; Brad Wilkerson, of. TORONTO (2) Sal Fasano, c; Joe Kennedy, rp. NATIONAL LEAGUE ARIZONA (4) Jeff Cirillo, 3b; Tony Clark, 1b; Livan Hernandez, sp; Bob Wickman, rp. ATLANTA (5) Octavio Dotel, rp; Julio Franco, 1b; Andruw Jones, of; Ron Mahay, rp; Chris Woodward, ss. CHICAGO (4) Cliff Floyd, of; Jason Kendall, c; Steve Trachsel, sp; Kerry Wood, rp. CINCINNATI (2) Eddie Guardado, rp; Eric Milton, sp. COLORADO (10) Jeremy Affeldt, rp; Elmer Dessens, sp; Josh Fogg, sp; LaTroy Hawkins, rp; Matt Herges, rp; Jorge Julio, rp; Rodrigo Lopez, sp; Kazuo Matsui, 2b; Mark Redman, sp; Yorvit Torrealba, c. FLORIDA (3) Armando Benitez, rp; Aaron Boone, 3b; Byung-Hyun Kim, sp-rp. HOUSTON (7) Brad Ausmus, c; Jason Jennings, sp; Mike Lamb, 3b; Mark Loretta, ss; Trever Miller, rp; Brian Moehler, rp; Orlando Palmeiro, of. LOS ANGELES (6) Luis Gonzalez, of; Mike Lieberthal, c; Ramon Martinez, 2b; Rudy Seanez, rp; Mark Sweeney, 1b; David Wells, sp. MILWAUKEE (7) Francisco Cordero, rp; Tony Graffanino, inf; Geoff Jenkins, of; Ray King, rp; Corey Koskie, 3b; Scott Linebrink, rp; Damian Miller, c. NEW YORK (10) Sandy Alomar, c; Luis Castillo, 2b; Ramon Castro, c; Mike DiFelice, c; Damion Easley, 2b; Tom Glavine, sp; Shawn Green, of; Paul Lo Duca, c; Aaron Sele, rp; Jose Valentin, 2b. PHILADELPHIA (9) Antonio Alfonseca, rp; Rod Barajas, c; Freddy Garcia, sp; Jon Lieber, sp; Kyle Lohse, sp; Jose Mesa, rp; Abraham Nunez, 3b; J.C. Romero, rp; Aaron Rowand, of. PITTSBURGH (2) Tony Armas, sp; Shawn Chacon, sp-rp. ST. LOUIS (5) Russell Branyan, 3b; Miguel Cairo, inf; David Eckstein, ss; Troy Percival, rp; Kip Wells, rp. SAN DIEGO (7) Michael Barrett, c; Geoff Blum, 2b; Milton Bradley, of; Doug Brocail, rp; Mike Cameron, of; Rob Mackowiak, of; Brett Tomko, sp. SAN FRANCISCO (5) Barry Bonds, of; Pedro Feliz, 3b; Ryan Klesko, 1b; Mike Matheny, c; Russ Ortiz, sp. WASHINGTON (1) Robert Fick, 1b.

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Friday Hot Stove

The Red Sox have reported offered Mike Lowell a 3 year deal at somewhere between 12 and 15 mill per season. You can bet the Red Sox are pushing hard to get something done before Lowell hits the open market. Source

The Marlins have been discussing Miguel Cabrera with the Angels, and are reportedly insisting that Howie Kendrick be included in any deal. Source

As expected, Jose Guillen turned down his part of his contract option and will be a free agent. One wonders if he'll be on the George Mitchell steroid list.

The Cubs are expected to make a 3 year offer to free agent 2nd Basemen Kaz Matsui. Talk about turning your career around after leaving New York. Source

The Rockies are expected to offer a contract extension to their star, Matt Holliday, somewhere in the neighborhood of 4 years and $60 million. Source

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The Daily Yankeeland

All is quiet on the Yankees free agent front- no word yet from either Mariano Rivera, Jorge Posada, or their representatives concerning the deals that have been offered. No shock that Posada is waiting until he hits the open market to see what teams like the Mets and Blue Jays have to offer.

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Now that reports say that Johann Santana turned down a Twins long term deal, one has to wonder if they'll start to market him now. We think it would still be a big mistake for the Twins, especially if they end up losing Torii Hunter and Carlos Silva to free agency. The Twins would certainly insist on one of the big 3 - and the Yankees would certainly be much more open to it for the 2-time Cy Young winner.

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Scott Boras knows that Miguel Cabrera's availability hurts his chances of a bidding war for Alex Rodriguez's services. So Boras' cohorts have taken to criticizing Cabrera in attempt to scare teams off. Team reps aren't that dumb (though one will give A-Rod his money) and they do their homework. Source

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Billy Martin has a chance to make the Hall of Fame this year as part of the veterans committee voting. Martin had many demons - The Bronx is Burning barely touched on them - but he was a great manager until those demons took too much control. Source

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Thursday Hot Stove

The Texas Rangers are preparing a long term deal for their hot prospect, Ian Kinsler. Kinsler started '07 like a house afire, until injuries and a slump derailed his season. Source

Melvin Mora has told the Baltimore Orioles that he'd waive his trade clause if a deal would help the team out. Isn't that just a way of saying, "I want out of here"? Source

Theo Epstein met Wednesday with Scott Boras, as the latter prepares a Boston specific proposal for A-Rod. Epstein later said he didn't pursue the meeting. Who care who called who first? Source

The Minnesota Twins are considering dealing top notch pitching prospect Matt Garza for a bat. With the possibility of Francisco Liriano not being ready for the season and Carlos Silva possibly signing elsewhere, it's hard to imagine the Twins parting with Johann Santana prior to start of the season. The Twins have shown an interest in B.J. Upton and Delmon Young, but it's hard to imagine the Rays parting with either. Source

Omar Vizquel is on the verge of inking 1-year, $5.5 mill deal to remain with the Giants. It would include a vesting option for 2009.

The Indians are working on a new long term deal for ace C.C. Sabathia. Sabathia could become a free agent after the 2008 season. Source

The Mariners expect Richie Sexson to be their 1st Baseman in '08, BUT...they are very willing to listen to offers. Source

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Free Agent List

An updated list of the current MLB free agents, courtesy of MLB.com

Arizona
Cirillo, Jeff (3B); Clark, Tony (1B); Hernandez, Livan (SP); Wickman, Bob (RP)

Atlanta
Franco, Julio (1B); Jones, Andruw (OF); Mahay, Ron (RP); Woodward, Chris (SS)

Balitmore Orioles
Bako, Paul (C); Benson, Kris (SP); Patterson, Corey (OF)

Boston Red Sox
Clement, Matt (SP); Gagne, Eric (RP); Hinske, Eric (1B/OF); Kielty, Bobby (OF); Mirabelli, Doug (C); Schilling, Curt (SP)

Chicago Cubs
Floyd, Cliff (OF); Kendall, Jason (C); Trachsel, Steve (SP); Wood, Kerry L. (RP)

Chicago White Sox
Erstad, Darin (OF); Myers, Mike (RP) Cincinnati Reds
Guardado, Eddie A. (RP); Milton, Eric R. (SP)

Cleveland Indians
Foulke, Keith (RP); Gomez, Chris (INF); Lofton, Kenny (OF); Nixon, Trot (OF)

Colorado Rockies
Affeldt, Jeremy (RP); Dessens, Elmer (P); Fogg, Josh (SP); Julio, Jorge (RP); Hawkins, LaTroy (RP); Lopez, Rodrigo (SP); Matsui, Kaz (2B); Redman, Mark A. (SP); Torrealba, Yorvit (C)

Detroit Tigers
Casey, Sean T. (1B); Jones, Todd (RP); Perez, Neifi (SS); Rogers, Kenny (SP)

Florida
Benitez, Armando (RP); Boone, Aaron J. (3B); Kim, Byung-Hyun (P)

Houston
Jennings, Jason (SP); Lamb, Mike (3B); Loretta, Mark D. (INF); Miller, Trever D. (RP); Moehler, Brian (RP); Palmeiro, Orlando (OF)

Kansas City
LaRue, Jason (C); Perez, Odalis A. (SP); Riske, David (RP); Sanders, Reggie (OF); Mike Sweeney (1B/DH); Thomson, John C. (SP)

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Colon, Bartolo (SP)

Los Angeles Dodgers
Gonzalez, Luis E. (OF); Lieberthal, Mike (C); Martinez, Ramon E. (2B); Seanez, Rudy C. (RP); Sweeney, Mark (1B); Wells, David (SP)

Milwaukee
Cordero, Francisco (RP); Graffanino, Tony (INF); Jenkins, Geoffrey S. (OF); King, Ray (RP); Koskie, Corey L. (3B); Linebrink, Scott (RP); Miller, Damian (C)

Minnesota
Hunter, Torii K. (OF); Silva, Carlos (SP); White, Rondell (OF)

NY Mets
Alomar, Sandy (C); Anderson, Marlon (OF); Castillo, Luis A. (2B); Castro, Ramon Abraham (C); DiFelice, Michael (C); Easley, Damion (INF); Glavine, Tom (SP); Green, Shawn (OF); Lo Duca, Paul (C); Sele, Aaron H. (RP)

NY Yankees
Mientkiewicz, Doug A. (1B); Posada, Jorge (C); Rivera, Mariano (RP); Rodriguez, Alex (3B); Vizcaino, Luis (RP); Molina, Jose (C); Villone, Ron (RP)

Oakland
DaVanon, Jeff (OF); Piazza, Mike (C/DH); Stewart, Shannon H. (OF)

Philadelphia
Alfonseca, Antonio (RP); Barajas, Rod (C); Garcia, Freddy Antonio (SP); Lieber, Jon (SP); Lohse, Kyle (SP); Mesa, Jose (RP); Nunez, Abraham O. (3B); Romero, J.C. (RP); Rowand, Aaron (OF)

Pittsburgh
Armas Jr., Tony (SP); Chacon, Shawn (P)

St. Louis
Branyan, Russ (3B); Cairo, Miguel J. (INF); Eckstein, David (SS); Percival, Troy (RP); Wells, Kip (SP)

San Diego
Barrett, Michael P. (C); Blum, Geoff (2B); Bradley, Milton (OF); Brocail, Doug (RP); Cameron, Michael (OF); Mackowiak, Rob (OF); Tomko, Brett (SP)

San Francisco
Bonds, Barry (OF); Feliz, Pedro (3B); Klesko, Ryan (1B); Matheny, Mike (C); Ortiz, Russ (SP)

Seattle Mariners
Rhodes, Arthur (RP); Weaver, Jeff C. (SP)

Tampa Bay Rays
Paul, Josh (C)

Texas Rangers
Hairston Jr, Jerry (2B/OF); Sosa, Sammy (OF); Wilkerson, Brad (OF)

Toronto
Kennedy, Joe (P); Fasano, Sal (C); Stairs, Matt (OF);

Washington
Fick, Robert (1B); Batista, Tony (Leo.) (3B); Jimenez, D'Angelo (2B)

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2008 Free Agents

120 Free Agents have filed thus far:

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AMERICAN LEAGUE BALTIMORE (2) Paul Bako, c; Corey Patterson, of. BOSTON (5) Matt Clement, sp; Eric Gagne, rp; Eric Hinske, 1b/of; Bobby Kielty, of; Curt Schilling, sp. CLEVELAND (3) Chris Gomez, inf; Kenny Lofton, of; Trot Nixon, of. CHICAGO (2) Darin Erstad, of; Mike Myers, rp. DETROIT (4) Sean Casey, 1b; Todd Jones, rp; Neifi Perez, ss; Kenny Rogers, sp. KANSAS CITY (5) Jason LaRue, c; Odalis Perez, sp; David Riske, rp; Reggie Sanders, of; Mike Sweeney, dh. LOS ANGELES (1) Bartolo Colon, sp. MINNESOTA (3) Torii Hunter, of; Carlos Silva, rp; Rondell White, of. NEW YORK (7) Doug Mientkiewicz, 1b; Jose Molina, c; Jorge Posada, c; Alex Rodriguez 3b; Mariano Rivera, rp; Ron Villone, rp; Luis Vizcaino, rp. OAKLAND (3) Jeffrey DaVanon, of; Mike Piazza, c; Shannon Stewart, of. SEATTLE (2) Arthur Rhodes, rp; Jeff Weaver, sp. TAMPA BAY (1) Josh Paul, c. TEXAS (3) Jerry Hairston, 2b/of; Sammy Sosa, of; Brad Wilkerson, of. TORONTO (3) Sal Fasano, c; Joe Kennedy, rp; Matt Stairs, of. NATIONAL LEAGUE ARIZONA (4) Jeff Cirillo, 3b; Tony Clark, 1b; Livan Hernandez, sp; Bob Wickman, rp. ATLANTA (4) Julio Franco, 1b; Andruw Jones, of; Ron Mahay, rp; Chris Woodward, ss. CHICAGO (4) Cliff Floyd, of; Jason Kendall, c; Steve Trachsel, sp; Kerry Wood, rp. CINCINNATI (1) Eric Milton, sp. COLORADO (5) Jeremy Affeldt, rp; Elmer Dessens, sp; Jorge Julio, rp; Rodrigo Lopez, sp; Yorvit Torrealba, c. FLORIDA (3) Armando Benitez, rp; Aaron Boone, 3b; Byung-Hyun Kim, sp/rp. HOUSTON (7) Brad Ausmus, c; Jason Jennings, sp; Mike Lamb, 3b; Mark Loretta, ss; Trever Miller, rp; Brian Moehler, rp; Orlando Palmeiro, of. LOS ANGELES (6) Luis Gonzalez, of; Mike Lieberthal, c; Ramon Martinez, 2b; Rudy Seanez, rp; Mark Sweeney, 1b; David Wells, sp. MILWAUKEE (7) Francisco Cordero, rp; Tony Graffanino, inf; Geoff Jenkins, of; Ray King, rp; Corey Koskie, 3b; Scott Linebrink, rp; Damian Miller, c. NEW YORK (10) Sandy Alomar, c; Marlon Anderson, of; Luis Castillo, 2b; Ramon Castro, c; Mike DiFelice, c; Damion Easley, 2b; Tom Glavine, sp; Shawn Green, of; Paul Lo Duca, c; Aaron Sele, rp. PHILADELPHIA (9) Antonio Alfonseca, rp; Rod Barajas, c; Freddy Garcia, sp; Jon Lieber, sp; Kyle Lohse, sp; Jose Mesa, rp; Abraham Nunez, 3b; J.C. Romero, rp; Aaron Rowand, of. PITTSBURGH (2) Tony Armas, sp; Shawn Chacon, sp/rp. ST. LOUIS (5) Russell Branyan, 3b; Miguel Cairo, inf; David Eckstein, ss; Troy Percival, rp; Kip Wells, rp. SAN DIEGO (5) Michael Barrett, c; Geoff Blum, 2b; Milton Bradley, of; Doug Brocail, rp; Mike Cameron, of. SAN FRANCISCO (3) Barry Bonds, of; Pedro Feliz, 3b; Russ Ortiz, sp. WASHINGTON (1) Robert Fick, 1b.

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