MLB- WINTER MEETING NEWS & RUMORS

[Adam Jones]

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A Yankees executive said Monday that there is "traction" to trade talks involving Tigers center fielder Curtis Granderson.
The only hold-up comes from the Yankees end, where they're weighing whether they want to trade off prospects like outfielder Austin Jackson and left-hander Mike Dunn. Granderson, 28, batted .249/.327/.453 with 30 home runs, 71 RBI and 20 stolen bases in 2009 and would fit in well with the Yanks, but GM Brian Cashman is understandably having a hard time parting with potential future stars.

 

[Adam Jones]

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Relationships matter in complicated deals and Cashman (#Yankees), Dombrowski (#Tigers), Byrnes (#Dbacks) have good working relationship

 

[Adam Jones]

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Hearing Cardinals, Giants, Yankees, Mets, Red Sox, Twins all in on Mark DeRosa.

 

[Adam Jones]

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Sherman

source tells me #Yankees can't do deal with just #Tigers

 

[Adam Jones]

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sherman


source tells me #Yankees not interested E.Jackson as part of deal

 

[Adam Jones]

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Looks like deal is close to happening. D-backs give up Schlereth and Scherzer and get Kennedy and Edwin Jackson. #dbacks #mlb

 

[Integrity]

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Integ you go to any braves game in the ATL?

nah, im in arizona...

only a braves fan cuz i grew up watching them on tbs before the dbacks came into existence

but, when az got an expansion team, i quit my job to go see the braves play in person ( i was a teen working at a store and couldnt get off )...

would love to go to atl to see them in their stadium tho

 

[ChuteBoxe]

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Last week ESPN.com's Jerry Crasnick reported that the Philadelphia Phillies had experessed interest in right-hander J.J. Putz, and now Crasnick tweets that the Chicago Cubs are taking a look.

"He recently long tossed for some teams in Arizona," Crasnick tweeted.

Putz, 32, saved 40 games for Seattle in 2007. The Mets hoped he would provide shutdown eighth-inning work in front of [URL="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?playerId=5357"]Francisco Rodriguez[/URL] last season, but Putz lasted only 29 1/3 innings before undergoing season-ending elbow surgery in June.
Although Putz still has to show he's healthy, he's attracted a lot of early attention because he's willing to sign a one-year, incentive-laden deal to re-establish himself as a dominant back-end pitcher. Pittsburgh and Houston have also inquired on Putz, and Detroit, Tampa Bay and Texas are teams that could emerge as fits as the winter progresses.

 

[Adam Jones]

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Mark Teahen's new 3-year deal with #WhiteSox is worth $14 million

 

[Adam Jones]

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Ben Sheets rep, Casey Close, to meet with #Mets, #Yankees among others

 

[Adam Jones]

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Revised 3-way prop - Tigers get 2 players from Yankees instead of 3. One of lefties likely out.

 

[Adam Jones]

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breaking news

Diamondbacks and Tigers waiting on Yankees to sign off on 3-way deal. Answer expected by 2 pm Eastern

 

[Integrity]

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oh shit!

gonna be a big trade...

what a thread!

 

[Adam Jones]

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for tegs

Braves designated outfielder Ryan Church for assignment.
Perhaps an indication that the Braves are hard up for cash? Church, 31, batted .260/.347/.402 with two home runs and 18 RBI in 127 at-bats after being acquired from the Mets in July, but it wasn't enough to convince Frank Wren to tender him another contract. Church has a .787 career OPS, hammers righty pitching and is an excellent defensive outfielder, so he'll have no shortage of offers coming his way.

 

[Flamingo kid]

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I dont want to give up austin jackson, this granderson better be good, if we're giving up AJ.

 

[OctoMan]

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ADAM PACMAN JONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES

 

[Adam Jones]

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I dont want to give up austin jackson, this granderson better be good, if we're giving up AJ.

He would be a MONSTER at Yankee stadium

 

[Flamingo kid]

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Grander, Jeter, Tex, Alex? Is that the top of the Yanks lineup if things happen they way they're looking?

 

[Adam Jones]

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Grander, Jeter, Tex, Alex? Is that the top of the Yanks lineup if things happen they way they're looking?

still might resign damon is the word

 

[Flamingo kid]

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still might resign damon is the word

How's that going to work lineup wise?

Are they going to bat Damon 5th? I wonder.

 

[Adam Jones]

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From Buster Olney: Source with knowledge of negotiations says Granderson deal is close to being completed.

 

[Integrity]

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for tegs

Braves designated outfielder Ryan Church for assignment.
Perhaps an indication that the Braves are hard up for cash? Church, 31, batted .260/.347/.402 with two home runs and 18 RBI in 127 at-bats after being acquired from the Mets in July, but it wasn't enough to convince Frank Wren to tender him another contract. Church has a .787 career OPS, hammers righty pitching and is an excellent defensive outfielder, so he'll have no shortage of offers coming his way.

thanks bud!

church is so-so but i want an upgrade!

 

[Adam Jones]

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Med records being exchanged on Granderson deal. Yanks working thru final matters

 

[Adam Jones]

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yanks to get granderson, e. jackson, i. kennedy to dbacks, scherzer, schlereth, a. jax, coke to tigers.

 

[Adam Jones]

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3 teams reviewing medicals now. #tigers, #yanks, #dbacks

 

[Adam Jones]

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NY-Ari-Det trade real enough that scouts are talking about how good Granderson will be in Yankee Stadium...

 

[Integrity]

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loving the play by play of this deal

good deal for dbacks too

i think jackson and kennedy gonna be really good in the desert

 

[Adam Jones]

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Kennedy is cursed

but a strike thrower in the NL and that ball park should be solid

 

[Adam Jones]

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heyman


teams in agreement on trade. assuming medicals check out, it's a go.

 

[Integrity]

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Adam Jones first on the EOG scene with the news, nice...

 

[Integrity]

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it's almost like ur reporting live from indy!

 

[Adam Jones]

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lol I'm getting these on EOG within 20 seconds of these guys posting it

 

[Ditka]

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How's that going to work lineup wise?

Are they going to bat Damon 5th? I wonder.

Granderson isn't a true leadoff hitter. If Damon resigns he'll leadoff and Granderson will bat 5th.

 

[Integrity]

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lol I'm getting these on EOG within 20 seconds of these guys posting it

the espn winter meeting thing just reported the granderson thing

u beat them by 3 minutes!

 

[Adam Jones]

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Deal just about done. Final medicals being checked.

 

[Adam Jones]

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I shit on ESPN tegs

believe it

 

[Adam Jones]

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Granderson's agent says his client is feeling anxious. "He sees ESPN and the rest of the media stuff too."

 

[Integrity]

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MLBRumorCentral:
At least six teams are interested in Coco Crisp and he could earn a deal in the $3M to $4M range for 2010..http://bit.ly/7pt4Sz

not sure if anyone comment on coco, but id take him for the braves for some speed

 

[Integrity]

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holliday a red sox?
GordonEdes:
Sox and Scott Boras talking on "numerous" subjects, according to a baseball source. Matt Holliday is presumably at the top that list.

 

[Adam Jones]

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Yankee execs think deal will get done, but not be finalized today because minor details, mainly medicals, take time, must be worked thru