Update: Mets, Bay agree to deal

Mike Francessa of WFAN is reporting that Jason Bay will be headed to the Mets, and that an announcement of the deal is coming soon.
Bay, who hit .267, with 36 homers and 119 RBIs last season in Boston, is currently being taken 5th among outfielders in 22nd overall in early Mock Draft Central mocks. Bay [...]

Phillies offer 2 yr/$12 mil deal to Rodney.

The Philadelphia Phillies are considering signing Fernando Rodney to help bolster the back end of their bullpen.  For the Phillies, Rodney would provide a safety net for Brad Lidge, as well as a bona fide set up man and fireballer, one thing the Phils have been lacking.  All of the Phils relievers seem to be [...]

Vazquez to New York for Cabrera, Dunn.

UPDATE: The prospect will be Arodys Vizcaino. A-ball pitcher with very high upside. BA ranked him third in Yankees system for 2010.
According to Jon Heyman of SI.com, the Atlanta Braves will trade Javier Vazquez to the New York Yankees for centerfielder Melky Cabrera, lefty reliever Michael Dunn, and a prospect.
Vazquez had a career year [...]

Morrow to Blue Jays for Brandon League

UPDATE: Geoff Baker of the Seattle Times says the prospect will not be Brett Wallace. According to Ken Rosenthal, the prospect is likely a pitcher.
According to Ken Rosenthal of FoxSports.com, the Blue Jays have traded reliever Brandon League to the Seattle Mariners for Brandon Morrow. One other prospect was involved in the deal, and Brett [...]

Yankees close to acquiring a starting pitcher?

UPDATE: Multiple sources saying it wont be Zambrano or Harang. Worth pointing out that the Yankees have been in talks with the Pirates about Zach Duke/Paul Maholm on multiple occasions over the past couple of years, so don’t rule that out. Both are young, cheap, mid-rotation starters, although not worth a top prospect.
According to [...]

Washington finalists for Capps

According to MLB.com’s Bill Ladson, the Nationals are finalists to land right handed reliever, and former Pirates closer Matt Capps:
The Nationals are a finalist to acquire the services of free-agent right-hander Matt Capps, according to a baseball source.
If the Nationals sign Capps, he would serve as a late-inning reliever and most likely compete with Brian [...]

Pending physical, Johnson heading to Yankees

Looks like Nick Johnson will be head to New York to be their everyday DH in 2010. From Ken Davidoff:
#Yankees and Nick Johnson are wrapping up a one-year deal for about $5.5 million. Pending a physical.
Assuming the Yankees do end up landing Johnson, Johnson’s fantasy value has to go up quite a bit. He’d be [...]

Ryota Igarashi signs with Mets

The New York Mets and Japanese reliever Ryota Igarashi agreed to a 2 year deal today, according to multiple sources, including MLB.com’s Rhett Bollinger:
The Mets have reached an agreement with Japanese reliever Ryota Igarashi, according to the New York Post.
Reported to be nearing a two-year deal with the Mets, Igarashi would help shore up the [...]

Holliday update: O’s, Cards, another team?

Things seem to be heating up on the Matt Holiday front, as additional teams may be jumping into the race to land the left fielder.
While the Cardinals still appear to be the favorites, reports last night indicated that the Orioles might end up being serious bidders. This actually isn’t all that suprising. The O’s are [...]

Phillies & others interested in Mike MacDougal

The righty reliever has drawn interest from multiple teams, the strongest being from the Phillies.
MacDougal has closer experience, and despite his 4.31 ERA in 2008, he had 20 saves and just 1 blown save.  MacDougal has a career total of 70 saves, with 19 blown saves, only 8 more than Lidge’s ‘09 total. If MacDougal [...]

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