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Buzz: Mets on the move

The Mets are reporting that some of their major players could be on the move, including Prince Fielder, David Wright, Justin Morneau.

The Mets have gotten interest from many teams for all these players, and are currently weighing their options. An unconfirmed rumor states that the Mets could move one of them [...]

Buzz: Cody Johnson rumors – Monday

Word around Detroit is the Oakland Athletics (due to their no money state) and the Chicago White Sox (due to rejected offer) are out of the Cody Johnson sweepstakes. Though, the Twins stay interested and now the Florida Marlins and the Baltimore Orioles may possibly be involved.

A few tidbits:

- The Twins have made an offer for [...]

Toigo dealt to Mariners

The Seattle Mariners and Florida Marlins have reached an agreement on a deal that will send IF Maxim Toigo to the Mariners in exchange for OF John Hainault and RP [...]

Brewers sign seven

The Milwaukee Brewers have announced the signing of the following players, all for 2 years with the exception of Bobby Keppel: RP Bobby Keppel, 1B Joe Stroud, 3B James Keay, RF Trey Parkinson, LF Gabe Gross, SS Elvis Andruws, and SS JJ Hardy.Update, August 4th 1:55pm: jbrowning2 has informed me it was actually David Gross the [...]

Blue Jays situation?

According to sources close to the team, the Toronto Blue Jays are taking a more ‘conservative’ stance to the rebuilding period and may be willing to package together a few prospects closer to the majors for a larger quantity of farther away prospects and draft selections. There are also rumors that they may be willing [...]

Buzz: Gaby Hernandez rumblings

According to the Oakland Athletics their strategy for the next couple of years will be to spend very little money, due to the fact that they don’t believe they can compete with the Seattle Mariners or the California Cutthroats for the AL West title next year. This has created speculation that they may try to move [...]

Last of first three 2017 IFAs out

Dae-Jung Lee, a reliever out of Busan, South Korea, will be open for regular bidding once his file is released. He throws an average fastball, but his hard curveball is his out-pitch. Nicknamed “Too-Shin” (God of War in English), he provides a bulldog demeanor on [...]

Sneak Preview: 2017 IFAs

Jcclemen2 was nice enough to give me a heads up and sneak preview on two of three IFAs this year:

The first one is SS Esteban Lopez Rojas, who will be open for regular bidding once the file including him is uploaded. He is from Hanava, Cuba and is known for his contact hitting and slick fielding [...]

Langholtz for Kelly: D’Backs and Reds wheel and deal

The Reds have agreed to a trade offer that will send D’Backs SP Darren Langholtz to them, and SS Paul Kelly back to the D’Backs.

Langholtz, 25, won 16 games last year with a nice 3.48 ERA. The Reds are rebuilding, so this will probably give them a piece to build around. Kelly, 29, [...]

Buzz: Huston Street updates

Former Reds reliever Huston Street is getting interest from reportedly five different ballclubs, including the Athletics, Yankees, Braves, Rockies, and Giants.

…personally, with the athletics yesterday announcing that they’re not going to be spending much money over the next few years, and rumors that SP Gaby Hernandez could be shipped out of town, i’m guessing [...]