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Marlins Trade Olsen, Willingham to Nats

According to several reports, the Florida Marlins have traded righthander Scott Olsen and outfielder Josh Willingham to the Washington Nationals in exchange for second baseman Emilio Bonifacio and A-ballers P.J. Dean and Jake Smolinksi. Strange deal, as you would think … Continue reading

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Phillies Re-Sign Scott Eyre

The Phillies have re-signed LOOGY Scott Eyre to a one-year deal. Good move by the Phils to keep the veteran lefty on an inexpensive ($2M), short-term contract.

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Holliday to A’s?

Several sources are reporting that the Colorado Rockies have traded, or are close to trading, Matt Holliday to the Oakland Athletics. Per Ken Rosenthal, as of 2:56 PM EST: The players the Rockies will receive have not been decided, and … Continue reading

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Willie Randolph Joins Brewers

Former Mets manager Willie Randolph finally made it to Milwaukee, as new Brewers skipper Ken Macha named Randolph his bench coach. As much as Mr. Willie was criticized here during his tenure, it was a love/hate relationship. Randolph is greatly … Continue reading

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Schilling Would Return to Philly

In an almost farcical bit of irony, Curt Schilling could return to the Philadelphia Phillies. The 42-year-old righthander was in the Philadelphia area last Wednesday for his annual Curt Schilling ALS Golf Outing, an event held to fund research into … Continue reading

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Gary Carter to Manage Ducks

Hall of famer and former Mets catcher Gary Carter has been hired to manage the 2009 Long Island Ducks of the independent Atlantic League. The Ducks are not affiliated with any Major League team, and are owned by another former … Continue reading

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Minor League Free Agent List

Baseball America has listed the 561 minor leaguers who filed for free agency on November 6th. This list will take a while to sift through, but on first glance, I’m intrigued by: Flamethrower Jose Capellan; Free-swinging, AAAA outfielder John-Ford Griffin, … Continue reading

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Hot Stove – First Moves

Wow … didn’t take long for the hot stove to heat up. Let’s quickly rake over the first coals. Mets Pick Up Option on Carlos Delgado No surprise here — after his second half, Delgado is a bargain at (gulp) … Continue reading

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