Jon Heyman is reporting that the Rangers are quietly shopping Michael Young, and the Mets are one of the interested teams. Well, it’s not so quiet anymore! Heyman concludes that the Mets would first have to move Luis Castillo (duh). Obviously, if the Mets acquired Young, Castillo’s already untradeable status would turn to impossible-to-trade. A … Read more
Tony Massarotti of the Boston Globe is reporting that the Braves are discussing a deal with the Royals that would send outfielder Jeff Francoeur to Kansas City for righthander Zack Greinke. From the article: According to one National League executive, the Kansas City Royals and Atlanta Braves have had serious discussions about a trade that … Read more
Per Ken Rosenthal: The Mets are desperate to move second baseman Luis Castillo to create a spot for free agent Orlando Hudson. The only way to do it would be to exchange Castillo’s contract for another of similar value, but lots of luck. When the Mets asked the Rangers about a Castillo-for-Vicente Padilla — a … Read more
Despite a report from Hal McCoy of the Dayton Daily News reporting that the White Sox traded outfielder Jermaine Dye to the Cincinnati Reds for young hurler Homer Bailey, there is yet confirmation that the deal is done — or even true. This according to the grunts on the floor in Las Vegas, who are … Read more
In his most recent column, Joel Sherman is reporting on several rumors. We’ll go over them one by one. Jenks / Dye / F-Mart Sherman claims there is nothing to the rumor that the Mets will trade Fernando Martinez to the White Sox as part of a package for Bobby Jenks and Jermaine Dye: “Talked … Read more
John Perrotto of Baseball Prospectus suggests that the White Sox and Mets are talking about a blockbuster trade that would send Fernando Martinez to Chicago in return for Bobby Jenks and Jermaine Dye. Strange, as Jermaine Dye — who has a no-trade clause — has repeatedly stated that he is not interested in going to … Read more
The latest rumor has Jake Peavy going to the Cubs in a three-team deal that would also include the Baltimore Orioles. According to Jeff Zrebiec and Peter Schmuck of the Baltimore Sun, the Orioles would send young pitcher Garrett Olson to San Diego and receive Cubs centerfielder Felix Pie as part of the deal. Strange, … Read more
Eternal enigma Daniel Cabrera and the Baltimore Orioles may part ways this winter, according to MASN Online. The 6’7″ righthander has had his picture next to the definition of “inconsistency” in the dictionary since coming up to the bigs in 2004. That rookie season is the only one in which he’s had a winning record; … Read more
