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White Sox Sign Bartolo Colon

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According to Ken Rosenthal, the Chicago White Sox have signed Bartolo Colon to a one-year contract. Nice pickup by the ChiSox, who simply needed an extra guy to vie for a back-end rotation spot. They add Colon to the competition for the #5 slot and as insurance behind Jose Contreras, who is coming off an … Read more

Say No To Dennys Reyes

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According to Ken Rosenthal, free-agent lefthanded Weeble Dennys Reyes is “drawing interest” from the Mets (among other teams). Please Omar, just say no. Reyes is coming off the second-best year of his career (ironically, in a walk year!), and is poised to fall back to the bottom of the barrel. Other than the season past … Read more

Braves Targeting Lowe

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Per several sources, agent Scott Boras is meeting with the Atlanta Braves to talk about Derek Lowe. Lowe had reportedly been offered a 3-year, $35M contract by the New York Mets. Boras is seeking at least four years at around $16M per season for his client. In desperate need to add starting pitching, the Atlanta … Read more

Tigers Acquire Gerald Laird

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Ken Rosenthal is reporting that the Texas Rangers have traded Gerald Laird to the Detroit Tigers for AA pitcher Guillermo Moscoso. Per Rosenthal: “The Detroit Tigers have filled one of their prime offseason needs, acquiring catcher Gerald Laird from the Rangers for Double-A right-hander Guillermo Moscoso and a second prospect, according to a major-league source. … Read more

Buzz Around Burnett

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The Yankees, Red Sox, Braves, Phillies, Orioles, and Blue Jays are all in pursuit of A.J. Burnett, according to various sources. Supposedly, the Yankees are going after Burnett fairly hard, and would like to sign both him and C.C. Sabathia this winter — and may also extend an offer to Derek Lowe. I for one … Read more