Hot Stove
12/6/07
Chatter during the last hours of the winter meetings...
Blowin' Sm
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Johan Santana looks to be staying put, for now at least. The "we won't trade Jose Reyes, but we will give you a large number of average pitching prospects" Mets have thrown their hats in the ring for this winter's most prized free agent. Looks like the AL East might not be the destination after all, Minnesota was not interested in getting Hughes, Kennedy and Cabrera in exchange for Johan and the Sox are unwilling to give up any combo of Clay Buchholz, Jon Lester or Jacoby Ellsbury. Yankee GM Hank Steinbrenner (that is his job right?) may not want Santana after his "deadline" but Beckett and Johan in Boston would pose a problem and that is why everyone is monitoring the situation rather closely. It's clear that neither the Yanks or Sox would mind if he signed with Mets or Mariners, just as along as its not with their chief rival.
Andruw Jones heads West
The 10 time Gold Glove former Brave center fielder and the Dodgers reached an agreement Wednesday night on a $36.2 million, two-year contract that would give him the fifth-highest average salary in the major leagues. The guy hit .222 last year..he must have a pretty good agent.
$13 Million Baby
Lil' Scotty Rolen got his feelings hurt again...this time its the Cardinals who he is demanding a trade from. When healthy the guy is a great player, but he is not and is coming off of an 8HR year. His latest nemesis, Tony La Russa, is saying not to trade him because they can't get anything for him. In Philly the thought was that if he could get to the more laid back Midwest he would be alright, apparently he is high maintenance in any region of the country. Oddly enough the Dodgers are the leaders to get the 3B if he leaves St Louis, one of Torre's coaches just happens to be old Rolen bud Larry Bowa.
Pigskin Pix
1 game over 500 (39-38) looking for some room, no college -- only 4 picks...
Giants getting 3.5 from the Birds
Cleveland giving 3.5 to the Jets
New England giving 10.5 to Pitt
Tampa giving 3 to the Texans
home team bold
Scott Boras may have messed up the Arod deal, but he's looking awfully good with that ridiculous Andruw Jones contract. An awful lot of money for an aging outfielder coming off, as you said, a .222 season with no power whatsoever. He had 51 HRs what, two years ago? HGH anyone?
Sweet pic of old Hank. It's like he tries to look more like a pederast every day.