Rest of baseball thread 2006

[MDS]

Someone named Johan Santana won the AL Cy Young

[PhillyPhreak54]

Braves are on the verge of acquiring Jake Peavy

For who?

Ugh.

[Dillen]

Braves are on the verge of acquiring Jake Peavy

For who?

Ugh.

Giles, Haracio Ramirez and Saltalmacchia or however the hell you spell it.

[PhillyPhreak54]

Steal.

[PhillyPhreak54]

Astros offer deals to Lee, Soriano

By BRIAN McTAGGART
Copyright 2006 Houston Chronicle

NAPLES, Fla. - The Astros have made multi-year offers to free-agent sluggers Carlos Lee and Alfonso Soriano and are in serious discussions about a deal with Woody Williams, according to a Major League Baseball official.

Astros general manager Tim Purpura told the Chronicle late Wednesday he had made some offers, but won't confirm to which players. Lee hit .286 with 37 homers and 116 RBIs last season with the Milwaukee Brewers and Texas Rangers, and Soriano hit .277 with 46 homers, 41 steals and 95 RBIs last year for the Washington Nationals.

Williams, who played at the Univeristy of Houston, went 12-5 in 24 starts last year for the San Diego Padres

[mpmcgraw]

Phreak, that Peavy deal was a false report from mlbtraderumors.com.

[PhillyPhreak54]

 

Thanks, Billy.

Good news because a Smoltz/Hudson/Peavy rotation would not be something I want to see.

[PhillyPhreak54]

The Associated Press reports that Bob Geren will be Oakland's next manager.
Geren was the favorite right from the start and nothing changed during the interview process. A longtime friend of Billy Beane's, he'll be more willing to go along with the general manager's "suggestions" than an outside candidate might have been. Also, from the sound of things, several of the players will prefer to him the ousted Ken Macha. There hasn't been any word yet on how long of a contract he'll get.

[SunMo]

Phreak, that Peavy deal was a false report from mlbtraderumors.com.

how do you know it was false pumpkin?

[mpmcgraw]

Phreak, that Peavy deal was a false report from mlbtraderumors.com.

how do you know it was false pumpkin?

mlbtraderumors posted a story saying it was not true. 

Another japanese pitcher has been posted.  He will probably go for around 10-15 million.

Michael Barrett might be traded.

[MDS]

Pearl Harbor Round 2 has begun

[PhillyPhreak54]

The Angels have made an offer to Soriano but it is only believed to be for about $14M a year for 5 years. If the Phils reported offer of 6 years $98M are true, the Phils have the edge there.

The Angels also are interested in JD Drew and have reportedly offered Zito a deal worth about $100M for 7 years

[PhillyPhreak54]

Mets are about to offer Moises Alou a 2yr deal. This was reportedly one of the Phils backup plans in case they didn't get Soriano.

Jon Garland is about to be traded, probably to Texas.

Cincy has signed basketball head and total icehole Alex Gonzalez to a 3yr deal. I hate that dude.

Kengshill Pujols-R- Dodgers    Nov. 18 - 12:21 pm et
      
      
21-year-old Kengshill Pujols was released by the Dodgers after police caught him with 130 bags of crack cocaine on Thursday.
Yeah, 110-120 might have been acceptable, but the Dodgers had to draw the line somewhere. Pujols, a converted catcher, was suspended Aug. 1 for 50 games after testing positive for performance-enhancing substances

130?!?!?! Jeez.

[mpmcgraw]

Hey I hear we need a RF too.

How bout getting both Soriano and Alou. 

[MDS]

Astros about to get Carlos Lee. I guess that's good.