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MDS · December 21, 2005, 08:14:26 PM

Overpaid, old crap for overpaid, old crap. Hooray!

Geowhizzer · December 21, 2005, 08:48:33 PM

That gives the Gigantes an outfield of Bonds-Finley-Alou.

Holy Freaking Moses! They're OLD.

Geowhizzer · December 21, 2005, 09:14:06 PM

Sidney Ponson's in Heaven now.

According to the article, the Phils had some interest in him.

Geowhizzer · December 21, 2005, 09:20:11 PM

Quote from: Geowhizzer on December 21, 2005, 08:48:33 PM
That gives the Gigantes an outfield of Bonds-Finley-Alou.

Holy Freaking Moses! They're OLD.

Forgot about Winn being in the mix as well. Finley as the 4th outfielder? Is Bonds going to be ready to go in February?

Mayhaps Los Gigantes are hedging their bet a bit.

Rome · December 21, 2005, 09:29:33 PM

Quote from: Geowhizzer on December 21, 2005, 09:14:06 PM
Sidney Ponson's in Heaven now.

According to the article, the Phils had some interest in him.

They just rid themselves of one overweight, alcoholic crackhead in Padilla.

Of course they had interest in Ponson!

BigEd76 · December 23, 2005, 04:25:20 PM

Reggie Sanders to Kansas City for 2/$10M, likely to be replaced by Juan Encarnacion for 3/$15M...

Toronto is about to trade for Troy Glaus...Glaus + prospect for Batista and Hudson...

PhillyPhreak54 · December 23, 2005, 07:32:51 PM

Did I hear ESPN right today? Tejada for Prior is close to being done?

MDS · December 23, 2005, 10:45:42 PM

What a crap trade for Baltimore.

Rome · December 25, 2005, 09:49:14 AM

You know, I read shtein like this and literally cannot believe my eyes. Am I on glue or is someone actually considering giving Millionwood a long-term contract worth tens of million of dollars?

QuoteUpdated: Dec. 24, 2005, 2:39 PM ET

Red Sox meet with Boras to discuss MillwoodESPN.com news services

Days after losing Johnny Damon to the New York Yankees, the Red Sox were meeting with his agent, Scott Boras, about bringing pitcher Kevin Millwood to Boston.

Friendly advice?
Before Johnny Damon made his decision to accept the Yankees' four-year offer, Damon and his wife looked for some advice from former teammate Manny Ramirez.
"Manny said, 'You should go to New York,' " Michelle Damon told The New York Post.

Johnny Damon, who told the paper that Boston is "dismantling" its roster, confirmed the conversation.

Boras left New York hours after finalizing Damon's four-year, $52 million deal with the Yankees on Friday to meet with Red Sox representatives.

Boston president Larry Lucchino declined to comment on whether an offer was made. Earlier this week, Boras was in Texas to talk about the 2005 AL ERA champion with the Rangers. The Dallas Morning News reported in Saturday's editions that the Rangers had offered Millwood three guaranteed years at around $10 million per year; however, a source told the Morning News that the team had guaranteed a fourth year that would make the offer worth more than $40 million.

"I can confirm that we are in the process seeking to sign Millwood," Lucchino told The Associated Press on Friday night, adding that a resolution was not imminent.

Boras didn't immediately return a telephone message seeking comment.

Millwood went 9-11 with a 2.86 ERA in 30 starts for the Indians last season and made $7 million. He was limited to 25 starts with the Philadelphia Phillies in 2004, when he was bothered by elbow swelling. While he was 9-6 with a 4.85 ERA for the Phillies that season, he won only two games after hurting his right elbow.

Although the Red Sox need a shortstop, a first baseman and a center fielder, they would appear to have plenty of starting pitchers. But lefty David Wells has asked for a trade closer to his West Coast home, and the team has said it would try to accommodate him.

Left fielder Manny Ramirez has also asked for a trade. Lucchino said discussions on Wells and Ramirez continue "with some frequency."