Fox Sports is reporting that Twin star Johan Santana will not waive his no-trade clause during the season. That essentially limits the Twins’ options to trading him before the season starts, or allow him to walk via free agency in exchange for two draft picks. When you consider the type of offers the Twins are [...]

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The Hot Stove is smoking but we’re unlinkely to see any real flames until next week’s Winter Meetings in Nashville. With a shallow free-agent pool,  teams will have to resort to old-fashioned wheeling and dealing.
The focus of most attention is, of course, Johan Santana who Minnesota has on the block. The Twinkies are hoping that [...]

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Pioneer Press columnist Charlie Walters is reporting that Boston is the current favorite in the bidding for the Twins highly sought after pitcher, Johan Santana. The price is rumored to be center fielder Coco Crisp, shortstop prospect Jed Lowry, lefty Jon Lester, and right-hander Justin Masterson.
Before completing the trade the Red Sox will need to [...]

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Every newspaper on the east coast is reporting that the Yankees are in talks with the Twins about a trade for Santana (Johan not Carlos) but the price for the two-time Cy Young Award winner will be steep (Hughes and Cabrera?) since the Mets, Red Sox and Dodgers are also reportedly interested.

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The Red Sox have said all along that their top priority was keeping free agent third basemen Mike Lowell, and now, according to ESPN.com they are very close to doing so. The deal is reportedly for three years and worth $37.5 million. Apparently other clubs (namely the Dodgers and the Phillies) were offering a 4th [...]

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Apparently, even with a certain third basemen all but sure to return to New York next year, the Yankees still have interest in signing World Series MVP Mike Lowell. According to the New York Post, that would involve a move from third base to first for Lowell. Even if the Yankees don’t sign Lowell, their [...]

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Baseball already extends into November some years and now the start of the season is moving up to March. The Red Sox and the A’s will open their regular season in Japan with games March 25 and 26. The A’s will be the home team but it’s doubtful many Oakland fans will make the trip. [...]

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Newsday reports that the Yankees are interested in World Series MVP Mike Lowell. The Red Sox supposedly want to retain Lowell but have only offered three years and he wants four. The Yankees, minus A-Rod’s hefty salary, could certainly afford to offer that. Of course, if the Sox lose Lowell, they’re likely to enter the [...]

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According to the Post-Dispatch, Scott Rolen is willing to waive the no-trade clause in his contract if it will help him escape from manager Tony Larussa. It’s hard to know whether that’s good news or bad for Cards fans. Scott has all the tools but he’s also been incredibly brittle, averaging one surgery a [...]

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Newsday.com is reporting that the New York Yankees already have a short list of candidates they’d like to see succeed Alex Rodriquez at third base. According to Ken Davidoff the list includes
“Mike Lowell and, as trade possibilities, Seattle’s Adrian Beltre and Florida’s Miguel Cabrera. St. Louis’ Scott Rolen is a dark-horse candidate.”
Obviously the Lowell option [...]

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