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    Cano would sign for Seattle because they would pay him a ton of money, which is the type of "splash" agents like most. Seattle is also not a small market team. Mark Trumbo is likely unavailable, since they no longer have a logjam in the OF with Bourjos gone. Trading Shark and Jackson for Trumbo would probably set the Cubs back multiple years. Set us back? Not hardly. Shark and Jackson are not long term answers. Seattle is small market-bottom third in MLB. Ask Griffey, Jr. or Randy Johnson. JayZ is trying to outdo Scott Boras with no leverage or cred amongst the teams. Shark has shown flashes of being an ace and is still harnessing his potential. Trumbo doesn't walk and doesn't have a position where he is a passable fielder. I wouldn't be happy with getting Trumbo back and they don't really have any good pitching prospects they would part with.
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    Yankees set to sign Kelly Johnson. Doesn't mean they're out on Cano, but with this and Ellsbury, it sure looks like a "you're move" type of deal. They're clearly not waiting around on a decision. They also have an offer out to Infante.
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    I've long been a Gardner fan. Tremendous defense (won back to back Fielding Bible awards) and has good patience at the plate. The Yankees still value him as their leadoff hitter, though, and I imagine he won't come cheaply, especially since he isn't owed all that much. They said they don't intend to trade him. They do have plenty of holes (3B, pitching) that we could probably find a match, but I don't see it.
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    Yeah, that's a bad deal for the DBacks. They're getting a PTBNL from the Rays, too, but I'm sure they could've found a salary dump deal instead of trading an intriguing young arm. I liked Holmberg as a second piece in a Shark trade, too.
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    Eric Hinske apparently retired and was just named the Cubs' first base coach.
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    FWIW
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    I'd take a shot on Kalish. Bailey will miss the first few months of the season, right? Won't we be getting Fujikawa back at the same time? Would seem like a redundant signing.
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    Isn't he the teenager wannabe reporter? I know he's called some stuff before but I'll wait til someone else gets it. Still, that would be an interesting trade that makes sense for both, depending on the return. Yankees say they won't budge on their offer to Cano. I wonder if the Tigers would try to swoop in with the savings. How much was Fister due next year?
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    I like it. Pretty decent backup catcher. I don't know that they outright give him the job but I'd have to think this rules out signing a free agent catcher to a major league deal?
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    I've liked him for a bit as a 4th outfielder. Great defense. Good patience at the plate. Steals bases at a good rate. Was worth a 3.6 WAR in fewer than 250 at bats this year. I'll take it if the cost isn't much, but I'd imagine the Rangers value him, especially after losing Cruz and Murphy.
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    Hall of Fame ballot revealed. Jacque Jones can tell his grandkids he was on the ballot. http://bbwaa.com/
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    We do have a lot of depth there, so I wouldn't target Lawrie as the centerpiece, but he still put up nearly a 3 WAR last season and about a 5 WAR the year before and is still 23. Didn't he come up as a 2B, though? He could be an option there.
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    Wow that was fast. I wonder if it's a one-for-one deal. Tigers have to be sending some money, too, right?
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    Also signed infielder Chris Valaika. Just rounding up all the AAA filler.
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    Well that's positive.
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    Ruben Amaro Jr. is the best:
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    I'd love Mueller back in the organization. One of my favorite players. Seems like he'd be a good instructor. Has he coached before?
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    If the Cubs ended up dealing Castro for Trevor Rosenthal and Tyrell Jenkins I'd be done with this nonsense. I also like how we non-tender our 3B platoon for no good reason. That whole article is a joke. Look at some of the moves other teams make. Most are one-sided or make no sense for that team, like that Giancarlo Stanton trade or the Mariners trading Nick Franklin for Ludwick and a swingman or hell the Brewers trading Lohse for Trevor Cahill AND David Holmberg. Are you kidding me?
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    Met Doc Rivers in the Orlando Airport when he was the Magic coach. At State College Spikes game last season we met Denny McLain. He was doing a signing because I guess he really needs the money. He was being kind of a creeper on any and all attractive girls that walked up to him. My girlfriend, our friends and I went to a club in Philly for her birthday earlier this year. A few friends came late because they were at a concert and they arrived with Steven Paige from the Barenaked Ladies. He seemed off. He told my gf 24 was a "good age for clinical depression" and when I asked to buy him a beer, he said "nah, I gotta go find a jukebox" and stumbled out. It was a weird experience. When I was a kid, I went to New Jersey Jackals (indy league baseball) games a lot. One time we got to the game early and got some autographs. One player was really nice and chatted with us for awhile. After he handed back the ball with his autograph we realized it was Mark Lemke. He was trying to make a comeback as a knuckleball pitcher. He didn't do too well: http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=lemke-001mar
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    This is why Vogelbach tweeted he was going to Arizona. It all makes sense now. It does kind of suck that the D-Backs do kind of have an offense built to compete so we couldn't really throw them anyone that they need. My first inclination was to include Barney along with them since they love that scrappy gritty nonsense, but they already got Aaron Hill/Didi Gregorius. Then I thought Junior Lake, but they already got Eaton, Pollock, and Parra. Then I thought Castillo, but they got Montero. Vogelbach? Goldschmidt. Olt? Prado. Honestly I would try and see if they'd do Samardzija and Lake for Skaggs and Parra. I've thought about us asking for Parra in a trade. He's a decent hitter and a tremendous fielder and they have a glut of outfielders at or near the majors.
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    MLB Trade Rumors' predictions: http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2013/11/2014-top-50-free-agents-with-predictions-1.html They have us signing Chris Young and Joaquin Benoit, FWIW.
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    I would love to know what Matheny was even arguing there.
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    That's not a terrible idea (well, Cano in itself is a separate discussion)...if you can use Samardzija to get a really good pitching prospect and maybe another piece, and then use the money saved to help complete a Tanaka bid along with a big signing. Just spitballing along with what you said. Not sure what the point of a Barney trade would be unless they can get something good for him, which I have a hard time seeing. They Royals' second base situation is atrocious and haven't they been enamored with his defense for awhile? They have some intriguing arms.
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