Tuesday, December 4, 2007

Nashville 2007: Winter Meetings and Tire-Kicking

12/4 8:47 PM


  • Contrary to all the Rolen to San Francisco rumors, the Giants have no interest in the third baseman.

    Lincecum is also mentioned in Alex Rios talks. Um, no. There is no way that the Blue Jays get Cain or Lincecum for Rios. The encouraging signs are that Sabean is getting closer to declaring Matt and Tim off-limits (again, “our expendable player for Caincecum”) and Toronto GM JP Riccardi stated that none of the names thrown out in the media have come up in actual discussions.

    The Giants are linked to Tigers 3B Brandon Inge, who is now redundant with the fresh trade for Miguel Cabrera. Let’s see: a 30-year old who batted .236/.312/.376 and had a major power dropoff last season? I think we know what the answer is.

    [SF Giants]

  • The Dodgers are discussing a trade for Orioles’ pitcher Erik Bedard. He was a beast in the AL East, so imagine the damage he could do in the NL, especially plugged into a rotation with Lowe, Penny, and Billingsley. However, the Orioles are asking for a package similar to ones put together for Johan Santana and Bedard is two years away from free agency.

    [Nashville Confidential]

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