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• A timeline of how the Halladay-to-Phillies deal was done

  
  Swamigp's Sports Blog — Authority: 116
  Roy Halladay is headed to Philly after all. The Philadelphia Phillies acquired 32-year old starting pitcher Roy Halladay from the Toronto Blue Jays in a three-team trade with the Seattle Mariners. Halladay is among the elite in the pitching department in baseball, having made 65 starts and pitched 485 innings ...
  13 hours ago

• Michael Taylor Will Be Traded For Brett Wallace

  
  MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com — Authority: 737
  The Blue Jays will trade outfielder Michael Taylor to the As for third base prospect Brett Wallace , according to  ESPN.coms Buster Olney . The As acquired Wallace from the Cardinals when they sent Matt Holliday to St. Louis in July. The Jays drafted Wallace in 2005 and  were rumored to have interest in him ...
  22 hours ago

• Odds & Ends: Lackey, Escobar, Mulder, Os

  
  MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com — Authority: 737
  Some links for your Tuesday morning... Gordon Edes of ESPNBoston points out that the Red Sox have tons of cash, even if they like to downplay their wealth. Dan Shaughnessy of the Boston Globe likes the Lackey signing for the Red Sox. Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports reports that Kelvim Escobar will pitch in ...
  23 hours ago

• Odds & Ends: Carroll, Capps, Fossum

  
  MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com — Authority: 737
  Links to kick off the work week.... Jamey Carroll is deciding between multiple two-year offers, tweets Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports .  He notes that the Angels, Dodgers, and As have shown interest.  Perhaps todays Craig Counsell signing will lead to a deal for Carroll. Chien-Ming Wang might not sign for ...
  1 day ago

• For the first time in years, theres drama in the A.L. West

  
  SportingNews.com — Authority: 792
  Suspense in the A.L. West has been as limited as the Oakland As payroll for the past three seasons. Everyone knew the Angels would win.
  1 day ago

• Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game

  
  Curiously Persistent — Authority: 103
  Moneyball , by Michael Lewis, is a book I had on my “to read” list for several years. I really should have read it several years ago. As well as being brilliantly written, its lessons are also highly relevant to the industries I’m interested in The premise is that the Oakland Athletics – the A’s – are a ...
  2 days ago

• Heres a Thought: Breaking Down the Oakland As Major and Minor League Catchers

  
  Bleacher Report — Authority: 779
  Over the course of the offseason, Ive looked at a few individual players and also broke down the starting pitching situation for the Oakland As. Rather than continuing with the individual approach, I thought it would be better to present everyone in the organization by position, and offer a brief breakdown of where ...
  2 days ago

• Non-Tender Reactions: Wang, Capps, Cust

  
  MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com — Authority: 737
  Yesterday, MLBTR recapped some of the more interesting names not to receive contracts at baseballs non-tender deadline. Those players, along with the rest of the non-tender list , have inspired plenty of discussion and speculation. Lets check out some links.... MLB.coms Bryan Hoch wonders if the Dodgers have ...
  2 days ago

• Best of 2009: Best Baseball Photos

  
  Mark J. Rebilas Blog — Authority: 111
  Every year I promise myself I am going to go nuts with baseball, do multiple remotes at every game all season and produce some great images but something always happens. I get lazy! Well heres a look at my best baseball photos of 2009 before motivation departed and laziness set in. It all begins in spring training ...
  3 days ago

• Olney On Damon, Halladay, Molina, Carroll

  
  MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com — Authority: 737
  ESPNs Buster Olney kicks off his latest blog post with a poignant look at his relationship with Peter Gammons.  As for the rumors... Olney says the Yankees and Johnny Damon appear to be far apart in early contract negotiations.  Mark Feinsand of the New York Daily News believes the Yanks will turn to Hideki ...
  4 days ago

• City of Oakland offers 3 possible ballpark sites

  
  SportingNews.com — Authority: 792
  OAKLAND, Calif. -- The City of Oakland has unveiled three waterfront sites as potential spots to build a new ballpark for the Oakland Athletics and ultimately keep the team from leaving town.
  5 days ago

• City of Oakland offers 3 possible ballpark sites (AP)

  
  Relevant News — Authority: 178
  AP - The City of Oakland has unveiled three waterfront sites as potential spots to build a new ballpark for the Oakland Athletics and ultimately keep the team from leaving town.
  5 days ago

• Rich Harden To Sign With The Rangers

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 726
  By Meena KarDec 10, (THAINDIAN NEWS) According to the sources, Texas Rangers have reportedly come to an agreement in signing off ex-Oakland A’s pitcher, Rich Harden. The report was posted on a well known sports website which stated that the right-hander has been approached by Texas Rangers, who apparently have shown ...
  6 days ago

• Overnight Links: Weaver, Tigers, Beane, Phillies

  
  MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com — Authority: 737
  The Hot Stove never sleeps... The Dodgers have interest in re-signing righty Jeff Weaver , according to MLB.coms Ken Gurnick . The 33-year-old Weaver had a 3.65 ERA in 79 innings for LA last season. Danny Knobler of CBSSports.com notes that the Tigers have only $33MM committed to their 2011 payroll, and would ...
  6 days ago

• Overnight Links: Dodgers, Halladay, Red Sox

  
  MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com — Authority: 737
  MLBTRs 24-hour coverage of the winter meetings continues as we gear up for whatever Day Three may bring. In the meantime, lets check out some overnight links from around the majors.... Dylan Hernandez of the Los Angeles Times says that although the Dodgers would like to sign or trade for a pair of starters this ...
  1 week ago

• Moneyball Movie Is Back On

  
  Foul Balls — Authority: 138
  Its starting to look as though the story behind the movie version of Michael Lewis book Moneyball could end up being more interesting than the movie itself. The movie is based on Lewis book about Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane and his rebuilding of the Athletics organization using statistical data.The ...
  1 week ago

• Justin Duchscherer Declines Arbitration

  
  MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com — Authority: 737
  Pitcher Justin Duchscherer declined the As arbitration offer, tweets ESPNs Jerry Crasnick .  Since hes a Type B free agent, the As will get a supplemental pick if he signs elsewhere.  Duchscherer, who missed all of 2009, has drawn interest from the Rockies, Red Sox, and Pirates already.
  1 week ago

• Tigers interested in signing Crosby to play SS

  
  SportingNews.com — Authority: 792
  Sporting News staff reports MLB.com reports the Tigers have had multiple discussions with the agent for shortstop Bobby Crosby as a possibility to fill the void in the middle of their infield.
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• Cust Could Be Odd Man Out In Oakland

  
  MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com — Authority: 737
  The As acquisition of Jake Fox from the Cubs could spell the end of Jack Cust s time in Oakland, writes Carl Steward of the Mercury News .  Cust, who is set to command between $4-5MM in arbitration, is a likely non-tender candidate. However, Oakland GM Billy Beane may just find a taker for the soon-to-be ...
  1 week ago

• American League teams biggest roster questions

  
  SportingNews.com — Authority: 792
  Stan McNeal White Sox general manager Kenny Williams isnt sure therell be much player movement at the winter meetings that begin Monday in Indianapolis.
  1 week ago

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