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A source told ESPN's Jerry Crasnick that the Dodgers have a two-year, $32 million offer to Andruw Jones on the table.
That's not the kind of offer that figures to make Jones sign on the dotted line anytime soon. No one has stepped up with the kind of five- or six-year deal agent Scott Boras wants, but it'd be a surprise if some team wasn't willing to go to at least $50 million for three years.
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I can't see Jones getting more than 3 or MAYBE 4 years after the year he just put up. He'll probably get Bobby Abreu type money.
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Brewers GM Doug Melvin confirmed that the Nationals offered him Chad Cordero for Rickie Weeks and that he turned it down.
Melvin insists he won't part with Weeks, J.J. Hardy or Corey Hart just to land a proven closer. He may be interested in Cordero if there was another way of getting him, but Brian Fuentes seems like a more realistic possibility for the Brewers.
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Am I the only one who thinks Rickie Weeks is overrated as hell?
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Free agent Darin Erstad has received interest from the Padres, Mariners, Astros and Rays.
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I could see him on any of those teams except the Rays, which makes no sense.
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The Padres have offered free agent Brett Tomko a one-year, $1.5 million contract.
Tomko would likely be a reliever initially if he stayed with San Diego. Also looking at the journeyman right-hander are the Nationals, Pirates, Marlins, Reds and Rangers. Throw in the Royals and we'd have all of the usual suspects.
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If I were him I'd sign with San Diego. Best place in the world for a mediocre pitcher to pitch.
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The Rockies have reportedly offered free agent Jeremy Affeldt only $4 million for two years.
Affeldt doesn't have the track record of some of the other lefties available, but he has better stuff than most and he's only 28. He's going to get at least J.C. Romero money, and the Rockies feel that someone may offer $16 million for four years.
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This is a guy I wouldn't mind the Yankees taking a gamble on as a lefty in the pen. He can start too if you need. Not much risk involved here.
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White Sox acquired outfielder Carlos Quentin from the Diamondbacks for first baseman Chris Carter.
A great gamble for the White Sox here. Quentin is questionable for Opening Day following October surgery to repair the rotator cuff and labrum in his left (non-throwing) shoulder, but he should be the team's regular left fielder once he proves he's all the way back. Actually, he should play right over Jermaine Dye, but that probably won't happen. Quentin is a very good defender in a corner still capable of turning in some 25-homer seasons in the majors. His acquisition makes it more likely that Josh Fields will be the White Sox's third baseman next year, with Joe Crede getting either traded or non-tendered.
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Sucks to be Joe Crede. A few weeks ago he was being looked at as replacing A-Rod, now he might get non-tendered.