Rumors for New York Mets
Taylor Buchholz to sit out 2012
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Relief pitcher Taylor Buchholz plans to skip the 2012 baseball season, his agent, David Pasti tells ESPNNewYork.com (as reported by Adam Rubin).
The New York Mets granted him free agency after the 2011 season. Buchholz and the Mets announced last summer that the pitcher was dealing with emotional issues.
“If he signs with anyone, it would be with the Mets,” Pasti said. “The way they handled the situation with Taylor meant a lot to him. The Mets really cared about him. As of right now, Taylor is taking the year off. He’s feeling great, but not ready to get back into baseball. He’s taking it one day at a time.”
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New York Mets sign Batista and Cabrera
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The New York Mets have signed right-handed pitcher Miguel Batista and Fernando Cabrera to Minor League contract, according to Andy Martino of the New York Post and Anthony DiComo of MLB.com.
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Mets sign Ronny Cedeno
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The New York Mets have signed Ronny Cedeno to a one-year deal worth around $1.1mm plus incentives, Adam Rubin of ESPNNewYork reports.
Cedeno made $1.85mm last season with the Pirates while hitting .249 in 454 at-bats.
Cedeno became a free agent when the Pirates declined his option for the upcoming season.
Check out PRO Rumors free agent tracker for details surrounding all the free agent signings this offseason.
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Teams in on Theriot and Millwood
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Here are a few Holiday rumors from Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com:
– The Atlanta Braves, Tampa Bay Rays and New York Mets are looking at Ryan Theriot. (Twitter)
– The Seattle Mariners have interest in Kevin Millwood. (Twitter)
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Happy Holidays from the PRO Rumors team
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From all of us at PRO Rumors, we’d like to wish you all a Happy Holidays! We hope that all of your holiday wishes (and your baseball wishes) have come true!
Thursday Hot Stove Rumors: Red Sox sign LHP Jesse Carlson
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Here are Thursday’s Winter Meeting Rumors for you to follow:
– The Boston Red Sox have signed Jesse Carlson to a split contract. (Robert Mayer, Berlin Patch)
– The Colorado Rockies are willing to offer Michael Cuddyer a three-year deal, making them strong suitors to land the free agent reports Troy Renck of the Denver Post..
– Andrew Bailey appears to be on his way out of Oakland. According to Jon Heyman of CBSSprots, he’s hearing that Bailey will probably be dealt at the trade deadline compared to now.
– According to Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle the Minnesota Twins, Cleveland Indians and Colorado Rockies are the most likely teams to land Josh Willingham.
– The Washington Nationals are interested in bringing outfielder Rick Ankiel Back according to Jon Heyman of CBSSports.
– The New York Yankees could trade Hiroyuki Nakajima since they don’t have a role for him. (Buster Olney, ESPN)
– The New York Mets were debating on Wednesday as to whether they would trade relief pitcher Bobby Parnell. (Source of Adam Rubin, ESPNNewYork.com)
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Tuesday Hot Stove Rumors: Pujols down to Cardinals and Marlins
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Here’s the running list of Tuesday rumors from the Winter Meetings:
–According to Jim Bowden of ESPN.com, Pujols is down to choosing between the Cardinals and Marlins. The Angels, Cubs and all other mystery teams appear to be out.
– The Phillies are no longer shopping Placido Polanco and they’re “backing off” Aramis Ramirez, Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports reports.
– A deal for Albert Pujols may be done tonight with the Marlins. A 10-year, $220 million deal is believed to be on the table and the Cardinals are asked to match it. (Andy Martino, New York Daily News)
– According to Buster Olney of ESPN and Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports, the Cardinals are making Kyle Lohse and Jake Westbrook available for a trade.
– The New York Mets are closing on a late-inning reliever, Joel Sherman of The New York Post reports.
– The Cleveland Indians are willing to trade a reliever in order to get a right handed bat at first base or in the outfield according to Jon Paul Morosi of FOXSports.
– The Colorado Rockies continue to shop Huston Street according to Jayson Stark of ESPN. He says that the Rockies are willing to eat the reminder of his contract in exchange of prospects. He also adds that the Padres could be a possibility.
– The San Francisco Giants are attempting to move Jeff Keppinger, Andres Torres and Ramon Ramirez according to Danny Knobler of CBSSports. He adds that the team is planning to keep left handed pitcher Jeremy Affeldt
– According to Buster Olney of ESPN, the Kansas City Royals are interested in A’s starters Gio Gonzalez and Trevor Cahill, but Olney says that the A’s will ask for Mike Moustakas, Will Myers or Eric Hosmer in any deal.
– The Cincinnati Reds are looking for a number two starter, and according to Jon Heyman of CBSSports, they are “very interested” in Braves’ Jair Jurrjens.
– The St. Louis Cardinals are apparently shopping right handed pitcher Kyle Lohse in order to make room for left handed pitcher Mark Buehrle according to Phil Rogers of the Chicago Tribune
– The Mets talked to Jason Isringhausen about a possible return according to Jon Heyman of CBSSports. He adds that the Mets will offer “less than the stars and the moon.”
– The Miami Marlins have offered a ten-year deal to free agent Albert Pujols. (Jon Heyman, CBSSports)
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Mets sign Frank Francisco to two-year deal
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The New York Mets have signed reliever Frank Francisco to a two-year, $12mm deal, Jon Heyman of CBSSports reports.
With the Blue Jays in 2011, Francisco posted a 3.55 ERA with 9.4 K/9 and 17 saves.
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Giants trade Torres and Ramirez to Mets for Pagan
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The San Francisco Giants have traded Andres Torres and Ramon Ramirez to the New York Mets for Angel Pagan, Joel Sherman of The New York Post reports. The deal is pending a physical.
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