Lookout Landing (Free subscription) | 21 hours ago
This one comes via Geoff Baker : On to the Mariners, they've made their first move of 2009 and it's...well...hardly earth-shaking. Right-handed relief pitcher Tyler Walker of the Giants has just been signed by the club. If you're building a football team, he'd be a good place to start, as he's listed at 6-foot-3, 272 pounds. On the baseball side, he went 5-8 with a 4.56 ERA in 65 games...
Bleeding Blue and Teal (Free subscription) | yesterday
Geoff Baker, via MarinerCentral: Jose Lopez, too, is someone I feel could be a natural leader. More of a strong, silent type like Beltre. Lopez is still seen as somewhat of the baby of the bunch, but I think, once some older players clear out, he’ll be viewed differently. He changed a lot, maturity-wise, this year. [...]
Ballbug (Free subscription) | 19 hours ago
... their wide-open rotation while at the same time officially opening the door to the Far East.James Baker / Peter Schmuck / Ben / Spencer Fordin / Carrie Muskat / — Veteran sent to Colorado in move which creates salary flexibility — CHICAGO — The Cubs continued their offseason restructuring on Tuesday, sending pitcher Jason Marquis to the Colorado Rockies in exchange for reliever Luis Vizcaino.Gordon...
MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 31/12/2008
Links for Wednesday... McCovey Chronicles evaluates some corner infield options for the Giants. Geoff Baker asks whether Bill Bavasi will be vindicated at all if the Mariners contend in 2009. Japanese pitcher Takateru Iyono is aiming to sign with an MLB club. Also, Taiwanese pitcher Fu-Te Ni has an offer from an East Coast team. Murray Chass questions the oft-cited "$88.5MM coming off...
