Brew Crew Ball (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009
... sign an inferior, Type A free agent, maybe you're a little more amenable to the Brewers ' offer of J.J. Hardy . At the very least, it sure looks like we didn't help ourselves by trading Hardy so quickly.
Nick & Nick's Twins Blog (Free subscription) | 15 hours ago
... who I pushed hard for last offseason. The Twins have been awfully quiet since they traded for J.J. Hardy just after the conclusion of the World Series, but with the Winter Meetings fast approaching the time has come for Bill Smith and Co. to once again ratchet up their offseason dealings. Honing in on Polanco and Hudson should be among their very highest priorities.
AaronGleeman.com (Free subscription) | 16 hours ago
... him from finding work. My hope is that the Twins' interest in Cabrera ended when they traded for J.J. Hardy , but Ron Gardenhire has said that he'd still like to re-sign him to play second base. Elsewhere on the arbitration front, potential Twins targets and Type A free agents Placido Polanco and Orlando Hudson were not offered arbitration. That makes them significantly more appealing,...
MLB (Free subscription) | 16 hours ago
The Twins got their Hot Stove burning early with their trade for shortstop J.J. Hardy, leaving GM Bill Smith ahead of the curve as he prepares for next week's Winter Meetings.
Bless You Boys (Free subscription) | yesterday
... "Whispers" column: 1) The Brewers were interested in Curtis Granderson before they dealt J.J. Hardy to the Twins , but Detroit wanted more than a shortstop in return. 2) The Cubs want Granderson, but not at the cost of Carlos Marmol or Starlin Castro . 3) The Tigers are one of several teams scouting Jake Fox (11 homers in 241 plate appearances this year). If Granderson was...
AaronGleeman.com (Free subscription) | 30/11/2009
... Juan Morillo signed with a team in Japan. Add the Pirates to the list of teams that tried to get J.J. Hardy from the Brewers, reportedly offering up either closer Matt Capps or catcher Ryan Doumit . Capps is more a "setup man allowed to accumulate saves" than a "closer" and had a rough 2009, but he's still 26 years old with a 3.61 ERA and 208-to-50 strikeout-to-walk...
Bucs Dugout (Free subscription) | 29/11/2009
... like the Mets or the Cubs , but are a big problem for the Brewers. Several of their core players ( J.J. Hardy , Bill Hall , Corey Hart ) stalled after putting in a couple of good seasons, and now Milwaukee is pondering life without them. Ben Sheets is now a free agent. The back of the Brewers' rotation is uninspiring at best. They don't really have a catcher. Without major changes,...
Subway Squawkers (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
... terms of trades this past season. I give you, Carl Pavano, Orlando Cabrera, Jon Rauch, Ron Mahay, JJ Hardy. We locked up his best friend, Justin Morneau. He was asked for input on our new uniforms, for gods sake. I'm snickering over how much former Yankee Carl Pavano has turned his career around in that he was actually a hot property for a playoff race this year. And yes, he did bring his...
