The LoHud Yankees Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Los Angeles Dodgers offered arbitration to Manny Ramirez and Derek Lowe. Manny made $20 million last year. If he ever got in front of a panel, he’d get some sort of raise. While it’s hard to imagine Scott Boras accepting arbitration, he did it with Greg Maddux in 2003. I bet a few name players [...]
MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Los Angeles Dodgers offered salary arbitration to free agents Manny Ramirez, Derek Lowe and Casey Blake on Monday.
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Los Angeles Dodgers offered salary arbitration to outfielder Mann Ramirez, starting pitcher Derek Lowe and infielder Casey Blake on Monday.
Fox News (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Los Angeles Dodgers offered salary arbitration to free agents Manny Ramirez, Derek Lowe and Casey Blake on Monday. The club declined arbitration offers to its other free agents: Rafael Furcal, Jeff Kent, Greg Maddux, Nomar Garciaparra, Brad Penny, Joe Beimel, Gary Bennett, Jason Johnson, Pablo Ozuna, Chan Ho Park and Mark Sweeney. The three players offered arbitration have until Sunday...
6-4-2 — an Angels/Dodgers double play blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Ken Gurnick reports that the Dodgers offered arbitration to Manny Ramirez, Derek Lowe, and Casey Blake, but did not do so for Joe Beimel, Brad Penny, Jeff Kent or Greg Maddux; all four of the latter are type-A free agents. Update: From Diamond Leung , the Dodgers wouldn't have offered Rafael Furcal arbitration even if he had been a Type B free agent. "We've talked to some other shortstops...
MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 30/11/2008
Nick Cafardo says when Derek Lowe sat down with his agent, he inquired first about the Boston Red Sox. Says Cafardo, "This Lowe doesn't bear much resemblance to the guy who left the Sox after 2004. Back then, his out-of-control personal life seemed to consume him. The Red Sox didn't want to deal with it and let him become a free agent. Lowe feels leaving was the best thing....
CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Dodgers offered salary arbitration to free agents Manny Ramirez, Derek Lowe and Casey Blake Monday.
MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
Dave O'Brien of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution has the latest on the Braves in a new blog post. The Braves never intended Mike Hampton to be one of the two front-rotation starters they acquire this winter, so his rejection of their offer doesn't affect their plans much. O'Brien notes that he's heard no indications that the Braves are actively pursuing Derek Lowe. A.J. Burnett seems...
MLB (Free subscription) | yesterday
Manny, Blake, Lowe offered arbitration
Fenway West (Free subscription) | 30/11/2008
Derek Lowe wants back in; not because he loves the Red Sox so much, but because he wants to be on a winning franchise. You can't blame him for not having undying love for the team since they did not re-sign him after his last contract ran out. But much has changed since he left Boston: "I think I'm a lot better pitcher now, teammate now, than I was four years ago," he said. "Sometimes...
SI.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The offered salary arbitration to free agents Manny Ramirez, Derek Lowe and Casey Blake on Monday.The club declined arbitration offers to its other free agents: Rafael Furcal, Jeff Kent, Greg Maddux, Nomar Garciaparra, Brad Penny, Joe Beimel, Gary Bennett, Jason Johnson, Pablo Ozuna, Chan Ho Park and Mark Sweeney.The three players offered arbitration have until Sunday...
LA Times (Free subscription) | yesterday
From HQ: DODGERS OFFER ARBITRATION TO RAMIREZ, LOWE, AND BLAKE Club declines arbitration to remaining 11 free agents LOS ANGELES – The National League West Division Champion Los Angeles Dodgers today have offered salary arbitration to outfielder Many Ramirez, starting...
The LoHud Yankees Blog (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
Here are those players who were offered arbitration, compliments of the MLBPA: Type A A.J. Burnett Orlando Cabrera Juan Cruz Brian Fuentes Orlando Hudson Raul Ibanez Derek Lowe Darren Oliver Manny Ramirez Francisco Rodriguez CC Sabathia Ben Sheets Mark Teixeira Jason Varitek Type B Casey Blake Milton Bradley Paul Byrd Jon Garland Mark Grudzielanek Brandon Lyon Dennys Reyes Brian Shouse...
MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Dodgers' numerous arb decisions are in, courtesy of MLB.com's Ken Gurnick. Manny Ramirez, Derek Lowe, and Casey Blake get offers. Joe Beimel, Brad Penny, Jeff Kent, and Greg Maddux (all Type Bs) don't. The only real surprise here is Beimel, who earned less than $2MM this year and seemed worth the risk.
MetsBlog (Free subscription) | yesterday
24 free-agents were offered salary arbitration, including Juan Cruz, Brian Fuentes, Orlando Hudson, Raul Ibanez, Derek Lowe, Manny Ramirez, Francisco Rodriguez and Jon Garland. By offering arbitration, assuming he does not accept the one-year offer, if the player leaves to sign with a new team, that new team will owe the old team at least one compensatory [...]
