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Lone Star Ball (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago
T.R. Sullivan says that the Rangers may be close to making a move with Gerald Laird... The Cincinnati Reds and the Detroit Tigers appear to have shown the most interest in Rangers catcher Gerald Laird, according to Major League sources. General manager Jon Daniels said Thursday he is having conversations with a number of clubs about the Rangers' catching depth. He declined...
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MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
The Texas Rangers have excess catching, and the Tigers, Reds, and Red Sox are all looking to benefit from that surplus. T.R. Sullivan of MLB.com has the Tigers and Reds at the top of the list of teams interested in the oldest of Texas' catchers, Gerald Laird. Laird is arbitration eligible, and therefore the most attractive option for a trade from the Rangers' perspective. Joshua...
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Bless You Boys (Free subscription) | yesterday
There's been a real boomerang quality to most of the trade rumors involving the Detroit Tigers this offseason. Jack Wilson ? Here he comes. Catch him. Throw him back into the trade winds. Wait, here he comes again. Julio Lugo ? Tossed away, came back, tossed again. And now, Gerald Laird seems to be circling back for another run of Tigers-related rumors. The Freep 's Jon Paul Morosi says...
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MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008
According to Jon Paul Morosi of the Detroit Free Press, the Tigers continue to have interest in Rangers catcher Gerald Laird. Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News says the Tigers "seem to have the most ardent interest" in Laird, and a trade could save Texas nearly $3MM. Grant believes the Reds are another possibility; would they trade Homer Bailey for him? Laird, a Scott...
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Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008
An industry official familiar with talks between the clubs told the Free Press on Tuesday that Detroit is not interested in trading for Greene, San Diego's starter at the position since 2004.
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MetsBlog (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008
In today’s Newsday, Ken Davidoff reports the Mets contacted the Rangers earlier in the off season about C Gerald Laird. “There hasn’t been much discussion there lately,” writes Davidoff, noting, instead, how the Mets have prioritized ‘the renovation of their pitching staff.’ In early November, at SI.com, Jon Heyman wrote: “Some Mets people are concerned about their catching. But some...
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Fenway West (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Texas Ranger's blog posted this from a conference call with Ranger's GM Jon Daniels: Daniels said there have been some second and third conversations with clubs about potential deals. Though he did not elaborate, the feeling here is that if those conversations have been about Gerald Laird, it's been the Detroit Tigers on the other end of the call. If it's about a younger catcher,...
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Bugs and Cranks (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008
We hardly knew ye. With all of the Mets’ focus on pitching and possible outfield help, one problem area that has largely been ignored has been behind the plate. That is until now. Newsday is reporting that the Mets have asked the Rangers about catcher Gerald Laird, just as they attempted to last year. When the Mets [...]
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Miami Herlad (Free subscription) | 30/11/2008
Earlier this offseason, the Mets asked the Rangers about catcher Gerald Laird, just as they did last year, a person familiar with the situation said.
