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Ballbug (Free subscription) | 10/11/2008
Jeff Passan / Yahoo! Sports : The ultimate free-agent tracker — Here is the free-agent class of 2008-09, ranked from Nos. 1 to 183. The rankings are based on a number of variables, including each player's history, age and potential, and should serve as an outline as to how free agency shakes out between now and spring training.
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iYankees (Free subscription) | 10/11/2008
Jeff Passan, one of the better baseball writers that I’ve seen (he’s always interesting) online, has a great free-agent tracker out for Yahoo! Sports. Jeff goes through the entire FA crop of 2009 and offers his take on each player. I encourage you to check it out for the info, primarily, but also for the [...]
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Ballbug (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
Jeff Passan / Yahoo! Sports : Cubs make bold move in Peavy sweepstakes — The Chicago Cubs have leapt to the forefront of the Jake Peavy trade discussion, though the San Diego Padres are continuing to talk with the Atlanta Braves in hopes of extracting a better package, sources told Yahoo! Sports on Thursday night.
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Ballbug (Free subscription) | 28/10/2008
Jeff Passan / Yahoo! Sports : Baseball's crown event is beyond repair — PHILADELPHIA - This World Series is unsalvageable. It is a disaster borne of people who think cowbells and haircuts make them fans, owners who are so greedy that they accept late-October baseball and late-evening start times …
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Bleed Cubbie Blue (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008
I have never professed to be an expert in baseball financial matters. But there is a clue in Jeff Passan's arbitration roundup at Yahoo that may give some insight into why the Cubs didn't offer arbitration to Kerry Wood (or, for that matter, to any of their other compensation-eligible free agents): OK, so Arizona doesn’t want to get stuck with Adam Dunn next season at the $15 million...
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South Side Sox (Free subscription) | 24/11/2008
He's still not officially signed, but he's the only news we've got right now. So, we'll keep on talkin' 'bout him. Jeff Passan points out that the White Sox weren't the highest bidder for Viciedo. Chicago’s willingness to put Viciedo in an open competition pushed them past three other teams, Torres said, one of which was offering more than $11 million . Viciedo’s familiarity with Ramirez,...
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Bless You Boys (Free subscription) | 12/11/2008
If you haven't seen it already, Yahoo! Sports' Jeff Passan compiled his rankings of the 183 eligible free agents for 2008-09. And the Detroit Tigers' hard-luck catcher, Vance Wilson , he of the two ligament replacement surgeries on his right elbow is at the very bottom of the totem pole. 183) Vance Wilson, C: Mr. Irrelevant is a guy who hasn’t played in the major leagues since 2006....
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iYankees (Free subscription) | 12/11/2008
Two quick bits before I hit the sack: CANO+MELKY FOR PEAVY? 1. First, we’ve got a rumor from Jeff Passan: Creativity is paramount in acquiring a pitcher of Peavy’s caliber. The proof: One source intimated that the New York Yankees would like to get involved in the Peavy sweepstakes by centering a deal around second baseman Robinson Cano [...]
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Hot Foot (Free subscription) | 11/11/2008
Over at Yahoo!, Jeff Passan has a solid and useful ranking of all the free-agents this winter. The rankings, comprising of 183 players, list Ex-Mets catcher Vance Wilson as ‘Mr. Irrelevant’ at #183 on the list. Wilson played on the Mets from 1999-2004 primarily as a backup. In case anybody was worried, a plethora of Ex-Mets join Wilson [...]
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Bugs and Cranks (Free subscription) | 16/11/2008
... of years from now. If you haven’t seen it, ESPN’s Jerry Law has ranked his top 50 free agents . Jeff Passan of yahoo! Sports went even further than that recently, ranking all 183 free agents . Jeff, man, thanks — but get a life! One more note about ESPN. In case you haven’t noticed many of their columns — like Rob Neyer and Peter Gammons — that previously were hidden behind...
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The LoHud Yankees Blog (Free subscription) | 10/11/2008
Jeff Passan of Yahoo! Sports has a lot of time on his hands. What else would explain ranking all 183 free agents. But then, Jeff lives in Kansas City. What else is he going to do?
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Hot Foot (Free subscription) | 08/11/2008
Yahoo Sports Jeff Passan is reporting that the Cubs might have taken advantage of the Braves persistence to keep pitching prospect Tommy Hanson out of a proposed deal for Pads ace Jake Peavy. The Cubs might be offering a package that includes SPs Jeff Samardzija and Sean Marshall, OF Felix Pie, and SS Ronny Cedeno. [...]
