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Oakland Athletics, third baseman Dallas McPherson agree to minor league deal

Free agent third baseman Dallas McPherson has agreed to terms with the Oakland A's on a minor league contract with an invitation to major league spring training camp, his agent said. McPherson is expected to compete for a starting job with the A's, who ...

From JERRY CRASNICK, ESPN,  22 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Dallas McPherson (baseball),  Oakland Athletics,  Adam Kennedy,  Bobby Crosby,  Jack Hannahan

San Diego Padres GM Jed Hoyer has 'cordial' meeting with Adrian Gonzalez's agent

Adrian Gonzalez's agent met with San Diego general manager Jed Hoyer on Friday, amid ongoing speculation that the Padres might consider trade proposals for the two-time All-Star or offer him a multiyear contract extension this offseason. While agent ...

From JERRY CRASNICK, ESPN,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: San Diego Padres,  Adrian Gonzalez,  Jed Hoyer,  Kevin Towers,  National League

Agent: Pitcher Josh Johnson, Florida Marlins reach impasse in contract talks

Agent Matt Sosnick told ESPN.com that negotiations between the Marlins and Johnson have reached an "impasse," and Johnson expects to play under a one-year deal in 2010. Johnson will be eligible for free agency after the 2011 season, and a failure to ...

From JERRY CRASNICK, ESPN,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Florida Marlins,  ESPN,  Major League Baseball,  Zack Greinke,  Kansas City Royals

Jerry Crasnick: Trust the eyes or the numbers? Defensive analysis still highly subjective

"I personally think Matt Holliday is a very good left fielder," Beane says. "When people gather opinions with their eyes, certain emotional biases may come into play. Drop a ball in the ninth inning, and they'll remember that more than if you cover ...

From JERRY CRASNICK, ESPN,  18 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Matt Holliday,  General Motors,  Jason Bay,  Philadelphia Phillies,  Ryan Braun

Padres general manager Jed Hoyer basks in opportunity in San Diego

Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein scoffs at the notion that he's overseeing some sort of Bill Walsh-caliber "tree" now that two of his former assistants, Arizona's Josh Byrnes and San Diego's Jed Hoyer, have left the Boston franchise to run teams in ...

From JERRY CRASNICK, ESPN,  16 Nov 2009

Related Topics: National League,  General Motors,  Theo Epstein,  Josh Byrnes,  Jed Hoyer

Ben Sheets' agent expects strong market for pitcher

Milwaukee general manager Doug Melvin caught reporters slightly off-guard at the GM meetings in Chicago this week when he observed that "no one has heard from" former Brewers right-hander Ben Sheets. More than one media outlet took the comment as a ...

From JERRY CRASNICK, ESPN,  13 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Doug Melvin,  General Motors,  Ben Sheets,  ESPN,  Andy Pettitte

Agent Scott Boras: Free agent Matt Holliday a 'complete player'

CHICAGO -- Scott Boras declined to toss out a specific dollar figure in his public sales pitch for outfielder Matt Holliday on Tuesday. But he spent enough time comparing Holliday to his last big position player free agent -- Mark Teixeira -- to create ...

From JERRY CRASNICK, ESPN,  10 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Scott Boras,  New York Yankees,  Matt Holliday,  Jason Bay,  Mark Teixeira

Michael Weiner accuses MLB executives of using press to influence free-agent market

CHICAGO -- As Major League Baseball monitors the free-agent market, the players' association is monitoring comments from team officials that it believes are meant to put a crimp in the money spent on talent this offseason. Michael Weiner, incoming head ...

From JERRY CRASNICK, ESPN,  10 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Major League Baseball,  ESPN,  Chicago White Sox,  Buster Olney,  Donald Fehr

Eight questions for baseball executives

This year, the Hawaiian shirts and fun extracurricular stuff are missing. As a concession to the difficult economic times, the 2009 meetings will take place at the Chicago Hilton O'Hare rather than a posh warm-weather resort. The list of attendees is ...

From JERRY CRASNICK, ESPN,  9 Nov 2009

Related Topics: New York Yankees,  National League,  New York Mets,  Scott Boras,  Philadelphia Phillies

New York Yankees have the magic working this season

NEW YORK -- When the Yankees took the field for pregame stretching early Saturday evening, they couldn't help but notice the foreboding sky, the intermittent freezing rain drops and the widespread speculation that they were about to spend the night in ...

From JERRY CRASNICK, ESPN,  18 Oct 2009

Related Topics: New York Yankees,  Alex Rodriguez,  Mark Teixeira,  Nick Swisher,  Derek Jeter

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