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(Fla - 1B,OF) New player notes
  • Fri, Nov 6Recent News
    • Gload filed for free agency after the Marlins declined a $2.6 million option in his contract for 2010, the Associated Press reports.
      Recommendation: Gload had just a .729 OPS at first base and just a .329 OBP, so he may have to fight for a roster spot next spring.
      (Rotowire.com)
  • Thu, Nov 5
    • INF Ross Gload's $2.6 million option was declined by the Marlins, and the pinch-hitting specialist subsequently filed for free agency.
      (Yahoo! Sports)
(CWS - 3B,SS) New player notes
  • Fri, Nov 6Recent News
    • Chicago general manager Ken Williams said Beckham would be switched from third to second base next season.
      Advice: Beckham was a star shortstop at the University of Georgia before being a first-round pick in 2008 and was OK with the change.
      (STATS, Inc.)
(Phi - 3B) New player notes
  • Fri, Nov 6Recent News
    • The Phillies have until Monday to decide whether to pick up a $5 million option on Feliz, who batted .266 with 12 homers in 2009, hitting mostly seventh in the lineup.
      Advice: Not picking up Feliz's option doesn't prevent the Phillies from re-signing him. "He had a solid year for us," general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. said. "I like the man personally. He's a great person, a great teammate, but I also believe in trying to improve and change can be for the better. It doesn't necessarily mean we're going to, but it's something that we'll look into."
      (STATS, Inc.)
  • Thu, Nov 5
    • Feliz finished the year hitting .266 with 12 home runs and 82 RBI.
      Recommendation: Feliz has a $5.5 million club option with the Phillies for next season. The team will need to decide if they want to pursue a free agent with more offensive firepower or stick with Feliz and his defense.
      (Rotowire.com)
(Sea - 3B) New player notes
  • Fri, Nov 6Recent News
    • Beltre filed for free agency Thursday, the Seattle Times reports.
      Recommendation: No surprise here. Beltre will seek a better hitting environment than Safeco Field provided. Unless the Mariners sign a free-agent third baseman, replacing Beltre will be a battle between prospect Matt Tuiasosopo and veteran Bill Hall.
      (Rotowire.com)
(Det - 2B) New player notes
  • Fri, Nov 6Recent News
    • Polanco filed for free agency on Thursday, the Associated Press reports.
      Recommendation: Polanco finished the season strong for the Tigers, hitting .315 with four homers and four steals after the All-Star break. Due to budgetary constraints, Detroit is expected to hand second base duties over to prospect Scott Sizmore instead of re-signing Polanco.
      (Rotowire.com)
(Det - 1B,3B) New player notes
  • Fri, Nov 6Recent News
    • Huff filed for free agency on Thursday, the Associated Press reports.
      Recommendation: Huff was a disaster after coming over to Detroit in August, hitting just .189/.265/.302 in 106 at-bats. He'll likely have to sign with an AL with a need for a designated hitter to have a everyday role next season.
      (Rotowire.com)
(StL - 3B) New player notes
  • Fri, Nov 6Recent News
    • Glaus filed for free agency, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
      Recommendation: Glaus played in just 14 games last season due to shoulder and oblique injuries. He should still find a market for his services as a starting third baseman, however.
      (Rotowire.com)
(LAD - OF) New player notes
  • Fri, Nov 6Recent News
    • Ramirez is coming back to the Dodgers next season. The team said Friday that the slugger exercised his $20 million contract option for 2010. His agent Scott Boras informed Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti of the decision.
      Advice: Ramirez hit .290 with 19 home runs and 63 RBIs in 104 regular season games. He missed 50 games while suspended for violating baseball's drug policy. In the NL division series against St. Louis, Ramirez batted .308 with no homers and two RBI. Against Philadelphia in the NL championship series, he hit .263 with one homer and two RBI.
      (STATS, Inc.)
    • Ramirez will exercise his $20 million option for 2010 and return to the Dodgers, Dylan Hernandez of the LA Times reports.
      Recommendation: Hernandez reports Ramirez's agent Scott Boras said he will exercise the option in the coming days. Ramirez had a relatively quiet 2009 season due in part to his 50-game suspension, but should be a productive hitter once again during the 2010 season.
      (Rotowire.com)
  • Thu, Nov 5
    • LF Manny Ramirez has until Tuesday to decide if he will exercise his $20 million player option for next season. While it seems unlikely that Ramirez can land as lucrative of a deal on the free-agent market, his agent is Scott Boras, who rarely has shown a tendency to go down quietly.
      (Yahoo! Sports)
  • Mon, Nov 2
    • Ramirez has to decide on his one-year, $20 million option by Nov. 10, or five days after the World Series concludes, whichever comes first, the Dodgers' official site reports.
      Recommendation: Considering how much Ramirez tailed off in the second half, he's unlikely to get an equal or better deal, so the odds are in favor of him exercising that option.
      (Rotowire.com)
(Ari - SP) DL New player notes
  • Fri, Nov 6Recent News
    • Webb (shoulder) will play catch on Wednesday for the first time since undergoing surgery in August, the East Valley Tribune reports.
      Recommendation: It's only going to be a soft toss session, but Webb is expected to begin regular preparation for spring training in the coming weeks. The D-Backs picked up their $8.5 million option for Webb on Friday, so they're hoping that he'll rejoin Dan Haren at the front of their rotation.
      (Rotowire.com)
    • The Diamondbacks exercised Webb's 2010 contract option on Friday.
      Advice: General manager Josh Byrnes says Webb has recovered well from an Aug. 4 arthroscopic surgery on his pitching shoulder. Byrnes cited Webb's significant contributions to the club in deciding to pick up the option year. Webb made just one start last season before being put on the disabled list. He's a three-time All-Star who won the 2006 Cy Young award. Webb is 87-62 with a 3.27 ERA over seven seasons.
      (STATS, Inc.)
(Det - SP) New player notes
  • Fri, Nov 6Recent News
    • Washburn (knee) filed for free agency on Thursday, the Associated Press reports.
      Recommendation: Washburn, who had arthroscopic knee surgery in October, isn't expected to return to the Tigers. He has shown interest in returning to the Mariners and could provide some value next season if he fully recovers from his surgery.
      (Rotowire.com)
  • Thu, Nov 5
    • LHP Jarrod Washburn, who spent all but the last few months of the last four seasons with Seattle, has said he's open to returning to Seattle in 2010. Washburn, who was 1-3 with a 7.33 ERA for the Tigers after being dealt to Detroit at the trading deadline, was 8-6 with a 2.64 ERA while with the Mariners. He also was the American League Pitcher of the Month for June. He had been considering retirement, but a successful knee surgery has Washburn optimistic about pitching again.
      (Yahoo! Sports)
(Cle - 2B,3B,OF) New player notes
  • Fri, Nov 6Recent News
    • Carroll filed for free agency on Thursday, the team's official site reports.
      Recommendation: Cleveland wouldn't mind bringing him back in a reserve role but it's hard to imagine the rebuilding Indians would get into a bidding war for his services.
      (Rotowire.com)
(Sea - SS) New player notes
  • Fri, Nov 6Recent News
    • Wilson and the Mariners are discussing a multi-year contract extension, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
      Recommendation: The Mariners are considering their 2010 club option on Wilson for $8.4 million, and have reportedly offered a two-year extension worth more than the $8 million the Pirates offered Wilson before trading him.
      (Rotowire.com)
(CWS - 1B,3B,OF) New player notes
  • Fri, Nov 6Recent News
    • The Chicago White Sox have acquired Teahen in a trade from the Kansas City Royals for infielders Chris Getz and Josh Fields. The White Sox also get cash considerations.
      Advice: Teahen batted .271 with a 12 home runs and 50 RBI in 144 games with the Royals in 2009. He made 99 starts at third base, 31 in right field and three at second.
      (STATS, Inc.)
    • Teahen has officially been traded to the White Sox from Kansas City for Chris Getz and Josh Fields, the Royal's official web site reports. The Royals also sent cash in the deal.
      Recommendation: The trade was widely reported on Thursday, but then later denied by both teams. After all the back and forth, it pretty much looks like the same deal that was initially reported except the cash involved. Teahen could move into a starting job with the White Sox with Chicago declining to pick up Jermaine Dye's option for 2010.
      (Rotowire.com)
  • Thu, Nov 5
    • Teahen was reportedly traded Thursday by the Royals to the White Sox for third baseman Josh Fields and second baseman Chris Getz, ESPN-AM 1000 in Chicago reports.
      Recommendation: During the 2009 regular season Teahen had been being sent to several teams, especially at the trade deadline, but the Royals held onto him. The White Sox could use Teahen in the outfield which might mean the end of Jermaine Dye in the South Side.
      (Rotowire.com)
    • RF Mark Teahen was reportedly traded to the White Sox for Josh Fields and Chris Getz, pending a medical exam of Getz, who has a sports hernia.
      (Yahoo! Sports)
(Bos - OF) New player notes
  • Fri, Nov 6Recent News
    • Bay officially filed for free agency, the Boston Globe reports.
      Recommendation: Bay and Matt Holliday are arguably the top position players on the free agent market, so Bay will find many suitors. However, he may also be Boston's top priority this winter.
      (Rotowire.com)
(CWS - OF) New player notes
  • Fri, Nov 6Recent News
    • Contract talks between Podsednik and the White Sox have not gone well and he may be headed elsewhere next season, the ESPN Chicago reports.
      Recommendation: There was some talk he could re-sign with the White Sox rather than become a free agent, but it looks like Chicago will at least shop around for outfield help before deciding to bring Podsednik back.
      (Rotowire.com)
  • Thu, Nov 5
    • Podsednik filed for free agency Thursday, the White Sox' official site reports.
      Recommendation: The Sox should offer him a deal before he hits the open market. Podsednik was at times the team's most valuable hitter, hitting .304/.353/.412 in 587 plate-appearances and stealing 30 bases. If the Sox decide not bring him back, he could slide in as a fourth-outfielder elsewhere, or as a leadoff man for a budget-conscious squad.
      (Rotowire.com)
(KC - C) NA New player notes
  • Fri, Nov 6Recent News
    • The Royals declined the 2010 contract option on Olivo, the Kansas City Star reports.
      Recommendation: Olivo led the Royals with 23 home runs in 2009 and is reportedly seeking a multiyear contract. He immediately becomes a free agent.
      (Rotowire.com)
  • Thu, Nov 5
    • C Miguel Olivo and the Royals have a mutual option of $3.3 million for 2010. A decision on Olivo's status should be decided soon. Olivo hit .249 last season and led the club with a career-high 23 home runs but walked only 19 times, while striking out 126 times. There is a $100,000 buyout for the Royals if they elect not to bring him back.
      (Yahoo! Sports)
(KC - 2B) New player notes
  • Fri, Nov 6Recent News
    • The Royals acquired Getz and infielder Josh Fields from the Chicago White Sox on Friday for infielder/outfielder Mark Teahen.
      Advice: Getz, who became Chicago's starting second basemen, batted .261 with two homers, 31 RBIs and 25 stolen bases in 107 games last season.
      (STATS, Inc.)
(Phi - SP) New player notes
  • Fri, Nov 6Recent News
    • The NL champion Phillies have picked up Lee's $9 million option for 2010. The team announced the expected move on Friday, two days after losing the World Series to the New York Yankees. Lee's contract expires after next season, though general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. said the team is open to signing the star left-hander to a long-term deal.
      Advice: Lee, 31, was acquired from the Cleveland Indians on July 29 for four minor leaguers, and quickly became Philadelphia's ace. Lee posted a 3.39 ERA in 12 starts for the Phillies, then went 4-0 with a 1.56 mark in five postseason outings, including 2-0 in the World Series.
      (STATS, Inc.)
    • Philadelphia has picked up the $9 million club option in Lee's contract for 2010, the team's official web site reports.
      Recommendation: This was a no-brainer given his performance for the Phillies last season. We'll have to see if there's any talk of adding an extension.
      (Rotowire.com)
  • Thu, Nov 5
    • Lee finished the year 14-13 with a 3.22 ERA and a 181:43 K:BB ratio in 231.2 innings between the Indians and the Phillies.
      Recommendation: Lee was excellent after joining the Phillies going 7-4 with a 74:10 K:BB ratio in 79.2 innings. Lee has a $9 million club option for next season that the Phillies will definitely exercise.
      (Rotowire.com)
  • Tue, Nov 3
    • Lee allowed five runs and seven hits in seven-plus innings Monday to earn an 8-6 victory over the Yankees in Game 5 of the World Series.
      Advice: Lee is 4-0 with a 1.56 ERA in five postseason starts. He could earn a Game 7 start for the Philadelphia Phillies if they force the World Series to a decisive game. "As far as my availability, I'm available," Lee said.
      (STATS, Inc.)
  • Mon, Nov 2
    • LHP Cliff Lee allowed five runs in seven innings in Game 5 but earned the victory, his fourth in the postseason. Lee has worked at least seven innings in all five of his playoff starts. He's also the second Phillies pitcher to win two games in one World Series, joining Steve Carlton (1980). Lee's postseason ERA stands at 1.56.
      (Yahoo! Sports)
(StL - 1B,2B,3B,OF) New player notes
  • Fri, Nov 6Recent News
    • DeRosa (wrist) officially filed for free agency, the St. Louis Post Dispatch reports.
      Recommendation: DeRosa will be out until mid December after surgery to repair a completely torn tendon sheath in his left wrist. He'll still have many suitors despite the injury, however.
      (Rotowire.com)
  • Mon, Nov 2
    • DeRosa had surgery to repair a completely torn tendon sheath in his left wrist, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
      Recommendation: DeRosa will be a free agent this offseason. He's expected to spend 5-to-6 weeks in a cast, but be ready for baseball activities at the start of spring training.
      (Rotowire.com)
(Min - RP) DL New player notes
  • Fri, Nov 6Recent News
    • Neshek has been throwing all his pitches at full speed and says his velocity is almost back to where it was before November 2008 Tommy John surgery, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.
      Recommendation: Neshek has recently started throwing sliders which was the last step in his rehab process. It sounds like he'll be ready for the start of spring training and could be a key set-up man for the Twins, but he may struggle with his control initially in his return from Tommy John surgery.
      (Rotowire.com)
  • Thu, Nov 5
    • RHP Pat Neshek, who has missed the last two seasons with elbow problems, the most recent resulting in Tommy John surgery, is slated to finish his throwing program this month, GM Bill Smith said. Once he's done, the reliever will be free to prepare for spring training as usual. Neshek became a reliable setup man for the Twins in 2007 but was injured early in the 2008 season and hasn't been played since.
      (Yahoo! Sports)