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(Was - SP) Player notes
  • Thu, Nov 19
    • LHP Scott Olsen, who had surgery to repair a torn left labrum in July, is throwing off a mound but isn't completely ready to pitch with 100 percent effort. General manager Mike Rizzo said the Nationals will have a tough decision to make by the Dec. 12 non-tender deadline; Olsen, who is in his second year of arbitration, is due to make at least $2.24 million. "Coming of the labrum tear, it's certainly something we have to put into our (thought) process and think about what we're going to do," Rizzo said.
      (Yahoo! Sports)
  • Wed, Nov 18
    • Olsen (shoulder) has begun throwing off a mound, the Washington Post reports. He had surgery in July to repair a small labrum tear in his left shoulder.
      Recommendation: He's a non-tender candidate due to his surgery.
      (Rotowire.com)
(Bos - RP) NA Player notes
  • Thu, Nov 19
    • LHP Billy Traber, LHP Javier Lopez, RHP Takashi Saito, RHP Marcus McBeth, RHP Enrique Gonzalez, RHP Fernando Cabrera, OF Joey Gathright, SS Nick Green, SS Gil Velazquez and OF Jeff Bailey have all chosen free agency after being outrighted off Boston's 40-man roster.
      (Yahoo! Sports)
(Bos - RP) NA Player notes
  • Thu, Nov 19
    • RHP Takashi Saito, RHP Marcus McBeth, RHP Enrique Gonzalez, RHP Fernando Cabrera, OF Joey Gathright, LHP Javier Lopez, LHP Billy Traber, SS Nick Green, SS Gil Velazquez and OF Jeff Bailey have all chosen free agency after being outrighted off Boston's 40-man roster.
      (Yahoo! Sports)
(Mil - C) Player notes
  • Thu, Nov 19
    • C George Kottaras was claimed off waivers from Boston by the Brewers. Kottaras, 36, played in 45 games for the Red Sox in 2009, batting .237 with one homer and 10 RBIs. GM Doug Melvin said Kottaras was claimed to add depth at that position entering spring camp.
      (Yahoo! Sports)
  • Wed, Nov 18
    • C George Kottaras, Boston's backup catcher early last season, was claimed off waivers by the Brewers. Kottaras hit .237 with one homer and 10 RBIs in 45 games with the Red Sox this year.
      (Yahoo! Sports)
    • The Brewers claimed Kottaras off release waivers, the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports.
      Recommendation: With Jason Kendall unlikely to return in 2010, the Brewers are adding depth behind the plate in an effort to support the development of top catching prospect Jonathan Lucroy. General manager Doug Melvin is planning on giving Lucroy an invitation to spring training, but Kottaras could be a viable option to share the workload this season after he was a spare part in Boston in 2009.
      (Rotowire.com)
(CWS - 2B,3B,SS) Player notes
  • Thu, Nov 19
    • INF Jayson Nix has been put on alert yet again, as manager Ozzie Guillen warned the infielder that he needs to have better at-bats in the spring if he hopes to make the 25-man big-league roster as a key reserve. Nix did hit 12 homers off the bench, but his .224 batting average and 64 strikeouts in 255 at-bats were not what Guillen wants to see off the bench.
      (Yahoo! Sports)
(Was - SS) Player notes
  • Thu, Nov 19
    • SS Cristian Guzman will work out at second base next spring, general manager Mike Rizzo said. The 31-year-old, who is scheduled to make $8 million in the final year of his contract in 2010, was cool to the idea last fall after regressing defensively during the 2009 season, but the team appears ready to move Guzman and give Ian Desmond a shot to be the full-time shortstop. Rizzo said Guzman is recovering "comfortably" from right shoulder surgery and should be 100 percent by spring training.
      (Yahoo! Sports)
  • Wed, Nov 18
    • Guzman (shoulder) has been told to prepare for spring training as a second baseman, the Washington Post reports.
      Recommendation: It looks like the Nationals may give Ian Desmond a chance to win the starting shortstop job. Or the Nationals are worried about Guzman's throwing arm. Either way, this likely isn't a good development for Guzman's job security.
      (Rotowire.com)
(Det - SP) Player notes
  • Thu, Nov 19
    • RHP Justin Verlander was a distant third in the recent voting for the American League Cy Young Award by the Baseball Writers' Association of America. Verlander, 19-9 and the league strikeout leader with 269, had 14 points to place behind winner RHP Zack Greinke of Kansas City (134 points) and RHP Felix Hernandez of Seattle (80 points). It was the team's highest finish in Cy Young balloting since LHP Willie Hernandez won in 1984.
      (Yahoo! Sports)
(Bos - RP) NA Player notes
  • Thu, Nov 19
    • RHP Marcus McBeth, RHP Enrique Gonzalez, RHP Fernando Cabrera, OF Joey Gathright, RHP Takashi Saito, LHP Javier Lopez, LHP Billy Traber, SS Nick Green, SS Gil Velazquez and OF Jeff Bailey have all chosen free agency after being outrighted off Boston's 40-man roster.
      (Yahoo! Sports)
(NYY - SP) NA Player notes
  • Thu, Nov 19
    • RHP Sergio Mitre's club option for 2010 was not picked up by the Yankees, and the spot starter is arbitration eligible. As the Yankees attempt to stockpile pitching depth, Mitre could return if they are able to get him at a low enough price. He went 3-3 with a 6.79 ERA in 12 games last year, including nine starts.
      (Yahoo! Sports)
  • Wed, Nov 18
    • RHP Sergio Mitre's $1.25 million option was declined by the Yankees, making him eligible for arbitration this winter. Mitre appeared in 12 games (nine starts) for New York this year, going 3-3 with a 6.79 ERA. He did not appear in the postseason.
      (Yahoo! Sports)
  • Tue, Nov 17
    • The Yankees have declined their 2010 option on Mitre, but he remains under team control and is eligible for arbitration.
      Recommendation: Manager Joe Girardi seems to like him, but it's unlikely that the Yankees will want to put themselves in a position to rely on Mitre as a part of their rotation in 2010. He could be kept around as a long reliever, but there will be a few hurdles to clear for Mitre to land a significant role.
      (Rotowire.com)
    • The New York Yankees have declined a $1.25 million option on Mitre. The right-hander was not on the Yankees' postseason roster. Mitre now becomes eligible for salary arbitration.
      Advice: The 28-year-old Mitre had elbow ligament replacement surgery in July 2008 and agreed to a minor league contract with the Yankees last offseason. He sat out the first 50 games while serving a suspension for testing positive for a banned substance.
      (STATS, Inc.)
(Tor - OF) Player notes
  • Thu, Nov 19
    • CF Vernon Wells underwent successful surgery to repair cartilage damage on his left wrist last week. The Jays said that Wells is expected to be fully recovered and ready for spring training. In 2009 Wells had a miserable season. In 158 games, 684 at-bats, he hit just .260 with 15 home runs and 68 RBIs, totals that no doubt were affected by the wrist injury that plagued him the entire season. Wells' problem with his wrist was not revealed until a couple of weeks ago.
      (Yahoo! Sports)
  • Mon, Nov 16
    • OF Vernon Wells had minor wrist surgery on Nov. 13. He should be fully recovered in time for spring training.
      (Yahoo! Sports)
(CWS - OF) Player notes
  • Thu, Nov 19
    • OF Alex Rios will be getting his first of what could be two visits by hitting coach Greg Walker in the next few weeks, as the two will sit down and watch video of his struggles with the Sox. Walker saw a few things Rios was doing differently but believed most of it came from simply pressing and trying to do too much. In other words, very easy fixes. The visits will be more to reassure Rios that he has a good track record as a big leaguer and there's no reason to believe he's lost it.
      (Yahoo! Sports)
(Cin - OF) Player notes
  • Thu, Nov 19
    • OFs Laynce Nix and Jonny Gomes may or may not be offered arbitration by the Reds. "We've got some time," GM Walt Jocketty said. "We're flexible." The deadline for offering players a contract is Dec. 12.
      (Yahoo! Sports)
(Min - SP) NA Player notes
  • Thu, Nov 19
    • RHP Carl Pavano remained a priority for the Twins entering the beginning of baseball's hot stove season, Twins GM Bill Smith told the team's Web site. "We've expressed out interest and he has interest," Smith was quoted as saying. "He wants to go through the process. As a veteran guy, he should do that, but he does have an interest in coming back."
      (Yahoo! Sports)
(Bos - RP) NA Player notes
  • Thu, Nov 19
    • RHP Enrique Gonzalez, RHP Fernando Cabrera, OF Joey Gathright, RHP Marcus McBeth, RHP Takashi Saito, LHP Javier Lopez, LHP Billy Traber, SS Nick Green, SS Gil Velazquez and OF Jeff Bailey have all chosen free agency after being outrighted off Boston's 40-man roster.
      (Yahoo! Sports)
(Bos - RP) NA Player notes
  • Thu, Nov 19
    • RHP Fernando Cabrera, OF Joey Gathright, RHP Enrique Gonzalez, RHP Marcus McBeth, RHP Takashi Saito, LHP Javier Lopez, LHP Billy Traber, SS Nick Green, SS Gil Velazquez and OF Jeff Bailey have all chosen free agency after being outrighted off Boston's 40-man roster.
      (Yahoo! Sports)
(SF - SP) Player notes
  • Thu, Nov 19
    • RHP Tim Lincecum wasn't considered a clear favorite for the NL Cy Young Award when the regular season ended, especially because he had 15 wins and faced fierce competition in St. Louis co-aces Chris Carpenter and Adam Wainwright. But Lincecum captured the award for the second consecutive year, becoming the first pitcher in history to do so in his first full two seasons in the majors. Meanwhile, Lincecum must appear in a Vancouver, Wash., court on Dec. 22 for an arraignment in his marijuana case. According to police, he surrendered 3.3 grams of pot and a pipe during an Oct. 30 traffic stop.
      (Yahoo! Sports)
    • Lincecum has won the NL Cy Young Award, becoming the first repeat winner in the major leagues since Randy Johnson was voted the prize four straight times from 1999-2002.
      Advice: Lincecum led the NL with 261 strikeouts and tied for the league lead with four complete games and two shutouts. Only 10 points separated Lincecum and St. Louis pitchers Chris Carpenter and Adam Wainwright in one of the closest ballots in the award's history.
      (STATS, Inc.)
(LAD - OF) Player notes
  • Thu, Nov 19
    • LF Manny Ramirez might have agreed to his $20 million player option for 2010, but he will merely see a quarter of that next year. Ramirez's contract stipulates that $15 million of that salary will be deferred. He will get $3.33 million on June 30, 2011, $3.33 more on June 30, 2012 and $8.33 million June 30, 2013.
      (Yahoo! Sports)
(Det - SP) NA Player notes
  • Thu, Nov 19
    • LHP Jarrod Washburn won't be offered a contract for 2010, as he was officially informed recently by Tigers GM Dave Dombrowski. Washburn had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee after the season and hopes to be 100 percent next year. His knee was given as the main reason he went just 1-3 with a 7.33 ERA for the Tigers after being acquired at the trade deadline from Seattle, for whom he was 8-6 with a 2.64 ERA.
      (Yahoo! Sports)
  • Wed, Nov 18
    • Washburn says the arthroscopic surgery on his knee in October was minor and he's almost back to full strength. "It feels great now, almost like I didn't even have a surgery. So, I don't see it being a problem for me in the future," he told FoxSports.com. Washburn has said there's mutual interest in returning to Seattle and he'd also like to play for Minnesota or Milwaukee close to his Webster, Wis. home.
      Recommendation: The knee injury doesn't look like an issue for 2010. It looks like he'll have several suitors this offseason but may take a home town discount to pay for the Twins or Brewers.
      (Rotowire.com)
(Bal - 1B,3B,OF) Player notes
  • Thu, Nov 19
    • INF Ty Wigginton is a starter for the Orioles until the club signs two corner infielders. Wigginton, who is entering the second season of a two-year contract, offers the club flexibility in its off-season dealings. He can play first, second or third base, but the club would prefer him as a right-handed bat off the bench.
      (Yahoo! Sports)
(Was - C) Player notes
  • Thu, Nov 19
    • C Jesus Flores is on schedule to return from right shoulder surgery by spring training, general manager Mike Rizzo said recently. Rizzo said Flores had arthroscopic surgery to remove a bone chip in his right elbow, but "that shouldn't set back his progress," he said.
      (Yahoo! Sports)
  • Wed, Nov 18
    • Flores, who is already recovering from surgery to repair a torn labrum in his right shoulder, had surgery on his elbow to remove a bone chip, the Washington Post reports. Nationals GM Mike Rizzo says Flores is expected to be ready for the start of spring training.
      Recommendation: The elbow surgery isn't expected to slow his overall recovery. It was previously thought he may not be ready to return until after spring training started, so it sounds like his recovery from the shoulder surgery is going better than expected. We'll need to watch his healthy closely early in spring training.
      (Rotowire.com)