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Some more links to read through as we count down the hours until teams can start serious negotiations with all free agents...GM Neal Huntington tells MLB.com's Jenifer Langosch that the Pirates won't be spending big on reliev (Read More)
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It's not all about Milton Bradley. Paul Sullivan of the Chicago Tribune has some more Cubs rumors as the GM Meetings continue...Free agent Rich Harden wants to return to the Cubs. His agent is likely to meet with Cubs GM Jim (Read More)
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Let's check out a few Saturday evening links....Paul Sullivan of the Chicago Tribune writes that the Chicago Cubs seem prepared to part ways with Rich Harden and Reed Johnson.ESPN.com's Rob Neyer isn't a big fan of the Minnes (Read More)
chicagotribune.com - Sports:
Free agents' contract situations a difficult fit for Cubs' plans There's no question Rich Harden and Reed Johnson would prefer to return t (Read More)
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A few leftovers as the Phillies and Yankees do battle in Game 6...According to ESPN.com's Jorge Arangure, recently-defected Cuban first baseman Jose Julio Ruiz has impressed scouts in workouts the past two weeks. The Red Sox (Read More)
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Rich Harden carries a lot of upside for a Type B free agent. His well-documented injury history will prevent any club from risking offering the right-hander a long-term contract, but a one or two-year deal (perhaps with the (Read More)
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Ben Sheets plans to return to the majors in 2010, according to MLB.com's Adam McCalvy. One of Sheets' representatives says the righty is throwing of flat ground now and expects to be "more than ready to go" in Spring Training (Read More)
Chicago Cubs:
The Cubs have four free agents going into the winter but they will likely try to bring back only two of them (Reed Johnson, John Grabow) while likely letting Rich Harden and Kevin Gregg leave. The Cubs have a big need to bri (Read More)
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All the data is in for Eddie Bajek's Elias Ranking projections. There may be a few errors to clean up but we'll take a look at the tentative rankings anyway. The projected Type B free agents (asterisk denotes an option):Gar (Read More)
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The Cubs have four players who are headed for free agency this winter: reliever John Grabow, outfielder Reed Johnson, reliever Kevin Gregg and starter Rich Harden. Thanks to Carrie Muskat of MLB.com, we already have news on (Read More)
Chicago Cubs:
The Cubs have shut down righty starting pitcher Rich Harden for the rest of the year. This was decided to protect him from injury. He started 26 games for the Cubs this season and he was 9-9 with a 4.09 ERA and a 1.34 WHIP. (Read More)
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Some links for Friday morning...Joel Sherman of the New York Post doesn't think the Mets should pursue Rich Harden when the righty becomes a free agent this winter. Instead, Sherman would like to see the Mets sign someone wit (Read More)
Chicago Sun-Times Cubs:
SAN FRANCISCO -- Rich Harden might have pitched his final game for the Cubs after deciding Thursday that he won't make a final start this season. (Read More)
Hardball:
By Paul Sullivan SAN FRANCISCO- Rich Harden has been shut down for the final week and a half of the 2009 season. General manager Jim Hendry said he expected Harden to pitch again when he was skipped in the rotation...
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A few more evening links....The Blue Jays have some uncertainty at catcher heading into 2010, according to Jordan Bastian of MLB.com. With Rod Barajas poised to test the free agent market, Raul Chavez, Kyle Phillips, J.P. Are (Read More)
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Today let's take a look at the free agent market for starting pitchers. ERA leaders: Randy Wolf (3.24), Joel Pineiro (3.24), John Lackey (3.56), Jarrod Washburn (3.78), and Jason Marquis (3.98). Prefer xFIP? We've got Pinei (Read More)
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For those of you who don't feel like digging through Eddie's latest Elias ranking projections, here's a list of free agents projected to snag Type A status. An asterisk means the player has a 2010 option.Bobby AbreuJason Bay (Read More)
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Cubs starter Rich Harden has piled up 152 strikeouts in 129 innings this year, and doesn't turn 28 until November 30th. With a strong, healthy September, the oft-injured righty could be a hot commodity on the free agent mark (Read More)
Chicago Sun-Times Cubs:
Now that the Cubs have decided not to trade pitcher Rich Harden to the Minnesota Twins, will they make a run at keeping him after his contract runs out in five weeks?. (Read More)