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12.10.2008 4:54 pm

Omar Minaya: Options available at closer, but K-Rod the best fit

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

LAS VEGAS — One of the first big deals to be struck at the Baseball Winter Meetings became one of the final press conferences of the event this afternoon as New York Mets general manager Omar Minaya officially announced the…

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12.10.2008 8:57 am

CC Sabathia to NYC: Baseball’s biggest domino reportedy falls

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

LAS VEGAS — The Baseball Winter Meetings woke up this morning to its final full day of activity with — well actual activity.

At midnight Las Vegas time, The New York Post reported that CC Sabathia, the biggest  name and biggest pitcher…

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12.09.2008 4:30 pm

Cardinals talking with reps for closer Brian Fuentes

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

LAS VEGAS — Representatives for free-agent pitcher Brian Fuentes, a lefthander the St. Louis Cardinals pursued at the trade deadline this past season, and the Cardinals have engaged in conversation about the closer as a possible fit for the Cardinals’…

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12.09.2008 3:23 pm

Phew! Only $37 million for Francisco Rodriguez

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

LAS VEGAS — The reported deal between the New York Mets and free-agent closer Francisco Rodriguez delighted some within the Cardinals’ think tank.

Rodriguez, according to Jon Heyman at SI.com and multiple other reports, has agreed to a three-year deal worth $37 million…

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12.09.2008 3:05 pm

Oakland GM Billy Beane coins new term: the “MicroMarket”

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

LAS VEGAS — Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane pointed his aggressive more to add Matt Holliday and some of the other “bigger-name” deals his club has linked to as proof that the A’s have some payroll to play with.…

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12.09.2008 9:55 am

Cardinals, other clubs, agents “getting to the crossroads”

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

LAS VEGAS — Well past midnight at the Bellagio casino floor and clustered around the Baccarat Bar the buzz was whether or not the New York Mets had finalized a deal with closer Francisco Rodriguez. It was certain that they…

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12.08.2008 12:17 pm

Economic Indicator? Only Two Accept Arbitration

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

LAS VEGAS — Two players accepted arbitration offers from their clubs before Sunday night’s 9 p.m. Las Vegas time deadline, but more noteworthy was who did not. In the days leading up to the deadline there was some speculation and…

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12.08.2008 11:19 am

K-Rod to take a bite out of Big Apple?

According to ESPN.com, free agent closer Francisco Rodriguez has met with Mets GM Omar Minaya to discuss a potential move to the Big Apple. The Mets are looking for a closer because Billy Wagner is likely to miss next season following…

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