Straight from Walt Jocketty's mouth via John Fay:"We were close," he said. "I thought we had a shot. Obviously, it didn't happen."I can't make up my mind if Coco Crisp would have been a good addition or not. Rumors of him being a clubhouse cancer, pretty much was the main reason for a the Devil   more...
Original Story: http://www.dunnanddunner.com/2008/11/red....

According to Bob Dutton of the Kansas City Star, GM Dayton Moore of the Kansas City Royals shot down any speculation that he is listening to offers from the Cubs on Mark Teahan or David DeJesus.Moore claims that the price on David DeJesus will be high and he has no interest in trading Mark Teahan.
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RotoAssist Updates us on Brandon Jacobs MRITheRopolitans want the Mets to trade for David DejesusRise of the Rays breakdown the new Tampa Bay Rays Ticket PricesAngelsWin gets interview with 3rd Base Coach Dino EbelTaking it to the House discusses Pacman's last chanceKornheiser's Cartel discusses ...
Original Story: http://sportsblognet.com/2008/11/19/arou....

In one of my rare visits to mlb.com I noticed a Q/A with Dayton Moore, the Royals GM. In this article he said his biggest priority was now adding right handed middle relievers. He also emphasized the importance of Mark Teahen to the team.They`re either going to need to trade somebody or bench ...
Original Story: http://thechuckknoblog.blogspot.com/2008....

The Mike Cameron trade seems to be dead based on Doug Melvin's comments to Kat O`Brien. The biggest roadblock to this one was Cameron's contract which motivated the Brewers to shop him in the first place. I think this one fell through because they`re looking for a bigger bat than Mike Cameron. ...
Original Story: http://thechuckknoblog.blogspot.com/2008....

According to MLB.com, the Red Sox have traded Coco Crisp to the Royals for pitcher Ramon Ramirez. The Red Sox have been trying to deal Crisp for nearly two seasons now, and land a solid reliever in return. Crisp hit .283 in 118 games for the Red Sox, with 7 HR and 41 RBIs while Ramirez went 3-2   more...
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After the Coco Crisp trade you can expect the Royals to trade an outfielder for relief pitching and a middle infielder. This is how Drayton Moore has found a way to be moderately successful with one of the smallest budgets in the league. His organization has a knack for scouting and developing ...
Original Story: http://metsfever.blogspot.com/2008/11/ro....

The Kansas City Royals traded for Coco Crisp from the Boston Red Sox. Another man in the Royals outfield? It was crowded before, but now someone will almost have to be traded.
Original Story: http://theropolitans.com/2008/11/kc-roya....

Screaming Sports' Andrew Thibodeau breaks out his fourth edition of MLB Sleepers and runs down a quick list of potential needles (in a haystack - get it?) for the upcoming week. So, who could surprise some unsuspecting opponents this week? Only one way to find out ... click it.
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From Mark Feinsand:The Yankees have made their desire for CC Sabathia well known. But when it comes to Mark Teixeira, could the Bombers be laying in the weeds?GM Brian Cashman has been saying very little when it comes to this year's free-agent market, but a source familiar with the team's ...
Original Story: http://adiehardyankeesfan.blogspot.com/2....

A top-five list of the reasons why the Kansas City Royals are showing improvement worth noting.
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The first two weeks of the 2007 Fantasy Baseball season are about to come to a close. That means that now's the time to put the last 2 weeks behind you and turn your attention to week three. While the first 2 weeks of the 2007 season have been frustrating to many as rain, sleet, and snow have   more...
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All Star Voting ended last night and the selection show will be on Sunday at 2 P.M on TBS. Leading the AL outfield in fan votes are Manny Ramirez, Ichrio Suzuki and Josh Hamilton. After reading a Newsday article from last week and listening to Michael Kay advocating for Johnny Damon to make the   more...
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Ken Rosenthal runs down the list of potential left handed bats for the Cubs, & then quickly crossed off all of them based on availability & talent.But Ken mentions Milton Bradley as a possibility, a day after Bruce Miles mentions it.
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The Kansas City Star says the Cubs are making a play for Mark Teahen. This on the heels of a radio report that the Cubs are very interested in Milton Bradley. The KC Star article also says the Cubs have interest in Raul Ibanez, but his cost may be prohibitive.The Cubs would prefer David DeJesus   more...
Original Story: http://www.thecubreporter.com/2008/11/18....