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| The Washington Nationals and New York Yankees traded right arms on Wednesday, with the Nats receiving starter Tyler Clippard in exchange for reliever Jonathan Albaladejo. Both pitchers spent time in triple-A and on the major league roster last season. |
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| Jorge Cantu, 3B, Florida Marlins | Wednesday 12/5, 3:29 PM CT |
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| The Reds released Jorge Cantu Wednesday. He hit .298 in 57 at-bats for the Reds after being traded there by Tampa Bay at last year's deadline. Cantu is just a few years removed from a 28-homer, 117-RBI season and will likely find someone willing to take a chance on him, though he might not find a starting job. |
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| The Padres are close to reaching terms with Glendon Rusch, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune. Rusch missed the 2007 season after developing a blood clot in his lung but is attempting a comeback. |
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| Dan Haren, P, Arizona Diamondbacks | Wednesday 12/5, 11:57 AM CT |
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| A deal is far from imminent, but the D'Backs are expected to make a strong run at A's ace Dan Haren. Not surprisingly, Oakland GM Billy Beane is expected to ask for a lot in return for Haren, but the D'Backs are one team that has the prospects to trade, according to the Arizona Republic. Minor league outfielder Carlos Gonzalez would likely be the first player included in any deal, but Arizona may have to give up as many as four youngsters to complete a trade. |
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| Josh Kinney, P, St. Louis Cardinals | Wednesday 12/5, 11:48 AM CT |
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| Josh Kinney, who missed the entire 2007 season while recovering from Tommy John surgery, is not expected to be ready to pitch until May or June. Kinney suffered a setback in his rehab when he fractured his right arm while exercising in August, but at the time the team said Kinney should still be fine by spring training, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Obviously that is no longer the case. |
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| The Phillies released Tadahito Iguchi last month, but now they are very interested in re-signing him and sticking him at third base. There's just one problem. Since the Phils released Iguchi after the season, by rule they are not allowed to re-sign him until May 15. But the team could secure a waiver from the commissioner's office that allows Iguchi to rejoin the team immediately, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. Iguchi's agent, Rocky Hall, thinks there's a 50-50 chance of the Phils getting the waiver. "Because he's a veteran player coming over from Japan, that might be able to take place," Hall said. "I haven't had a player like this, but it has happened before." Iguchi will sign elsewhere if the waiver is not obtained. |
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| Willie Harris, LF, Washington Nationals | Wednesday 12/5, 11:08 AM CT |
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| The Braves designated Willie Harris for assignment Tuesday. The move was needed to clear a spot on the 40-man roster for Omar Infante and Will Ohman, two players that Atlanta acquired via trade from the Cubs. It's possible the Braves could bring back Harris with a minor league deal if he's not picked up by another team, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. |
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| Chris Gomez, SS, Pittsburgh Pirates | Wednesday 12/5, 11:01 AM CT |
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| The Pirates signed veteran utilityman Chris Gomez to a one-year deal Wednesday. Gomez hit .297 with a home run and 21 RBI in 92 combined games with Baltimore and Cleveland in '07. |
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| No Johan Santana deal has been completed yet, but the Red Sox and Twins talked through the night and into the morning. The latest offer on the table is thought to be Jon Lester, Coco Crisp and some combination of Ryan Kalish, Justin Masterson and Jed Lowrie, according to the Boston Herald. At this point, the Red Sox are the clear front runners to acquire Santana, although the Yankees could conceivably get back into the mix, and the Angels may want to make a late run at Santana now that they've missed out of Miguel Cabrera. |
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| David Riske, P, Milwaukee Brewers | Wednesday 12/5, 9:11 AM CT |
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| David Riske signed a three-year, $13 million deal with the Brewers Wednesday. The contract includes incentives that could push the value of the package to slightly more than $20 million. |
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