Posts Tagged as ‘Bobby Abreu’

3 February, 2009

Cold Stove Getting Warm

After the Mets signed Oliver Perez, the remaining big names left in the market are all hitters. Adam Dunn, Bobby Abreu, and Manny Ramirez are all looking for teams as spring training quickly approaches.
Despite the impact one of these players could have on a team, the process has been slow. Manny is waiting for a [...]

27 January, 2009

Bobby Abreu Lowers Asking Price

ESPN’s Jerry Crasnick reports that Bobby Abreu has lowered his asking price to three years, $10-11 million, similar to Raul Ibanez and Milton Bradley.
Tim Dierkes at MLB Trade Rumors speculates that the Reds, Dodgers and Braves are interested in Abreu, but that price is still too high.
Abreu, who turns 35 in March, has driven in [...]

27 January, 2009

The Case Against Manny Ramirez

After the Mets signed Francisco Rodriguez and traded for J.J. Putz, every Mets fan was content. Some of that had to do with Aaron Heilman going to Seattle. Most of it was because the Mets ownership addressed a problem and fixed it convincingly, the same way they addressed the starting rotation last year.
The Mets have [...]