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Yesterday, I posted a link that said the Braves were interested in Takashi Saito. Today, ESPN has a couple more entries that may or may not concern the Braves and their offseason plans:

1. Justin Duchscherer - The article doesn't mention the Braves, but I started thinking about him as one of the low-risk, high impact type of player that could fill the back end of the bullpen. He is coming off of two major surgeries, so a bullpen seems like the logical landing spot for him this year.

2. Mark DeRosa - For Mark, I will just copy/paste what the article says: "at least two teams have expressed concerns about DeRosa's range at third base and that one NL East team has approached him about playing the outfield regularly. " Could that "one NL East team" be us???

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By day’s end, the Red Sox [team stats] will have offered arbitration to both of their Type A free agents – left fielder Jason Bay and reliever Billy Wagner.

This is from Michael Silverman, who apparently, is like DoB for the Bo-Sox. The article can be found here but, it doesn’t offer any proof of the statement…I think it is just his personal opinion.

"My team of nine guys who hit like Albert Pujols and never ever bunt just beat your team with one Shane Victorino 472 to 3."

by justincredubil02 on Dec 1, 2009 9:26 AM EST reply actions

I am afraid he is correct

It is a game of chicken between Wagner and the Sox, and the Sox will win because at the end of the day they can live with Wagner as a very expensive set-up man.

by cavebird on Dec 1, 2009 10:34 AM EST up reply actions

Could that “one NL East team” be us???

Absolutley it could. It could also easily be the Mets, who may be planning ahead should they not get Bay or Holliday. Given their injuries this year, having a guy like De-Ro they could move around to any position has to have them salivating. I highly doubt it’s any of the other three East teams, but it’s really a coin toss as to whether it was us or the Mets that were inquiring on him.

by J-Freak on Dec 1, 2009 11:10 AM EST reply actions

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MLBTR

, the Mets have a confirmed interest in him, and unlike others on the list there’s no way it’s for 3B with Wright solidly entrenched there, so i’d put my money on them being the NL East team that wants him in the outfield.

by J-Freak on Dec 1, 2009 6:31 PM EST up reply actions