Ken Rosenthal reports that the Rays are “closer” to trading Jason Bartlett… The Rays are closer to trading shortstop Jason Bartlett than ever before…The Dodgers’ three-year, $21 million agreement with free-agent infielder Juan Uribe on Monday sparked accelerated discussions involving Bartlett, major-league sources say…The Cardinals, Giants, Padres, Orioles and Pirates [...]
Mark Saxon reports that the Angels have have met with Scott Boras about several of his clients and that Rafael Soriano may be on top of their wishlist… Soriano appears to be the Angels’ top target among the Boras clients. They’re looking for a reliable closer so they can use [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Balfour’s Arbitration Decision](http://www.raysindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/357JUL05045_Royals_v_Rays-150x150.jpg)
Today is the deadline for free agents to accept or reject the arbitration offers from their teams. While players like Carl Crawford and Rafael Soriano will certainly decline arbitration for the opportunity at multi-year deals with other teams, Grant Balfour is a bigger question. As a Type A free agent, [...]
