Well, the day of reckoning has been all but sealed. Of Jason Bay has rejected a 4yr/$60M by the Red Sox and will opt to test the waters of FA at 12:01AM. What does this mean for the Red Sox? Matt Holliday most definitely is the the only one capable of Bay's production in Boston. Bay will more than likely get more money from any team, especially the Yankees. I expect to hate Bay just as much as I can't stand Johnny Damon anymore. The Angels meanwhile are out of the race for Holliday. They want Lackey and Figgins back and are pushing to retain at least one. Angels owner Arte Moreno ahs hinted that Vlad Guerrero won't be back.
The Royals have signed former Cards reliever Brad Thompson to a minor league deal. Thompson pitched in 80 innings last season with a 4.84ERA going 2-6. The Royals definitely made the right gamble for a cheap price.
The Cubs are close to locking up John Grabow for 2yr/$7M. A Chicago write says this is a "waste of money" but as referenced in an earlier post, Grabow put up consistent numbers in 09.
The Rangers are expected to let OF Marlon Byrd go. Not sure why really, he hit .283 and had a .300+ OBP last season with 20 HRs and 89RBIs. Byrd will land with someone who could benefit from his services. Maybe the Angels?
The Diamondbacks traded two minor leaguers Ryne White and Scott Maine for reliever Aaron Heilman to the Cubs. Heilman had a 4.11ERA last season going 4-4 after a disastrous 2008 season with the Mets.
That's all for today. Things are sure to heat up soon and I'll hope I have more time to cover it unlike this week.
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