Ron Villone

Rockies: Lefty reliever still on wish list

As the hot stove season gets busy, the Rockies' top priority is finding a late-game, left-handed reliever. The club has acknowledged its interest in bringing back Jeremy Affeldt, who performed well during the Rockies' 2007...

User_€™s guide to free-agent lefties

TOWER GROVE — As the doors to Major League Baseball’s free-agent marketplace swing open Friday, the St. Louis Cardinals plan a bee-line to the lefthanded reliever auction, where they will find plenty of other bidders looking to...

Unit, Burnett act before filing deadline

Final two among most prominent to join free-agent market Randy Johnson struck out 173 batters in 184 innings with the D-backs in 2008. (Matt York/AP) Five-time Cy Young Award winner Randy Johnson will likely pursue his 300th...

Cards strap in for Hot Stove season

Left-handed reliever, middle infielders top St. Louis' wish list A reunion with free agent shortstop Edgar Renteria is a possibility this offseason. I have no idea of how they're looking at it." Most of the Cards' unsigned free...

K-Rod tops open market's relievers

Nov 13, 2008

Single-season saves leader among talented pool of late-inning men Angels closer Francisco Rodriguez has drawn attention from most teams looking for a closer. Teams that come up short in the bidding for K-Rod can take some...

BBO--FreeAgents

NEW YORK (AP) -- The 170 players who have filed for free agency. Eligible players may file through Nov. 13 (c-pending decision on club option for 2009):... AMERICAN LEAGUE... BALTIMORE (4) -- Juan Castro, ss; Alex Cintron, ss;...

Encarnacion last Cardinal to test market

Devastating injury in 2007 may prevent veteran from playing again ST. LOUIS -- Juan Encarnacion became the ninth and final member of the 2008 Cardinals to file for free agency when he declared on Monday. Encarnacion, 32, has...

MLB: Free agents

NEW YORK — The 168 players who have filed for free agency. Eligible players may file through Nov. 13 (c-pending decision on club option for 2009): AMERICAN LEAGUE BALTIMORE (4) — Juan Castro, ss; Alex Cintron, ss; Kevin Millar,...

Mulder officially files for free agency

Left-hander unlikely to agree to deal with Cardinals ST. LOUIS -- Mark Mulder now has made official what already was well known: He will become a free agent. Mulder filed for free agency on Tuesday, becoming the seventh member...

Isringhausen will test market

Cardinals' all-time saves leader files for free agency ST. LOUIS -- Jason Isringhausen formally filed for free agency on Saturday, bringing the number of free agents from the 2008 Cardinals back up to six. Isringhausen is the...

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