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Julio signs with Brewers

Needing to bolster 'pen, club inks second reliever of offseason MILWAUKEE -- Free agent and former Orioles closer Jorge Julio signed a one-year contract with the Brewers on Thursday as the team continued to retool its bullpen....

Remaining Free Agents List

The 161 remaining free agents: AMERICAN LEAGUE BALTIMORE (4) — Juan Castro, ss; Alex Cintron, ss; Kevin Millar, 1b; Jay Payton, of. BOSTON (9) — Paul Byrd, rhp; Sean Casey, 1b; Bartolo Colon, rhp; Alex Cora, ss; Mark Kotsay,...

Closer among Brewers' needs

GM Melvin weighing options as Winter Meetings approach An overview of the Brewers heading into next week's Winter Meetings, which open on Monday at the Bellagio in Las Vegas: Club needs: Starting pitching: The team could lose...

Time for the Mets to Close on a Closer

The Mets have casually approached the free agent closer market, and rightfully so. Both Francisco Rodriguez and Brian Fuentes are top choices, but it appears that only the Mets have both the money and the inclination to spend...

Relievers and Blake

Relievers and BlakeTwo weeks ago the Giants signed Jeremy Affeldt to a reasonable two-year, $8 million contract after he topped my list of free-agent relievers the Twins should target this offseason. Bob Howry wasn't on that...

Twelve players who will take big pay cuts (The Sporting News)

The Sporting News - Big-ticket free agents such as lefthander CC Sabathia and righthander Derek Lowe can afford to be patient. History shows that even a slow-moving market such as this one eventually will move their way.

By the Numbers: Coming to a close

Pinpointing exactly who will rack up saves in a given season is always a tricky proposition. Our Al Melchior examines some recent historical trends to predict who might be the next Joakim Soria or Brad Ziegler in his By the...

Arb Barbs

Thanks to Tim Dierkes at MLB Trade Rumors, we are able to present the list of players who were and weren't offered salary arbitration by their 2008 teams. In all, 24 players have until Sunday at midnight to accept or reject the...

Torres formally calls it a career

Brewers place closer on voluntary retired list Tuesday MILWAUKEE -- The Brewers placed closer Salomon Torres on the voluntary retired list on Tuesday, as the 36-year-old formally called it a career. Torres informed Milwaukee of...

Henderson among new Hall candidates

Career steals leader Rickey Henderson heads 10first-time candidates on this year's Hall of Fame ballot, joining holdovers Mark McGwire and Jim Rice - eligible for the final time. Other newcomers are Jay Bell, David Cone, Ron...

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