Will Carroll of Baseball Prospectus posted a Rumor Mill yesterday afternoon with some excellent follow-uyp to many of the rumors that have been posted here at Fake Teams, been mentioned in the local papers and floated in the internets for days. With BP offering free access to all visitors through Sunday the 27th, I highly recommend reading this. He explains why the Oakland A's are showing-up everyhwere, and it is not because they have dealt 3/5s of their starting rotation in the past year. He also reports why the Atlanta Braves may not be the easiest teams to tell with over the next six days. Actually, he reported the asking price for Mike Gonzalez. I added one to come-up with the rest. Here are additional trade-rumor-related info from around the internet including info on the New York Yankees view of the catcher market and the Florida Marlins on Mike Jacobs amongst other rumors. If Jacobs is dealt, it is because of Gaby Sanchez . Look at the OPS, SBs and BB:K! Newsday: There were three areas of need on the table: a hitter, a lefthanded reliever and a starting pitcher. According to a source, none of those needs takes priority over the other two. It's a simple matter of what presents itself on the trade front and whether anything makes sense....The Rangers' Gerald Laird, the Blue Jays' Rod Barajas and the Nationals' Paul Lo Duca might be available, but the Yankees don't necessarily view any of them as upgrades. A source sai ...
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