Random: Abraham on Meetings, Agents and Reds
Peter Abraham of the Boston Globe provides a recap of topics discussed during the GM Meetings, ranging from whether or 
not to add an eighth playoff team to a possible worldwide amateur draft.
… abraham is great… i’m happy to see him up at the Globe, and carrying on the traditional notes column made famous by that newspaper…
…however, he mentions two other items i found interesting:
1) It’s really comical to see the lengths agents will go to connect their clients to teams like the Red Sox and Yankees. If you see a name that doesn’t make sense, odds are it’s just an agent planting something.
…it is rare to see a newspaper guy reveal something from behind the scenes like this, and though i think we all assume this sort of thing goes on anyway, it’s interesting to see pete actually put it in print… he also writes:
2) The Reds are going to trade some players who will surprise you.
…i heard from someone in baseball today who believes the Reds are serious about cutting up to $10 million from their payroll, but do not feel it is necessary to bundle one of Aaron Harang or Bronson Arroyo to Brandon Phillips to make it happen… for instance, harang and phillips, in one deal, would ship out roughly $18 million in one shot, plus free up more than $20 million next season… but, there are enough teams looking for pitching that finding a taker for harang or arroyo on their own will not be too difficult, so this person thinks…
