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Buzz: Halladay Doesn’t Want to Sign with Blue Jays

In a report in today’s New York Post, George A. King III says Roy Halladay does not want to sign a contract extension with the Blue Jays, and intends to test free agency.
Blue Jays President Paul Beeston told King:
“We would like to sign him, he is an original Blue Jay and we have never had a [...]

ESPN: Bay will take a while to sign

Gordon Edes of ESPN says it could take a long time for Jason Bay to make a decision on where to sign.
Edes says the market for Bay is impacted by Matt Holliday and considering that Scott Boras is his agent, he won’t be in any rush to sign.
Among those he believes will be big players [...]

I’m Reading: about Actions, Medley’s, who’s cheaper, Free Agent Fears

Jessica from MetsMerized Online says that actions speak louder than words, and wants Omar Minaya to show us he wants to win.
Greg from Faith and Fear in Flushing offers a medley to salute the 1999 Mets.
Meanwhile, Matt from New York Baseball Digest thinks that Josh Johnson could be cheaper in terms of dealing prospects than [...]

Poll: Photo of the Week

Every day at 1:35 pm on Twitter, I post a Mets Photo of the Day featuring footage of the 2009 season as well as other moments I have captured over the years.
On Friday’s, beginning at 9:05 am, I hold a Photo of the Week poll, asking you to vote on your favorite photo from the [...]

Buzz: Padres GM meets with Agent for Adrian Gonzalez

Jerry Crasnick of ESPN.com says Padres GM Jed Hoyer met with Josh Boggs who represents Adrian Gonzalez on Friday.
According to Crasnick, Boggs said:
“There wasn’t any kind of negotiating or exchanging of numbers or anything like that. I’m sure we’re going to keep the dialogue open, but nothing is imminent at this point. The way we’re [...]

Buzz: Blue Jays Discussing Halladay with Dodgers and Cubs

Tim Brown of Yahoo Sports says that the Dodgers and Blue Jays are discussing a deal for Roy Halladay, but says a deal is unlikely as of right now.
In addition, Carrie Muskat of MLB.com says that the Blue Jays have also contacted the Cubs about Halladay, but also says the Cubs would be unable to [...]

Read: Mets Should Look Ahead

In a recent report for Newsday, Wallace Matthews says that the Mets should be looking more towards 2011 rather than spending too much during this year’s free agent class.
…i think with each of the names that have been mentioned so far, the Mets aren’t just looking towards improving and contending for 2010…
Matthews says the Mets [...]

Read: Castillo, Millwood and the Winter Meetings

According to Bart Hubbuch of the New York Post, the three-way deal that would have sent Luis Castillo to the Cubs and Kevin Millwood to the Mets isn’t happening because the Rangers aren’t interested in giving up Millwood so easily.
…i’m not sure sure i was keen on bringing in Millwood to begin with…outside of 2009, [...]

ESPN: Marlins and Johnson at Impasse on Contract Extension

Jerry Crasnick of ESPN.com says the Marlins and RHP Josh Johnson have been unable to reach an agreement on a long-term contract extension.
Crasnick quotes Johnson’s agent, Matt Sosnick, as saying, “There’s no chance of doing a long-term deal with the Marlins…We made it clear that it was going to be this [...]

Buzz: Holliday, Bay and the Red Sox

Mike Silverman of the Boston Herald says that the Red Sox are expressing interest in Matt Holliday.
According to Silverman, the Red Sox consider Holliday a more expensive alternative to Jason Bay, should they be unable to retain him.
Speaking of Bay, Peter Gammons of ESPN.com believes that he will eventually re-sign with the Red Sox for [...]