Didn't mean to kid Irwin into doing them. :^)
Various news:
Mark DeRosa signs 3 year contract with Cubs
Matsui re-signs with Rockies, 1 year, $1.5M plus nearly $1M in incentives
Acta named Nationals manager
Brandon Webb won NL Cy Young
GM meetings open, Astros reported to be aggressive, hot after Soriano and Lee, Cubs reported to be aggressive too (keeping up with Cards), witness A-Ram and DeRosa.
San Jose A's of Fremont is one step closer to fruition, as plans are announced
Report that El Duque re-signs with Mets
Further reports that Red Sox won bidding for Matsuzaka, to be announced 8PM EST/5 PM PST
Phillies reported to be most aggressive after Soriano, making 5 year/$73M offer for him; reportedly he's looking for 5 years, $80M+
Cubs reported looking at Carlos Lee too
Toronto interested in Lugo for SS
Red Sox reported to be chasing JD Drew
Nomar reportedly open to Seattle, where his brother is in their farm system.
Rockies reported to be interested in lower tier CF, like Erstad and Payton, plus looking into trades
Iwamura has drawn interest from Padres, Devil Rays, Red Sox and Phillies, his Japanese team have until Thursday to accept or reject the highest bid submitted by MLB teams.
I mainly included what looked like solid news on team interests, none of those "such and such teams have been mentioned as potential suitors" type of rumors. All from MLB Hot Stove website.
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