Pudge slips to Class B

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A Look Ahead To Yankees' Impending Free Agents
Published 8/21/2008 by Cork Gaines at MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
... $22MM option). Deciding who to bring back, who to let walk and who to offer arbitration could be the key decisions that have a ripple effect throughout the rest of baseball. Tyler Kepner says the Yankees have already decided to not bring back Abreu and Giambi at their current salaries, $16MM and $21MM respectively. However Kepler says the Yankees may be open to bringing Abreu back at a reduced rate, especially without any obvious replacements in the farm system. Peter Abraham thinks Pudge and Giambi would accept arbitration if it is offered by the ...

Like Stripes on the Fur Coat of a Tiger - 09/21
Published 9/21/2008 by Ian Casselberry at Bless You Boys
  The work Eddie has been doing at Detroit Tigers Thoughts in cracking the Elias Rankings code that determines Type A or B status for free agents has gotten rightful attention from MLB Trade Rumors and The LoHud Yankees Blog.  But today, he got some local love from the Freep, as Jon Paul Morosi cites Eddie's research in explaining what the Tigers won't be getting in return for Kyle Farnsworth after the season. Not only is it gratifying to see a blogger's hard work acknowledged, ...