A bit surprised, considering that his previous agent had been touting him as a left-handed Strasburg (inaccurate) and suggested he could get a $60 million dollar contract. Why not just go with Boras and get double that? Also, considering the other guy, no name that he is, had been negotiating for months now, that kind of… sucks for him.

The Hendricks Bros represented Roger Clemens and Jay Buhner, along with current guys like Andy Pettite and Kendry Morales. I would say that if you were holding out hope that the M’s were going to do something here, that might be diminished now. Personally, I think he’s interesting, but not worth nearly as much as he wants. He’s not polished enough to deserve it.

I don't think I need to go too much into this article when it comes to those that frequent this site. I just thought I'd point out another beat writer to avoid in the future.

Pirates claimed him off of waivers. Oh well.

KANSAS CITY -- Right-hander Jorge Campillo, a World Baseball Classic teammate of Kansas City closer Joakim Soria, has signed a Minor League contract for 2010 with the Royals.

Campillo, who was with Soria on Mexico's team last spring, missed most of the 2009 season because of right shoulder tendinitis. He pitched in five games for Atlanta with a 1-0 record and 4.15 ERA.

In 2008, however, Campillo pitched in 39 games, including 25 starts, for the Braves. He was 8-7 with a 3.91 ERA in what was considered his rookie season, although he'd pitched briefly in the three previous seasons for the Seattle Mariners.

Campillo, 31 and born in Tijuana, began his pro career with eight seasons with the Mexico City Tigers. His best year was 2003, when he was 12-5 in 21 starts and had a 2.79 ERA. He was acquired by the Mariners in 2005 and later that year underwent Tommy John reconstructive elbow surgery. In 2007, while pitching for Tacoma, he led the Pacific Coast League with a 3.07 ERA while going 9-6 as a starter.

Close race, Lincecum got 100 points, Carpenter 94, Wainwright 90.

Also, what the hell, Will Carroll gets to vote on these? Gross.

Completely random, but could be interesting to follow...I would be surprised though, considering how tight a ship Jack Z runs on the front office rumors. No idea who the 3rd team would be,

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I'll field questions in either place if I have to. Dave and I are getting into a debate with a third poster over whether it makes more sense to add marginal prospects because there's nothing else in our system that's nearly ready.

How did he do? The title will make you cringe, but I thought the article was pretty good. There's one particular dubious statement towards the end: "(Chase Utley) is living proof that defensive stats are subject to greater fluctuation from year to year than offensive numbers are."