David Weathers Rumors

Nick Cafardo from the Boston Globe has his latest regarding the winter hot stove:

• The Tigers are looking at relievers Trevor Hoffman, David Weathers, Arthur Rhodes and Joe Beimel.
• JP Riccardi has adamantly denied that the team is interested in trading Roy Halladay.
• The Reds, Giants and Rays are rumored to be interested in acquiring Jeremy Hermida from the Marlins.
• If the Dodgers can not retain Manny Ramirez, Pat Burrell, Bobby Abreu and Jermaine Dye appear to be the back up options.
• The Angels and Brewers are still possible trade partners for the Padres and Jake Peavy.
• Cafardo believes that the Nationals are interested in Ken Griffey Jr.

Let's take a look at the news and notes from the league today:

• Some notes about the Trevor Hoffman situation.
• The Red Sox are rumored to have inquired about Derek Lowe.
• The Yankees have signed Damaso Marte to a three year contract for $12M with a $4M club option for 2012 with a $250K buyout.
• Jerry Hairston Jr. and David Weathers are expected to test the free agent market.
• Nationals general manager Jim Bowden has expressed today that they will not be involved in the Manny Ramirez bidding.
• Carl Pavano and the Marlins are interested in exploring a contract.
• Ken Davidoff evaluates the Yankees seemingly ever-changing organizational philosophy.
• Doug Brocail has received an offer from the Astros and his agent claims six teams, including the Red Sox, have asked about his services.
• The Astros have also made an offer to Randy Wolf.
• The Phillies are focused on resigning Jaime Moyer.
• Dan O'Dowd suggested that the Rockies are not necessarily looking to trade recently acquired Huston Street.

Let's take a look at today's news and notes from around baseball:

• The Tigers may have to consider trading Magglio Ordonez.
• The Marlins are expected to increase payroll to $40M.  This is likely to handle their numerous arbitration cases without trading away too many of their young players.
• Orioles president Andy MacPhail says that the team will consider making a run at some of the big name free agents available this off season.
• David Weathers wants to play another year, whether it is with the Reds or another team.
• Jayson Nix signed with the White Sox.
• The Red Sox acquired Virgil Vasquez off of waivers and Gil Velazquez was let go.
• The Astros signed Taiwanese pitcher Chia-Jen Lo.

Let's peruse some news and notes from yesterday:

• The Orioles released Adam Loewen yesterday, but hope that he clears waivers so that they can resign him to a minor league contract.
• Similarly, the Dodgers declined Angel Berroa's $5.5M option for 2009, bought the infielder out for $500K and hope to retain Berroa through a less expensive contract.
• The Twins are rumored to be interested in acquiring Matt Cain from the Giants for Delmon Young.
• The Mets are considering making a run at Francisco Rodriguez but are not likely to get in a bidding war for CC Sabathia.
• Reds general manager Walt Jockety confirmed yesterday that the team has made an offer to free agents David Weathers and Jerry Hairston Jr..

Even with the Mets recent acquisition of reliever Al Reyes Joel Sherman of the New York Post writes that the Mets are still looking for bullpen help.  Within Sherman's article, he mentions that Eric Gagne, David Riske, Jaime Walker, and David Weathers have all cleared wiavers, but the Mets are only really interested in Weathers.  Sherman notes, however the Weathers is a Type-B free agent, so if the Cincinnati Reds held on to Weathers and lost him via free agency, they would recieve a sandwich round pick and the Mets would be expected to match that kind of compensation if a trade were arranged.