Sports Illustrated logo Sports Illustrated 1 month ago

Tom Verducci: Free agency today is more about busts than big names and bargains

Free agency once was a yellow brick road to riches. Free agents could count on being wined and dined and enriched. Does anyone remember a recruiting tour of the country by Carl Pavano -- yes, Carl Pavano -- unofficially named Carlpalooza? Full Article at Sports Illustrated

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  1. We've got [Scott] Baker, [Nick] Blackburn, and we fully expect [Kevin] Slowey to come back [from wrist surgery]
    – Bill Smith (baseball) SOURCE: Minneapolis Star Tribune 1 month ago
  2. We've got four (major league) infielders for two positions ... We have Alexi Casilla, Nick Punto, Brendan Harris and Matt Tolbert; plus, we have two other young players in the system in Luke Hughes and Danny Valencia. That's six candidates for second and third base.
    – Bill Smith (baseball) SOURCE: TwinCities.com 1 month ago
  3. Carl Pavano made a great contribution over the last two months; it's good to have a veteran guy like that ... At the same time, Baker and Blackburn and some of the other pitchers have now been through two very exciting Septembers, with the playoff games against the White Sox and Detroit, and the playoff...
    – Bill Smith (baseball) SOURCE: TwinCities.com 1 month ago
  4. He's been a leader since we drafted him out of high school
    – Bill Smith (baseball) SOURCE: TwinCities.com 1 month ago
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