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[Amazin' Avenue] - Free Agent Reliever Valuation

Eric Simon — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:55:12 GMT

... Trevor Hoffman (A) 42 1.5 0.1 1.3 1.0 4.6 Kiko Calero 35 1.4 0.1 0.2 0.8 3.8 Jose Valverde (A) 32 0.7 0.8 1.4 0.8 3.7 Brandon Lyon 30 0.7 0.7 1.5 0.8 3.6 Mike Gonzalez ...

[FanBlog: Astros] - Baseball America: Hope on the horizon?

Chip — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:20:12 GMT

... fact that BA takes a shot at the Astros for not trading veteran players like Jose Valverde, Latroy Hawkins and Miguel Tejada, the new rankings not only bring some fres ...

[SportsJustice] - Astros are going to take a go-slow approach with Jason Castro, Chris Johnson

Richard — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:52:41 GMT

... significant dollars to spend, and if they somehow re-sign LaTroy Hawkins and Jose Valverde, they'll have almost nothing to spend. But there are going to be bargains as ...

[AZ Snakepit] - Free Agents: Anyone You Want To Buy?

pygalgia — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:22:57 GMT

... quick fixes on the list. We could always bring back past mediocrity, such as Jose Valverde , or Orlando Hudson , or Felipe Lopez , Doug Davis , or Jon Garland. Would N ...

[SNY.tv: Ted Quarters] - A bad free-agent class?

Ted Berg — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:26:45 GMT

... aid, this year’s list has two players with WARs below 1.0: Vlad Guerrero and Jose Valverde. Last year’s didn’t have any. Anyway, that’s all just an exercise. Tim Dierk ...

[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette] - MLB: Free agents

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:47:53 GMT

... ke Hampton, lhp; LaTroy Hawkins, rhp; Jason Michaels, of; Miguel Tejada, ss; Jose Valverde, rhp. LOS ANGELES (15) -- Brad Ausmus, c; Ronnie Belliard, 2b; Juan Castro, ...

[NBC Sports: Circling the Bases] - Free Agency Preview: Relievers

Matthew Pouliot — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:44:10 GMT

... try not to take them too awfully seriously. Here's a look at the relievers. Jose Valverde (Astros) - Regardless of whether he's actually the best option going forward ...

[River Avenue Blues] - Free agent rankings hurt middle relievers

Joseph Pawlikowski — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:14:54 GMT

... he winter. Therefore, if Type A free agents like Darren Oliver, Kevin Gregg, Jose Valverde, and Betancourt receive arbitration offers, they might just accept. Oliver a ...

[FanBlog: Astros] - Would Halladay make sense for Astros?

Chip — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:32:14 GMT

... ? A Halladay acquisition at $18+ million a year would most certainly mean no Jose Valverde and Miguel Tejada, which means Latroy Hawkins closes and Chris Johnson or Je ...

[AZ Snakepit] - The 2009 'Pitties: Rookie of the Year

Jim McLennan — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:18:01 GMT

... appearances and innings of relief Gutierrez in 2009 helped make the trade of Jose Valverde look good for the Diamondbacks . The rookie made 65 appearances, and posted ...

[Tag's Lines] - Plenty of young pitching on Astros' 40-man roster

mctaggart — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:54:22 GMT

... ents. Remember, the roster no longer includes Miguel Tejada, LaTroy Hawkins, Jose Valverde, Darin Erstad or Jason Michaels . The roster features three pitchers who pit ...

[FutureBacks.com] - D-backs Will Increase Payroll in 2010

The Sports XChange — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:16:08 GMT

... t has not been heavily financed the last several seasons. The D-backs traded Jose Valverde to Houston after he recorded a franchise-record 47 saves in 2007 rather than ...

[YES Network] - Hot Stove Report: The Top 20

Jonathan Tayler / YESNetwork.com — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:11:37 GMT

... is too pricey for their liking. A return to Toronto can't be ruled out. 20. Jose Valverde, RP Suitors: Astros The Latest: Valverde's agent says that his client would ...

[SI.com] - Jon Heyman: Primer to the free-agent market, from Bay to Wagner

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:11:27 GMT

... ty of Pennsylvania product to reach the majors playing for the Phillies. 11. Jose Valverde. Terrific stuff makes him the cream of a very good crop of relievers. Likely ...

[Sliding Into Home] - AOL Fanhouse's Top 50 Free Agents

Greg Cohen — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:50:00 GMT

... itte , 5. Chone Figgins, 6. Rich Harden, 7. Randy Wolf, 8. Johnny Damon , 9. Jose Valverde, 10. Aroldis Chapman. The rest of the list can be viewed here . ...