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[The Kansas City Star] - Royals set winter 40-man roster

SAM MELLINGER The Kansas City Star — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:51:55 GMT

... ler, Alberto Callaspo, Josh Fields, Chris Getz, Alex Gordon, Luis Hernandez, Mike Jacobs, Kila Ka’aihue and Mario Lisson. Outfielders (7): Josh Anderson, Willie Bloo ...

[MLB Trade Rumors] - Non-Tender Candidates Revised

Tim Dierkes — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:53:23 GMT

... tenot Ryan Garko Chad Gaudin Jody Gerut Jonny Gomes Gabe Gross Conor Jackson Mike Jacobs Bobby Jenks Kelly Johnson Logan Kensing Ryan Langerhans Matt Lindstrom John ...

[Royals Review] - Royals Top 30 Prospects:#24-19

nwroyal — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:06:03 GMT

... 2005 with Tommy John surgery. He was supposed to be the player we traded for Mike Jacobs last year but the Marlins got nervous because Rosa was struggling with a for ...

[Metsblog] - Heyman: Yankees approach Jays about Halladay

Matthew Cerrone — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:22:00 GMT

... take to trade for Padres 1B Adrian Gonzalez, Marlins 2B Dan Uggla, Royals 1B Mike Jacobs, Tigers OF Curtis Granderson, check out his report for SI.com, here . ...

[FanGraphs] - Kansas City Royals: Top 10 Prospects

Marc Hulet — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:51:49 GMT

... ter: Yes Options: 1 Ka’aihue was the forgotten man in the organization while Mike Jacobs played everyday and provided below average production (-0.7 WAR). Despite sl ...

[Fanhouse - AOL Sports Blog] - List of Players Eligible for Arbitration

Ed Price — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:27:50 GMT

... a (4.058) Brandon McCarthy , P, Texas (4.055) C.J. Wilson , P, Texas (4.055) Mike Jacobs , DH, Kansas City (4.047) Corey Hart , OF, Milwaukee (4.038) Logan Kensing , ...

[The Kansas City Star] - Royals notebook: Callaspo honored for special achievement

BOB DUTTON The Kansas City Star — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 04:44:54 GMT

... Davies, $1.3 million; third baseman Alex Gordon, $457,000; first baseman/DH Mike Jacobs, $3.25 million; pitcher Robinson Tejeda, $437,000; and pitcher Doug Waechter ...

[Daily News: Touching Base] - Blogger Nine Innings: Tyler Hissey

Jesse Spector — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:53:34 GMT

... d on it and felt that trading for mediocrity such as Yuinesky Betancourt and Mike Jacobs was a good idea. Rookie of the Year, Elvis Andrus: The Texas Rangers improve ...

[MLB - Royals] - Trade winds: Royals GM ready for action

Dick Kaegel — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:14:31 GMT

... pitchers Brian Bannister and Kyle Davies, catcher John Buck or first baseman Mike Jacobs among others. But free agents? Moore has been there, done that. "I should ju ...

[FanGraphs] - Right Idea, Wrong Player

Dave Cameron — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:57:45 GMT

... ols players who don’t get on base, ranging from the likes of Jose Guillen to Mike Jacobs and Yuniesky Betancourt . He talked about the importance of OBP, but when pu ...

[NBC Sports: Circling the Bases] - Free Agency Preview: First base & DH

Matthew Pouliot — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:44:34 GMT

... ), Ryan Howard (Phillies), Todd Helton (Rockies)*, Casey Kotchman (Red Sox), Mike Jacobs (Royals) 2012 options: Helton - $23 million ($4.6 million buyout) ...

[MLB Trade Rumors] - Olney On Ausmus, Carroll, Prior, Penny

Tim Dierkes — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:28:51 GMT

... ill dump more players before the December 12th non-tender deadline. I think Mike Jacobs , John Buck , and John Bale fit the bill. Olney's heard that the Phillies "w ...

[Fanhouse - AOL Sports Blog] - MLB's Economic Rebound Could Be Slow

Jeff Fletcher — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:22:26 GMT

... on. Others like Garrett Atkins, Chad Billingsley , Ryan Church , Jack Cust , Mike Jacobs and Russell Martin all could follow. Each was a valuable asset when he was m ...

[Royals Review] - Similarity Scores through 2009

BHWick — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:28:54 GMT

... vin McReynolds Joe Rudi Kevin McReynolds Mike Aviles Tony Eusebio John Baker Mike Jacobs Andre Thornton Fred Whitfield Fred Whitfield Willie Bloomquist Don Ross Bob ...

[MLB Trade Rumors] - Trade Market: Designated Hitters

Tim Dierkes — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:25:35 GMT

... ubs would have to flip Burrell or else have ghastly outfield corner defense. Mike Jacobs, Royals. The only reason the Royals would tender Jacobs a contract next mo ...