the Rumor Mill is, quite simply, little tidbits of information that give clues as to what a particular team might be thinking. I'm not doing my job if I don't report something that "sounds unrealistic." Did Zambrano for Kazmir make sense? That said, let's get to it:
Original Story: http://www.gothambaseball.com/news/11624....

Now that we've made it into the the dog days of August, we can fairly take a look at the pitchers who participated in the World Baseball Classic and see if they're more worn out than they should be at this point. Kevin Hench at FOX Sports does just that, with some startling results. Pitcher after   more...
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Certainly, the landscape has changed for the Mets, who spared no expense while bringing in stars via free agency and trade. But for fans that like their Amazin's with a healthy dose of home-grown talent, the sting of Mr. Kazmir's career grows fainter. A combination of drafting and international   more...
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A heartfelt response to Rays Index's "The All-Time Tampa Bay Devil Rays: 10 Years of Sucktitude" sets the record straight. Position by position, the Devil Rays have actually had some players who have had great seasons. Really. (Plus, gratuitous use of the word Respekanition.)
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To quote the sarcastic Devil Rays broadcaster, "There's probably a Mets fan in Florida who again needs to be reminded of that trade."Scott Kazmir's 373 career strikeout makes him the most prolific pitcher in terms of K's in Tampa Bay history. Ironically, he passes Victor Zambrano, the man he was   more...

With two huge deals in the National League Central this past week, the trade deadline has gotten some much earlier hype than it usually does.  Both the Sabathia and the Harden trades have a possibility to become horrible for any of the teams involved?the Brewers miss the playoffs, Sabathia   more...
Original Story: http://www.joesportsfan.com/column.php?s....

While the 2008 version of the Mets may be chasing a frontline starter like Johan Santana, it's easy for Mets fans to wonder how things would be if Scott Kazmir was still around, but there have been several trades over the past couple of seasons that the Mets would love to take back. Today, the Mets   more...
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We take a glance around the league at players who might have been nicked up the first few days of the season and what it means for their fantasy value.
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For years, nobody has been able to understand why the Mets traded Scott Kazmir for Victor Zambrano. The trade defies all logic and reason. Fittingly, BBTF commenter Srul Itza has finally come up with an appropriate explanation: Maybe nobody on the Mets approved the trade. Somebody on the Rays   more...
Original Story: http://vegaswatch.net/2008/06/mystery-so....

SP Carl Pavano was placed on waivers and if the Mets are truly shutting down John Maine for the rest of the season it would make sense for them to pick-up another starter. To me Pavano is the Yankees Victor Zambrano, an expensive injured flop but instead of the cost being prospects it was actual   more...
Original Story: http://metsfever.blogspot.com/2008/08/co....

Tonight in Trenton, the Shooter Family went to its first minor league baseball game, a walkover from the first-place Trenton (a Yankee outfit) over the last-place Reading Phillies. I'd tell you more about it, but short of the forgotten Victor Zambrano shutting down the feeble Phils, there wasn't   more...
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