And the Cardinals are mulling handing over the ninth to Chris Perez or Jason Motte, although they still would have interest in someone like Fuentes or Wood if they could keep the contract short enough.
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The Cardinals don't seem to want to commit to anyone in this group long-term.
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Want a nominee for the most hotly pursued free agent under the radar? How about Raul Ibanez? He'll turn 37 in June, but we've counted at least a dozen teams that have expressed some degree of interest in him. That group:
Mets, Phillies, Cubs, Cardinals, Nationals, Braves, Royals, Rays, Blue Jays, Rangers (if they can't re-sign Milton Bradley), Angels (if Teixeira, Juan Rivera and Garret Anderson all go elsewhere) and Ibanez's old team, the Mariners.
The Mets, Cubs, Cardinals, Braves and Mariners have him at the top of their position-player shopping lists. He won't be looking for any eight-year deals. And when we asked an official of one team what makes Ibanez so attractive, he gushed: "Character. Proven run producer. In better shape than a lot of 25-year-olds. And he'll play hard every day, every game, every second he has the uniform on."
ESPN
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