'We Screwed Up' - There Is Truth In What Brandon Moss Is Saying About Baseball's Free Agent Freeze-Out

Sure, players are mad that GMs aren’t handing out seven-year deals like merit badges anymore, but it’s hard to take Friday’s agent-rhetoric — specifically threats of a spring training boycott —
seriously when one of their brethren spoke the truth on TV this week, basically admitting:

NY Daily News

Larry Sutton, Gary Green, & Brian Esposito Named To 2016 Pirates MiLB Coaching Staffs

The Pirates announced their Minor League managers, coaches and development staff on Tuesday.

Pittsburgh Official Site

Remembering Mark Ellis's Biggest Dodger Moments

Last offseason I was hoping the Dodgers would bring back the veteran second base man Mark Ellis after they declined Ellis’s contract. Ellis brought air tight defense to the Dodger middle infield since they signed him in 2012. Little did I know that Dee Gordon would represent the Dodgers in the 2014 All-Star game as a second baseman. Conversely, Mark Ellis would have a disappointing season with St. Louis in 2014.

Lasorda's Lair

Pirates Name Jamey Carroll Special Assistant To Baseball Operations Staff

The Pirates hired Jamey Carroll as a special assistant to the baseball operations staff. He joins Young and Grady Little as recent additions to the baseball ops department. Carroll spent 12 years in the majors with the Expos/Nationals, Rockies, Indians, Dodgers, Twins and Royals. Huntington said part of the goal of adding Carroll and Young was to infuse baseball ops with recent major leaguers.

Pirates Blog

Nationals Release Jamey Carroll

Mark Zuckerman Twitter

Nationals Highly Interested In Oliver Perez

But even though the Nationals couldn’t lure Baker, they remain highly interested in another Scott Boras client, left-handed reliever Oliver Perez, according to the person familiar with the situation. The Nationals cast a wide net for free agent left-handed relievers this winter, with Perez among the group.

Washington Post

Dodgers Continue To Convince Michael Young To Put Off Retirement

Guerrero might even begin the season in the minor leagues. The Dodgers continue to try to convince Michael Young to put off retirement and return as a place-holder second baseman, bench contributor and veteran presence.

ESPN

Nationals To Sign Jamey Carroll

Chris Cotillo Twitter

Indians & Nationals In On Jamey Carroll

Ben Nicholson-Smith Twitter

Market Heating Up For Jamey Carroll

Jerry Crasnick Twitter

Rockies Not Interested In Jamey Carroll

Troy Renck Sulia

Jamey Carroll's Decision Coming Soon

Ken Rosenthal Twitter

Rays Interested In Jamey Carroll

Marc Topkin Twitter

Rays, Rangers, Indians, & Few Others Involved In Talks With Jamey Carroll

Chris Cotillo Twitter

Rays, Rangers, & Indians Interested In Jamey Carroll

Jon Heyman Twitter

Rangers, Indians, Blue Jays, Rays, Royals, & Padres Interested In Jamey Carroll

Jon Heyman Twitter

Rays Interested In Mark Ellis & Jamey Carroll

Reports of interest in Mark Ellis and Jamey Carroll suggest they want a veteran right-handed hitter who can play second, which could lead to Ben Zobrist again shuffling between second and the outfield.

Tampa Bay Times

Blue Jays, Rangers, Indians, Rays, & Red Sox Interested In Jamey Carroll

With utility players Willie Bloomquist, Nick Punto, Kelly Johnson and Skip Schumaker off of the board, MLB teams are expressing interest in free agent infielder Jamey Carroll. At least seven teams have checked in on Carroll, including the Texas Rangers, Cleveland Indians, Tampa Bay Rays, Boston Red Sox and Toronto Blue Jays, an industry source told sportsnet.ca.

Sportsnet Canada

Browsing For Help At 2B

Cards GM John Mozeliak has said he'd like to add a righthanded-hitting infielder before the Cardinals close the door on offseason business.

Bird Bytes

Surveying The Market: Shortstops

As the offseason signings really start to heat up, we continue a preview of the market by looking at the available shortstops.

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