With the World Series officially behind us, the off-season has officially begun, and today was the first day for potential free agents to start filing. Players have 15 days to file and teams have an exclusive window to negotiate with their players before they can begin talking and negotiating with other teams. As far as the Dodgers go, six players have officially filed for free agency today.
- Ronnie Belliard
- Orlando Hudson
- Doug Mientkiewicz
- Jon Garland
- Randy Wolf
- Eric Milton
Also filing today was Angels pitcher John Lackey.
Earlier today, the Angels re-upped outfielder Bobby Abreu for two more years with an option for 2013, and the White Sox inked Mark Kotsay to a one-year deal.
One trade that was reported as done this afternoon is apparently not official yet. The trade would send Mark Teahen from the Royals to the White Sox in exchange for infielders Chris Getz and Josh Fields. Perhaps this gets done tomorrow.
Another trade did get done later this afternoon when the Red Sox acquired outfielder Jeremy Hermida from the Marlins in exchange for two minor league pitchers, Hunter Jones and Jose Alvarez. There was a ton of questioning as for the Red Sox motives for acquiring Hermida but Red Sox GM said tonight that he couldn't pass up the deal because they got the promising young outfielder for a very reasonable price.
The Braves and pitcher Tim Hudson are closing in on a three-year extension, pending an MRI.
Former Rockies manager Clint Hurdle was finally named the Rangers new hitting coach this morning.
And finally, tonight's story of the day belongs to the Giants' Tim Lincecum, who was busted for possession of marijuana after a routine traffic stop in Washington state. The possession charge is considered to only be a misdemeanor, and charges are expected to be dropped since it's Lincecum's first offense, and he is cooperating with authorities. He'll likely have to pay a small fine of a couple hundred dollars.
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