T.R. Sullivan blogs some quotes from Ron Washington from today, including an extended dialogue on Hank the Bank...
Nate Silver says Jason Schmidt is not an ace, but Keith Law praises the move...
According to Amy Nelson, the Royals, Cubs and Blue Jays are hot after (ugh) Gil Meche...
Ken Rosenthal says that the Mets don't want to go more than 5 years for Barry Zito, and that the seven year, $102 million number that has been floating around is what Scott Boras wants. Rosenthal also seems to suggest that the Rangers will be the highest bidder, and Zito will have to decide if he wants to take the money or if he'd rather play in New York...
Rosenthal is also reporting that Mike Piazza has signed a 1 year, $8.5 million deal with the Oakland A's...