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• Cubs Considering Outfielders

  Published: August 6, 2007, 11:12 pm

  Tags: Adam Dunn, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Craig Monroe, Detroit Tigers, Jeff Conine, Matt Stairs, Toronto Blue Jays

  On the radar: Craig Monroe, Matt Stairs, Jeff Conine, and Adam Dunn.  Additionally, Cubs GM Jim Hendry came out and said today that he's working the phones to find some help. Contract situations of each player: Monroe - $1.5MM left in '07, should earn $5MM+ in '08 before reaching free agencyStairs - $267K left in '07, free agent after

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• Blue Jays, Stairs Talking Extension

  Published: September 13, 2007, 10:02 am

  Tags: Matt Stairs, Toronto Blue Jays

  year-old 1B/LF/RF Matt Stairs is having a remarkable year - he's hitting .310/.385/.591 in 303 ABs for the Blue Jays.  Granted, he's been sitting against lefties most of the time, but he's still been the Jays' second-most valuable offensive player behind Alex Rios.  And he's earning less than a million bucks this year. Stairs, a

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• Jays To Retain Stairs, Cut Towers?

  Published: October 30, 2007, 3:41 pm

  Tags: Josh Towers, Matt Stairs, Toronto Blue Jays

  Jays also hope to re-sign Matt Stairs, who wants a raise from last year's $850K.  Maybe $3MM would get it done.  Stairs was shielded from southpaws a bit but raked .289/.368/.549 overall in 357 ABs.  As I noted before, signing Stairs could result in Reed Johnson being non-tendered. Speaking of non-tendering, Allan Ryan says

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• Blue Jays Sign Stairs For Two Years

  Published: November 2, 2007, 2:40 pm

  Tags: Matt Stairs, Reed Johnson, Toronto Blue Jays

  the Blue Jays have signed Matt Stairs to a two-year, $3.5MM deal.  The price seems about right.  J.P. Ricciardi has predicted a quite offseason, so we may not see much else. Nelson says the plan is for Stairs to mainly platoon with Adam Lind in left field.  That seems to leave Reed Johnson as a non-tender candidate.  The

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• Law: Top 10 Trade Candidates

  Published: November 17, 2007, 4:51 pm

  Tags: Adam Lind, Ben Broussard, Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians, Cliff Lee, Coco Crisp, David Dejesus, Frank Thomas, J P Ricciardi, Kansas City Royals, Lyle Overbay, Matt Murton, Matt Stairs, Seattle Mariners, Toronto Blue Jays

  Lyle Overbay, and now Matt Stairs, there is no obvious spot for Lind, and he'll have to win a job in Spring Training -- which he could most certainly do. It seems a bit foolish to trade a 24-year-old because of a couple of short-term financial commitments, most notably in the case of Stairs, who will be making a paltry $1 million in 2009.

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• Rosenthal's Latest: Holliday, Burnett, Rauch, Ibanez

  Published: July 12, 2008, 11:23 pm

  Tags: A J Burnett, Arizona Diamondbacks, Boston Red Sox, Brian Fuentes, Colorado Rockies, Jon Rauch, Los Angeles Dodgers, Matt Holliday, Matt Stairs, Philadelphia Phillies, Raul Ibanez, Seattle Mariners, St Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Tony Clark, Toronto Blue Jays, Washin

  Angels are not interest in Matt Holliday, while the Dodgers and Red Sox "could play" on him.  Rosenthal names the Nationals as an "intriguing dark horse," saying they've been checking up on Holliday.  They like the idea of having him for '09, and could even entertain signing him long-term. The Phillies have

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