Tuesday Morning Hot Stove Rundown

Published: November 13, 2007, 8:00 am

Tags: alex rodriguez, carlos silva, david eckstein, eric gagne, francisco cordero, hot stove, jason kendall, jerem affeldt, johan santana, luis castillo, mariano rivera, miguel cabrera, miguel olivo, paul lo duca, ron mahay, scott linebrink, torii hunter, yorvit torrealba

The clock strikes the witching hour and the deadline for teams to have exclusive negotiating rights has passed. The big deal last night was Jorge Posada returning to the Yankees with a 4 year, $52.4 million deal. Lets look at some of the players who are expected to reach the open market today. The Mets are not expected to make offers to Paul Lo Duca and Luis Castillo until they have a chance to look at other options such as Yorvit Torrealba, Jason Kendall, Orlando Hudson and David Eckstein. The Palm Beach Post reports that the Marlins are looking to upgrade over Miguel Olivo, and may join the Mets in kicking the tires on Lo Duca and Torrealba as well. The Red Sox were unable to reach an agreement with Mike Lowell before the deadline. They reportedly offered a three year deal. What happens with Lowell now will have implications on where Alex Rodriguez and Miguel Cabrera will land. The Dodgers, Angels, Yankees and Phillies have all expressed interest in Lowell. The Twins do not seem

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