MLB: Lackey, Bay, Holliday, Granderson, Jackson
Lackey, Bay, Holliday decline arbitration; three accept. Monday’s midnight deadline for free agents to accept salary arbitration offers has come and gone with only three of the original list of 23 eligible players agreeing to remain with their respective clubs through at least next season. Other players declining arbitration included pitchers Joel Pineiro, Justin Duchscherer, Brandon Lyon, Fernando Rodney, Mike Gonzalez and Brian Shouse, outfielder Marlon Byrd and catchers Ivan Rodriguez and Rod Barajas. -The Sacramento Bee
Granderson trade has detractors on both sides. Curtis Granderson trade talks have drawn criticism on both sides of the deal. Tigers fans have expressed their displeasure over losing the 29-year-old All-Star centerfielder.General manager Brian Cashman would be nuts to make that deal. I hope he is the one who rejected it. four players who could be useful to the 2010 major league roster, -Detroit Free Press
Report: Tigers close to trading Edwin Jackson. the Detroit Tigers are close to trading right-handed starter Edwin Jackson, according to foxsports.com Writers Ken Rosenthal and Free Press alumnus Jon Paul Morosi cite unnamed baseball sources in the report . -Detroit Free Press
MLB: Lackey, Bay, Holliday, Granderson, Jackson