The Los Angeles Dodgers are reportedly the close to signing free agent pitcher Randy Wolf.

The longtime Phillie spent the 2007 season with the Dodgers winning 9 games with a 4.73 ERA, making just 18 starts due to injury. Last year the lefty split time between the Padres and the Houston Astros and putting up a 3.57 ERA with the ‘Stros.

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The Free Agent pool of players got a bit bigger at midnight on Friday when players who were not tendered contract offers from their teams became free agents. I’ve broken the list down by position and as you can see, there are a few surprises here including former Dodgers closer Takashi Saito (2.49 ERA and 18 saves) and Nationals starter Tim Redding (10 wins).

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The Houston Astros decision whether or not to offer 41 year old reliever Doug Brocail was apparently an easy one. As it turns out, the team had a deal in place to bring the veteran back. The Astros made the deal official today, announcing that they’ve signed Brocail to a contract worth $2.5 million that includes performance insentives as well as a team option for a second year at $2.85 million.

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Teams have until midnight eastern time tonight to extend offers of arbitration to their free agents and I’ll be updating this page as often as news becomes available about teams’ arbitration actions.

Update

The offers are all in, and according to the AP only 24 players were offered arbitration. The list is as follows:

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Free agent, and often injured, pitcher Mike Hampton is headed back to the Houston Astros with a one year deal worth at least $2 million according to Jerry Crasnick of ESPN and Fox Sports out of Houston. The veteran left hander had his best year as an Astro back in ‘99 when he went 22-4 with an ERA under 3.

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The Houston Astros (inexplicably acting like buyers) have traded for reliever LaTroy Hawkins from the New York Yankees [...]

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The AP is reporting that the San Diego Padres have traded starting pitcher Randy Wolf for minor league pitcher Chad Reineke.
Wolf, 6-10 with a 4.74 ERA will be a free agent at the end of the year and had a limited no trade clause which limited San Diego’s options when seeking trading partners. Houston, however, [...]

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According to the Houston Chronicle, the Astros have signed RHP Jack Cassel. The Padres had refused to tender an offer for Cassel which made him available on the free-agent market. It’s not a big gamble for the ‘Stros, Cassel’s one-year contract is reportedly worth $400,000.
In potentially bigger news, Houston has made an offer to free-agent [...]

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The list of teams interested in non-tendered Mark Prior is getting longer by the day. We already knew the list included the likes of the Reds, Astros, Padres, Nationals, and Rangers but today the Star Ledger is reporting that both New York teams are interested as well. Prior is still coming back from injury but [...]

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ESPN is reporting that the Baltimore Orioles have traded star short stop Miguel Tejada to the Houston Astros for a huge haul of 5 players! In return for their offensive leader, the O’s reportedly receive “Luke Scott, pitchers Matt Albers, Troy Patton and Dennis Sarfate, and third-base prospect Michael Costanzo.” Tejada had been wanting out [...]

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