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Rumor has it that Mel Stottlemyre is going to retire. I don't know how this really affects the Yankees, I never really felt that the success of Yankee pitchers had much to do with Mel, but his staff did have some pretty good results. He never was able to fix the mechanics or mentalities of guys like Contreras or Vazquez in the last 2 years.

The Mets did not pick up the option on Richard Hidalgo's contract. With Wright-Reyes-Matsui-Piazza-Phillips in the infield, and the unmovable contract of Cliff Floyd, and Mike Cameron in the outfield, I think the Mets should stick to signing one strong outfielder, solidifying their bench, and focus on pitching-pitching-pitching. Sammy Sosa is not the answer here - at the least they would need to send Floyd and his awful contract if they are going to take the declining Sosa and his awful contract.

The Sox are not picking up Curtis Leskanic's contract. Congrats on the World Series ring, we'll see you around!

Pedro is officially a free agent. The Sox have one week to sign him before anyone else gets a crack. I'm not expecting them to make much progress there, but I hope that they have learned lessons from the past and at least will be in constant contact with him. Particularly with Pedro's fragile ego.