Jones still in Venezuela, Not playing

Read as much or as little into this as you want.
Just heard from Adam Jones via email. Said that he is still in Venezuela but obeying orders from his MLB team and not playing. He says that he said nothing about being traded to the Venezuelan press. Something may have been lost in translation somewhere. [...]

Rosenthal: Trade on Hold?

Ken Rosenthal says the trade is hold or possibly off due to Peter Angelos. Jason Stark has already said that this needs Angelos’ approval and he won’t be around til tomorrow. So in truth, the trade is on hold. I think it happens and I’m not going to demonize Angelos yet. If this trade doesn’t [...]

Not today

ESPN’s Jason Stark says the deal hasn’t happened yet because our boy Peter Angelos has yet to sign off on the deal. Now before we start cursing Angelos, declare this the last straw, and renounce our team….
The same source also indicated that Angelos wasn’t informed of the particulars of this latest proposal until late Sunday [...]

The Latest

After the whirlwind that was last night, there’s today.
Geoff Baker, who broke this story, has a post today about the situation. Yes, he says, the deal is not finalized. It can’t be finalized until Jones gets a physical. It looks like he probably won’t be able to get one until tomorrow. So until then, we’re [...]

MacPhail Denies Trade, toys with my emotions

Great…some rain on our parade.
“We do not have an agreement with the Mariners,” MacPhail said.
Meanwhile, the actual Mariner’s website is reporting the trade. 
The Mariners apparently would send Jones, left-handed reliever George Sherrill and Minor League pitcher Chris Tillman, along with one more Minor League player, to the rebuilding Orioles for Bedard.
Here’s what Adam Jones said:
“GM [Bill [...]

It’s going down!!!!

Bedard to the Mariners is happening!!!
Adam Jones is definately part of the deal. The rest of the players are not known.
Here’s the money link.
Reliever George Sherrill, rumored to be in a possible O’s-M’s traded, has said that he has yet to be notified of a possible change of address to Baltimore. Jones says he will [...]