Slowey, 27, is a career 39-29 and a 4.66 ERA in 100 career appearances all for the Minnesota Twins. He was previously traded to the Rockies this off-season in exchange for RHP Daniel Turpen.

Putnam, 24, was 1-1 with a 6.14 ERA in 8 appearances last season. He also made his Major League debut last year.

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Zumaya who is known for his 100MPH fastballs hasn’t pitched 32 games or 40 innings in a season since his impressive rookie season of 2006 due to injuries.

Zumaya hasn’t pitched since 2010 where he posted a 2.58 era in 38 1/3 innings.

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Marquis who started the year with the Nationals and was later traded to the Diamondbacks, made 23 starts while posting a 4.43 era, but finished the season on the DL with a fractured fibula.

The Mets and Marlins were also rumored to have interest in the right-hander.

In 11 seasons, Marquis has a career 4.55 era.

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Kubel is slated to take over left field duties, pushing Gerardo Parra into the fourth outfielder role.

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The Rockies had exchanged various offers with Cuddyer, with the most recent one being for three-years at around $27mm (Troy Renck of the Denver Post provided this information). The All-Star had also received interest from the Phillies, Red Sox and the Twins.

Make sure to check out our Free Agent Tracker.

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The deal was first reported by Joe Christensen of Star Tribune reports.

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Jordan Bastian of MLB.com adds that the Indians are still a possible contender for Willingham, but there is no official deal on the table.

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Back in July, we learned that the Rockies had interest in Slowey, and that the Twins were looking at the Rockies’ bullpen for possible targets.

The 27-year old Slowey was 0-8 with a 6.67 ERA in 59.1 innings throughout 14 games, 8 starts with the Twins in 2011.

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The deal will pay Capps $4.5MM in 2012 and includes a $6MM option for 2013. With a $250K buyout on the option.

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– Five teams (including the Texas Rangers) are in the hunt for C.J. Wilson and one of them has made a six-year offer.  (Jeff Wilson, Star-Telegram)

– The Twins, Nationals, Marlins and Rangers are in on Mark Buehrle. (Ken Rosenthal, FOX Sports)

– The Royals, Marlins, Twins, Athletics and Mariners are interested in Carlos Guillen. (Enrique Rojas, ESPNDeportesLosAngeles)

– According to Joe Capozzi of the Palm Beach Post, the Miami Marlins (formerly Florida Marlins), plan to tender Juan Carlos Oviedo (formerly Leo Nunez).

– The Tigers, Blue Jays and Padres have inquired about Daniel Murphy from the Mets. (Joel Sherman, The New York Post)

– The Arizona Diamondbacks are looking for a starter, and according to Steve Henson of Yahoo Sports, they’re targeting right handed pitcher Hiroki Kuroda.

– Josh Willingham have been contacted by nine teams according to Jerry Crasnick of ESPN. That list includes the Twins, Red Sox, Indians and Reds adds Crasnick.

– Joe Capozzi of the Palm Beach Post says that the Philadelphia Phillies are “strong players”for third baseman Aramis Ramirez.

– The Los Angeles Angels have been inquiring about Andrew Bailey according to Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports.

– The St. Louis Cardinals have been talking to Octavio Dotel according to Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated.

– The Pittsburgh Pirates “may add another outfielder” according to Jon Paul Morosi of FOXSports. And according to sources close to him, they are interested in former Pirate Nate McLouth.

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–According to Jim Bowden of ESPN.com, the Nationals have recently talked to the representatives for Albert Pujols and Prince Fielder, though the level of their interest is not known.

– The Marlins have offered a six-year, $111 million offer to free agent shortstop Jose Reyes. (Enrique Rojas, ESPNLosAngeles.com)

– Manny Ramirez filed for reinstatement and teams including the Kansas City Royals, Detroit Tigers, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, Minnesota Twins, Texas Rangers, Los Angeles Angels and Oakland Athletics WILL NOT be interested (our apologies). (Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports and Buster Olney of ESPN.)

– The Mets have contacted Francisco Rodriguez.  (Jon Heyman, Sports Illustrated).

– The Reds have offered a managing position to Double-A Pensacola to Jim Riggleman.  He’s likely to accept.  (Jon Heyman, Sports Illustrated)

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– The Minnesota Twins are interested in Jeff Francis according to Jon Paul Morosi of FOXSports. A source close to him says the team already had initial talks with Francis’ agent, and the sides will probably have further discussions at the winter meetings in Dallas next week. The team is also interested in right handed pitcher Edwin Jackson according to Morosi.

– The Nationals, Rangers, Indians and Pirates have all spoke to free agent infielder Mark DeRosa. (Ken Rosenthal, FOX Sports)

– According to Tom Haudricourt of the Journal-sentinel, the Milwaukee Brewers and third baseman Aramis Ramirez have mutual interest. “He has expressed interest in us, too,” GM, Doug Melvin said. “That’s something I always like to hear.”

– Short stop Alex Gonzalez has been drawing interest from the San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals and Milwaukee Brewers according to Jon Heyman of Sprots Illustrated (via Francisco Zambrano of LiderEnDeportes)

– Jorge Posada, who owns a house in Miami, says he still wants to play if he finds the right job reports Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated. He adds that Posada would like to join the Marlins if they consider him.

– The Houston Astros are apparently shopping not only Wandy Rodriguez, but Brett Myers and Carlos Lee too says Heyman.

– The Rockies, who are willing to trade Ian Stewart, say that they are interested in Cubs’ infielder Blake DeWitt according to Troy Renck of the Denver Post.

– The Minnesota Twins are interested in left handed pitcher Chris Capuano according to La Velle E. Neal III of the Minneapolis Star Tribune.

– Infielder Eric Chavez wants to play in 2012 and according to Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle, there are several teams interested in signing him. She adds that the Yankees might be one of them.

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Earlier today, we learned that the Twins were interested in signing the lefty. Capuano, 33, was 11-12 with a 4.55 ERA in 186 innings for the New York Mets.

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In the book’s preface, the author quotes work done by a Manhattan lawyer named Doug Pappas. Pappas, says that a team with only minimum wage players, both on the Major League roster and the rest of the 40-man, would still probably win 49 out of the 162 games played.

In 2011, the minimum wage for a player on the 25-man roster was $414,500. The minimum wage for a player on the 40-man roster, with at least one day of MLB service time or had been on the 40-man roster for a year was $67,300.

The minimum that a team could spend on their 40-man roster in 2011 was: $11,397,000. That’s $10,387,500 for their 25-man roster and $1,009,500 for the rest of their 40-man roster. If a team could get approximately 49 wins with a $11,397,000 payroll, that means that if you divide the total wins a team got above their 49th win by the total dollars they paid over the minimum, you get the “price” each team paid for each win they got.

After this brief introduction of the “marginal win” formula, I’m going to say what this report is all about. I’m going to analyze the “price” for each win a team got in 2011 so we can determine which teams were the most cost effective. Besides that, I’m going to list the top 5 paid players on each team and give you their performance line, to see how much they actually contributed to their team.

I’ll also list each team’s OBP, runs and SLG totals so we can see for ourselves how related these stats are at the moment of scoring runs and winning games. So get ready to experience a thoughtful analysis of every 2011 Major league team.

The team’s payroll was taken from USA Today and the individuals salaries from About.com.

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Sullivan says that the signing will allow Neftali Feliz to move into the starting rotation.

The 36-year old Nathan was 2-1 with a 4.84 ERA and 14 saves in 44.2 innings with the Twins in 2011.

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Last week, the Dodgers offered Doumit a one-year, $3mm deal, which Doumit decided to turn down. With the same base salary, Doumit possibly based his decision on more playing opportunities in Minnesota with the DH spot also in play. In addition, the Twins also have many question marks with how Joe Mauer and Justin Morneau will preform due to recent injuries.

Ryan Doumit, became a free agent after the Pirates elected not to exercise their $7.25mm team option had generated interest from a handful of teams prior to signing with the Twins.

In 2011, Doumit was limited to only 236 plate appearances as a result of injuries, and hit .303 avg, with 66 hits, 8 home runs.

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-Despite the fact the Dodgers still have resigning Hiroki Kuroda as their top priority, Ken Gurnick of MLB.com is reporting that the Dodgers are exploring other options in the event they are not able to resign him. Gurnick points out that the Dodgers appear most interested in Aaron Harang if they are not able to resign Kuroda, with Chris Capuano and Jeff Francis as other possible candidates to replace Kuroda.

-At least three teams are in on Albert Pujols Tim Brown of Yahoo Sports reports. With the Cardinals being one of the teams, the details of the Marlins offer to Pujols have emerged with the deal possibly being for nine-years while under $200mm, with a mystery team still in the race.

-Jim Bowden of ESPN.com notes that 13 teams are showing interest in Mark Buehrle. Those teams are the White Sox, Cubs, Marlins, Twins Rangers, Yankees, Royals, Cardinals, Red Sox and Diamondbacks.

-According to Jon Heyman of SI.com, C.J. Wilson is looking for a six-year $120mm deal. Good luck with that.

Earlier today, there were rumors that Carroll was close to signing a multi-year deal with an unknown team. Jon Morosi of FOXSports noted that the Blue Jays were one of the three finalists for Carroll as of yesterday.

Teams such as the Dodgers (Dylan Hernandez of the LA Times), Rockies (Troy Renck of the Denver Post), Tigers (Jon Morosi of FOXSports) who had all expressed interest in Carroll over recent days, were quickly ruled out as the mystery team.

Other teams that had been linked to Carroll prior to his deal with the Twins included the Braves and the Phillies.

Carroll who is finishing up a two-year, $3.85mm deal with the Dodgers, played shortstop and second base in 2011. He posted a .290 avg. in 510 plate appearances.

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“No one in the Twins’ organization wants to win any more than Bill,” Twins Owner and CEO Jim Pohlad said. “He is unquestionably loyal, committed and talented. The Twins goal is to get better in 2012 and beyond. Bill was equally motivated to achieve that goal but we differed in the scope and approach that was required. Going forward, we intend to have additional discussions with Bill about an ongoing role within the organization. We wish Bill, Becky and the entire Smith family nothing but the best.”

“We are fortunate and grateful for Terry Ryan’s willingness to step in as interim general manager,” Pohlad continued.

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Cuddyer is a Type-A free agent which means the Phillies would have to surrender their first round pick (assuming the Twins offer him arbitration). He can play the corner infield and outfield positions and has averaged 22 home runs and 86 RBIs over the last three seasons.

Cuddyer just finished up a four-year deal which saw him make $10.5mm this past season. The Phillies may be trying to get an early jump on Cuddyer as he is also being pursued by a handful of other clubs.

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While it’s a low-risk move for Philadelphia, one has to wonder how the team will use the future Hall of Famer.  Thome has only made one defensive appearance since 2007.  The Phillies may ask the slugger to work on his first baseman skills as insurance for Ryan Howard.

Thome, hit .256 with 15 home runs and 50 RBIs with the Minnesota Twins and the Cleveland Indians in 2011.

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