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But, who would have thought they might make Cy Young award favorite Max Scherzer available this offseason?

According to Danny Knobler from CBS Sports, there is a very real chance the could trade this offseason. Here is Knobler:

So why would the Tigers trade him?

Because Scherzer is one year away from free agency and is a Scott Boras client who is very unlikely to sign a long-term deal this close to being able to test the market. The Tigers may make an attempt to sign him after this season, but they realize that it's unlikely he would accept a deal now.

He goes on to say the Scherzer's salary is likely to jump into the $20 million per year range this offseason, and the Tigers already have three players making $20 million or more in , and .

Do you think the Tigers are regretting signing Fielder to such a large contract after seeing what Scherzer did this season? I imagine they do.

So, which teams could have interest in dealing for Scherzer? How about the , , , , , .

The Rangers, Cardinals, Braves and Pirates have the most major league ready prospects, or young talent, to offer the Tigers in return for Scherzer. But, I wonder if the Pirates would get personalized jerseys aggressive this offseason in an attempt to build on their first playoff appearance in 20 years.

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The Pirates have one of the better farm systems in the big leagues with pitching prospect , shortstop and outfielder . Minor League Ball's John Sickels recently published his and here is where he ranked these Pirates prospects:

Jameson Taillon - #12

Gregory Polanco - #21

Alen Hanson - #51

I would be surprised to see the Pirates deal Taillon, but he would have to be the main piece in any deal for a pitcher the likes of Max Scherzer, who presumably, will win the American League Cy Young award in a few weeks. Add in shosttop Alen Hanson and the Pirates would have an ace starter they can match up against Cheap New York Jets Jerseys Sale the Adam Wainwrights and ' in the National League Central race in 2014.

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I could also see the Rangers making a bid for Scherzer and offering straight up for Scherzer Authentic Patriots Jerseys Sale would fit needs for both teams. Then again, I can't see the Rangers giving up Profar who has five more years before reaching free agency for a starter who is a year away from free agency. The Rangers have plenty of other talent in their farm system, but Profar is their most attractive piece right now. Adding Scherzer could be one of many offseason moves the Rangers make in retooling their roster in an effort to make the playoffs again in 2014.

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The Cardinals could offer one of their top pitching prospects: Carlos Martinez, , or in a Patriots Jerseys For Cheap package for Scherzer, and it would make sense for both teams. Adding Scherzer would give the Cardinals two of Cheap New York Jets Jerseys On Sale the top 12 starters in the game to team with Wainwright. Adding a young starter to replace Scherzer, or a major league ready shortstop,  is probably what the Tigers would look for in any deal involving Scherzer this offseason.

Scherzer to the Giants

The Giants will lose starter to free agency this offseason, so they may look to deal one of their top pitching prospects to land Scherzer. Adding Scherzer to the top of the Giants rotation with and could push the team back into the National League playoff picture after finishing in last place this season. Offering one of or Clayton Blackburn in a package for Scherzer could get a deal done.

What do you think? Who has the best chance at landing Scherzer this offseason, assuming he is traded? Which team did I miss?

 

 

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It's unwise to get too pumped up about the results of a summer league game, but if one were inclined to do such a thing, one might get a tad excited about the after their performance in Salt Lake City on Saturday night against the . The Clippers clearly have one of the more talented rosters in the league and the Jazz clearly exist at the other end of that spectrum, but this was not a contest at any point.

The Clippers, again playing without , and , got a surprise start from despite the bone bruise he suffered on Wednesday and went with their regular starting lineup with the reliable stepping in for Redick. That starting group, with , and joining Griffin and Green, only played about half the game -- a little less for Griffin who tweaked his right ankle just moments into the game but returned after getting the ankle retaped -- but compiled some gaudy numbers in the process. Paul had 10 assists, six points and six rebounds and put up a plus/minus of +26 in less than 24 minutes and never really looked like he was working particularly hard on offense.

In fact, that may be the thing that was most impressive about this performance. The Clippers smothered the Jazz with their defense, holding wholesale nfl jerseys china Utah to 36 percent shooting for the game, and below 30 percent in the first half when things were marginally more serious -- while on offense they seemed to be in cruise control. Don't get me wrong, it was a very effective cruise control, yielding 106 points on 55 percent shooting, 61 effective field goal percentage taking into account the 11 three pointers they made, but it all came easily and with Custom 49ers Jerseys Wholesale a certain nonchalance. One assumes the team will have another gear when they need it, but they didn't need it tonight. Simply by running their sets efficiently they got plenty of wide open shots.

There's not much point in dwelling on the game given that the Jazz weren't capable of putting up a lot of resistance, but there were a few individual performances worth noting:

 

After going for 16 points, eight rebounds and four blocked shots in 21 minutes in Portland on Monday, DeAndre Jordan followed up with 14 points, seven rebounds and six blocked shots (all in the first half) in 22 minutes in Utah. That's 10 blocked shots in 43 minutes this pre-season, but you know what has impressed me? His 6-8 shooting from the free throw line in so far. It's an incredibly small sample size of course, but he just looks worlds different at the line. I don't know if it's instilling confidence or continued work with Bob Custom 49ers NFL Jerseys Thate or what, but DJ is stepping to the line, taking a rhythm dribble and shooting his foul shot without ever entering his own head -- which is clearly where he gets into trouble. Even his two misses in the pre-season looked good. It's early but it's very encouraging.

In a similar vein, Blake Griffin is shooting open perimeter jump shots without overthinking things. They weren't falling in Portland, but he made 3-7 from 18 feet and out tonight, which combined with his 3-3 in the paint gave him a solid 6-10 evening. It remains to be seen if the Clippers offense can consistently generate a better shot than a Griffin 18 footer -- but it's pretty obvious that they can get wholesale nfl jerseys cheap that shot any time they want to.

Speaking of which, after hitting just 1-7 from beyond the three point line on Monday, hit 3-7 in this one, including his first two, and he also drew a foul shooting a three. After Monday's game I mused aloud as to whether Rivers and the Clippers coaching staff feel like that's a good shot, and we got some insight into that during the broadcast when Mike Smith said that Rivers has told Mullens in no uncertain terms that he wants him to keep shooting that shot. Seven threes per game in limited minutes still seems excessive -- but he only needs to hit around 35 percent from out there to make it a worthwhile exercise. Besides, where better than pre-season to get up some shots? He can always dial it back in the regular season if need be, but hopefully he'll make enough to force defenses to react. Mullens led the team in scoring with 15 on the evening.

 

Midway through the third quarter, with the Clippers ahead 68-41, Rivers removed his starters for the final time and used the final 17 minutes or so as an extended look at the likes of , and . (I'm not convinced that any of the three unguaranteed Clippers deserves a roster spot, though Davies did surprisingly make three threes tonight.) Doc didn't even bother to play in the second half -- Crawford's a known quantity and a veteran who will be ready when the season starts. (There was a fun Cheap Authentic 49ers Jerseys Wholesale moment as Crawford was set to check in when Doc changed his mind, called timeout, and told Jamal that he was going with Wayns instead -- Jamal and Custom 49ers Jerseys Doc are both gregarious personalities and Jamal feigned disappointment as Doc teased him about being benched.)

This team is loaded on paper, and that came across in spades tonight -- even with two of their top eight players missing the game. Utah in mid-October is a far cry from a real test, but patsy or not, the Clippers could hardly have looked much better tonight.

 

 

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That time wasn t Saturday night, but the sophomore quarterback is better for that inevitability because of his extensive playing time in the second half of a 54-13 win over Colorado.

 

Bercovici directed the lengthiest touchdown drive of the two-year Todd Graham era, an 80-yard possession that ate up almost half (7:04) of the third quarter, and had the Sun Devils at the Buffaloes 2-yard line when he took two knees to run out the clock.

 

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Michael Eubank came in at quarterback for two plays on the next ASU possession only to exit after recovering his own fumble.

 

Bercovici returned for ASU s only possession of the fourth quarter, which included his rushes for 12, 11 and nine yards.

 

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"JP Laster Boone submitted a letter to my office indicating her intention to resign the week of October 21st, in order to provide commissioners opportunity to begin to fill her position,†Reyna said in a brief statement.

The letter was submitted Friday, he said.

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County Auditor Stan Chambers received copies of e-mails from Laster to the now-former employees directing the workers to prepare daily mileage reports without any proof the miles were actually driven and said he turned those over to the Texas Rangers, as well.

 

 

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Still, this was nothing like Bradley's victory over Manny Pacquiao, which was one of the most controversial decisions in boxing history. Judge C.J. Ross who scored that fight in favor of Bradley after another disputed scoring in a match between and Canelo Alvarez. 

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Bradley deserved every point the judges gave him as he won a split decision against Juan Manuel Marquez to retain his welterweight world title for the second time before 13,011 at the Thomas Mack Center.

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Bradley set the pace and showed Marquez enough movement to cause him problems. By the second half of the fight, he appeared to be in a groove.

Bradley clearly entered with a plan and was able to beat one of the better technical boxers in the sport. He did not try to brawl with him, but instead utilized great strategy to come out on top. 

Where does Timothy Bradley rank among the best boxers right now?

 

 

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Hours after a Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer fatally shot an unarmed man, the department made a rare move: It charged Arizona Cardinals Jerseys Discount | the officer with voluntary manslaughter.Most police departments, including Charlotte, usually take weeks — sometimes months — to complete an investigation of a police shooting. But the decision to quickly charge is now drawing sharp criticism from police groups and being followed closely by law enforcement departments across the country.Critics call the department's move a rush to judgment and say it will have a chilling effect on officers in the field."What it does is it shakes their confidence because, like it or not, most cops like to think their department has their back," , president of the North Carolina , told . "That's not to say the department is going to cover anything up. They just want the department to give them a fair shake. That's all we ask for. And officers in our community don't necessarily all feel that way.", police chief in Waterloo, Iowa, said he's been following the case and warned that filing charges quickly could put officers at risk."My concern is we're going to have an officer — any officer someplace in the country — hesitate when they are justified in taking action and lose their life," he said.Police shootings are generally high-profile stories in local communities. And when race is involved they often attract national attention. In Charlotte, the officer charged in the shooting is white; , the man who was shot and a former Cheap NFL Jerseys | Florida A M football player, is black.Ferrell's encounter with police was set in motion at 2:30 a.m. Sept. 14, when his car ran off the entrance road to a suburban neighborhood about 15 miles from downtown Charlotte. After crashing his car into trees, Ferrell kicked out the back window and headed up a hill to the first cluster of houses he could see.Police said Ferrell knocked on a door seeking help. The woman inside called 911, thinking he was trying to break into her home.Kerrick and two other officers responded to the call. They found Ferrell on a road that leads only to the neighborhood's pool. Ferrell ran toward the officers, who tried to stop him with a Taser. Police said he continued to run toward them and Kerrick fired 12 shots, hitting Ferrell with all but two. Ferrell died at the scene.At first, Kerrick — who has been with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg police since April 2011 — and the two other officers at the scene were placed on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of an investigation probe into the shooting.But later that day, Kerrick, 27, was charged with voluntary manslaughter and released on $50,000 bond.Police Chief said that while Ferrell did advance on Kerrick, the shooting was excessive. Monroe said the department's investigation showed the officer didn't have a lawful right to discharge his weapon during this encounter.Kerrick's attorneys said the shooting was justified because Ferrell didn't obey verbal commands to stop. But the attorney for Ferrell's family said the shots were fired in such close proximity that they never gave Ferrell a chance to respond.Civil rights leader have praised the police for quickly filing charges. Ferrell's family said the 24-year-old moved to Charlotte about a year ago to be with his fiancee and was working two jobs. He wanted to go back to school to be an automotive engineer, they said. He had no criminal record.The North Carolina attorney general's office is handling the case.Experts say it usually takes weeks or longer for agencies to complete investigations into a police shooting and decide whether to file charges. Investigators usually give officers involved time before interviewing them at length so they can decompress Discount Arizona Cardinals Jerseys | and process information.But that didn't happen with Kerrick."People are presumed innocent until proven guilty, and police officers are no exception. You don't check your civil rights at the station house door," said Jr., national executive director of the Fraternal Order of Police.He said most departments take their time with investigations because they want to be thorough."They go very carefully. One Discount Arizona Cardinals Jerseys thing to remember in the case of a shooting, generally speaking, the most accurate information will come out over a period of time," Pasco said. "Another thing is that participants in a shooting - whether they were the shooter, whether they were shot or whether they were just there - all tend to suffer to a degree from post-traumatic shock for at least a short period of time. And that's why the best and most accurate information is usually gathered from these folks 48 to 72 hours after the event."Hagler, who worked Arizona Cardinals Jerseys Discount | more than 30 years for the Charlotte-Mecklenburg police department, agreed, saying investigators need time to interview witnesses and examine evidence. He said investigators have to consider in this case that at least one other officer at the scene believed there was a threat, which is why he used his Taser on Ferrell.In the wake of the 2012 case — in which the unarmed teenager was fatally shot by Arizona Cardinals Jerseys Discount | a neighborhood watch leader, who was later acquitted — some police departments may be feeling pressure. Sanford, Fla., police were accused of not investigating Martin's case quickly.But , an attorney and former police officer in Georgia, said investigators still need to take their time."They need to take a step back because it's too important - too important to the family to get it right the first time. It's too important to the officers to get it right the first time," he said.Trelka said investigations have to be "slow and methodical.""This needs to go through its entire process, and maybe the officer is ultimately convicted," he said. "However, it's just unprecedented that an officer is charged this rapidly under these circumstances. It confounds me."

 

 

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In contemplating the disastrous consequences of the Ontario government s two arbitrary gas plant closures, it does well to remember the performance put on by then-premier Dalton McGuinty before his abrupt resignation.

 

Ontario’s auditor general says the cost of the Liberals’ decision to cancel a planned gas plant in Oakville will be at least $675 million, far above the $40 million the government originally claimed.

Auditor general Bonnie Lysyk also warns the cost could rise another $140 million for gas deliveries to the new site of the generating station near Giants Jerseys For Cheap Kingston.

Lysyk also says the cost of killing the Oakville project is “significantly more than may have been necessary†because of a number of what she calls “questionable decisions†by the premier’s office.

The auditor’s report puts the total cost of scrapping the Oakville gas plant and another in neighbouring Mississauga at a minimum of $950 million, and it could reach almost $1.1 billion.

Never hesitant to play the Boy Scout, the premier prorogued the legislature rather than face questions about the gas plants, and then piously sought to blame the opposition for his troubles.

“I prorogued because the place was becoming overheated,†Mr. McGuinty insisted, citing a “spurious, phoney†suggestion Cheap Giants Jerseys On Sale that his energy minister had been in contempt of the legislature for failing to produce documents related to the scandal.

“Rather than do the people’s business, they allowed themselves to be consumed by that phoney contempt,†McGuinty said. he declared that he d acted to prevent further shenanigans by opposition parties that were wasting time in trying to get to the bottom of the scandal, rather than following his preferred agenda.

I ve tried to lead a progressive, activist government. I think government is a wonderful tool, but you ve got to pick the damn thing up and you ve got to work with it, he said.

Oh brother. The words stick in the craw, never more so than in the wake of Tuesday s revelations finally, and against all Liberal efforts that the ultimate bill for Mr. McGuinty s own gas plant shenanigans will likely top $1 billion. Particularly galling is the finding of Auditor-General Bonnie Lysyk that Mr. McGuinty s government could have avoided much of the cost of cancelling the Oakville plant, but instead put party prospects and advice from political advisors ahead of the public interest and the provincial purse.

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Rather than admit any of his activities, Mr. McGuinty oversaw a determined attempt to deny, dismiss and deride all efforts to hold him to account, and engineered an intensive effort to block opposition attempts to extract the truth. His people issued astonishingly phoney estimates of the actual cost the Oakville cancellation, now known to top $675 million, was put at $40 million; the overall bill for the two plants, Liberals insisted, would come in at $230 million, about three-quarters of a billion below the actual number. When these numbers were challenged Liberals engaged in public diatribes against their doubters, who were accused of all manner of nefarious political motives.

“There’s never a wrong time to do the right thing,†McGuinty would intone smarmily when challenged.

Now we see just how baldly dishonest the Liberals actually were. Thousands of pages of pertinent documents mysteriously couldn t be found. Emails among advisers disappeared. Executives at the Ontario Power Authority were pushed aside Cheap Authentic Ravens Jerseys Sale by McGuinty political staff when trying to reach a reasonable accommodation with the builders.a  Opportunities to escape the hefty costs were ignored.

Whenever a bungle was possible, the Liberals seized on it. Rather than shift the Oakville plant to near-by Kitchener, where it was needed, McGuinty s troops overruled the OPA and insisted it go to Napanee, near Kingston, driving up costs even further. As a result the builder, TransCanada Energy, will likely make more profit from the move than it would have from the Oakville plant, said Ms. Lysyk.

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Throughout it all Mr. McGuinty smugly denied his decision had been made to save a few Cheap Giants Jerseys Sale Liberal seats from going to the opposition, and insisted he d just been listening to local residents opposed to the projects. There s never a wrong time to do the right thing,†he would intone smarmily when challenged. When he realized he couldn t keep the story under control and more, he quit and closed down the legislature, leaving the mess to a successor while claiming he missed his family.

That successor, Kathleen Wynne, is trying the humble approach, apologizing for the wreckage and promising reform. “It was a big mistake . . . it was a bad mistake,†she said Tuesday. “It never should have happened and it pains me Cheap Authentic Ravens Jerseys On Sale that it did.â€

Ontario residents will be paying for Mr. McGuinty s legion of mistakes for a long time. The cost of the gas plant fiasco will likely be added to power bills, on top of the hefty increases already put there to finance his ill-conceived alternative energy projects. The former premier has slipped from the scene since his resignation, but his legacy of failure will be there for all to see, time and again, every time the electricity bill arrives.

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