The non-tender deadline came and went with merely a whimper from the Jays who despite wide-spread speculation of allowing more of its players to become free agents,
Cleveland Indians Hats, encouraged in Indianapolis even if not directly by new GM Alex Anthopoulos,
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The free-spirited righthander has been jerked around by the organization ever since being acquired in the hastily put together dump of Shea Hillenbrand back in the summer of '06. Accardo found out this summer via his constant promotions and demotions that what happens in Vegas doesn't always stay in Vegas -- and the other way around. In fact,
New York Mets Hats, in coming up a few days short of four full seasons of major-league service,
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