However, the A's asked for two other prospects to be thrown into the deal and Detroit "balked," the site notes.

That is likely because the 34-year-old outfielder "was believed to be seeking an eight-figure annual salary on a multiyear deal," the site notes.

Earlier this offseason, Stringfellow had said seven or eight clubs were after Cordero, the site notes.

The Yanks don't want to deal the quality and quantity of prospects that the Cubs are looking for, the site notes.

The giant clown, the site notes, is "perhaps the most humiliated of all Muffler Men."

It is still operating, the site notes.

Nipples may be biologically de trop for men, an "expert" on the site notes, but that doesn't mean they resulted from natural selection.

The site notes, "RecordSetter is built on a philosophy that everyone on earth can be the world's best at something.

However, the pair are supposed to talk again Monday, the site notes.

A timetable for his return has not been set, but the team is hoping to have one in the next 2-3 days, the site notes.