‘Round the Bases…
* According the Associated Press, Catcher Jason Kendall and the Milwaukee Brewers reached a preliminary agreement Wednesday on a one-year contract.
The deal, which includes a 2009 option that could become guaranteed, is subject to Kendall passing a physical. Milwaukee made the move one day after trading catcher Johnny Estrada, to the New York Mets for reliever Guillermo Mota.
* The New York Post reports that rookie 1B-OF Shelley Duncan has been released from an Arizona hospital after being treated for a circulatory problem believed to be a blood clot.
* Steve Finley, who sat out last year, wants to plays in the majors in 2008.
* The Houston Astros signed free-agent infielder Geoff Blum on Tuesday to a one-year, $1.1-million contract with a club option for 2009.
* According to ESPN, Major League Baseball International and a Puerto Rican businessman are close to reaching an agreement to have the Mets and the Marlins play some regular season games in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

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