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Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports.com reports the Brewers have placed all-time saves leader Trevor Hoffman, among others, on waivers.
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With Trevor Hoffman being placed on waivers yesterday, there is a need (in my mind) to look at some different options of where Hoffman to end. But first, we need to know how Hoffman has done this year.Hoffman is pitching very well this year, sporting a FIP of 2.67 to go with K/9 of 7.34 and a GB% of 44.7%. Before the year began I said that "I expect an ERA of 3.85, a K/9 of...
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August 27, 2009
Brewers closer Trevor Hoffman has been claimed on trade waivers, a major-league source told FOXSports.com.
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August 27, 2009
Trevor Hoffman has not been in this position for quite some time. "I've been a 10-and-5 guy for a long time," said Hoffman. Hoffman, 41, doesn't have that status in his first year with the Brewers, however. FoxSports.com reported he had been claimed on waivers by an unnamed club, setting up a possible trade with that team.
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August 28, 2009
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August 28, 2009
The Giants claimed Trevor Hoffman, but it appears that the Brewers will pull the reliever off waivers instead of negotiating a trade, according to ESPN.com's Buster Olney. The Giants made the claim partly because Hoffman would help their bullpen and partly because they didn't want to give the Rockies or Dodgers a chance to acquire him.The Brewers seem more likely to hold...
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August 27, 2009
All-time saves leader Trevor Hoffman discussed the odd situation he finds himself in: just a year after retaining 10-and-5 rights to veto any trade, he is waiting out a waiver claim from a still-unknown team, according to Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.The claim, first reported by Foxsports.com, is unlikely to result in a trade. Hoffman, with a 1.85 ERA and 27...
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August 27, 2009
Citizens Bank Park could be hearing Hells Bells before the end of August.
On MLB Trade Rumors website, NBC Sports Bob Harkins reported that Trevor Hoffman was placed on waivers by the Milwaukee Brewers and that the Philadelphia Phillies would be a good fit for Hoffman.
Hoffman is 41 years old and the current all time saves leader with 581. After spending 16 years with the Padres...
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August 27, 2009
An unknown team claimed Trevor Hoffman off waivers, according to Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports. Morosi, who notes that Hoffman would like to return to Milwaukee next year, says the chances of a deal are slim. Hoffman projects as a Type A free agents, so the Brewers can receive compensation picks if they offer Hoffman arbitration and he signs elsewhere.Meanwhile, two players on the...
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The Phillies are reportedly checking into the availability of Milwaukee Brewers closer Trevor Hoffman. This news is coming only days after Brad Lidge has blown his 9th save of the year and his ERA ballooned near 8. With Brett Myers also returning, this would give the Phillies a promising back of the bullpen [...]
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The San Diego Padres ins 2005 and 2006 went to the playoffs and now are dead last in the NL West. In the last year the Padres got rid of icons Trevor Hoffman via free agency and just traded Jake Peavy to the White Sox. The Padres are currently the second worst team in the National League behind the Washington Nationals. In 2009, they started out with a $43 million dollar...
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August 27, 2009
According to FOX Sports writers Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi, Chicago Cubs pitchers Rich Harden and Aaron Heilman and Milwaukee Brewers closer Trevor Hoffman were all claimed off waivers.
No word yet as to who the teams are who claimed the three players.
The teams who claim these players have three days to work out trades with the Cubs and Brewers, or the Cubs and Brewers could...
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