JULIO LUGO RUMORS & GOSSIP

While We’re Waiting… Lugo Deal Off, Ranking Recruits and Picking the ‘Best’ of the New Browns

While We’re Waiting serves as the early morning gathering of WFNY-esque information for your viewing pleasure. Have something you think we should see? Send it to our tips email at tips@waitingfornextyear.com. No Lugo- “A little over a week ago, it was reported that the Indians had agreed to terms on a Minor League contract with veteran infielder Julio Lugo. He was to join the...
Via Waiting For Next Year  |  13 days ago

Contract Retrospective: Lugo in Boston

In the hot news of the weekend, Julio Lugo‘s negotiations for what was probably a minor-league deal with Cleveland have broken down. Things were not always so bleak for Lugo. Lugo had some good seasons with the (then) Devil Rays in the mid-2000s, and after a 2006 in which he was traded to the Dodgers, he was in demand as a free agent middle infielder during the 2006-2007 off...
Via Fangraphs  |  14 days ago

Around the Farm: January 22

Julio LugoAround the Farm (ATF) takes a quick look at some of the daily performances by Indians prospects. This is a special winter ball version of ATF that recaps all the offseason action by Indians players in the Caribbean Leagues.  The positions listed below are where the player was playing in the game.Here is the rundown of what Indians players in winter ball did yesterday....
Via Indians Prospect Insider  |  21 days ago

Indian sign Julio Lugo

The Cleveland Indians have signed Julio Lugo to a minor deal with an invite to Spring Training, Dionisio Soldevila of the AP reports. Last season with the Braves, Lugo hit .136 avg in 136 plate appearances. In 2005, Lugo posted a career year with the Rays where he hit .295 in 616 plate appearances while posting a .362 OBP. That year he made $3.15mm. Image taken by Keith Allison and...
Via PRO Rumors  |  22 days ago

Braves-Pirates go 19 innings, end on controversial call at home plate

The Braves and Pirates had a 19 inning affair last night, one that possibly could have gone on a lot longer had it not been for the very controversial call at home featured in the video above. With Braves relief pitcher Scott Proctor at-bat with runners on 2nd and 3rd with one out, Proctor hit a ground ball to Pirates third baseman Pedro Alvarez. Alvarez fielded the ball and...
Via The Nosebleeds  |  July 27, 2011

Julio Lugo Scores Game-Winning Run in 19th Inning on Terrible Blown Call By Umpire Jerry Meals

When it comes to bang-bang plays in baseball, controversial calls are a relatively common occurrence. And then there's what happened in the 19th inning of the Braves-Pirates game early Wednesday morning. The two teams were tied at three in bottom of the inning when the Braves put together a golden scoring chance. With runners on second and third, one out and pitcher Scott Proctor...
Via NESN.com  |  July 27, 2011

Mammoth Blown Call In Pirates-Braves 19th Inning Affair

Umpire Jerry Meals said early this morning that he might have been wrong in the bottom of the 19th inning for his blown call in the Braves-Pirates marathon. “I saw the tag, but he looked like he oléd him and I called him safe for that.” Can’t really blame Meals here, folks. Imagine wearing that equipment for 19 innings. You’d want the game over, too. Julio...
Via Busted Coverage  |  July 27, 2011

Video of the blown call by Umpire Jerry Meals in the Atlanta Braves vs Pirates 19 inning game

Below is the video of the blown call at home plate by umpire Jerry Meals at the end of the Atlanta Braves vs Pittsburgh Pirates game tonight. The Braves' runner, Julio Lugo, was clearly out as seen in the video. I guess Jerry Meals wanted to go back to his hotel room and either sleep or eat a meal since it was already 2am in Atlanta. Bud Selig should investigate this matter and...
Via D Wizzle's World  |  July 27, 2011

Braves sign infielder Julio Lugo

According to Enrique Rojas of ESPNDeportes.com, the Atlanta Braves have agreed to a deal with infielder Julio Lugo. The 35-year old will make $12,000 a month in the Minors and a $650,000 base salary if in the Majors adds Rojas. Back in March, we learned that Lugo wanted to play this season, and that he received a few minor offers before the holidays, but he passed on them because...
Via PRO Rumors  |  May 23, 2011

Quick Analysis: O’s Acquisition of Julio Lugo

Has there been a more tell-tale sign of the O’s confidence in Brian Roberts’ health than the recent acquisition of Julio Lugo? Lugo, the 34-year old infielder from the Cardinals, was traded to the Birds for a player to be named later.  The utility man batted .280 in 2009, with three HRs, 21 RBI and nine [...]
Via Birds Watcher  |  April 02, 2010
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