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Discussion: High-Risk Arms
4 days ago by
MLB Rumors
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This year's class of free agent starters is littered with high-risk, high-reward arms. These pitchers can dominate, but as the Red Sox found out with Brad Penny and John Smoltz, they aren't sure things.
Starters like Rich Harden (10.9K/9), Erik Bedard (9.8K/9), BenÂ...
The One Where We Discuss The Hot Stove, Crawford’s Future And Sheff’s Annual Flirtation With Rays
8 days ago by
Rays Index
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Let’s start today with several Hot Stove goodies from Joe Smith…
Andrew Friedman is looking at right-handed and left-handed relievers and has a target list of free agents and trade targets depending on how the market plays out.
Smith lists lefties Joe Beimel, Will Ohman...
The 2009-2010 Offseason, Theo Style, Part III: The Rotation
10 days ago by
Baseball Think Factory
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Last offseason, the Red Sox took some quite large risks in the rotation by shelling out moderate contracts to Brad Penny and John Smoltz, neither of which provided them with much value at all. The one nice thing about those deals was that they were only for one year, allowing the Red...
Florida Marlins Spring Schedule
10 days ago by
FishStripes
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The Marlins have released their spring training schedule.
Florida Marlins at Roger Dean Stadium.
In case you were wondering, the Marlins only play one night game in Jupiter. And I am guessing a couple of you were, looking at you Spud and LadyFish. The game will be...
MLB Trade Rumors: John Smoltz to Close??
11 days ago by
Fake Teams
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by Al Behrman - ASSOCIATED PRESS
about 1 month ago:
St. Louis Cardinals starter John Smoltz (30) in action against the Cincinnati Reds in a baseball game, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo...
Odds & Ends: Mulder, Matsui, Smoltz, Rangers
12 days ago by
MLB Trade Rumors
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Some afternoon linkage...
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's Tom Haudricourt tweets that "it would be a huge upset if Mark Mulder doesn't try his comeback attempt in the Brewers' spring camp."
Meanwhile, Brewers' GM Doug Melvin said the George...
Francona Speaks About Red Sox Offseason Topics
12 days ago by
MLB Rumors
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Red Sox manager Terry Francona was on WEEI's Dale & Holley earlier today (audio here, transcript courtesy of Alex Speier here), and spoke about a variety of Red Sox offseason topics. Let's round it all up...
The team is currently interviewing candidates for...
Mets showing interest in John Smoltz, Marco Scutaro
13 days ago by
MetsCitiBlog
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According to FoxSports, the Mets have shown some interest in talking to John Smoltz, presumably as a starter. The 42 year old was rather unSmoltz-like last year with the Red Sox after rehabbing back from surgery on his shoulder. He...
Odds & Ends: DeRosa, Smoltz, Indians
13 days ago by
MLB Rumors
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Some news and notes from around the majors....
It was previously reported that eight teams were interested in veteran utilityman Mark DeRosa. According to Dylan Hernandez of the LA Times, you can add the Mets, Braves and Twins to the list, as well as DeRosa's most recent...
Mets interested in Smoltz ?
13 days ago by
Mets Fever
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John Smoltz is a 42 y/o right hander who is destine for the Hall of Fame, a year 200 start winner and 150 save player. He's an eight time All-Star, World Champion, Rolaids Relief award winner and Cy Young award winner.Last year was his first major league season in which he pitched...
Several Teams Interested In Smoltz
13 days ago by
MLB Rumors
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Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi of FoxSports.com report that several teams have expressed interest in free agent righty John Smoltz, who is open to starting or relieving. The Cardinals, Dodgers, Mets, Mariners, Astros, Rangers, and Orioles are the among the teams interested in the...
The Red Sox and Chien-Ming Wang
17 days ago by
The iYankees Blog
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From Pete Abraham (Boston Globe):
Some injured and/or rehabbing starters the Sox could look at as starter depth: Ben Sheets, Mark Prior, Chien-Ming Wang (once the Yankees non-tender him), Erik Bedard and Mark Mulder.
As we witnessed last winter, with John Smoltz, Rocco Baldelli, and...
John Smoltz Could Fortify Cubs' Rotation
18 days ago by
Bleacher Report
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When Ted Lilly opted for left shoulder surgery on Nov. 3, he may have put his Chicago Cubs in the market for a free agent starter. One week later, an mlb.com story revealed that John Smoltz, who filed for free agency Nov...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
Cardinals Not Expecting Much At GM Meetings
21 days ago by
MLB Rumors
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Cardinals GM John Mozeliak is lowering expectations for this week even though his team has plenty of issues to address this offseason, according to Joe Strauss The St. Louis Post Dispatch.
"I'd say the chances of us making anything happen there is very small,"...
Jeremy Hermida: Classic Theo Epstein
24 days ago by
Jorge Says No
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Last offseason, GM Theo Epstein opted against making a big splash in free agency and instead decided to make a number of "low risk, high reward" signings. Epstein went out and signed John Smoltz, Brad Penny, Takashi Saito, and Rocco Baldelli to 1 year contracts with plenty...
Cardinals Notes: Holliday, DeRosa, Smoltz
24 days ago by
MLB Trade Rumors
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Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch has the latest on the Cardinals...
Goold feels that the Cardinals "will keep tabs on the Jason Bay sweepstakes even while focusing on Matt Holliday."Â Like most Scott Boras clients, Holliday figures to reach the open...
Odds & Ends: Kikuchi, Astros, Smoltz, Hermida
October 29, 2009 by
MLB Rumors
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Some links to read for Thursday morning...
The AP reports (via the Miami Herald) that the Seibu Lions won the rights to negotiate with top Japanese amateur Yusei Kikuchi.
Astros owner Drayton McLane sidestepped the questions Richard Justice asked about Aroldis Chapman...
2009 in Review: A Manager’s Season
October 28, 2009 by
Baseball Think Factory
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[An MCOA post]
What I’m interested in, when talking about managers, are the various things they do over the course of a season which have real and large effects on team wins – building bullpens and platoons, evaluating and developing young players, evaluating injured and aging...
Smoltz Radical Idea on How to Beat the Yanks
October 28, 2009 by
NY Baseball Digest
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John Smoltz got into the World Series spirit by opining on how to beat the Yankees to Tom Verducci of SI. Many will wonder why the Phillies would listen considering this is Smoltz’s line against the Bombers in August. Here is what Smoltz had to say:
“I’ll tell you...
Smoltz on the Yankees
October 27, 2009 by
Pinstripe Alley
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Smoltz on the Yankees
Future Hall of Famer John Smoltz shares his take on how he would handle the Yankees powerful line up.
Tom Verducci: How do you beat the Yankees? Smoltz has a radical idea
October 27, 2009 by
Sports Illustrated
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The Yankees wear out pitchers like no other team. How should the Phillies try to slow them down? John Smoltz has a radical idea. Tom Verducci explains the plan's merit in Five Cuts.
Andy Pettitte has chance to become winningest postseason pitcher
October 24, 2009 by
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The left-hander, who is tied with John Smoltz for most playoff wins, takes the mound tonight in Game 6 of the American League Championship Series in hopes of pitching the Yankees to the World Series.
The left-hander, who is tied with John Smoltz for most playoff wins, takes...
Where the Sox Things Are: Offseason Priorities
October 22, 2009 by
Over The Monster
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by Elise Amendola - AP
This guy has a lot of work to do. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola; caption by E.coli)
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