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Early grumblings from the relievers
November 15, 2008 by
Mets Fever
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It's early but there are a lot of rumors flying in regards to several relievers the Mets are rumored to be interested in or at least us fans would like them to be....... Newsday breaks down the Mets exploration for a closer, it sounds like the team is preaching patience. The Mets...
Friday Afternoon Odds & Ends
January 09, 2009 by
NY Baseball Digest
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There were a few smaller items floating around, so I thought I would throw my two cents in on each.
- The possibility of the Mets signing Tim Redding has me on the fence. On one hand it?s a reported one year/$2.25 million dollar offer- Not exactly breaking the bank. The flip side is the Mets [...]
Is Betancourt an option as set-up man....
November 20, 2008 by
Mets Fever
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It's been speculated that the Mets will sign a closer and then trade for a set-up man. Most have focused on Huston Street, after the Rockies traded for Oakland's closer they suddenly had two closer again and were left trying to keep both egos happy. In separate reports both...
Finding a closer.....
October 13, 2008 by
Mets Fever
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I'm becoming less and less enthused with the two leading free agent candidates for our current whole in the closers role. I keep hearing stories about how much the Angels over used K-Rod and that his velocity is down. Couple that with his violent delivery, clubhouse demeanor, the...
Springer to Cubs?
October 20, 2008 by
Eli's MLB Rumors
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Cardinals relief pitcher Russ Springer would like to pitch next year, but it is unclear whether or not the Cardinals want him back. He went 2-1 with a 2.32 ERA in 70 games this season and hasn't shown too many signs of slowing down. If the Cardinals pass on Springer, expect the...
Injury Updates
February 24, 2009 by
The Evil Empire
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First Let's hear from Posada (via Mark Feinsand) : Jorge Posada made about 100 throws on Sunday, including 15 from a distance of 220 feet and another 10 from home plate to second base. The catcher felt fine immediately afterward, but the true test for his surgically repaired shoulder...
Is Kunz making K-Rod an easy decision....
October 23, 2008 by
Mets Fever
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Eddie Kunz might be making Omar's job a lot easy but not in a way that will make the young reliever happy. Coming off an eight run implosion in his last outing, Kunz was once again shaky (ERA 12.79). Last night with an eight run cushion, Kunz took over in the ninth and allowed...
Organizing the Offseason - Possible Targets: Ayala, Cruz, Howry, Marte
October 22, 2008 by
The Tribe Daily
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Taking a look at the Cleveland Indians possible offseason targets. Today, we start on middle relief options: Luis Ayala, Bob Howry, Juan Cruz, and Damaso Marte. Plus, we finally find out of Cliff Lee is Pepsi Clutch.
2009 MLB Salary Arbitration Vital Stats
February 20, 2009 by
Biz of Baseball
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With Ryan Zimmerman and the Washington Nationals reaching a contract agreement today, we can close the book on the salary arbitration class of 2009. The process, which was collectively bargained and implemented in 1974, works almost entirely in favor of the players. Most will see massive...
Where They Stand: Arizona Diamondbacks
February 12, 2009 by
Sharapova's Thigh
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A look at where the Diamondbacks stand: their 2008 outcome, what
they've done, what they've lost, needs, the talk, a free agent
signing/trade prediction, a young player to make an impact in 2009,
2009 outlook as of now, and the hottest women that's associated with
the team.
Type A Free Agency Rules Re-Evaluated
February 17, 2009 by
Mets Merized Online
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Trey Hillman Is Feeling the Heat
April 08, 2009 by
Foul Balls
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They're only one game into the season, but Royals manager Trey Hillman is already feeling the heat that comes along with raised expectations. As I'm sure you heard about or read about already, Hillman decided to leave Kyle Farnsworth in to face Jim Thome during the 8th inning...
A Detailed Look at the 2009 MLB Free Agent Market
February 18, 2009 by
Biz of Baseball
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Spring training is under way, a definite indication that the offseason is near its end. Meanwhile, top quality free agents including Manny Ramirez, Orlando Hudson, Orlando Cabrera and Juan Cruz remain unemployed. The Biz of Baseball and Buster Olney have recently reported that the...
11/24 - Opinions Can Be A Pain
12 days ago by
Over The Monster
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Okay, so I lied about the Filter being daily this week. Yes, I realize this situation's stupid. Let's move on to the links, shall we? As an experiment, I'm not going to say much about most of the links - except these:
This Dirt Is Free - A Red Sox Fan From Pinstripe...
Q&A with Joey DeMayo of Mike Silva's NY Baseball Digest...
October 07, 2008 by
Dom D's Mets Fan Blog
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I asked the Joey DeMayo a correspondent (AKA the Rumor Master) for Mike Silva's NY Baseball Digest. I asked him about what he has heard about the Mets off-season plans. I would like to say that Joe has inside sources and these answers are not made up like Mike Francesa (LOL). ...
Odds, Ends (11.25.08)
November 25, 2008 by
Over The Baggy
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I Love the '80s. In efforts to - I don't know - honor the Metrodome the Twins have announced that all Saturday home games in 2009 the Twins will don retro jersey commemorating the initial season indoors. For those that cannot recall the 1982 Dome break-in season, don...
The 2009 Diamondbacks Season
October 02, 2008 by
The Dennis Green Postgame Press...
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A few days back i wrote a (lengthy) piece on the 2008 Diamondbacks season, with a promise to write a follow-up post about where the Dbacks go from there. This is that post. That 2008 column ended with a line about the Dbacks facing a mountain of questions going into the 2008 off-season...
Can we play the blame game?
April 21, 2009 by
Over The Baggy
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The timing of Juan Morillo's acquisition could not have come at a more appropriate time. With the news that set-up man Jesse Crain will enter the 15-day DL with an inflammed shoulder and if you thought the Twins were in need of bolstering prior to Crain's injury, post...
Olney On Type A Free Agents
October 02, 2009 by
MLB Rumors
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ESPN.com's Buster Olney looks back to last winter when players like Juan Cruz saw their value tumble because the Elias rankings classified them as Type A free agents. Some players are good enough to qualify, but not tantalizing enough for teams to give up the high draft pick that...
Closing The Gaps: Relief Pitcher
January 06, 2009 by
Memories Of Kevin Malone
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As of right now, the bullpen is amazingly young. Broxton, Kuo, Wade, Troncoso, and Stults are all effective options, but they are also relatively inexperienced. Regardless, the Dodgers are short a couple arms, and will need to find some relievers in the coming months. Trevor Hoffman Hoffman has ...
Royals call up right-hander Lerew from Double-A
September 23, 2009 by
CBSSports.com
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The Royals have selected the contract of right-hander Anthony Lerew from Double-A Northwest Arkansas and activated righty Juan Cruz from the disabled list on Wednesday.
Yankees Spring Training Notes: Day 8
February 22, 2009 by
Bronx Baseball Daily
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There wasn?t much going on today, it?s probably going to stay this way until the Yankees start playing in games which start Wednesday Feb. 25 against the Blue Jays.
Orlando Hudson signed a one-year deal with the Dodgers for a base salary of $3.4 million plus incentives. This is good...
Yanks @ Royals Series Preview
April 10, 2009 by
Sliding Into Home
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Yankees @ Royals Kauffman Stadium - Kansas City, Missouri(3 games)After a subpar opening series in Baltimore, the Yankees head to Kansas City to take on the Royals in a three-game weekend series at the newly renovated Kauffman Stadium. The Yankees were 5-5 against the Royals last year...
Breaking Down How Salary Arbitration Functions in MLB
January 30, 2009 by
Biz of Baseball
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Each year, hundreds of millions of dollars are doled out to players that are part of the salary arbitration process in Major League Baseball. This year, 111 eligible players filed for salary arbitration, and by mid-February all of them will have reached new contracts either through...
Rumor: Mets will look at Orlando Hudson for 2B ??
October 25, 2008 by
Dom D's Mets Fan Blog
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According to Joey DeMayo of Mike Silva's New York Baseball Digest. The Mets will make a push for 2B Orlando Hudson and look to put Daniel Murphy in LF (even though he is playing some 2B in the AFL). Through Joe's source Minaya's thinking is he will use Murphy in a platoon...
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