Ex-A’s Pitcher Duchscherer Finds Work In Baltimore
The A’s saw one of their former players sign elsewhere this weekend, as pitcher Justin Duchscherer signed a one-year major league contract this weekend with the Baltimore Orioles.
According to ESPN.com, the Orioles have given Duchscherer a guaranteed $700,000 with another $400,000 coming his way if he manages to make the 25-man roster. The deal according to ESPN’s report...
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January 31, 2011
Yankees interested in Justin Duchscherer
The New York Yankees still have two spots open in their starting rotation, and according to the Star-Ledger staff they appear to be interested in right handed pitcher Justin Duchscherer.
The 33-year old Duchscherer made the 2008 All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium as a representative of the Oakland A's when he went 10-8 that season with a 2.54 ERA.
The problem with Duchscherer...
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January 11, 2011
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January 11, 2011
New York Yankees: How Does Justin Duchscherer Fit In The Bronx, He Doesn’t
Image via Wikipedia Another day of no good news out of New York Yankees front office regarding signing a player who can help the team win in 2011. GM Brian Cashman’s latest rumored pursuant is...
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January 12, 2011
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January 12, 2011
Justin Duchscherer's Spot in the Rotation "In Peril"
Although the Baltimore Sun reported that the Oriole got "good news" on the injury front, it actually seemed to be neutral at best. Buck Showalter said that Justin Duchscherer's chances of making the Opening Day roster were "in peril" and although they found nothing new from Duchschere's MRA yesterday, I'm not sure that's necessarily good news....(Brian Roberts and) Duchscherer, still...
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March 16, 2011
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March 16, 2011
Orioles agree to a one-year deal with Justin Duchscherer
The Baltimore Orioles have agreed to a one-year deal with Justin Duchscherer according to Jerry Crasnick of ESPN. Duchscherer could make up to $4.5 million in base salary and incentives. The deal is pending physical says Crasnick.
Earlier today, we learned that the Nationals and Orioles were the finalists for the right handed pitcher.
Duchscherer tossed a bullpen session for the...
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January 30, 2011
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January 30, 2011
Justin Duchscherer Back on the Radar
The Pirates are looking at Duchscherer for the second year in a row.
Bill Brink of the Post Gazette reports that the Pittsburgh Pirates are interested in Justin Duchscherer, the former Oakland Athletics pitcher. The same rumors surfaced last year when the Pirates were reportedly interested in Duchscherer in early December, and had further talks with him a week after the original...
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November 09, 2010
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November 09, 2010
Orioles officially sign Justin Duchscherer
The Baltimore Orioles have officially signed right handed pitcher Justin Duchscherer according to Brittany Ghiroli of MLB.com.
Duchscherer agreed to a one-year deal with the Orioles earlier this week. The right handed pitcher could make up to $4.5 million in base salary and incentives. $700,000 guaranteed and it could go up to $1.1 million if he makes the opening day roster. To earn...
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February 04, 2011
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February 04, 2011
Orioles Sign Justin Duchscherer, Strengthen Rotation
The Orioles know well that pitching isn’t a sure thing–Chris Tillman, Jake Arrieta, and Brad Bergesen have all had their ups and downs in adjusting to the bigs. With only Brian Matusz established as an above-average starter along with longtime Oriole hurler Jeremy Guthrie, the team sought another veteran arm to come in and hedge the O’s bets with the youngsters.
They got...
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January 31, 2011
Justin Duchscherer Healthy and Not Afraid of Yankees
Free agent starter Justin Duchscherer recently spoke with Brittany Ghiroli of MLB.com. He told her that he was healthy, wants to sign with a team that will use him as a starter, and is not afraid to pitch in New York.
On pitching in New York: “I find it funny that people say I can’t pitch in that environment, but I’ve pitched in New York before,” he said...
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January 26, 2011
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January 26, 2011
Pirates and Duchscherer Have Mututal Interest
Dejan Kovacevic reports that the Pittsburgh Pirates and Justin Duchscherer have mutual interest. The Pirates have expressed interest in Duchscherer in each of the last two seasons, although Kovacevic mentions that the interest is stronger this year. Duchscherer is a big injury risk, missing the entire 2009 season, and only making five starts in 2010. [...]
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December 06, 2010
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December 06, 2010
Rumors: Yankees Stepping Up Pursuit of Justin Duchscherer
If there is a starter on the free agent market with a questionable injury history the Yankees are apparently in on him. Well they are supposedly “stepping up their pursuit” of one questionable starter, former A’s starter Justin Duchscherer according to Jerry Crasnick of ESPN.
Duchscherer, 33, has suffered a myriad of injuries and even clinical depression that...
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January 11, 2011
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January 11, 2011
Orioles RHP Duchscherer still plagued by hip injury
Baltimore Orioles righthander Justin Duchscherer is still being plagued by his surgically repaired hip.
Duchscherer was shut down in the first inning of an extended spring training game on Thursday. He was expected to throw 60-70 pitches, but the session came to an abrupt end after Duchscherer felt pain while fielding a bunt from the first batter.
The 33-year-old South Dakota...
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June 16, 2011
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June 16, 2011
Duchscherer: I'm not afriad of New York
From Britt's Bird Watch (hat-tip to IATMS):
Free agent Justin Duchscherer, considered one of the best starting pitchers still on the market, said Tuesday evening that physically he feels "pretty much 100 percent" and shot down the notion that his previous depression issues would prevent him from playing in New York.
"I find it funny that people say I can'...
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January 26, 2011
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January 26, 2011
Red Sox Interested in Justin Duchscherer
With the mindset that a team can never have too much pitching, it appears the Boston Red Sox are interested in former Oakland Athletic’s pitcher Justin Duchscherer. It was reported last week by multiple sources that the New York Yankees had expressed interest in the righty who has spent most of his career with the A’s, but now other teams are involved. After missing...
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January 20, 2011
Red Sox interested in Justin Duchscherer
According to a baseball source close to WEEI’s Rob Bradford the Boston Red Sox have expressed their interest in right-handed reliever Justin Duchscherer. Duchscherer, was originally drafted by the Red Sox in the eighth round of the 1996 round, and w
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November 09, 2010
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November 09, 2010
Justin Duchscherer Signs with Orioles
Via Jerry Crasnick of ESPN:
Justin Duchscherer agrees to 1-year big league deal with Orioles, pending physical. He could make up to $4.5M in salary & incentives.
This removes the pitcher with the highest ceiling from the market. The options that are left include Kevin Millwood, who is the most likely to pitch 200 innings, and Bartolo Colon, Freddy Garcia, and Jeremy...
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January 30, 2011
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January 30, 2011
Justin Duchscherer to toss a bullpen session for the Orioles on Friday
Free agent Justin Duchscherer, who has been drawing interest from teams like the Yankees and Red Sox, is scheduled to toss a bullpen session for the Orioles on Friday according to Brittany Ghiroli of MLB.com.
Duchscherer said on Tuesday that he is almost at 100% says Ghiroli. “I find it funny that people say I can't pitch in that environment, but I've pitched in New...
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January 25, 2011
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January 25, 2011
Duchscherer likely to open season on disabled list?
It’s looking more and more like Justin Duchscherer isn’t going to be ready for action when the Orioles open their… Source
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March 13, 2011
The injury-plagued Justin Duchscherer
Justin Duchscherer has been linked to the Yankees several times during the last few seasons, and though there haven't been any recent reports that the team has any interest (so far the A's, Red Sox and Pirates have been the only teams mentioned in connection with the righthander), given the Yankees' continued need for help at the back end of the rotation we may as well...
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January 04, 2011
Orioles release RHP Duchscherer
The Baltimore Orioles officially cut bait with righthander Justin Duchscherer on Tuesday.
Facing another hip surgery, Duchscherer was released by the American League East team. He did not make a start for the Orioles this season after signing a one-year, $700,000 contract in the offseason.
The 33-year-old South Dakota native made only five starts with the Oakland Athletics in 2010...
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August 02, 2011
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August 02, 2011
Duchscherer slated for MRA exam on hip
Orioles starter Justin Duchscherer saw a chiropractor Monday afternoon because of soreness in his left hip, and was scheduled to have an MRA exam later today. The club hopes the MRA will offer further insight into what's plaguing Duchscherer.
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March 14, 2011
Justin Duchscherer Should Help O’s
Over his last 169.2 innings pitched, Justin Duchscherer’s ERA+ is 160, which ain’t too shabby, as the kids say (Note: Kids don’t say this at all). Looking at other pitchers with similar innings pitched totals, we see that Scott Baker’s ERA+ was 92, Wade Davis’ was 97 and Phil Hughes’ was 102. The difference of course, is that these three pitchers accumulated those innings...
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February 02, 2011
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February 02, 2011
Betting on Duchscherer
Justin Duchscherer decided to join the Orioles, and location was an important consideration:
Duchscherer, 33, chose the Orioles over the Washington Nationals and the Seattle Mariners, partially because he wanted to be close to his son in southern New Jersey and also because the Orioles will allow him to compete for a spot in their rotation and won’t be using him as a reliever...
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January 31, 2011
Digest: Former Athletic Justin Duchscherer reportedly agrees to deal with Baltimore Orioles
Former A's starter agrees to one-year deal with Baltimore
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February 01, 2011
Yankees pursuing Justin Duchscherer
From Jerry Crasnik of ESPN.com:
The New York Yankees, still in the market for pitching help, are stepping up their pursuit of free agent Justin Duchscherer, a baseball source told ESPN.com.
Duchscherer would give the Yankees another option for the end of the rotation. The Yankees need starting pitching, and it couldn’t hurt to add a guy like Duchscherer and see if they can get...
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January 11, 2011
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January 11, 2011
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