10 Photos - 2:30
Today, we look at the two players who wore #30 for the Toronto Blue Jays in 2010. No matter what a couple of the pictures tell you, they really did wear Justin Speier's former digits! Seriously! It's not a lie and I know it's the truth! ;DLefty Dana Eveland fires away against the Chicago White Sox at the Dome April 15.
Eveland got the honour of starting on Jackie...
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January 30, 2011
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The Angels’ Expensive Bullpens
Relief pitchers are both the most volatile and most plentiful type of baseball player out there. As such, there are a lot of really good arguments to be made against paying relievers big bucks, many of which I agree with. I don’t want my team handing out big bucks for relievers, even good ones, which is one of the reasons I like Seattle Mariner GM Jack Zduriencik. The book...
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December 11, 2010
Has Justin Speier Retired?
The Rockies are operating under the assumption that reliever Justin Speier has retired, tweets Troy Renck of the Denver Post.
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May 01, 2010
Has Justin Speier Retired?
The Rockies are operating under the assumption that reliever Justin Speier has retired, tweets Troy Renck of the Denver Post.
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May 01, 2010
Jo-Mo Workin' The Mojo!
The man wearing Russ Adams' old number eight came through at the plate and behind it by helping the man wearing Justin Speier's former digits to a 3-0 win in Baltimore Saturday night.
Jose Molina drove in the first two runs of the ball game by taking one for the team with the bases loaded in the fourth inning before singling home another run in the sixth. The HBP came after Travis...
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April 11, 2010
Rockies not pursuing Washburn, hopeful Speier will report to AAA
MILWAUKEE — The Rockies’ faith in Jeff Francis’ recovery and Greg Smith’s potential explains why the team is not pursuing free agent Jarrod Washburn. Rockies general manager Dan O’Dowd told The Post that they aren’t interested in Washburn right now.
Washburn went 9-9 with a 3.78 ERA last season with Seattle and Detroit. He still wants to pitch, but has not been swayed...
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April 07, 2010
The Colorado Rockies make a rash of moves to get down to a 25-man roster
First off the Rockies have released righty reliever Justin Speier which didn’t come as much of a surprise. The Rockies then placed 4 pitchers on the 15-day disabled list. Lefty starter Jeff Francis, closer Huston Street, righty reliever Taylor Buchholz and righty starter/reliever Greg Reynolds will all start the 2010 season late. Francis has a case of left arm soreness and...
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April 06, 2010
Rockies Release Justin Speier
The Rockies have released righty reliever Justin Speier, tweets Tracy Ringolsby of Inside the Rockies. Ringolsby says that Speier will retire if he can't land a big league job, but the door is open for him at Colorado's Triple-A affiliate.Speier, 36, signed a minor league deal with the Rockies back in January, and posted a solid 3.42 ERA with a 12/3 K/BB ratio in 13 innings...
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April 03, 2010
Smith becomes strong candidate to land last bullpen spot
TUCSON — Mediocrity has a way of scrapping plans. Two weeks ago, manager Jim Tracy said he didn’t see a scenario where Greg Smith would be used as a reliever. That changed with the stream of uninspired outings by Justin Speier, Tim Redding and Juan Rincon.
“Smith is definitely a candidate,” Tracy said. “I didn’t see that as a possibility when I talked about it before...
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March 30, 2010
Rockies' final bullpen spot up in the air
Rockies manager Jim Tracy left Sunday's 6-6 tie with the Athletics no closer to deciding the team's final bullpen spot after Justin Speier's uneven performance.
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March 28, 2010
De La Rosa gets final spring tuneup vs. Athletics
PHOENIX — Based on performance alone, Jorge De La Rosa has been the Rockies’ best starter this spring. And it could be easily argued that he’s the second best starter on the staff. But he’s going fourth on the staff. Manager Jim Tracy likes the differences between Ubaldo Jimenez, Jeff Francis and Aaron Cook.
De La Rosa has worked 19 1/3 innings, compiling a 1.86 ERA. He...
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March 28, 2010
Pitching schedule set for the rest of spring
GOODYEAR — For those who aren’t watching the NCAA tournament and are plotting their fantasy draft. Here is the Rockies’ pitching for the rest of spring training:
Here is the pitching for the rest of the week:
SUNDAY AT OAKLAND: Jorge De La Rosa, Justin Speier, Manuel Corpas, Randy Flores, Matt Daley.
MONDAY AT TEXAS: Jason Hammel, Joe Beimel, Rafael Betancourt,...
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March 26, 2010
Redding, Beimel work schedule set for Saturday
TUCSON — The race for the last bullpen spot has essentially been whittled to three candidates: Justin Speier, Tim Redding and Joe Beimel. Speier threw two scoreless innings today, a workload that could be necessary if he becomes a longman in the pen. Redding profiles well for that role, and will get a shot to make his case Saturday against the White Sox at Hi Corbett Field...
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March 25, 2010
Back in Tucson, so of course team is in Phoenix
TUCSON — Who the heck is my travel agent? The team is Phoenix and I book my return to Tucson. Wait, that would be me. I messed up. Trust me. Carol, our travel whiz, has made zero mistake on my travel plans in nine years. The only goofs are when I gaffe. But there is a plus to staying back at Hi Corbett Field rather than watch the club in Goodyear today.
I can catch up on old business...
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March 22, 2010
The Echo Of Justin Speier: Royals 12, Angels 3
Unlike years past, I didn't order my copy of Baseball Prospectus from Amazon, but kept dawdling until we actually arrived in Phoenix. I've only just now started reading it, but already I've got some criticisms of it and its sister website (emphasis mine):
The steady erosion of PECOTA for pitching, and the explosion of new metrics. I imagine many people are happy to see...
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March 14, 2010
Giants smash Rockies in sloppy affair
ROCKIES WRAP
Giants 9, Rockies 2 bottom of the ninth
At Hi Corbett Field
Hits: First baseman Jason Giambi made his Cactus League debut and was promptly smoked in the forearm by a pitch. Todd Helton will play Sunday. The schedule is mapped out for each of them to play every other day, and Helton won’t be travelling to Phoenix. … Justin Speier pitches a scoreless inning. He bears...
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March 12, 2010
A capsule look at Rockies’ win over Dodgers
GLENDALE, Ariz. — A capsule look at the Rockies’ win over the Dodgers Tuesday afternoon. …
ROCKIES WRAP
Rockies 12, Dodgers 0
Camelback Ranch
Hits: Carlos Gonzalez, who could be looking at 30-plus steals this season, stole third base with ease in the third. … Justin Speier, who could land with another team if he can’t earn a spot in the bullpen, pitched a scoreless inning...
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March 09, 2010
Veteran pitcher Speier plans to lay it all on the line
Everything old was new again. Reliever Justin Speier, who parlayed a successful stretch with the Rockies into millions, returned to Hi Corbett Field on Wednesday.
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February 18, 2010
Rockies release list of 22 non-roster invitees to spring training
Most of these names I have written about or discussed. But for formality’s sake, here is the list of the Rockies’ 22 non-roster invitees to spring training.
PITCHERS (9)
Craig Baker
Christian Friedrich
Jimmy Gobble
Andrew Graham
Andrew Johnston
Tim Redding
Matt Reynolds
Juan Rincon
Justin Speier
INFIELDERS (5)
Jonathan Herrera
Jeff Kindel
Michael Paulk
Omar Quintanilla
Darin...
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February 12, 2010
The Colorado Rockies sign Justin Speier
The Rockies have brought back 36-year old righty reliever Justin Speier on a minor league deal. He pitched in 41 games (0 starts) for the Angels last season and he was 4-2 with a 5.18 ERA and a 1.48 WHIP. Speier has now pitched in 613 games (0 starts) in his major league [...]
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January 29, 2010
Rockies sign Speier, Gobble and Turnbow decision coming soon
It’s past lunch. That means it’s past time to feed the beast that is my blog.
As expected, the Rockies continue adding pitching depth on minor-league deals, signing reliever Justin Speier, a one-time Rockie, and reliever/starter Jimmy Gobble.
The 36-year-old Speier, who pitched for the Rockies from 2001-2003, went 4-2 with a 5.18 ERA with the Angels [...]
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January 28, 2010
Rockies To Sign Justin Speier & Jimmy Gobble
The Rockies agreed to deals with Justin Speier and Jimmy Gobble, tweets MLB.com's Thomas Harding. The pair will come to camp as non-roster invitees.
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January 28, 2010
Rockies Notes: Mora, Giambi, Speier
Troy Renck of the Denver Post looks at a number of Rockies-related items in his latest blog entry....
Eric Goldschmidt, agent of veteran infielder Melvin Mora, says his free-agent client is "definitely interested" in playing for Colorado. Renck points out that Mora's versatility would make him a logical signing for the Rockies, given that their other recent bench signing...
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January 26, 2010
The L.A. of A. Angels - Baseball's Incurable Disease
No matter how hard the baseball world tries to ignore the California Angels, they demand our attention. No matter how badly they start the year, no matter how overwhelming a tragedy they face, the Angels just keep coming. We've reached the point where we should concede this team is benefiting from divine interventions, concede they're a pious force to be reckoned with. Let's join...
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August 22, 2009
St. Louis Cardinals Have a Neftali Feliz of Their Own
View this entire article, along with breaking news from the Cardinals' entire organization and new prospect information daily by checking out www.CardinalsFrontOffice.wordpress.com!
Watching the late innings of a Springfield Cardinal game can be exciting these days.
Depending on the score, you’ll get to see two of the top relief pitching prospects in the Nation. Eduardo Sanchez...
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August 15, 2009
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