The Final Spring Roster
John Fay of the Cincinnati Enquirer checked in with Cincinnati Reds General Manager Walt Jocketty today about the status of the roster.
“We’ll meet again Wednesday and review it. But I think we’re pretty well set. We’ve got 57, 58 guys. It’s a good mix.”
Which, of course, means no last-minute addition of Roy Oswalt. As much as I would be interested in having ...
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Boston Red Sox Final Week Before Spring Training Full of Questions
With the voluntary report date for pitchers and catchers just one week away, the Red Sox still have a number of questions looming. What will the team receive as compensation for Theo Epstein leaving? Will they finally sign Roy Oswalt? Will Tim Wakefield return? Will Jason Varitek be back? Seven days before baseball actions begins again, the team has some hard decisions to make.
One...
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Philadelphia Phillies Storyline: Winners Or Losers?
The Philadelphia Phillies have 1 possible path to bring back Roy Oswalt, while Antonio Bastardo leads a slew of young guns into Camp Clearwater. The baseline from Triple-A to the majors is 50%, who will stick with the parent club and who will miss that last jump? There are 8–including Michael Stutes–and 4 each will fall on different sides of the centerfield fence.
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The Roy Oswalt Situation
Spring Training will officially kick off this week, and pitcher Roy Oswalt still doesn’t have a job.
ESPN’s Jayson Stark described the situation.
“He wanted to go to Texas. … [visit site to read more]
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Plan for the Orioles to Contend
Let's be honest, the Baltimore Orioles suck. That's not rude, it's truthful. The Yankees are the toast of the AL East, while the Rays, Red Sox, and Blue Jays aren't too far behind. Far behind are the O's though, very far behind. Well, I believe I found a way for them to contend this season. No, not signing Roy Oswalt, who is still a free agent. Nope, use this...
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Roy Oswalt: Does He Have a Future With the Philadelphia Phillies?
After struggling with back problems and taking a leave of absence to be with his family in the wake of a hurricane last year, many assumed Roy Oswalt would leave in free agency. After all, the Philadelphia Phillies have Roy Halladay, Cliff Lee, Cole Hamels, and Joe Blanton each making significant money in 2012, plus 2011 surprise Vance Worley in the mix.
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Roy Oswalt: Does He Have a Future With the Philadelphia Phillies?
After struggling with back problems and taking a leave of absence to be with his family in the wake of a tornado last year, many assumed Roy Oswalt would leave in free agency. After all, the Philadelphia Phillies have Roy Halladay, Cliff Lee, Cole Hamels, and Joe Blanton each making significant money in 2012, plus 2011 surprise Vance Worley in the mix.
Oswalt was 9-10 with a 3.69...
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Passed Ball Show #17 2/9/2012
John Pielli’s Passed Ball Show from 2/9/2012 with 14 year former MLB inf/of Frank Catalanotto. We discuss his new vitamin supplements, The Frank Catalanotto foundation, the use of steroids in baseball when he played, his playing career and the World Baseball Classic. Later on, I discuss Oil Can Boyd, Roy Oswalt, the similarities between the NY football Giants Super Bowl run...
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2012 MLB: Top 5 Trade Targets Entering Spring Training 2012
The 2012 MLB season is still just less than two months away, but team are still scrambling to send out invitations to their Spring Training, which begins for teams in less than two weeks. Many teams are still looking at free agents, while others are attempting to build their team through their minor league system.
Then there are teams who are never done retooling, and could be seeking...
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MMO Exclusive Interview: Mets Pitching Prospect Logan Verrett
I got in touch with NY Mets 2011 3rd round draft choice Logan Verrett the other day. Verrett a 6’3″ right-hander, is in his final off-season preparations before heading out to spring training at Port St. Lucie in less than two weeks. Logan was nice enough to fill us in on his feelings on being drafted by the Mets, his record-setting college career, his pitching arsenal...
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Friday Tidbits: Who's Our Right Fielder Again?
Also known as: I got nothin'.Cody Ross looms large, with Ryan Kalish out for now.David Ortiz and the Sox go to arbitration on Monday. I hope Court TV carries it live so we get to hear every heart-stopping moment of suspense.Roy Oswalt is just not that into us. His issue is "geography." It's a strange excuse, to my ears. Half the games are elsewhere, no matter where...
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Report: Roy Oswalt Prefers Not to Sign With Red Sox Because of Geography, Not Money
The Red Sox pitching staff is still very much in transition and all winter long, fans have expected general manager Ben Cherington to make some sort of the splash in the rotation. But with pitchers and catchers set to report in a little over a week, there's still has yet to be any such addition. The primary free-agent target for the Sox appeared to be Roy Oswalt, even seeing...
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Red Sox Need to Sign Roy Oswalt to Maintain Chances for World Series
Does new Boston Red Sox general manager Ben Cherington know something that the rest of us don’t? Or is this just a new, frugal version of the Red Sox? Something seems amiss in Beantown considering how quiet the franchise has been in free agency this offseason and with an apparent gaping need for starting pitching behind the Big 3 of Josh Beckett, Jon Lester and Clay Buchholz. Pitchers...
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Inbox: How can the Cardinals land Oswalt?
In Jenifer Langosch's inaugural Inbox as Cardinals beat reporter, she addresses Roy Oswalt's status, the Cards' chances in the NL Central and much more.
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Report: Phillies Called Around About Moving Blanton To Free Up Space For Oswalt
According to Jayson Stark of ESPN, the Phillies have made some phone calls in an attempt to move Joe Blanton. The thought process is that they could then free up some space to sign Roy Oswalt.
Ruben Amaro did not sound too optimistic that something like this could happen though.
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ESPN: Phillies Tried to Move Blanton to Keep Oswalt
Jayson Stark of ESPN.com said in a series of tweets that the Phillies were attempting to unload Joe Blanton in an attempt to clear salary space to keep Roy Oswalt.Verrrry interesting, to say the least. Who would that taker be, if they were able to find one? Undoubtedly, the Phillies would have to eat some, if not ALL, the remaining money on Blanton’s contract. Right now there...
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Edwin Jackson, Roy Oswalt, and the Pirates
In the last week, we've learned that the Pirates showed some interest in both Edwin Jackson (who they apparently offered a three-year deal worth in the neighborhood of $30 million and a one-year deal worth around $10 million) and Roy Oswalt (no word on the terms of an offer because they were rebuffed out of hand, but presumably it would've been in the $8 million neighborhood...
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No obvious fit exists as Roy Oswalt lingers on the market
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Roy Oswalt spurns Bucs’ interest
Roy Oswalt, you are dead to me.
Well this sucks. Basically, the Pirates are the unpopular boy in high school who gets rejected by the hot cheerleader without getting the chance to show what he can do.
What makes news like this even more unnerving is that the stigma that is associated with the Pirates is a huge Catch-22. No one wants to sign with the Pirates because they don’...
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Roy Oswalt, Edwin Jackson turn down Pirates
Well, the Pirates have apparently been making a last-ditch effort to make a big splash and improve their pitching this season, but it didn’t work. They went after free agents Edwin Jackson and Roy Oswalt, but Jackson signed with the Nationals instead and Oswalt “rebuffed” their offers to join a bidding war.
Both would have been welcome additions – they’...
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Roy Oswalt: Once and Future Phillie?
Roy Oswalt and Ryan Madson have had similar experiences with free agency this winter. There was talk of Madson returning to Philadelphia before he signed with Cincinnati and now come whispers of a possible reunion with Roy Oswalt.
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Amaro: No room for Oswalt in Phillies' rotation
Phillies pitchers and catchers hold their first official workout in Clearwater, Fla., in just 10 days, and Roy Oswalt remains a pitcher without a rotation. Is there any chance he will return to Philadelphia?
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Oswalt’s Path to Reds Blocked by Roster, Payroll
Reds GM Walt Jocketty is sick and tired of your Roy Oswalt rumors:
“It’s all rumors,” he said. “I’m sick and tired of it. We’ve had no serious talks. We’ve had no contact with the player.” (via John Fay, Cincinnati Enquirer)
These rumors Jocketty refers to include this piece by Ken Rosenthal from Monday’s wee hours, which claims the Reds were still in on...
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Do the Cardinals really need Roy Oswalt?
Pitcher would offer an upgrade, but his acquisition could create
collateral issues.
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Did The Pirates Miss On Francis Because Of Jackson/Oswalt?
I'm writing this on my iPhone when I should be studying biology, so it's going to be quick.The news broke today that the Pirates had wanted to bid on Roy Oswalt, but were told to not waste their time. This comes one day after we heard that Ye Pirates had offered Edwin Jackson a 3 year deal. So now my question is did those two failed attempts cost the Pirates the chance to...
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