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Roster Moves
October 09, 2009 by
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October is a month full of roster moves, and we started ours yesterday. We added RHP Eulogio DeLaCruz to the 40-man roster and released RHP's Shawn Hill and Cha Seung Baek and OF Cliff Floyd.We traded for DeLaCruz toward the end of spring training last year and because he was out...
Last Week
October 06, 2009 by
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Emotions are intense in the final week of the regular season. Teams vie for playoff spots, some veterans may be playing their last games, and young September callups are doing everything they can to make an impression. Off the field, however, emotions can run even deeper.This is an...
Tonight
August 18, 2009 by
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We sign Tate, Williams, Sampson, and Reyes, Headley hits a two-out rbi double in the 9th, and Blanks with a walkoff...That makes for a great day.
Signing Update
August 17, 2009 by
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And we signed Jorge Reyes from Oregon State just under the wire also...
Signings
August 17, 2009 by
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We just announced the signings of first-rounder Donavan Tate, second-rounder Everett Williams, and fourth-rounder Keyvius Sampson.Still two hours to go!
Quick Hits - Minor League Version
August 06, 2009 by
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Some notes from our affiliates:AAA PortlandAfter coming back from Tommy John surgery last season to pitch in Lake Elsinore and the Arizona Fall League, Cesar Carrillo began the year with AA San Antonio. After his first seven starts he had a 6.52 ERA in 38.2 innings. Since that time...
Quick Hits
August 04, 2009 by
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Here are a few notes about some young players on our big league club:Many of you may have seen Kyle Blanks hit majestic home runs to leftfield in Cincinnati and again the other night in Petco, but going out to the beach in right-center like he did last night? Not many right-handed...
Peavy to the White Sox
July 31, 2009 by
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Today, just seconds before the 1pm pacific trading deadline, we acquired LHP Clayton Richard, LHP Aaron Poreda, RHP Adam Russell, and RHP Dexter Carter from the White Sox for RHP Jake Peavy. The final minutes were quite a whirlwind, but in the end it got done.Here's a quick breakdown...
Hiatus
July 28, 2009 by
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I guess three weeks is enough, and I couldn't leave you hanging as we approach the deadline.Today we announced the acquisition of Sean Gallagher as the player to be named later in the Scott Hairston trade with Oakland. I know many of you attempted to post comments in the past couple...
Scott Hairston to Oakland
July 05, 2009 by
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Today we traded OF Scott Hairston to the Oakland A's for RHP's Ryan Webb and Craig Italiano as well as a player to be named later.Ryan Webb is a 6'6" 23 year old pitcher currently with AAA Sacramento. Originally a 4th round pick by the A's out of Clearwater Central...
Dodgers in Town
July 03, 2009 by
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So tonight is the return.It's not really my place to comment - after all, he's not our player and we have a game to win - but I'm interested in hearing your thoughts. What will the reception be? What should the reception be?
Player of the Month
July 01, 2009 by
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At the conclusion of every month we name both a Player of the Month and a Pitcher of the Month in the minor leagues. Mike Wickham, our Director of Minor League Operations, sends out the ballots to both front office and field staff, and my guess is that it's usually a pretty lopsided...
High Desert
June 29, 2009 by
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Lake Elsinore opened a three game series last night in High Desert, which is known for some high-scoring contests. Well, after eight innings last night Lake Elsinore was leading 28-14.Guess how many home runs Elsinore hit in order to score 28 runs... go ahead, guess. Exactly one. That...
Going Too Fast?
June 26, 2009 by
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Hector: I think that the strategy to promote too soon has backfired greatly with Antonelli, Headley and LeBlanc.Careful with Blanks...Hector,It's always a tough balance.Antonelli blitzed through HA and AA before struggling last year at AAA. In hindsight it may have made sense to...
Minor League Promotions
June 25, 2009 by
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Here are some moves effective for tonight's games:LHP Cory Luebke from Lake Elsinore to San AntonioCory is leading the Cal League in ERA and innings pitched, 3rd in K's, and was the starting pitcher in the All-Star Game.3B Logan Forsythe from Lake Elsinore to San AntonioLogan...
Kevin Kouzmanoff and Mark Twain
June 25, 2009 by
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Kevin Kouzmanoff has had a good couple of weeks. Actually, his .327/.351/.636 in the last 14 games is better than "good". How did this happen? He didn't suddenly get bigger or stronger. Pitchers haven't suddenly pitched him differently. So what is it? Back in 2007...
Signing Updates
June 24, 2009 by
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In the past few days we have come to agreements with:3rd round pick - Jerry Sullivan, RHP from Oral Roberts5th round pick - Luke Hagerty, C from the University of Miami7th round pick - Miles Mikolas, RHP from Nova SoutheasternNext week we'll try to work on the even numbered rounds.
Scoreboard Watching
June 24, 2009 by
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It's not often that we scoreboard watch in June (yes - everyone scoreboard watches even if they don't admit it), but I found myself glued to milb's gameday app last night.See, June is playoff time in the minor leagues, because from AA on down the first half winner earns...
One Year Later - Rounds 16+
June 23, 2009 by
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Round 16 - Thomas Davis, Fort Wayne, 1.42 ERA, 19 ipAfter starting this season with a 1.42 ERA in 19 innings out of the bullpen in Fort Wayne, Tom went on the DL in mid-May.Round 17 - Derek Shunk, releasedDerek, a senior infielder out of Villanova, had a .346 obp and a .341 slg in...
Roster Moves in Bulk
June 19, 2009 by
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We've had a busy week with the Major League roster, and today is the denouement (more or less). Here goes:Purchase the contract of Kyle BlanksThe big man is coming. Kyle has been playing some outfield (15 games) along with 1B in AAA Portland, and he's hit .283/.393/.485 with...
One Year Later
June 18, 2009 by
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As many of you know, I prefer to focus on process as opposed to outcomes since outcomes can often be misleading. Nevertheless, outcomes make the news (and determine who gets to play in the World Series), so we can't ignore them completely. With that in mind, following is a glance...
Peavy to the DL
June 12, 2009 by
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Today we announced that Jake Peavy will be placed on the DL for his ankle injury. In order to let it heal he will wear a cast for at least the next couple of weeks.
Rounds 31-50
June 11, 2009 by
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31st Round - Matt Jackson, RHP from University of South Alabama32nd Round - David Erickson, RHP from University of Connecticut33rd Round - Jonathan Berger, RHP from San Diego State34th Round - Joshua Cephas, RHP from Southern Nazarene35th Round - Adalberto Santos, OF from Oregon State36th...
Rounds 21-30
June 10, 2009 by
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21st Round - Kendall Korbal, RHP from Blinn College in Texas20 years old and 6'6", 210 lbs, Kendall has a fastball that reaches 93 and the makings of solid secondary pitches. He could end up as a starter or a reliever with power stuff.22nd Round - Cody Decker, 1B from UCLAA...
Rounds 11-20
June 10, 2009 by
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11th Round - Andrew Madrigal, RHP from Mt. San Jacinto in CaliforniaA two-way player at Mt. San Jacinto, Drew hit over .400 while also putting up a big year on the mound. 6'2" and 200 lbs, Drew is an athletic strike thrower who has been up to 94 mph with a solid slider. He...
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