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Claiming Luis Perdomo
April 10, 2009 by
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This afternoon we announced that we claimed RHP Luis Perdomo off waivers from the San Francisco Giants. He should be in uniform for tonight's game...against the Giants.Luis has bounced around a bit in the past ten months. Originally signed by Cleveland out of the Dominican Republic...
Opening Day #2
April 10, 2009 by
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Yesterday was Opening Day for each of our full-season minor league affiliates:Portland Beavers (AAA)San Antonio Missions (AA)Lake Elsinore Storm (A)Ft. Wayne TinCaps (A)Fortunately, we took three out of four games yesterday with the only loss coming in a 6-5 game in Lake Elsinore in...
Poll Results
April 08, 2009 by
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A few weeks ago there was a comment asking me to elaborate on the poll results rather than simply take them down. With that in mind I posted the poll asking you to predict how many games we would win this season, and based on the tenor of the off-season I wasn't necessarily expecting...
Spring Training Evaluations
April 03, 2009 by
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Warning: Evaluating players in spring training can be hazardous to your baseball well-being.Back in the spring of 1997 I was just starting my first season as the advance scout for the Cleveland Indians. Excited to get to the ballpark every day to get some looks at the players I'...
Get Ready for Opening Day
April 02, 2009 by
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As I'm cleaning up my office in Arizona to head back to San Diego, I just packed away this year's edition of Ducksnorts (available now!). If you want some good reading to get you ready for Monday's opener against the Dodgers, I highly recommend it (once you get past the...
Roster Coming Into Focus
April 01, 2009 by
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As we get ready to pack up and head back to San Diego tomorrow, our roster is beginning to come together. It can be tough to keep track at this time of year, so I figured I should give you the latest version.After a number of moves in the past 48 hours - acquiring RHP Edward Mujica...
The Additions Continue!
April 01, 2009 by
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Late last night we agreed to acquire RHP Edward Mujica from the Cleveland Indians for cash or a PTBNL.A 24-year old from Venezuela, Edward has spent the bulk of the past three seasons between AAA and the Majors where he was used both as a closer and a setup man. Edward complements...
Eulogio De La Cruz
March 25, 2009 by
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It's no secret that we've continued to look for arms this spring, and today we added another in 25-year old right-hander Eulogio DeLaCruz in a trade with the Florida Marlins.Eulogio has been both a starter and reliever in the minor leagues, though he worked primarily as a starter...
Minor League Camp Videos
March 25, 2009 by
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For me, one of the best aspects of spring training is having all of our minor leaguers in one place at the same time. Yesterday I finally had the chance to get away from big league camp and watch our two A-ball games against the Texas Rangers. These are the players that you (and I...
More Transactions
March 23, 2009 by
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Today we announced another seven spring training roster moves along with the signing of RHP Shawn Hill.Of the roster moves we made today, five of the seven players - Josh Geer, Scott Patterson, Matt Antonelli, Will Venable, and Joe Thatcher - spent part of the 2008 season in the big...
Luke Gregerson
March 23, 2009 by
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Today we acquired RHP Luke Gregerson as the player to be named later from the Cardinals in exchange for Khalil Greene.A 6'3", 200 lb reliever out of St. Xavier University, Luke was named a Texas League All-Star in 2008. Using a nasty slider and a good sinker that generates...
Roster Moves
March 18, 2009 by
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Yesterday we made our second series of significant roster moves by removing 12 players from big league camp. Cesar Carrillo, Jackson Quezada, Mike Ekstrom, Travis Denker, Luis Durango, and Wade LeBlanc were all optioned to the minor leagues - in other words, they are still on the 40...
Bullpen Addition
March 15, 2009 by
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Today we added right-handed reliever Duaner Sanchez to our bullpen mix.Duaner Sanchez was released at the beginning of the week by the Mets making him a free agent once he cleared release waivers. Upon clearing we signed him to a minor league contract, and he should be reporting to...
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