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Nationals Designate Saul Rivera For Assignment
The Nationals have designated Saul Rivera for assignment, according to the team.
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June 08, 2010
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Draft Notes: Rays, Harper, Whitson, Astros
The reactions and updates keep trickling in, as last year's first overall pick prepares to make his much-anticipated major league debut...
Rays second round pick Jacob Thompson tells Marc Topkin of the St. Petersburg Times that he's ready to sign. The right-hander says he doesn't want to play "hardball" with the Rays (figuratively speaking, that is).
Nationals...
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June 08, 2010
Christian Colon "Ready To Go" At Short Or Second
Fourth overall pick Christian Colon says his game is polished enough to take him to the majors before long and he's not the only one who thinks so. Rival executives told ESPN.com's Buster Olney that the Cal State Fullerton shortstop could reach the majors by next year. The Royals have to sign Colon for that to happen, and the 21-year-old says he hasn't thought about...
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June 08, 2010
No Deal Yet For Indians, LeVon Washington
4:30pm: Indians assistant GM John Mirabelli told MLB.com's Jonathan Mayo that there is no deal. "We absolutely do not have any agreements across the board," he said.3:44pm: Heyman says the deal isn't quite complete (Twitter link) and notes that over-slot deals like Washington's don't often become official until closer to the August deadline for signing...
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June 08, 2010
Brad Thompson Elects Free Agency
Brad Thompson has chosen to become a free agent after clearing waivers, according to Bob Dutton of the Kansas City Star (via Twitter). The Royals designated Thompson for assignment when they claimed Kanekoa Texeira off of waivers.
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June 08, 2010
Taijuan Walker Hopes To Get Started
Ask Taijuan Walker to describe himself and he'll tell you that the Mariners selected a “considerate” young man with their supplementary round selection this year. Ask scouts to describe the 17-year-old they saw throwing mid-90s fastballs and “considerate” will probably not be the first word they use. They’ll tell you about a pitcher with a lively fastball and a promising...
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June 08, 2010
Nationals Designate Jamie Burke For Assignment
The Nationals designated Jamie Burke for assignment to make room for Ivan Rodriguez, according to Mark Zuckerman of CSNWashington (via Twitter). Burke appeared in just one inning as a defensive replacement for the Nationals this year, but he did not bat.
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June 08, 2010
Indians, LeVon Washington Reach Agreement
The Indians reached an agreement with second-round pick LeVon Washington for $1.55MM, tweets SI's Jon Heyman. The Indians drafted the outfielder 55th overall; he'd gone to the Rays at #30 out of high school in 2009 but turned down their offer of $500K and attended Chipola Junior College. Washington is represented by Scott Boras.
MLB.com outlined the knocks on Washington...
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June 08, 2010
Indians Designate Grudzielanek For Assignment
The Indians designated second baseman Mark Grudzielanek for assignment, tweets MLB.com's Anthony Castrovince.
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June 08, 2010
Discussion: Jeff Suppan
Jeff Suppan is a free agent now, after being released by the Brewers with over $10MM remaining on his contract. Suppan's new team would be on the hook for only the pro-rated league minimum. The righty is projected by ZiPS to post a 5.40 ERA from here on out. That's not appealing, but maybe a 4.75 ERA can be coaxed out of Suppan over a half-season.
A Cardinals reunion...
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June 08, 2010
Which Teams Will Add Draft Picks For 2011?
24 extra picks were granted for the 2010 draft due to free agent compensation, ranging from #18 to #80. Using Eddie Bajek's projected Elias rankings from May 23rd, let's try to guess which Type A and B free agents are likely to get arbitration offers.
All the projected Type As:
Bronson Arroyo - Reds
Carl Crawford - Rays
Johnny Damon - Tigers
Jorge de la...
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June 08, 2010
Follow The MLB Draft's Second Day
Round 2 of the MLB draft is underway, with the Astros taking college lefty Sammy Solis. The Pirates followed their #2 overall Jameson Taillon pick with a second big hig school arm, Stetson Allie. Allie dropped to #52 due to a rumored $3MM price tag, tweets Kevin Goldstein of Baseball Prospectus. The Red Sox took college righty Brandon Workman with another notable pick...
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June 08, 2010
Christian Colon Could Help Royals Soon
College shortstop Christian Colon was always the Royals' top choice at #4, writes Bob Dutton of the Kansas City Star. The Royals told Dutton that links to Yasmani Grandal and Chris Sale were a smokescreen.
The Royals' assistant GM of scouting and player development, J.J. Picollo, told Dutton the team feels Colon's price is within reason. Colon is a Scott Boras client...
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June 08, 2010
Free Agent Stock Watch: Adrian Beltre
Adrian Beltre signed a one-year, $10MM deal with the Red Sox in January, turning down three-year, $24MM offers from the Phillies and Athletics. The Scott Boras client gambled that he'd bounce back in 2010 and exceed a two-year, $14MM deal after the season. So far, it appears that Beltre was smart to bet on his own talent.
Beltre was expected to provide strong defense and...
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June 08, 2010
Keith Law's First-Day Draft Reactions
ESPN's Keith Law found yesterday's first round insane. To fully understand why you should join ESPN Insider and read his piece, which I heartily recommend. A few highlights:
Law found it interesting the Brewers snagged high school righty Dylan Covey at #14, because they are a team in need of more immediate rotation help. GM Doug Melvin explained to Tom Haudricourt...
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June 08, 2010
Best Available Names For Draft
Day 2 of the draft kicks off at 11am CST, and Baseball America has a list of the best available names. Brandon Workman, James Paxton, Austin Wilson, Stetson Allie, and A.J. Cole are just a few of the players who would've been reasonable first-round choices.
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June 08, 2010
O's Optimistic About Signing Machado
Manny Machado has heard the Alex Rodriguez comparisons, like everyone else. The Orioles’ first round selection is a big high school shortstop from the Miami area, so A-Rod was an unavoidable point of reference. Machado finds the comparisons flattering - to a point.
“I’m Manny Machado,” he said after celebrating the draft with about 25 family members. “I can’t be...
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June 07, 2010
Brewers' First Rounder Covey Hopes To Sign
Dylan Covey says his friends and family started celebrating so much that the house started shaking when the Brewers drafted him tonight. Covey was excited to be chosen in the first round, but the 18-year-old right-hander admits he has a lot to learn about the team that selected him.
“I know they have a slide in the outfield and that’s about it,” he said. “I don’t even...
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June 07, 2010
Red Sox Near Agreements With Vitek, Brence
Red Sox first rounder Kolbrin Vitek said tonight that he has a "verbal agreement" in place with the Red Sox. Vitek, a 21-year-old college infielder said on a conference call that he expects to start his pro career soon, since he and the Red Sox have exchanged figures and come to an informal agreement. Alex Speier of WEEI.com hears that Vitek will sign for slot money ($1...
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June 07, 2010
Supplemental Round Results
Here are the results from the 2010 supplemental draft, as MLB scouting directors re-evaluate their draft boards in preparation for tomorrow's selections:33. Astros - Michael Kvasnicka34. Blue Jays - Aaron Sanchez35. Braves - Matthew Lipka36. Red Sox - Bryce Brentz37. Angels - Taylor Lindsey38. Blue Jays - Noah Syndergaard39. Red Sox - Anthony Ranaudo40. Angels - Ryan Bolden41...
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June 07, 2010
Rangers Have Deal With Deglan?
Kevin Goldstein of Baseball Prospectus hears that the Rangers have agreed to a $1MM deal with catcher Kellin Deglan (Twitter link). The Rangers selected the 18-year-old British Colombia native 22nd overall with their second pick of the first round.
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June 07, 2010
Nationals Select Bryce Harper
It's a good week to be a Nationals fan. Just a day before Stephen Strasburg is expected to make his MLB debut, the Nationals selected their next top prospect with the first overall pick of the Rule 4 draft. As expected, GM Mike Rizzo and scouting director Kris Kline decided on Bryce Harper, a power-hitting teenager from Nevada.
Last year, the Nationals drafted Strasburg...
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June 07, 2010
Odds & Ends: Strasburg, Cubs, Whitesell
Baseball's draft begins at 6pm CST today. I'll be hosting a live chat here at MLBTR. Beyond the draft, your afternoon linkage...
Murray Chass got Nationals president Stan Kasten to admit service time was "one of the factors" in deciding when to call up Stephen Strasburg. Strasburg debuts tomorrow night against Jeff Karstens and the Pirates.
Lou...
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June 07, 2010
Draft Links: Grandal, Wolters, Vettleson
The draft is less than five hours away, and we've got another round of links.
The Indians have topped the Royals' predraft offer of $2.9MM to Miami catcher Yasmani Grandal, reports Frankie Piliere of AOL Fanhouse. Piliere still believes the Royals will take Grandal at #4, but the original agreement is off. ESPN's Keith Law, meanwhile, heard that the Royals and...
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June 07, 2010
Brewers Release Jeff Suppan
The Brewers released pitcher Jeff Suppan, reports Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.
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June 07, 2010
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