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Once upon a time Daric Barton was a stud prospect who was swapped (with Dan Haren) for an in-his-prime Mark Mulder and not so long ago he led the league in walks as a 24-year-old, drawing 110 free passes on the way to hitting .273 with a .393 on-base percentage in 2010. And today he…
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Casey Kotchman exited yesterday’s game with a hamstring injury and Clark Spencer of the Miami Herald reports that the Marlins will place him on the disabled list. Kotchman hit just .229 with a .612 OPS in 142 games for Cleveland last season and was only getting an opportunity in Miami because Logan Morrison is out…
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Released by the Astros last week, Tyler Greene has agreed to a minor-league deal with the White Sox. Greene was a first-round pick in 2005, but he’s hit just .224 with a .647 OPS in 266 games through age 29. He does have a little pop and good speed, so he could carve out a…
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Chris Young opted out of his minor-league contract with the Nationals and was released last week, but now he’s back with Washington on another minor-league deal. At the time the assumption was that Young could find a better opportunity elsewhere considering the strength of the Nationals’ rotation, but apparently not. He’ll report to Triple-A and…
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Manny Ramirez hit his first home run for the EDA Rhinos in Taiwan today–a bomb to straightaway center field–and the television announcer got very, very excited about it: (Complicated handshake to Ben Badler of Baseball America for the clip.)
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Roberto Hernandez is first free agent pitcher to start for Rays since 2005
Apr 4, 2013, 12:16 PM EDT
When Roberto Hernandez takes the mound for the Rays this afternoon against the Orioles he’ll snap an incredible steak by becoming the first free agent pitcher to start for Tampa Bay since 2005. According to the Rays’ official Twitter feed that’s a stretch of 1,207 consecutive games in which they did not use a starting…
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Brewers closer John Axford is off to a rough start, allowing three homers and a total of six hits in 11 plate appearances while working with decreased velocity. Axford says he feels fine physically and Adam McCalvy of MLB.com writes that the Brewers are unlikely to make any quick decisions about removing him as closer,…
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Last year at this time Sean Marshall was beginning the season as the Reds’ closer, but that didn’t last long and now he’s third in the bullpen hierarchy behind Aroldis Chapman and Jonathan Broxton. If he can get healthy enough to pitch, that is. Marshall hasn’t been available yet this season because of shoulder fatigue,…
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Reds won’t move Shin-Soo Choo to left field with Ryan Ludwick out
Apr 4, 2013, 10:47 AM EDT
Ryan Ludwick‘s torn shoulder labrum gave the Reds a potential excuse to move Shin-Soo Choo out of center field–where he’s basically never played regularly–and use Chris Heisey there. Heisey is going to sub for Ludwick anyway and has significantly more center field experience than Choo, but manager Dusty Baker told Mark Sheldon of MLB.com that…
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As of two weeks ago Mark Teixeira was saying he might not return from his wrist injury until June, but now he’s apparently aiming for May 1. Teixeira was initially given an 8-10 week timetable on March 5 and according to Bryan Hoch of MLB.com the Yankees think May 1 would be really optimistic, but…
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Ervin Santana served up an AL-high 39 homers in 178 innings last season on the way to posting a 5.16 ERA that convinced the Angels to dump him on the Royals. Santana made his Royals debut today and allowed three homers in six innings, as Adam Dunn, Dayan Viciedo, and Tyler Flowers all took him…
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After designating Clay Rapada for assignment last week the Yankees have released the left-handed reliever. Rapada is currently sidelined by a shoulder injury, but the Yankees needed the 40-man roster space more than they wanted to keep him around on the disabled list. Rapada was pretty effective for the Yankees last season, posting a 2.82…
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Ty Hensley, who was the Yankees’ first-round pick last June, is expected to miss at least 2-3 months after undergoing surgery to repair a right hip impingement. According to George King of the New York Post the same doctor who performed hip surgery on Alex Rodriguez will do the honors with Hensley, who had his…
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With all the huge long-term contracts being handed out this week there was speculation that Clayton Kershaw could be next, but it doesn’t sound like he’s close to signing an extension with the Dodgers. Kershaw’s agent, Casey Close, was at Dodger Stadium on Monday and Tuesday, but a source told Dylan Hernandez of the Los…
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When the Astros arrived at their lockers in Minute Maid Park they found new iPads waiting for them, courtesy of owner Jim Crane. Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports that Crane got the idea from general manager Jeff Luhnow, who wants the players to use the iPads to “look at of their at-bats and pitching so…
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Alex White was set to be the Astros’ fourth starter, but he injured his elbow late in spring training and now the 24-year-old former first-round pick may be headed for surgery. Brian T. Smith of the Houston Chronicle reports that nothing official has been decided yet, but White is “starting to accept the idea of…
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Parker Hageman at Twins Daily has an excellent article about Twins left-hander Glen Perkins, who went from injured, mediocre starter to excellent late-inning reliever and now full-time closer. Perkins talked about how he started getting into sabermetrics when he was hurt in 2010 and has embraced statistical analysis ever since: I didn’t get into any…
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Bartolo Colon will rejoin A’s rotation Saturday when suspension ends
Apr 3, 2013, 10:47 AM EDT
Bartolo Colon‘s 50-game suspension for testosterone usage ends Saturday and Casey Pratt of CSNBayArea.com reports that the A’s will immediately get the 40-year-old right-hander back in the rotation with a start that day against the Astros. Colon hasn’t started a big-league game since August 18, but re-signed with the A’s on a one-year, $3 million…
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When the Cardinals placed David Freese on the disabled list to begin the season the idea was that he’d be ready to return from his back injury for the home opener on April 8, but that now looks iffy. Mike Matheny told Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post Dispatch that the Cardinals would like…
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Rangers pitching prospect Chad Bell is scheduled for Tommy John elbow surgery tomorrow and will miss the entire season, Drew Davison of the Fort Worth Star Telegram reports. Bell pitched at three different levels last season, going from Single-A to Triple-A while making the All-Star team at Double-A, and finished with a 3.48 ERA and…
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Stephen Drew is on the seven-day concussion disabled list, but Peter Abraham of the Boston Globe reports that MLB has cleared the Red Sox shortstop to play in games. Drew has been out since a pitch to the helmet left him with a concussion on March 7, experiencing post-concussion symptoms that included dizziness, so he’ll…
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Ryan Ludwick suffered a dislocated right shoulder while sliding into third base yesterday and the Reds announced that he’ll undergo surgery tomorrow to repair torn cartilage. There’s no official timetable for his return yet, but the Reds placed Ludwick on the disabled list and obviously he’s going to be out for a while. Chris Heisey…
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Last week the Indians designated Ezequiel Carrera for assignment and today the Phillies claimed the 25-year-old outfielder off waivers. Carrera hasn’t hit much in the majors so far, but he’s a center fielder with very good speed and has shown some decent on-base skills in the minors. He’ll be a backup outfielder for the Phillies,…
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The good news is that Jonny Venters‘ trip to see Dr. James Andrews hasn’t resulted in elbow surgery. The bad news is that Andrews injected Venters’ elbow with platelet-rich plasma and the Braves left-hander has been shut down for four weeks. Mark Bowman of MLB.com reports that Venters would then begin a throwing program, which…
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Jim Callis of Baseball America has the breakdown of this year’s draft pick signing bonus pool and the total for the first 10 rounds is $202 million, which is up 8.2 percent compared to last year. Houston has the No. 1 overall pick, so not surprisingly the Astros’ pool is an MLB-leading $11.7 million, followed…
