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Earlier this month Cubs prospect Jorge Soler was suspended five games after attempting to attack the opposing team’s dugout while holding a bat and now his own manager has benched him for not hustling. Single-A Daytona manager Dave Keller told Sean Kernan of the Daytona Beach News Journal that Soler was benched for failing to…
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John Danks has progressed enough in his recovery from August shoulder surgery that the White Sox left-hander is scheduled to make his first minor-league rehab start Thursday at Double-A. Scott Merkin of MLB.com reports that the White Sox don’t have a set plan yet for how many rehab starts Danks will be asked to make.…
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Taylor Teagarden fracturing his thumb put the Orioles in the market for some catching help and they acquired Chris Snyder from the Angels for reliever Rob Delaney (not to be confused with stand-up comedian/National Anthem singer Rob Delaney). Snyder was once an above-average starting catcher for the Diamondbacks, but injuries have derailed his career and…
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Suddenly that video from last week in which Cardinals teammates unsuccessfully tried to spell Marc Rzepczynski‘s name isn’t so funny. St. Louis has demoted Rzepczynski to Triple-A following a rough start to the season that included the left-hander allowing seven runs on 13 hits in eight innings. Rzepczynski hasn’t been in the minors since 2010…
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Lou Marson returns to the DL for the second time in a week
Apr 29, 2013, 11:19 AM EDT
Less than a week after returning from the disabled list Indians backup catcher Lou Marson is back on the DL, this time with a shoulder injury. Cleveland recalled Yan Gomes from Triple-A to again take Marson’s spot on the roster. Gomes homered twice in six games when Marson was out with a neck injury previously.…
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Jason Motte played catch twice over the weekend, throwing from 60 feet on flat ground, and afterward the rehabbing Cardinals closer told Jenifer Langosch of MLB.com that he “felt good.” Motte and the Cardinals are trying to determine if he can avoid surgery to repair a torn elbow ligament. Previously the stated plan was to…
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Daniel Bard’s latest stay in the majors lasted all of four days, as the Red Sox optioned the right-hander back to Double-A. Bard appeared in just two games and faced a total of six batters, allowing one run on two walks and one hit while striking out one. Peter Abraham of the Boston Globe writes…
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UPDATE: So much for McCann potentially coming off the disabled list early next week, as manager Fredi Gonzalez told Mark Bowman of MLB.com that the plan is for his minor-league rehab stint to last at least 10 games. ========== Brian McCann had to put his rehab from shoulder surgery on hold because of a wrist…
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When a 41-year-old pitcher has Tommy John elbow surgery the assumption is that we’ve seen the last of him, but Jose Contreras decided to keep playing and his comeback with the Pirates is going well. Rob Biertempfel of the Pittsburgh Tribune Review reports that Contreras has been promoted to Triple-A, presumably so the Pirates can…
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Matt Adams was supposed to be mostly a bench bat for the Cardinals, but he hit so well that he worked his way into the lineup as a semi-regular … only to strain his oblique muscle Sunday. Adams hasn’t played since and today the Cardinals placed him on the disabled list, calling up infielder Jermaine…
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Justin Maxwell fractured his left hand in Tuesday’s game and the Astros announced today that he’s expected to miss 4-6 weeks. In his place the Astros have turned to prospect Robbie Grossman as their starting center fielder. Maxwell was all about power and range, which helped cancel out a .230 batting average, .301 on-base percentage,…
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Philip Humber threw a perfect game on April 21 of last year, but the degree to which he’s fallen apart since then is amazing. Humber, who was claimed off waivers by the Astros from the White Sox in November, has thrown 111 innings and faced 523 batters since the perfect game. During that time he…
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Daniel Descalso and Joe Kelly have spent more than a year as Marc Rzepczynski‘s teammates, but they both had a lot of trouble trying to spell the Cardinals left-hander’s last name: My favorite part is both Descalso and Kelly claiming that they used to be able to spell it, but have since lost the ability.…
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Michael Morse got off to a huge start for the Mariners, hitting .293 with six homers in his first 10 games, but then he fractured his right pinkie finger and has struggled since returning. Morse sat out just four days with the injury, but is 6-for-37 (.162) with zero homers and 12 strikeouts in nine…
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Aroldis Chapman made customized “Cuban Missile” hats for all the Reds
Apr 26, 2013, 11:19 AM EDT
Aroldis Chapman designed customized hats bearing his “Cuban Missile” nickname for all the Reds and handed them out yesterday. C. Trent Rosencrans of the Cincinnati Enquirer sets the scene: Each player had another hat with the world “Cuban Missile” on the front with the player’s initials and number on the side … Chapman had the…
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Mariners general manager Jack Zduriencik “is running out of time”
Apr 26, 2013, 10:47 AM EDT
With the Mariners off to another bad start and seemingly headed for their fourth straight losing season Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports.com writes that general manager Jack Zduriencik “is running out of time.” In talking to Rosenthal the GM stressed that patience is required because so much of his effort has involved building up the farm…
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Kevin Youkilis missed his fifth straight game yesterday with a back injury that was initially only expected to cost him a day or two. Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports that Youkilis tried to take batting practice before last night’s game, but his lower back was too stiff. Yankees manager Joe Girardi told Hoch that Youkilis…
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Justin Verlander exited this afternoon’s start against the Royals after seven innings with what the Tigers announced as cracked skin on his right thumb. Presumably “cracked skin” is better than a blister, although I’m not smart enough to necessarily know the difference in terms of a recovery timetable and either way it could be an…
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Via the Associated Press, two-time Cy Young winner Bret Saberhagen is auctioning off a bunch of his old baseball memorabilia “because it’s gathering dust in a storage shed and the proceeds will be used to benefit others.” SCPAuctions.com is running the sale and there are a total of 77 items up for bid, including: -…
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Duane Below was claimed off waivers by the Marlins after being designated for assignment by the Tigers. Below has a 4.06 ERA and 43/19 K/BB ratio in 75 innings as a big leaguer, but Miami will send him to Triple-A for now. At age 27 he doesn’t have much upside, but Below is a left-handed…
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Alfredo Aceves will report to Triple-A because he wants his money
Apr 25, 2013, 1:30 PM EDT
We’ve heard from some people wondering whether Alfredo Aceves will accept his demotion to Triple-A. Aceves has 72 hours to report to Triple-A after the Red Sox optioned him to the minors yesterday. He hasn’t arrived in Pawtucket yet, but you can be sure he’ll get there within the time limit if only because he…
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Yankees outfield prospect Mason Williams was arrested early this morning and charged with a DUI, according to Andy McCullough of the Newark Star Ledger. Williams was the Yankees’ fourth-round pick in 2010 and has emerged as an excellent prospect, with both Baseball America and MLB.com ranking him among their top 50 overall heading into this…
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Another day, another injured Dodgers pitcher. This time it’s right-hander Shawn Tolleson, who would have been in line for a bullpen gig with the pitching staff coming apart, but will instead be out for 3-5 months following back surgery. Tolleson was called up on April 12 to take Zack Greinke‘s roster spot, but appeared in…
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It could mean nothing or it could mean the Orioles aren’t all that worried about his elbow, but Dylan Bundy’s trip to see Dr. James Andrews isn’t happening until Monday. That would be nearly a full week after the Orioles announced that the 20-year-old stud prospect would get a second opinion from Andrews after having…
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Jose Valverde might have been fibbing about getting offers from Yankees and Mets
Apr 25, 2013, 10:15 AM EDT
Back in February, when Jose Valverde was still looking for work, a report that he was close to signing with the Marlins was almost immediately shot down and called “a typical ploy by Scott Boras.” I bring this up because yesterday, when Valverde spoke to the Detroit media upon rejoining the Tigers, he told reporters…
