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Today’s the day Francisco Rodriguez can opt out of his minor-league contract with the Brewers if they haven’t called him up and Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com reports that K-Rod is on the way back to the majors. Rodriguez’s deal pays him $2 million for cracking the Brewers’ roster, so they clearly feel he can help…
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Pedro Gomez of ESPN.com reports that Jonathan Sanchez has agreed to a minor-league contract with the Dodgers after being released by the Pirates last week. Sanchez is 1-12 with an 8.73 ERA, .330 opponents’ batting average, and more walks (61) than strikeouts (60) in 78 innings since the beginning of last season, so presumably it…
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Just not the Winter Classic, which can’t play Yankee Stadium until they get done scheduling bowl games no one really wants to see there in late December. But there will be two hockey games at Yankee Stadium next year: The Rangers vs. the Devils on January 26, 2014 and the Rangers vs. the Islanders on…
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This from the KBO, with the heads up from Dan of MyKBO.net. Watch the drive. Watch the bat flip. Watch the swagger. Watch the … ball falling into the left fielder’s glove. Whoops.
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Angels owner Arte Moreno gives Mike Scioscia a vote of confidence
May 15, 2013, 2:51 PM EDT
Earlier this month Albert Pujols stuck up for Mike Scioscia amid speculation that the Angels’ awful start could put his job in jeopardy and now owner Arte Moreno has given the manager a vote of confidence. Moreno replied “right now, zero” when asked by Jon Morosi of FOXSports.com what the chances are of Scioscia being…
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There’s a “Start Mariano Rivera in the All-Star Game” movement afoot
May 15, 2013, 2:30 PM EDT
It only takes one person to make a movement these days, so sure, let’s call it a movement. It’s from Bill Chuck at Billy-Ball: I urge Jim Leyland and the powers that be in Major League Baseball that the starting pitcher in the All-Star Game on July 16 at Citi Field in New York City for the American…
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Albert Pujols and Ichiro Suzuki are slowing down and Joe Mauer is on fire right now, which has allowed Mauer to take over the active career lead in batting average at .324. Here’s the leaderboard: Joe Mauer .324 Albert Pujols .323 Ichiro Suzuki .321 Miguel Cabrera .320 Todd Helton .320 Joey Votto .317 Ryan Braun…
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The Dodgers have lost nine of eleven. If they were doing better, would Zack Greinke be coming back three weeks ahead of schedule?
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Mitchell Boggs flopped as St. Louis’ fill-in closer when Jason Motte went down and then continued struggling in a setup role before the Cardinals demoted him to Triple-A with a 12.66 ERA and 12 walks in 11 innings. It was a shocking turn of events for a 29-year-old who posted a 3.08 ERA during the…
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We’ve been hearing early June for Mark Teixeira‘s return for some time. Today Teixeira said maybe it’ll be a bit earlier than that: Mark Teixeira said yesterday his rehab is going “great” and he expects to be playing in big league games before June 1st. — Bryan Hoch (@BryanHoch) May 15, 2013 I never thought I’d…
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Coco Crisp is off the disabled list and back in the A’s lineup for today’s game after missing the past two weeks with a hamstring injury. Crisp returned in the minimum 15 days and does so without going on a minor-league rehab assignment first, so he must be feeling pretty good. He’ll resume leading off…
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Jayson Werth is scheduled to begin a brief minor-league rehab assignment tonight at Single-A as he comes back from a hamstring injury. Mark Zuckerman of CSNWashington.com reports that the current plan is for Werth to come off the disabled list Saturday, which would be the first day he’s eligible to do so. Werth was off…
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Did Melky Cabrera lie about his World Series ring “ceremony”?
May 15, 2013, 12:04 PM EDT
Struggling to think if this is more weird or more insignificant. Hank Schulman of the Chronicle thinks Melky Cabrera is lying about why Bruce Bochy gave him his World Series ring in private yesterday as opposed to in some public “ceremony” of sorts. Cabrera said it was Bochy’ idea. Bochy said a Blue Jays official…
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“Ridiculously premature” no more: Phillies sign Carlos Zambrano
May 15, 2013, 11:31 AM EDT
Over the weekend there was a report from the Dominican Republic that the Phillies had signed Carlos Zambrano. General manager Ruben Amaro Jr. denied the report, calling it “ridiculously premature.” And today the Phillies announced that they’ve signed Zambrano to a minor-league contract. So yeah, next time Amaro calls something “ridiculously premature” that’s just code…
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Might this be the beginning of the end for Paul Konerko? Konerko, who turned 37 years old in March, is hitting just .214 with a .623 OPS and White Sox manager Robin Ventura has decided to bench him for the past two games. And possibly more. Konerko handled it well following a conversation with Ventura,…
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The Dodgers suck, but they’ve been aces on fan relations lately. First that Matt Kemp video last week, now Hyun-Jin Ryu warms up with a young fan: Man, the kid has a pretty good arm. Wonder if he could take Beckett’s slot in the rotation … UPDATE: Gio Gonzalez did it too: This trend will…
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Have the Dodgers finally ditched Brandon League for Kenley Jansen as closer?
May 15, 2013, 10:47 AM EDT
When the Dodgers acquired Brandon League last season and made him their closer many people wondered why they’d do that with a far superior option available in Kenley Jansen. And then when the Dodgers re-signed League to a bloated three-year, $22.5 million deal and stuck with him as their closer many people wondered the same…
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Back in 2010 Jeremy Affeldt negotiated a deal with the Giants in which he was to be paid $4 million that year. Someone mistakenly wrote in $4.5 million in the paperwork and, according to everyone involved, including Giants officials, Affeldt was totally within his legal rights to keep it. Who turns down a free-and-clear half…
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Jered Weaver threw 60 pitches in what Alden Gonzalez of MLB.com called a “high intensity bullpen session” yesterday and felt so good that he declared himself ready to begin a minor-league rehab assignment. Or more accurately pitch one rehab game and then rejoin the Angels’ rotation, because Weaver made it clear he doesn’t think he’ll…
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Well, maybe he’s going to continue running into walls. The Nats say that Bryce Harper didn’t get a concussion when he smacked into the wall on Monday night. This, from Adam Kilgore of the Washington Post, makes you go hmmm: “I feel kind of crappy today,” Harper said. “I feel a little carsick, I guess…
