Results matching “Aaron Hill”

According to a report by Ken Rosenthal, the Milwaukee Brewers have placed closer Trevor Hoffman on waivers. Mike Cameron, Craig Counsell, Jason Kendall, Braden Looper and Felipe Lopez were reportedly also made available, as the Brewers are in full fishing mode. The most interesting player up for grabs is, of course, Hoffman. The all-time saves…

Johan Santana has been scratched from his scheduled Tuesday start with soreness in his left elbow. For now at least the Mets have indicated that they hope the injury is a short-term problem, but several teammates suggested Monday night that Santana may be headed for surgery. He’ll be examined further by doctors Tuesday, at which…

Remember that cute little Colorado Rockies team back in 2007? A modern day Cinderella, they won their final 40 games (it only seemed that way), received some help from the ghost of Tony Gwynn (actually it was his son), then beat the Padres in a one-game playoff when Matt Holliday tried to tag home plate…

Adam Rubin of the New York Daily News reports that Billy Wagner is expected to return from the disabled list and rejoin the Mets’ bullpen Sunday, assuming that his final minor-league rehab outing goes smoothly Friday at high Single-A. Wagner is ahead of schedule in his recovery from Tommy John surgery last September and has…

Aaron’s mention of Scott Spiezio signing to play in the Golden Baseball League got me curious, so here’s a look at the stats of the notable and semi-notable players participating in the league this year. Walter Young – .329/.394/.482, 3 HR, 8 RBI, 15/5 K/BB, 0 SB in 85 AB Hulking first baseman got a…

Alex Rios signed a seven-year, $70 million extension with the Blue Jays just 13 months ago, but on Monday afternoon general manager J.P. Ricciardi decided to simply dump the remainder of that contract on the White Sox when they put in a waiver claim for the 28-year-old. “This allows us to get out from under…

Yankees 5, Red Sox 2: Brutal weekend for Boston. Dropping four straight to the Yankees is bad enough, but doing it on the heels of dropping two to the Rays is something of a tone-setter. Especially considering how ugly a series this was for them: Thursday and Saturday were pathetic. Friday was a stomach punch.…

Derek Holland entered Sunday at 4-7 with a 5.60 ERA in 82 innings, but hurled a complete-game shutout against the Angels, striking out eight with just one walk and three hits. Holland also had a near-complete game against the Mariners last week, striking out 10, walking one, and allowing two hits in 8.2 innings of…

Cardinals 12, Mets 7: Albert’s little slump appears to be over. Big shot in the 8th to bring the Cards closer, much bigger shot in the 10th — grand slam — to put the game out of reach. “I’m human. I’m not a machine,” said Pujols after the game. Sorry dude, I ain’t buyin’ it.…

As Aaron Gleeman attends the annual SABR Convention inside the beltway, I’ll do my best to pinch-hit in his absence. I’ll spare you my opinion on Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz, instead pointing you towards our coverage on Circling the Bases. This is the time of year where the great majority of us would rather…

Yankees 6, Rays 2: Via Facebook, I leaned that Jason from IIATMS and I made the almost simultaneous observation about Joba last night: that he clearly watched Mark Buehrle pitch last week and decided that he was going to be a fast worker too. He was pretty clunky looking at such a pace, but you…

Giants general manager Brian Sabean has talked about wanting to bring in some offense for weeks now and finally pulled the trigger Monday by sending Single-A pitching prospect Scott Barnes to the Indians for Ryan Garko. San Francisco first basemen are 12th in the league with a .283/.320/.440 line and Garko is a career .283/.355/.450…

Prior to last week Luke Hochevar seemed destined for a career as a solid but unspectacular mid-rotation starter, which while certainly not a bad thing would qualify as a big disappointment for the No. 1 overall pick in the 2006 draft. Hochevar had a mediocre 92/39 K/BB ratio in 123 innings at Triple-A and then…

Erik Bedard came off the disabled list on July 7, went 0-1 with a 4.15 ERA in 17 innings spread over four starts while working on a limited pitch count, and landed back on the shelf Sunday. Shoulder problems are once again to blame, and the Mariners are calling the latest issue inflammation while hoping…

Fourteen teams get a day off after they just had three days off. That’s like calling in sick the day after Memorial Day. Phillies 4, Marlins 0: Man, old people love Florida. Moyer: 7 IP, 1 H 0 ER; Ibanez: 2-4, 2 HR 3 RBI. Manuel: hit the early bird special before the game, found…

- Tim Lincecum dominated Albert Pujols and the rest of the Cardinals with a two-hit shutout on Monday. Now St. Louis will try to even up the series with Chris Carpenter on the mound. Carpenter has lost two of his last three starts with the Cardinals’ offense struggling, but he still hasn’t allowed more than…

- Tim Lincecum dominated Albert Pujols and the rest of the Cardinals with a two-hit shutout on Monday. Now St. Louis will try to even up the series with Chris Carpenter on the mound. Carpenter has lost two of his last three starts with the Cardinals’ offense struggling, but he still hasn’t allowed more than…

Reds 8, Indians 1: It was Brandon Phillips’ birthday and he beat up his old team to celebrate (3-5, 3 RBI). But he overplayed it: “It’s good to have a game like I did today, especially on my birthday and against the guys you used to play for. Today, I was like, ‘I’m going to…

Braves 2, Cubs 0: Javier Vazquez somehow managed to allow no runs despite giving up nine hits and two walks in six and two-thirds. Behold! In these Cubs we have found a team more feeble when it matters most than the Braves! Rockies 11, Angels 1: Aaron Cook now has the most wins in Rockies’…

“Mentally and physically I am exhausted. One of the most ill-felt victories ever. It wasn’t easy for either of us.” – Jeff Weaver, after outpitching his brother Jered in a 6-4 win over the Angels on Saturday night. They became the first siblings to pitch against each other since Andy and Alan Benes did it…

I’ll go over the pitchers tomorrow, but for now, here’s a look at how former major and minor leaguers are currently performing in Japan. Tuffy Rhodes – .327/.413/.655, 11 HR in 110 AB Rhodes earlier this year became the 12th player in history and first American to hit 450 homers in Japan. He’d be leading…

Johan Santana tied a career-high by serving up four homers to the Phillies last week and turned in the worst start of his career against the Yankees yesterday, allowing nine runs while failing to make it out of the fourth inning. After watching Santana get clobbered for the second straight start, pitching coach Dan Warthen…

So much for all the trade talk. Jake Peavy will be sidelined for at least one month and as long as three months after an MRI exam revealed a slightly torn tendon in his ankle. He suffered the injury while running the bases on May 22 and had one good start, one decent start, and…

To understand the severity of Friday night’s costly drop by Luis Castillo, one must first remember that he entered 2009 as one of the more unpopular players on the roster. With his patient, sometimes passive approach at the plate, Castillo became the perfect whipping-boy for frustrated Mets fans, as he batted just .245/.355/.305 in the…

- Colorado – 11th overall pick Tyler Matzek was the best high school pitcher in the draft, and outfielder Tim Wheeler and left-hander Rex Brothers were nice grabs at No. 32 and No. 34, respectively. Second-round third baseman Nolan Arenado also could have been picked earlier. The Rockies could have gone cheap in order to…