by evan brunell | May 30, 2004 | Uncategorized
Babying Pitchers Tom Gatto of the Sporting News offers this tidbit in the latest issue (Welcome to Mannyland, May 31, 2004) Call it an eight-man rotation with a twist — and a new way to coddle minor league pitchers early in their careers. The Rangers, Reds and...
by evan brunell | May 28, 2004 | Uncategorized
Over at League of Angels, Jeff Howe questions the Angels’ supposed acquisition of Raul Mondesi. Mondesi’s lifetime batting average is .273 with an anemic .333 OBP (anemic to Oakland and Boston at least) and a pretty decent .490 SLG. His arm is among the...
by evan brunell | May 25, 2004 | Uncategorized
05/25/04 Bill Mueller is placed on the 15-day disabled list (retroactive to May 20), with patellar tendinitis. 05/24/04 Byung Hyun Kim flies home to see a doctor about his sore back. 05/21/04 Scott Williamson is placed on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to May...
by evan brunell | May 22, 2004 | Uncategorized
David Ortiz, the 28-year old slugger for the Boston Red Sox, has agreed to a two-year extension plus a club option that could keep him in red socks through 2007. The money that Ortiz signed for is very cheap, as he will make $5.25 million next year, then $6.5 million...
by evan brunell | May 20, 2004 | Uncategorized
The Herald today offered the warning that Kevin Millar was about to trigger his 2005 option. This option is mutual, for $3.5 million. This means that if Millar’s option was not automatically triggered (more on that later), Millar and the team would have to agree...