Earlier today, the Padres bolstered their lineup by acquiring Carlos Quentin from the White Sox for pitching prospects Simon Castro and Pedro Hernandez. Here’s a look at some of the fallout and reactions to the New Year’s Eve swap.. The early word from scouts is that Castro and Hernandez don’t have much upside, which indicates that [...]
As we approach the New Year, here’s the final edition of Quick Hits for 2011.. Congratulations to Ben Nicholson-Smith and Luke Adams on being named among the most influential Canadians in baseball by Bob Elliott of the Toronto Sun. The Rays‘ interest in Ryan Theriot, presumably as a backup, has been preliminary to this point, [...]
I originally wrote this on July 28th, 2011, but saw this evening that the video was posted again on YouTube. It’s always quickly taken down (probably by Cubs fans), so watch it while you can. Maybe retiring Steve Garvey’s number 6 seems a little excessive now, but I’ll be damned if I’ll let anyone try [...]
Detroit is serious about making a big addition. From ESPN’s Buster Olney comes word that the Tigers have “made it known to other teams” that they are willing to trade top pitching prospect Jacob Tuner this offseason “in a deal for the right pitcher.” Turner, a 20-year-old right-hander, was the ninth overall selection in the…
We’ll keep track of today’s minor moves right here.. In a press release, the Blue Jays announced the signings of right-handers Jerry Gil, Robert Coello, and shortstop Brian Bocock to minor league deals. All three players will receive invitations to Major League spring training. Bocock was involved in a minor mid-season swap this year when he [...]
The Tigers have made it known to other teams that they are willing to trade Jacob Turner in a deal for the right pitcher, tweets Buster Olney of ESPN.com. The Tigers have seemed willing to deal the right-hander in the past but this is the first indication that they are actively advertising Turner’s availability. Turner, [...]
Between this winter’s trades of closer Sergio Santos and outfielder Carlos Quentin, the White Sox have cut about $10 million in payroll. Could they be gearing up for something (or someone) special? Perhaps. Maybe. Potentially. Bruce Levine of ESPN Chicago expects the White Sox to take part in the bidding for Cuban outfielder Yoenis Cespedes,…
MLB Daily Dish has a story that the Jay have offered Kyle Drabek for Matt Garza (sorry my tablet wouldn’t let me link to the story). I do hate the idea of trading Drabek after a bad year, I’d like to think we trust our evaluations of a player enough to ride out a poor [...]
Well, it sure has been a while since we last posted something around here.I can only speak for myself as for the reason we kind of fell off the map for a little while here. For me the lack of interesting products or any sort of variety of products, combined with the fact that I [...]
Here’s a look at some Red Sox items courtesy of WEEI.com’s Rob Bradford.. Prior to him being traded to the Padres earlier today, the Red Sox weren’t engaged in talks for Carlos Quentin, a major league source tells Rob Bradford of WEEI.com. One of the major concerns from Boston’s perspective, according to the source, was [...]
