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Valadius Aug 07 2009 12:05 PM

The A's have released Jason Giambi. The Twins have acquired Carl Pavano from Cleveland for a PTBNL.

Nymr83 Aug 07 2009 12:34 PM

Giambi in 328 PAs... .193/.332/.364, you'd think if a guy is hitting like that they'd stop letting him walk

bmfc1 Aug 07 2009 01:36 PM

Greg Zaun from the Orioles to TB. So much for a Schneider trade to the Rays.

attgig Aug 07 2009 01:51 PM

a unidentified team has made a waiver claim on Rios. With the rumors that the Jays were practically giving him away a month ago, high possibility that they may just allow the waiver claim to go through.

smg58 Aug 07 2009 02:36 PM

from Cot's Alex Rios of 7 years/$69.835M (2008-14), plus 2015 club option * 7 years/$69.835M (2008-14), plus 2015 club option o signed extension with Toronto 4/4/08, re-working 2008 deal signed 2/5/08 ($3.5M signing bonus remains, 2008 salary reduced from $1.335M to $0.735M) o 08:$0.735M, 09:$5.9M, 10:$9.7M, 11:$12M, 12:$12M, 13:$12.5M, 14:$12.5M, 15:$13.5M club option ($1M buyout) o full no-trade clause, 2009-10 o limited no-trade clause, 2011 - end of deal (may block trades to 6 clubs) Rios is 28, playing like he's peaked, and owed a lot for quite some time. The Blue Jays probably would simply give him away if they could. But wouldn't the no-trade clause allow him to block a waiver claim as well?

attgig Aug 07 2009 03:19 PM

but if the Jays simply let the other team claim him on waivers, with no trade... can a no-trade clause be invoked?

TransMonk Aug 07 2009 03:29 PM

Per bizofbaseball.com: A player with a no-trade clause who is claimed on Major League waivers must be pulled back if the player’s no-trade clause allows him to block a deal to the claiming club. However, the player may waive the no-trade clause and join the claiming club. http://www.bizofbaseball.com/index.php? ... &Itemid=75

TransMonk Aug 07 2009 03:32 PM

John Smoltz DFA-ed by the Red Sox.

smg58 Aug 07 2009 03:33 PM

from [url]http://www.bizofbaseball.com, a site I didn't know existed until a minute or so ago: A player with a no-trade clause who is claimed on Major League waivers must be pulled back if the player’s no-trade clause allows him to block a deal to the claiming club. However, the player may waive the no-trade clause and join the claiming club. So if I'm reading this right, the contract would have to specifically stipulate something about waiver claims in order for Rios to veto the claim.

smg58 Aug 07 2009 03:33 PM

Curses! Beaten to the punch!

Frayed Knot Aug 07 2009 04:19 PM

[quote="smg58"]A player with a no-trade clause who is claimed on Major League waivers must be pulled back if the player’s no-trade clause allows him to block a deal to the claiming club. However, the player may waive the no-trade clause and join the claiming club. So if I'm reading this right, the contract would have to specifically stipulate something about waiver claims in order for Rios to veto the claim.

I don't think so. I read that as saying the mere existence of his total no-trade protection is enough to prevent Rios from being moved to another team via a waiver claim unless he agrees. I don't see where any specific clause about waiver claims is needed.
The part about "if the player’s no-trade clause allows him to block a deal to the claiming club" doesn't mean he needs something more but rather that, as long as he has N-T protection to the specific claiming club, even a partial N-T agreement will allow him to block.

Nymr83 Aug 07 2009 05:07 PM

Thats my reading of it as well. Rios sure figured out how to cash-in on his one big year, and it wasnt even THAT big a year (2007- .297/.354/.498), coming at age 26 and building on .302/.349/.516 (in 128 games) the year before I guess Toronto thought he was on the way up, but now he's declined 2 straight years, I'd rather have Ryan Church today. The Mets need OF help but I wouldn't touch that contract.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Aug 08 2009 12:06 AM

[quote="Nymr83":15iju4q6]Thats my reading of it as well. Rios sure figured out how to cash-in on his one big year, and it wasnt even THAT big a year (2007- .297/.354/.498), coming at age 26 and building on .302/.349/.516 (in 128 games) the year before I guess Toronto thought he was on the way up, but now he's declined 2 straight years, I'd rather have Ryan Church today. The Mets need OF help but I wouldn't touch that contract.[/quote:15iju4q6] The number of years is a little more worrisome than the cost. FWIW, though, he's been a pretty consistently great defensive OF (great in RF, that is... but still decent in limited time in CF). And he'd beat the hell out of any of the currently rostered options in RF, offensively AND defensively. AND it won't cost a draft pick to grab him. Even if he never quite makes the heights predicted for him, there's a lot of value in 20/20/.280/.345/.450 with Hal McRae-ish isolated power and good-to-great defense... and it's a lot closer to $13M yearly than you may think.

smg58 Aug 08 2009 10:04 AM

Even his defense is down this year too, though. I wonder if he's been playing hurt. That might actually be a positive for a prospective long-term buyer, assuming it's nothing that an offseason of rest wouldn't fix.

Farmer Ted Aug 10 2009 05:49 PM

All that for only $20K. Enjoy the contract, Kenny. The White Sox acquired outfielder Alex Rios from the Blue Jays, SI.com has confirmed. Chicago will send Toronto only the $20,000 waiver fee and no players to acquire Rios, it was learned. The deal was first reported by Tyler Kepner of the New York Times. The White Sox claimed Rios on waivers Friday afternoon and had until Tuesday afternoon to complete a deal. By claiming Rios, the White Sox agree to assume the remaining $60 million on Rios' contract. Rios is expected to play center field for Chicago, which also acquired star pitcher Jake Peavy from the Paders just before the trade deadline.

Frayed Knot Aug 10 2009 06:01 PM

That'll be an interesting move to track over the next few years: whether the ChiSox get enough out of him to justify the cost or if the Jays put all that saved money to better use. Can't remember a waiver claim involving that much outstanding loot.

Nymr83 Aug 10 2009 06:16 PM

Blue Jays ownership is likely throwing a party right now.

Frayed Knot Aug 10 2009 06:30 PM

Essentially what they're banking on is that they'll be able to buy a better player (or several better ones) with the money saved, essentially what the Sox tried to do w/Manny all those years ago (2002-03 I think) during a depressed time in the market. Although you can never know what would have happened had he actually been claimed, the fact that the market came somewhat back towards Manny's salary plus their two WS titles means it probably couldn't have gone a lot better for the Sox and they were probably better off in the long run that he wasn't grabbed.

Gwreck Aug 10 2009 06:52 PM

Damn, I would've liked to have him. Especially if all it cost was $$$. I think the White Sox have priority though because they're in the same league. Funny thing is, Olney reported in his ESPN column today that "an NL team called about Rios before the trade deadline and expressed interest in trading for the outfielder, so long as the Jays ate a pretty good portion of the contract, and that team was told in no uncertain terms that not only would the Jays not eat money, but the interested team should be prepared to give up major prospects for him."

Nymr83 Aug 10 2009 07:11 PM

[quote="Frayed Knot":14248r2i]Essentially what they're banking on is that they'll be able to buy a better player (or several better ones) with the money saved, essentially what the Sox tried to do w/Manny all those years ago (2002-03 I think) during a depressed time in the market. Although you can never know what would have happened had he actually been claimed, the fact that the market came somewhat back towards Manny's salary plus their two WS titles means it probably couldn't have gone a lot better for the Sox and they were probably better off in the long run that he wasn't grabbed.[/quote:14248r2i] Manny '03 was a hell of alot better than Rios '09, but anyway if this trade lets them financially keep Halladay then it pays off right there.

Valadius Aug 11 2009 01:36 PM

Mark Grudzielanek released by the Twins yesterday. Might be worth it to take a flyer on him.

MFS62 Aug 11 2009 01:42 PM

He's 39, and hasn't played yet this year. Injury? I'll pass, thank you. Later

Benjamin Grimm Aug 11 2009 01:44 PM

From a Schaefer perspective, I'd also have to say "thanks but no thanks!" We can't even seem to learn how to spell "Francoeur." (For the record, it's FRANCO followed by EUR, as in EURope.)

HahnSolo Aug 11 2009 02:06 PM

[quote="Valadius":1j8952d6]Mark Grudzielanek released by the Twins yesterday. Might be worth it to take a flyer on him.[/quote:1j8952d6] apropos of nothing, one of my neighbors once dated him.

metirish Aug 11 2009 02:10 PM

It's only his name that's long , right?

John Cougar Lunchbucket Aug 11 2009 02:11 PM

Extra bases for Irish

seawolf17 Aug 11 2009 02:12 PM

I can't fathom why the Mets would waste money and at-bats on Mark Grudzielanek.

Frayed Knot Aug 11 2009 02:24 PM

Grudzeyechart has had 40-some ABs in Twins minor league teams this year. There was lots of over the winter talk about him because people were convinced he was one of those worth eating $18mil of Castillo's contract for. Turns out he wasn't.

Edgy DC Aug 11 2009 02:28 PM

Where's that seawolf17 completionist spirit? We can't have Doug Mientkiewicz on our all-time roster without Mark Grudzielanek.

Valadius Aug 11 2009 02:32 PM

Hell, even if it's to reinforce a minor league team, I'd take him. I'd take all the extra bats and gloves I can get.

metirish Aug 11 2009 02:34 PM

[quote="Valadius":3cp92hhd]Hell, even if it's to reinforce a minor league team, I'd take him. I'd take all the extra bats and gloves I can get.[/quote:3cp92hhd] Fans in Buffalo getting all excited at the prospect .

John Cougar Lunchbucket Aug 11 2009 02:36 PM

[quote="Valadius":2nw4it2z]Hell, even if it's to reinforce a minor league team, I'd take him. I'd take all the extra bats and gloves I can get.[/quote:2nw4it2z] What and piss off MFS62?

MFS62 Aug 11 2009 05:05 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Aug 11 2009 05:35 PM

Nah, At least he's a "name" player with major league experience. Takes more than that to piss me off. B'sides, Buffalo has a large Polish- American population. They'd probably build a statue to him. Later

Nymr83 Aug 11 2009 05:22 PM

grudzielanek has been an average player the last few years, would have been nice to have around when jose went down but not of much use now to a team better off testing out some young guys.

smg58 Aug 12 2009 12:00 PM

The Brewers DFA'd Bill Hall, demoted J. J. Hardy, and fired their pitching coach. Heads are rolling in Milwaukee.

metirish Aug 12 2009 12:03 PM

[quote="smg58":19smhhno]The Brewers DFA'd Bill Hall, demoted J. J. Hardy, and fired their pitching coach. Heads are rolling in Milwaukee.[/quote:19smhhno] Willie's evil plan coming to fruition

John Cougar Lunchbucket Aug 12 2009 12:03 PM

Chris Bosio takes over as Milwaukee pitching coach. He attended the same high school, and played under the same high school coach, as Jerry Manuel. PS, I'd like Bill Hall were he willing to accept a utility role. I'm talking for next year's Lou Collier thread, mainly.

A Boy Named Seo Aug 12 2009 12:22 PM

Yah, I've long thought Bill Hall could be useful. He plays a bunch of positions (even a little 2B back in the day, as I recall). I'd totally take a shot on him.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Aug 12 2009 12:46 PM

[quote="John Cougar Lunchbucket":1odlnyvo]Chris Bosio takes over as Milwaukee pitching coach. He attended the same high school, and played under the same high school coach, as Jerry Manuel. PS, I'd like Bill Hall were he willing to accept a utility role. I'm talking for next year's Lou Collier thread, mainly.[/quote:1odlnyvo] The man kicks ass and takes no names when wielding a pink bat. (Aside from the walk-off a few years ago... a .316/.380/.783 career rate line-- with 2 HRs and 3 2Bs in 5 games on Mama's Day.) Like most utility men, though: as a fielder, he's one hell of a hitter.

Edgy DC Aug 12 2009 01:05 PM

Can we get Dale Bozzio as a pitching coach?

John Cougar Lunchbucket Aug 12 2009 01:07 PM

Life is so strange.

smg58 Aug 12 2009 01:11 PM

Hall's defensive rep suffered from a bad first impression, but he was an above-average middle infielder by the time the Brewers moved him to center and eventually to third. Outside of this year he's always hit lefties well, and at least had some pop against righties. I see no reason why he couldn't be a solid utility man/platoon second baseman for a good team.

Frayed Knot Aug 12 2009 02:53 PM

Hall's defense is more a case of 'jack of all trades, master of none'. IOW, he's good enough to play a variety of spots while not really being top-notch at any of them - but just the fact that he can handle both SS & CF puts his value on 'D' much better than the usual run of the mill utility guy who mostly stick to corner spots. And because of that, I'm not sure how you don't find room for a guy like that on your team. He's been DFA'd - rather than just flat-out released - so I expect someone will deal for him before the 10 days are up. Hardy being demoted is a surprise - although I haven't been following his season too closely and the guy they brought up to replace him is a highly touted prospect.

Rockin' Doc Aug 12 2009 08:07 PM

Edgy - "Can we get Dale Bozzio as a pitching coach?" Seems to be an appropriate choice since we already have a bunch of Bozos pitching for us.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Aug 13 2009 11:16 AM

If these reportsare true, it's a little depressing. If true, and it's because Jerry likes him, then... well... I don't know how to feel, really. Mild despair? Tempered bitterness?

Ashie62 Aug 13 2009 11:20 AM

After one big hitting year Hall just stopped hitting. He has been hampered by nagging injuries and thus might fit in.

Farmer Ted Aug 17 2009 04:15 PM

BALTIMORE (AP) -- The Detroit Tigers bolstered their offense for a pennant drive by obtaining first baseman Aubrey Huff from the Baltimore Orioles for a minor leaguer. "I've been in last place basically my whole career, so this is an exciting time for me," Huff said. "I'm looking forward to it." The Tigers began Monday leading the Chicago White Sox by 2 1/2 games in the AL Central. The last-place Orioles obtained pitcher Brett Jacobson from Detroit and assigned the right-hander to Class A Frederick. Huff is batting .253 with 13 homers and 72 RBIs. The 32-year-old Huff recently hit his 200th career homer and should fit in nicely in a Detroit lineup that ranks 11th in the AL in runs and seventh in home runs. Still, with the non-waiver trading deadline passed and little talk of a deal, Huff expected to finish the season in Baltimore. When he was summoned to manager Dave Trembley's office Monday afternoon, Huff figured it was for a pep talk. Then Huff saw Orioles president Andy MacPhail sitting with the skipper and suspected something was up. "I didn't really expect anything," Huff said. "I cleared waivers and there wasn't a lot of interest I'd heard of. So this one kind of hit me out of left field." Huff said he was sad to leave an Orioles team finally reaping the benefits of rebuilding through youth. "This is probably the best young talent I've been around and I've been around some young talent. ... You got an All-Star in Adam Jones, and a superstar in Nick Markakis that nobody knows about," he said. "(Brian) Matusz, (Chris) Tillman, all these young guys coming up. It's a very exciting time here and Baltimore should have a lot to look forward to." Huff spoke briefly with Detroit manager Jim Leyland by telephone Monday and said he expects to join the Tigers on Tuesday, when they open a three-game home series against Seattle. Jacobson was 1-3 with six saves and a 3.74 ERA in 35 games with Class A Lakeland this season. The Orioles didn't immediately replace Huff on their 25-man roster and were prepared to play a man short against the Los Angeles Angels on Monday.

Frayed Knot Aug 17 2009 09:27 PM

Sawx release John Smoltz. You just don't get as much for your $5mil as you used to. 8 starts; 40 IPs; 37 ER; 68 baserunners; 2-5; 8.32 ERA

John Cougar Lunchbucket Aug 18 2009 12:59 PM

Pudge Rodriguez traded to the Rangers.

Frayed Knot Aug 18 2009 01:06 PM

Makes sense seeing as how sAltAlAmAcchiA just got hurt and they've just taken over the AL WC lead.

metirish Aug 18 2009 01:12 PM

It's where Pudge always wanted be , never wanted to leave in the first place. I'm sure of it.

seawolf17 Aug 18 2009 01:16 PM

[quote="metirish":1cis3257]It's where Pudge always wanted be , never wanted to leave in the first place. I'm sure of it.[/quote:1cis3257] [arod]They make the best steroids there.[/arod]

Farmer Ted Aug 18 2009 04:25 PM

Pudge REALLY wanted to be a Met once, too. Great talent but I suspect he's on the steroid list. That's anotheer conversation...

TransMonk Aug 19 2009 03:11 PM

Smoltz not out of work very long...welcomed in St. Louis. http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=a ... &type=lgns

metsguyinmichigan Aug 19 2009 03:14 PM

[quote="TransMonk":2h1mn0yz]Smoltz not out of work very long...welcomed in St. Louis. http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=a ... &type=lgns[/quote:2h1mn0yz] Clogging up his Hall of Fame plaque with one-year teams! I thought he'd end up back with Atlanta after Sept. 1 so he could retire as a Brave, like the team did with Niekro.

Frayed Knot Aug 20 2009 08:11 AM

Dodgers pick up Vicente Padilla (late of the stRangers) to help soothe their current pitching woes. Kuroda finally went on the DL yesterday 4 days after taking a liner off his noggin, and while their phenom Calyton Kershaw didn't lose yesterday he was yanked in the 4th inning already having throw 97 pitches (and walking 4) Bill Hall gets traded to Seattle although I'm not sure why. I hope for their sake Milwaukee is paying them a bunch of money.

bmfc1 Aug 21 2009 06:03 AM

Boston released Chris Duncan. I know he's not very good but neither are the current players. Would it be the worst thing for the Mets to sign him, play him for a month, and see if he could help in '10?

metirish Aug 21 2009 06:35 AM

[quote="bmfc1":3sxpx79u]Boston released Chris Duncan. I know he's not very good but neither are the current players. Would it be the worst thing for the Mets to sign him, play him for a month, and see if he could help in '10?[/quote:3sxpx79u] I don't like it , would you play him at 1st base and do what with Murphy , play him[Duncan] in the outfield but he's not the answer there next season and beyond. I could actually see him on a contending team coming of the bench , obviously that didn't work in Boston either.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Aug 21 2009 07:09 AM

[quote="metirish":200ivfs8][quote="bmfc1":200ivfs8]Boston released Chris Duncan. I know he's not very good but neither are the current players. Would it be the worst thing for the Mets to sign him, play him for a month, and see if he could help in '10?[/quote:200ivfs8] I don't like it , would you play him at 1st base and do what with Murphy , play him[Duncan] in the outfield but he's not the answer there next season and beyond. I could actually see him on a contending team coming of the bench , obviously that didn't work in Boston either.[/quote:200ivfs8] Well, to be fair, Boston kinda has a full house on that front (having brought in LaRoche, then Kotchman later to fill the same hole).

Frayed Knot Aug 21 2009 10:24 AM

Problem with Duncan (aside from the fact that he's a meathead) is that he's the left-handed hitting brother and therefore wouldn't make a very good Murphy platoon. Could be a consideration for a bench/part-timer role in 2010 but that's hardly a problem we need to start solving now.

OlerudOwned Aug 21 2009 12:24 PM

Have there ever been two brothers with as much platoon potential as Chris and Shelley Duncan?

Edgy DC Aug 21 2009 12:33 PM

Good question. I'll throw out Jose and Heity Cruz.

TransMonk Aug 24 2009 03:40 PM

Giambi gets minor league deal with Rox. http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=a ... &type=lgns

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Aug 26 2009 06:42 PM

Speaking of Denver, Matt Murton DFAed... http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2009/08/r ... urton.html Cheap, decent... pick dat bitch up! (Do it for Buffalo!)

Nymr83 Aug 26 2009 06:50 PM

he's been pretty bad the last 2 years but he was ok before that, worth a try.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Aug 26 2009 06:56 PM

[quote="Nymr83":tco6s674]he's been pretty bad the last 2 years but he was ok before that, worth a try.[/quote:tco6s674] Post-hype dude. Youngish (27) yet. Absolutely no risk. Plus, we get waiver priority over virtually anybody who'd be interested.

smg58 Aug 26 2009 07:20 PM

Hard to believe somebody with a .791 career OPS and a good glove has had as hard a time staying employed as Murton has. He hasn't even been up long enough to be arb eligible. There's no reason to think he couldn't be a reserve/platoon player on a good team. Why not give him a look?

Edgy DC Aug 27 2009 07:25 AM

Brad Penny, released to make room for Wagner. Five million dollars for Boston there and a 5.68 ERA. He did get seven wins, but Boston had more O to support his like. He's like high grade Tim Redding.

metirish Aug 27 2009 07:31 AM

The guy started the ALL -Star game not that long ago....what happened Brad?

Edgy DC Aug 27 2009 07:33 AM

Alyssa Milano is a witch. Outside of Justin Timberlake, every man she's been linked to has gone down. She sucks life force from them. And I'm sure --- sure as the sun's go'n shine --- that the presence of an Alyssa Milano boutique at Citi has sucked life force from the Mets.

TransMonk Aug 27 2009 07:38 AM

[quote="Edgy DC":7kcaa32i]...the presence of an Alyssa Milano boutique at Citi has sucked life force from the Mets.[/quote:7kcaa32i] This is good a concept as any to go into the "Anatomy" thread.

Edgy DC Aug 27 2009 07:50 AM

Alyssa Milano romantic diary hit list: Boyfriend: Kirk Cameron (actor, together 1985) Boyfriend: Corey Haim (actor, together 1987) Boyfriend: Scott Wolf (actor, together 1990-93, broken engagement) Boyfriend: Brian Bloom (actor, together 1996) Husband: Cinjun August Tate (lead singer, Remy Zero, m. 1-Jan-1999, div. 20-Nov-1999) Boyfriend: Greg Vaughan (actor, together 2000) Boyfriend: Jason Behr (actor, together 2000) Boyfriend: Brian Krause (actor, together 2000-01) Boyfriend: Justin Timberlake (musician, together 2002) Boyfriend: Fred Durst (Limp Bizkit, together 2002-03) Boyfriend: Eric Dane (actor, together 2003) Boyfriend: Jimmy Federico (dancer, together 2003) Boyfriend: Carl Pavano (baseball player, together 2004) Boyfriend: Barry Zito (baseball player, together 2004) Boyfriend: Brad Penny (baseball player, together 2005) Husband: David Bugliari (agent, m. 15-Aug-2009) I believe the Teen SteamTM franchise is also in the tank.

metsmarathon Aug 27 2009 07:51 AM

[quote="Edgy DC":1jmbpxmh]Alyssa Milano is a witch. Outside of Justin Timberlake, every man she's been linked to has gone down. She sucks life force from them.[/quote:1jmbpxmh] isn't she the one going down, then?

Edgy DC Aug 27 2009 07:52 AM

Now stop. I just said she was an agent of Satan. I didn't mean to imply she was easy.

seawolf17 Aug 27 2009 07:56 AM

Paging fman to the post-deadline moves thread.

Edgy DC Aug 27 2009 07:58 AM

There seemed to be a gap on that list between 2005 and 2009, and I knew there was at least one other ballplayer in there. I looked it up, and there was Russell Martin, 2007 OPS+: 113 Russell Martin, 2008 OPS+: 106 Russell Martin, 2009 OPS+: 82 Witch.

Vic Sage Aug 27 2009 03:54 PM

she can put a spell on me anytime.

OlerudOwned Aug 27 2009 04:10 PM

Fred Durst. Really?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Aug 27 2009 04:10 PM

The key here, obviously, is to study Timberlake. Is it the falsetto? The popping and/or locking? The obvious Michael Jackson-homage performance tics? (Hint: It's not the MJ tics.) Isolate, and you're a good way toward a vaccine. Then, hey-- consequence-free Milano cookie! (And yeah, OO-- for a while there, LordGod King of the Douchebags was stunningly communicable.)

Valadius Aug 27 2009 04:15 PM

I say we grab Brad Penny, as we could do a lot worse.

Fman99 Aug 27 2009 05:42 PM

[quote="seawolf17":36p28hfg]Paging fman to the post-deadline moves thread.[/quote:36p28hfg] I won't lie. I'd take a crack at her. I believe that I could show her Who's the Boss™. Plus she's a Dodger fan, which means she would come late and leave early. Just the way I like em.

smg58 Aug 27 2009 07:34 PM

In case you needed another reason to hate the Yankees, they put a waiver claim in on Chris Carter. It won't ultimately affect his coming to the Mets, but we won't get to see him this season. Then again, he's probably much less likely to get hurt this way.

PiggiesTomatoes Aug 27 2009 07:49 PM

If TMFY's claimed Carter, it has to mean that every other team passed on him. What a bunch of douches. Then again, if he can't get hurt this way...

Nymr83 Aug 27 2009 07:52 PM

[quote="PiggiesTomatoes":lmbeft50]If TMFY's claimed Carter, it has to mean that every other team passed on him. What a bunch of douches. Then again, if he can't get hurt this way...[/quote:lmbeft50] it means every other AL team passed i think

A Boy Named Seo Aug 28 2009 03:42 PM

So Scott Kazmir's an Angel now?

Fman99 Aug 28 2009 03:43 PM

Yep. Also Jon "Wookie" Rauch to the Twins.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Sep 01 2009 12:31 AM

First Ronnie Belliard for a song. Then, at the buzzer, the Dodgers go all-in. The right-handed Garland, 29, will move into a rotation that has struggled to find a fifth starter all year and has been further weakened by the loss of Hiroki Kuroda, who was hit in the head by a line drive on Aug. 15. Garland likely takes the place of knuckleball specialist Charlie Haeger, with Vicente Padilla holding the place for Kuroda, who could return to the Dodgers' rotation as soon as this weekend. Thome, 39, gives the Dodgers a legitimate left-handed power bat off the bench at the least and has been a first baseman, although he hasn't played more than six games there in any season since 2005, being used almost exclusively as a designated hitter.