Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Thursday, July 10, 2008
BARRY BONDS will be ready to play in 10 days, Mets & Diamondbacks possibly interested!
If a team signs Barry Bonds now, his agent said he could be in its lineup by the end of the month.
"Give him 10 days to hit off live pitching, and he'll be ready," agent Jeff Borris told USA Today.
Borris told the newspaper that Bonds continues to work out. He would be available to play this season because his trial date for perjury and obstruction of justice isn't until March 9, 2009.
However, Borris told USA Today that he's not currently talking to any clubs about Bonds, who turns 44 this month.
"I am not talking to any club about Barry Bonds," Borris said, "because they all made it very clear to me they are not interested in him. Every club.
"I can't believe he doesn't have a job. No one has offered even the minimum salary. He made the All-Star team last year, and there's no reason to believe he wouldn't have a repeat performance in 2008, except for the conspiracy against him."
Monday, July 7, 2008
CC Sabathia trade now official with the players involved!!
Milwaukee sent Cleveland outfielder Matt LaPorta, pitchers Rob Bryson and Zach Jackson and a player to be named. Shapiro said the player to be named would be one of two specified in the deal.
Melvin said the Brewers' strong farm system gave him flexibility to deal away a good prospect.
"Matt LaPorta is going to be a good big league player, and I hope he is," Melvin said.
Attanasio said the acquisition of Sabathia will push the team's payroll around $90 million this season. Attanasio said the move might prevent the club from turning a profit this year, but it was made possible by increased fan support and sound financial decisions in recent years.
Sunday, July 6, 2008
C.C. Sabathia gets traded to the Milwaukee Brewers!!!!
The Brewers and the Cleveland Indians agreed in principle to a deal for the reigning AL Cy Young on Sunday. The deal is contingent on paperwork being finished and the exchange of medical records.
The trade was first reported by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Sabathia all but confirmed the deal.
"I'm good, excited," Sabathia wrote. "It's weird leaving these guys."
Cleveland would get Double-A outfielder Matt LaPorta, who is hitting .288 with 20 homers and 66 RBIs in 84 games for Huntsville, and others. The other players do not include top prospects Alcides Escobar or Matt Gamel, according to the Journal Sentinel.
Trading Up
If C.C. Sabathia had pitched for the Brewers his entire career, he would be considered one of the best, if not the best, in team history. Here's why:
| • Sabathia has two 17-win, 150-strikeout seasons to his name. The Brewers have just three as a franchise in Teddy Higuera ('86, '87) and Chris Capuano ('05). | |
| • His 106 career victories would be the second most in Milwaukee history. | |
| • Sabathia has 237 career starts, which would rank second in Brewers history. | |
| • His 1,265 career strikeouts would be a Milwaukee record. |
The Brewers wanted Sabathia, who rejected a $72 million, four-year extension from the Indians during spring training, on their pitching staff in time to get him two starts before the All-Star break, according to multiple media reports. Sabathia, who is 6-8 with a 3.83 ERA this season, could debut in Milwaukee against the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday.
Brewers general manager Doug Melvin told the Journal Sentinel on Saturday that a proposal was on table and he awaiting word from Indians GM Mark Shapiro.
"Mark said he'd be in touch with me," said Melvin. "I'm sure they've got to think through everything."
Laporta was scratched from Huntsville's lineup Sunday, another indication the deal was close.
Milwaukee, which hasn't made the playoffs since 1982, is second in National League standings behind the Chicago Cubs.
Philadelphia Phillies Closer Brad Lidge signs 3 year contract extension
Lidge
Lidge would've been a free agent after this season. The 31-year-old right-hander has 19 saves in 19 chances and a 0.77 ERA in 35 appearances in his first season in Philadelphia.
Lidge is 2-0 with 47 strikeouts in 35 innings and set a club record by converting his first 19 save opportunities this season. He didn't allow an earned run through his first 17 appearances (17 innings), which was the second-longest by a Phillies pitcher to start his career with the team.
Phillies about to take on the Mets in Game 3! Will we see Lidge be the hero or former Philly, Billy Wagner?!?
Friday, July 4, 2008
Atlanta Braves send struggling Jeff Francoeur for a minor league stint
Francoeur was booed at home Thursday night when he went 0-for-4 in the Braves' 4-1 loss to the Phillies. He hit .206 in June and is 1-for-12 in three games this month.
"It seems I can't catch a break, or when I feel I start to roll I just can't get things to keep rolling my way," Francoeur said.
The Braves hope Francoeur can relax at Double-A Mississippi and sharpen his mechanics. The plan is for Francoeur to rejoin the team following the All-Star break.
I'm not sure this will work but the Atlanta Braves need some serious hitting as they are right in the middle of the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Mets for the NL EAST Division Title! For the longest time, the Atlanta Braves always ran away with this division but their bats aren't what they used to be! I think the Braves need to make a move for a HUGE BAT!
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Nomar Garciaparra and Andruw Jones are coming off the DL to help the LA Dodgers, maybe
Jones
Garciaparra
Garciaparra has been on the disabled list since April 26 with a strained left calf. Jones has been on the DL since May 25 with a right knee injury.
The All-Star duo started rehab assignments with Triple-A Las Vegas on Monday and played three games. Dodgers manager Joe Torre said they would both take Thursday off and fly to San Francisco, where the Dodgers open a three-game series against the Giants on Friday.
These two players are proven hitters but are they too hurt and broken to help the Dodgers?!?
Or too old? Only time and Joe Torre's decisions will tell.
Chicago Cubs activate starting pitcher, Carlos Zambrano off the DL!
The CUBS hope Zambrano can give them a solid outing - at least 6 innings.
Cubs also activated Reed Johnson off the DL and was in the starting line-up, batting leadoff & playing left field vs the San Francisco Giants.
If these two players come back strong, the cubs might run away with the division title!