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Old 01-10-2006, 07:13 PM   #1
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Not elbow, I meant wrist. Reed sprained his wrist with USA Olympic team but was expected to be fine by Spring Training. He hit poorly all season and in September the Mariners crack tema of scientists fogure dout his wrist never healed. He sat out the few ramining games and had wrist surgery. I promise you he will be much better in 2006, he has a great line drive swing and should get on base at a great rate
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Bruce Sutter makes into the BaseBall HAll of FAme.

He was the only one to get in this year... I think?
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I think Sutter & Blyleven deserved to get in this year. Jim Rice, maybe. Nobody else though, Andre Dawson was the next best and he's pretty much the definition of "hall of very good"
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Injuries hurt The Hawk. It can be said about a lot of players, but you just wonder '"what if ?" As an Expos fan, I'd love to see him make it.
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Rice got screwed. He'll get in...

gonna be interesting, I like McGwire is up next year.
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Jan 11 - Todd Walker appears to be the odd man out in the Cubs' crowded infield. According to a report in the Chicago Tribune, the Cubs have penciled in rookie Ronny Cedeno to be their starting shortstop and will go with a Neifi Perez-Jerry Hairston platoon at second base. Walker, whose $2.5 million contract option was picked up by the Cubs in early December, could get a chance to compete for the second-base job in spring training, but that appears unlikely despite the encouraging words of Cubs GM Jim Hendry.
"Right now we have three second basemen," Hendry told the Tribune. "And if that's the way we go to camp, it's up to the three of them to compete for playing time."

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Jan 11 - Veteran reliever Jeff Nelson is considering one-year offers from the Cardinals and the Yankees, with a focus on how big a portion of the deal will be guaranteed, reports ESPN Insider Jerry Crasnick. "Things are starting to solidify," said agent Mike McCann, "but we're not there yet." Nelson, 39, held right-handed batters to a .196 average and stranded 25 of 31 inherited runners last season while pitching for the Mariners. He's looking at recent deals signed by fellow sidearmers Chad Bradford (one year, $1.4 million with the Mets) and Mike Myers (two years, $2.4 million with the Yankees) as a framework for his contract.
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Tavarez signed by Boston, I think they'll give him Mota's job and try to package Mota for a CF
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Sorry I have been out of the country and am a few pages behind in this post, but apparently Koskie didn't do much defensively last season. On Minnesota, there was at least one year when he should have won the gold glove (I say this because Chavez only played half a season) and he was one of the club house guys that hurt the Twins last year. I don't even know how putting him in the outfield would be brought up.
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Koskie made some awesome defensive plays last season. Not sure why you'd type that. If that rumour is going around Minnesota, it's a misnomer. Hell he broke his thumb because of his hustle. He always gives an honest effort.
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Jan 12 - The Orioles and first baseman/corner outfielder Kevin Millar could be nearing an agreement on a one-year deal, The Baltimore Sun reports. Millar reportedly had expressed interest in joining the Orioles for much of the winter.
"He'd be another veteran presence in the clubhouse who can play multiple positions and help out some of the young guys," Orioles manager Sam Perlozzo told The Sun.

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Jan 12 - Devil Rays first baseman/outfielder Aubrey Huff, appearing Wednesday on a Tampa-area radio show, says he's tired of being the subject of trade rumors, the Tampa Tribune reports. "As soon as I signed my three-year deal [in 2004], probably a week after I signed my deal, there [were] rumors of me getting traded already," Huff told WXTB Radio. "That's happened every year since then. If you want to trade me, trade me. Just get it over with. I'm sick of hearing the rumors. If you want to do it, do it. If not, let's stop talking about it."

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Can someone explain something to me.

The Rays put Huff on waivers mid year (i think?) last season and The Jays picked him up. However soon as The Jays did, The Rays took him off waivers. How can that happen? What's the rule on waivers in baseball?

They said The Rays were checking to see what interest there was in Huff. I don't get it.
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Waivers are complicated. There are 3 types, the one you're referring to is major league waivers, you usually hear about them during the trade deadline.

If a player is on major league waivers, he has 3 days to be claimed. If not claimed, the team can trade (even past the deadline), release, or demote him. If claimed, the team has the choice of letting him go or canceling the waiver request.

I don't remember Huff being claimed, but I'm guessing Tampa put him there because they thought they might trade him but couldn't finish a deal before the deadline. When Toronto claimed him they canceld becase they didn't want to give him up for nothing.
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Orioles sign Kevin Millar ( ), and then DFA Walter Young who is 8 years younger and 8 times better. This guy will be a steal for someone in a few days.
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Dodgers get:
RP Danys Baez
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SP Edwin Jackson
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Wow, after every Minaya trade, this might be the worst trade of the offseason (for LA). They give up 2 great prospects for a decent closer who will be unhappy in his new setup role, and a guy who will only be on a major-league roster if the 12th pitcher goes down.
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Gagne trade perhaps?
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Well they've got Brazoban as well. Reports say he's been lights out in winter ball.
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Lights out in winter ball? How about lights out in 85 straight major-league 9th innings?

You don't need me to tell you that Gagne > Brazoban and Baez combined, but the idea of trading Gagne is still ludicrous. Eric Gagne > Mariano Rivera, when healthy. There really isn't any reason to trade this guy, and there is nothing you could get in return to match him. Gagne has been a closer for 3 years, and has been the best closer in the world for all 3 of those years. Baez has had 3 above average seasons as a closer, and Brazoban has been awful in his only full major league year. LA will be playing 8-inning games for the next two years with Gagne, why trade that away and be stuck with two huge question marks?

With Colletti I guess you never know, but I can't see anything being worth Gagne unless the Cardinals decide to put Albert Pujols on the market.
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Well I'm not disagreeing with you on your assessment of Gagne, but when you see the moves the Dodgers are making, you have to start wondering.
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I think what they are doing is trying to have a great offense and a great bullpen, and sacrificing their defense and starting pitching. Their bullpen is now among the best in the NL (certainly the best in their division) with Gagne/Baez/Brazoban/Broxton/Wunsch/Kuo/Osoria. Take Gagne out of that list of names, its not so impressive.

There is no way Gagne gets traded this offseason, and I think a year from now most teams will be reluctant to give up anything when Gagne only has one year on his contract. I think he stays in LA for his contract and, as much as I hate the the thought of it, succeeds Mariano Rivera in NY.
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Well that's a big speculation on your part. One I'm going to disagree with. Here's why. There's a trend in baseball to draft closers. Closers aren't just failed starters anymore. Your A's are a prime example of that with the likes of Huston Street. Chad Cordero for the Expos and that Papelbon dude in Boston. The Yankees have a successor of that type of their own. They'll groom him slower than the A's have in Street, but I won't be surprised to see J.B. Cox make an appearance next year with the Yankees. He is the heir apparent to Mariano.
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Steinbrenner will always choose big name FA over an up and coming talent in the minors. If someone of Gagne's stature is a FA when Rivera retires you can bet George will overpay for him. He doesn't care about trading a Cox-type, he's done it before and will do it again.

I agree with your assessment of the closer-drafting trend, but I don't think it applies to the Yankees. The Yankees will always look externally to fill up their most important positions through FA or trade, and if no one is available they will give Cox a shot.
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Hero, I think you misunderstood what I meant. Somebody was saying "Maybe move Koskie to the outfield" and I was saying how rediculous that would be, because I would say he is one of the top five defensive third basemen in all of the MLB.
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Chone Figgins, your most favouritist player, ever. Has signed a new 3 year deal with Seattle. No, I'm kidding. The Angels and he did a 3 year deal worth 10.5 mil.
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Craig Wilson signed a 1 year 3.3 mil. deal with the Pirates. Not sure what that will mean in terms of his tenure there.
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I'm not looking forward to any Angel games this year. With Erstad/McPherson/Kotchman switching around alot, Figgins should play alot of positions and I'll have to hear the commentators talk about how versatile he is. I hope he plays 3rd alot though, that's where he is the most embarassing.
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Frank Thomas expected to sign with A's in the next day or two. High risk, high reward. If he can hit well for 90+ games, the Angels really dont have a chance IMO
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I was browsing around and came upon T Bay's site. I decided to have a look around at their stories since they traded Baez. I see they signed a Japanese reliever to a 2 year contract. This guy won the award as Japan's top set up man last. Interesting I thought.
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Yeah Shinji Mori. I dunno, he has been injured and ineffective the last few years in Japan. He wanted to leave at his peak of success (2002/3) but Seibu didn't let him, if they did he likely would've been one of the top 5 relievers available. He'll probably set-up, and that's where he's best suited. His fastball doesn't hit 90 so the DRays should stick with Orvella for saves
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Trying to find some info on Walter Young. All I'm finding is his 33 game MLB career from last year. Anyone got anything else on him?
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... I see he's a huge fucker. 322 lbs. (typo???) 6'5"
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Not a typo, I believe he's the biggest in the MLB. Here's his past few minor league seasons if you're interested.

2005 Ottawa (AAA): .288/.334/.438 (.772); 13 HR 81 RBI
2004 Bowie (AA): .274/.343/.539 (.882); 33 HR 98 RBI
2003 Lynchburg (A): .278/.348/.462 (.810); 20 HR 87 RBI

His only AAA season was poor, and his OBP numbers have always been low. But he can flat out rake and an AL team should pick him up and put him in AAA in 2006 and try him at DH sometime down the road. I can't imagine a guy that huge would be a very good first baseman.
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During one batting practice in the 2005 season, Young hit a homerun that reached the Camden Yards warehouse. The distance to the warehouse from homeplate is 432 ft (132 m) along the right field line, and the only other known player to hit the warehouse is Ken Griffey, Jr..

Since 2005 was the last year that he could be optioned to the minors without having to pass through waivers, the Orioles said upon promoting him that they would use him in September to see if he fits into their plans for 2006. He played 15 games for the Orioles in 2005, finishing with a .303 (10-for-33) batting average, one home run, and 3 RBI. In the offseason, Young is playing for LaGuaria in the Venezuelan Winter League. Since the Orioles' regular first baseman during the 2005 season, Rafael Palmeiro, left the Orioles as a free agent after the season, Young is expected to be among those competing for the Orioles' starting first-base job in 2006.

(Obviously the last paragraph was written before he was DFA'd)
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Aaand here's an article about him with a pic http://baltimore.orioles.mlb.com/NAS...=.jsp&c_id=bal
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DFA'd.. what exactly is the terminology to that?
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So they still hold his rights?
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