Here are a few notes regarding some Major League pitchers:
– C.C. Sabathia collected his 13th win today and became the first pitcher in the Majors to reach that plateau this season. The left hander threw a complete game shutout, striking out nine while allowing four hits.
– Pirates reliever Evan Meek is still in the “strengthening [...]
07/10/11
Here’s a running list of injury updates around the Major Leagues:
– Athletics GM, Billy Beane, said that Dallas Braden’s catch session did not go well. “So-so would be kind,” he said. The left handed pitcher will revisit doctors, reports Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicles.
– Homer Bailey will join the Reds rotation on Thursday [...]
05/03/11
Here’s a running list of injury updates around the Major Leagues:
– San Francisco Giants’ third baseman Pablo Sandoval will have to undergo surgery to remove a portion of the bone fractured in his right hand. He is expected to miss four to six weeks. The procedure is expected to happen as soon as Tuesday. (Andrew [...]
05/01/11
Pittsburgh Pirates GM Neal Huntington said on his weekly radio show that there was ” a ton of interest” in pitchers Evan Meek and Joel Hanrahan at Saturday’s trade deadline.
“Those were guys we had no interest in moving,” Huntington said.
With the trade of right-handed pitcher Octavio Dotel to the Los Angeles Dodgers, the two pitchers [...]
08/02/10
Here are a few MLB Trade Deadline Rumors from the folks at AOL FanHouse:
The Astros are leaning towards keeping Brett Myers, and a source puts the chances of Roy Oswalt being dealt at 50-50. (Steve Phillips)
The Cubs are fielding offers on starter Ted Lilly, but the market is slow to develop. (Steve Phillips)
Indications are that [...]
07/24/10
July is traditionally is the annual Pittsburgh Pirates clearance sale, but the team is going against the norm and standing pat rather than clearing out its inventory.
“This year, we’ve got some guys that we’re not real motivated to move,” GM Neal Huntington said. “If we get a good baseball trade, then we’ll make it. [...]
07/21/10
Nick Cafardo of The Boston Globe has a few pieces of news to follow on this Sunday morning:
Right-handed pitcher Fausto Carmona of the Cleveland Indians had the Milwaukee Brewers and Texas Rangers sniffing around about him before the Cliff Lee deal took place.
Adam Dunn could command a contract in the $15-18 million range, but the [...]
07/11/10
Update 1/21 23:13: Dejan Kovacevic of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, compares Octavio Dotel and Matt Capps. You can read it here.
1/21 11:20am: The Pirates announced that Dotel passed his physical and signed his contract. To clear space on the full 40-man roster, the team designated for assignment reliever Anthony Claggett.
Pirates GM, Neal Huntington, said that Dotel [...]
01/22/10
The other day, it was reported that the Pittsburgh Pirates were going after a mystery relief pitcher. Today, Dejan Kovacevic of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette says that relievers Kevin Gregg and Tyler Walker could be crossed off the list.
At the time, suggestions included Jamey Wright, Kiko Calero, Brendan Donnelly, Seth McClung, Russ Springer and Chan Ho [...]
01/15/10
Dejan Kovacevic of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports from the Pirates’ minicamp in Bradenton, Florida.
The team and Octavio Dotel are getting closer to a contract agreement. If it gets done, it’s likely that Dotel will be named the team’s closer. However, management see two closer candidates in Joel Hanrahan and Evan Meek.
Dotel is expected to make [...]
01/15/10