Monthly Archives: July 2009
Dodgers and Cubs Fortify Bullpen; Pirates Nearly Devoid of ML Roster
The Los Angeles Dodgers sent two prospects to Baltimore to acquire George Sherrill; the Oriole closer will become the eighth inning pitcher in front of Jonathan Broxton or give Joe Torre an alternate closer if needed. Baltimore gets Josh Bell and … Continue reading
Filed under Baltimore Orioles, Brandon Webb, Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers, George Sherrill, Houston Astros, Jeff Suppan, John Grabow, Jonathan Broxton, Jose Ascanio, Jose Guillen, Josh Anderson, Josh Bell, Josh Harrison, Kansas City Royals, Kevin Hart, Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Reed Johnson, Russ Ortiz, Steve Johnson, Tom Gorzelanny
David Ortiz? Puhlease… “I’ll find out what happened and tell you.”
This is what happened. The Red Sox, along with several major league baseball clubs (Texas, Oakland, San Francisco, and anywhere Joe Torre was supposedly managing), were darned near promoting steroid use in a limited and controlled manner so long as it … Continue reading
Filed under David Ortiz, Steroids
Trade Takes and Other Baseball News You Can Use!
The top stories yesterday were all trades – which Mighty Casey Baseball detailed in a previous post… So, if you didn’t catch them you can scroll down the page or just click here: Cliff Lee to Phillies for Prospects Jack … Continue reading
Filed under Carlos Beltran, Jason Hirsh, Kansas City Royals, New York Mets, New York Yankees
Pirates Dismantling Complete; Freddy Sanchez Dealt for Prospect Who Can Be Traded Away in 2012.
Lessee… The Pirates could have had a lineup of Aramis Ramirez, Jason Bay, Nate McClouth, Adam LaRoche, Ryan Doumit or Jason Kendall, Freddy Sanchez, and Jack Wilson. Xavier Nady was a Pirate. Jason Schmidt and Ian Snell were Pirates. Mike … Continue reading
Seattle a Buyer? Adds Wilson, Snell from Bucs for Clement and Four Others
Last year, many had Seattle contending for the AL West crown only to look bad as Jarrod Washburn struggled and Erik Bedard went down to injury. This year, forecasts for Seattle were more conservative – and yet here is Seattle … Continue reading
Trade Analysis: Indians Send Cliff Lee and Ben Francisco to Phillies for Four Prospects
Maybe the Blue Jays were asking too much for Roy Halliday… Philadelphia, already building a comfortable lead in the NL East and still the reigning World Series Champions, dealt away four prospects for last year’s AL Cy Young winner, Cliff … Continue reading
Filed under Andy Marte, Asdrubel Cabrera, Ben Francisco, C.C. Sabathia, Carlos Carrasco, Cleveland Indians, Cliff Lee, Cole Hamels, Dominic Brown, J.A. Happ, Jamie Moyer, Jason Donald, Jason Knapp, Jess Todd, Jhonny Peralta, Joe Blanton, John Mayberry Jr., Kyle Drabek, Lou Marson, Philadelphia Phillies, Rich Aurilia, Victor Martinez
Buehrle Retires 45 Straight; Wang and Johnson Done?
The Cub fan in me was supposed to watch their game with Houston last night; instead I watched Mark Buehrle figuring I should watch to see how long he could keep getting batters out. Buehrle didn’t disappoint – cruising through … Continue reading
Filed under Alexi Casilla, Andy Marte, Arizona Diamondbacks, Bobby Jenks, Boston Red Sox, Brian Anderson, Bud Norris, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Chien-Ming Wang, Chris Snyder, Cleveland Indians, David Eckstein, Denard Span, Doug Brocail, Henry Blanco, Houston Astros, Ian Kinsler, Joe Mauer, Latroy Hawkins, Mark Buehrle, Mark Kotsay, Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, Randy Johnson, Roy Oswalt, Ryan Dempster, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, Scott Podsednik, Scott Richmond, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays
Interested in Erik Bedard? You’ll Have to Wait…
If Seattle had plans to trade Erik Bedard, those plans were dashed when the lefty hit the DL with shoulder inflammation. In his last start, Bedard fired 81 pitches in just three innings. I’ve written about this before – 100 … Continue reading
Filed under Brett Gardner, Chad Paronto, Cincinnati Reds, Clay Condrey, Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers, Erik Bedard, Houston Astros, Jared Burton, Jason Vargas, Jeremy Bonderman, Jess Todd, Joel Zumaya, Kansas City Royals, Kevin Millwood, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, Seattle Mariners, Seth McClung, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers, Tony Pena, Wladimir Balentien
Notes from a Saturday Night in Baseball
Even backup Mets are getting hurt. Gary Sheffield tweaked a hamstring chasing a Yunel Escobar double a couple days back and heads to the DL. Did you know that Sheffield leads the Mets in homers? I know – me neither. … Continue reading
Filed under Gary Sheffield, Mark Kotsay, Roy Halliday, Scott Rolen, Steroids
