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Rockies decline options on Torrealba, Embree

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 01:25:14 +0000

DENVER — What was suspected for weeks became a reality Friday. The Rockies declined the $4 million option on Yorvit Torrealba’s contract, making him a free agent. They also exercised a buyout with reliever Alan Embree. Torrealba’s agent Melvin Roman did not rule out Torrealba ...

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Clint Hurdle the hitting coach: A closer look at his results with the Colorado Rockies

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 15:50:33 +0000

Now that the Rangers have a hitting instructor in place, it all becomes about the results. So, what kind of results did Clint Hurdle get during his five full seasons as the Colorado Rockies hitting instructor? The chart below should...

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Warming up the damn stove.

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 15:51:28 +0000

I just want to establish this right now. I am not a big Matt Holliday fan. A lot of his numbers seem inflated from playing at Colorado and backing up Pujols. Would he be a good replacement for Damon in left, should the Yankees go another route? Yes. But the type of money his agent Scott Boras ...

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Reviewing Pre-Season Predicted Standings

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 17:15:42 +0000

The baseball season has ended, so it’s time to look back at how badly my pre-season predictions went. Making guesses about the future is hard: I got 3 out of the 4 AL playoff teams correct (though I had the Sox with the AL East title and the Yanks as the WIld Card team), but only 1 of the ...

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Rockies sign Belisel and Flores

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 23:38:20 +0000

Peralta opts for free agency, Quintanilla assigned to minor-league roster.

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Winter market forecast: A flood of non-tenders

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:31:40 +0000

The conversations between general managers began accelerating this week, and some have noticed a distinct trend that does not bode well for this winte...

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Baseball dodges a bullet

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:01:14 +0000

According to the experts, while it's supposed to rain today, it's going to taper off by game time tonight, so there's no real threat of a cancellation. It'll actually be pretty darn nice in New York tomorrow, and it's looking practically gorgeous for...

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The Biggest WAR Bargains of 2009: Part 1

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:00:57 +0000

Image by Keith Allison via Flickr Currently in the MLB , the average player value, per win, is about $4.5 million. So, if a player’s WAR (Wins Above Replacement) in a season was 2.0, that player would have been worth about $9 million. Naturally, there are going to be a ...

Peter@BaseballReflections posted 12 days ago from baseballreflections.com

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Myers in, Cairo out for World Series

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:26:00 +0000

After being left off the roster for the National League Championship Series, reliever Brett Myers is back on the roster for the World Series, the Phillies announced. Miguel Cairo has been left off the roster after being added for the NLCS. Myers, who missed a significant portion of the season ...

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Are the Mets good enough to Schmooze Torrealba

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:35:00 +0000

I know baseball is a business and money talks but are the Mets really good enough to schmooze things over with Yorvit Torrealba. Just early this month when discussing his pending grievance the catcher made it sound personal, that he felt he had a deal in place and that he was up set over ...

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How Do You Say "Black Sox" in Taiwanese?

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:04:00 +0000

Hey look, it's a former Los Angeles Dodger in the news, allegedly involved in a game-fixing scandal in Taiwan : TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Authorities are investigating whether Taiwanese baseball players accepted bribes to fix games, a prosecutor said Tuesday, the latest blow to the integrity of the ...

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A Rockies Presence Elsewhere

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:40:29 +0000

Would Torrealba really let Mets lead him down a promised path again?

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Reynolds Undergoes Surgery

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:40:29 +0000

Star-crossed right-hander has scapula surgery to remove scar tissue and inflammed area

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Rockies moving closer to 3-year deal with Tracy

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:07:56 +0000

The Rockies are moving toward an agreement on a three-year contract for manager Jim Tracy, according to a major league source.

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BBA Ballot: NL MVP

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:03:14 +0000

This is the fourth and final installment of our end-of-season award ballots for the [ Baseball Bloggers Alliance ]. The [ Manager of the Year post is here ], the [ Rookie of the Year post is here ], and the [ Cy Young post is here ]. After the obvious winner, this is extremely difficult and ...

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Reliever Peralta elects to become a free agent

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:49:34 +0000

NEW YORK — Joel Peralta made two of the biggest pitches of the Rockies’ season in back-to-back wins over Milwaukee in June. Manager Jim Tracy called Peralta’s effort gutsy. It was part of Colorado’s turnaround as the Rockies won 17 of 18 games to become relevant ...

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Hoyer reassigns scouting director Gayton

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:21:45 +0000

SAN DIEGO – Jed Hoyer's first order of business as Padres general manager appears to be overhauling the scouting and player development end of the operation. Bill Gayton, the Padres' director of scouting since the end of the 2000 season, on Tuesday was reassigned to be a special assistant with ...

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Renck: Clint Hurdle a finalist for Rangers' hitting job

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:40:29 +0000

Watching words spill out of Ozzie Guillen's mouth on the Fox TV set down the left-field line brought back memories. Former Rockies manager Clint Hurdle was a lot of things to a lot of people.

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Rockies Draft Ranked No. 1

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:51:12 +0000

Team made an impression with the players they selected in June.

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Decisions, Decisions, Decisions

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:51:12 +0000

Some quick hits on the Rockies and the off-season.

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