Braves' McCann cleared; backup catcher dropped

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Evening Roundup #2 for 8/1 (Pierre, McCann and more)
Published 8/2/2008 by Eric Stashin at Rotoprofessor
Tony Jackson of The Los Angeles Daily News (click here for the post) is reporting that Joe Torre has said that Juan Pierre “will likely become the primary CF now, with Matt Kemp moving to RF”.  With Manny Ramirez now in the mix, that means Andre Ethier & Andruw Jones are going to find themselves on the bench.  That leaves them with little value at this point. Jackson also is reporting that the team has placed Nomar Garciaparra on the DL.  He says “the rationale was that the spot he likely is going to need to fill is SS, and in order for him to play that position effectively, he has to be 100-percent healthy”. According to David O’Brien of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (click here for the article) ...

Odds And Ends: Royals, Rockies, Rhodes, Braves
Published 8/2/2008 by Alejandro Leal at MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
Let's round up some remaining links in this lazy Saturday afternoon: The Royals DFA'd Yasuhiko Yabuta. The White Sox had tried to sign the Japanese reliever last winter but were unsuccessful. Yabuta was 1-3 with a 5.46 ERA and had signed a two-year, $6MM deal with Kansas City. The Rockies tried desperately to acquire a fifth starter before the non-waiver deadline but couldn't match-up with the Mariners for Jarrod Washburn or the Nationals for Tim Redding; and Paul Byrd had Colorado on his no-trade list. The Rockies will continue to look for a starter via waiver wire claims. Also in that link, the ...