baseballprospectus.com - 7/20/2008
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The Twins and Cardinals surprise the experts, the latest example that Manny being Manny may not be all fun and games, plus news and rumors from around the game.
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Perrotto's Latest: Reliever Rumors, Bard, Cooper
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
John Perrotto from Baseball Prospectus has his Sunday column up. Here's the highlights:
The Marlins have recalled Jesus Delgado, a right handed reliever, from Double-A Carolina with the intention of showcasing him for trading possibilities.
The Cardinals have narrowed their search for a reliever and are now focusing on either Ron Mahay or Brian Fuentes.
Detroit would be willing to include Fernando Rodney in a trade for a starting pitcher.
The Orioles don't want to ...
Sunday Spitballs - 07.20.08
Pitchers Hit Eighth :: A St. Louis Cardinals blog —
... says that John Perrotto at Baseball Prospectus indicates the Cardinals have narrowed their search for a left-handed reliever to ...
Buying opportunity: starting catcher
River Avenue Blues —
... While it would be nice to go with Bard/Molina, rather than Molina/Moeller, there are still problems with this scenario. While John Perrotto reports that Bard will be on the block, the Yankees might not have what the Padres are after. The Padres have been interested in Kei Igawa in the past, but would that work one-for one? For what it’s worth, Bard has another year of arbitration eligibility. ...
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mlb.fanhouse.com 7/20/2008 — Second baseman Ray Durham spent the last five and a half seasons playing for the San Francisco Giants. I say spent because as of this morning, Ray was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers . Of course, considering that the Brewers are about to finish up ...
Brandon Phillips Is Too Athletic For Baseball
tiricosuave.com 7/20/2008 — Reds second baseman Brandon Phillips — playing against the Mets this evening — turned one of the most aesthetically pleasing double plays I’ve ever seen.
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Jose Reyes breaks club record
magicmets.com 7/20/2008 — During the fourth inning, Jose Reyes hit his 11th triple of the season which broke the Mets all-time record of 62 previously held by Mookie Wilson. Reyes now holds the record with 63 and that will continue to rise throughout his Mets career. Reyes has averaged 10.5 triples a season since his debut in 2003, although during '03-'04 he only played in 122 games, which was cut short due to ...
Twins' Punto to avoid disabled list —
Major League Baseball News 7/20/2008
Twins infielder Nick Punto was available to play in Sunday's game after telling skipper Ron Gardenhire that his sore fingler was feeling better. Gardenhire also said that Pat Neshek was heading to Florida to begin rehab, but the pitcher was still ...
