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Baseball Today: Tuesday, May 6
Published 5/6/2008 by Art Martone (amartone@projo.com) at Projo Sox Blog
... LET'S MAKE A DEAL: The Sox' bullpen could be short a man soon; according to the Denver Post, the Rockies are trying to trade for Julian Tavarez. ...

Rockies Looking For Starting Pitching
Published 5/6/2008 by Tim Dierkes at MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
... Troy E. Renck of the Denver Post has details on the Rockies' pursuit of starting pitching.  Their search includes some familiar names. ...

Tuesday Morning Rockpile: The Return of Josh Fogg?
Published 5/6/2008 by Russ at Purple Row: Front Page Posts
... If Todd Ritchie isn't the solution to the Rockies' pitching woes, maybe the Dragonslayer is? Or Julian Tavarez? Or Rich Harden? Or Joe Blanton? Or Kevin Millwood? The first two names are the most likely candidates to don Rockies uniforms as the club waits for Morales to show improvement, for Reynolds to be ready in a month, and for Hirsh to return from his injury. As O'Dowd says, he's looking for a guy to make a few starts between now and sometime in June. Morales makes his first Triple-A start Sunday in the meantime. ...

Tuesday a.m. stuff
Published 5/6/2008 by Adam J. Morris at Lone Star Ball: Front Page Posts
... Meanwhile, the Denver Post says that the Rockies have inquired about Millwood, but the Rangers aren't going to just give him away.  There's been some talk in the past that maybe the Rangers should just dump Millwood and get out from under his contract, but really, Millwood's deal is pretty reasonable, and it isn't as if the Rangers have lots of other things to spend their money on right now anyway.  I'm fine with moving Millwood if we get a really strong package in return, but I don't see the point in dumping him just to get rid of him. ...

OT: Sox @ Tigers, Game Dos. 5/6/08, 7:05 EDT
Published 5/6/2008 by Allen Chace at Over the Monster: Front Page Posts
... thing (me included), the Celts tip-off against the Cavs @ 8 EDT. Via Extra Bases, Alex Cora and Sean Casey will begin rehab assignments later this week. (Cora starts tomorrow, Casey on Thursday) If both are ready by Saturday, expect Craig Hansen and Jed Lowrie to head back to Pawtucket. The Rockies need a starter, and Julian Tavarez is on their list of options. We'll see. ...

Tim Tremendous; Timlin Fine, Crap.
Published 5/7/2008 by Zach at The House That Dewey Built
... Band Leader, or Luggage Porter.” Allowing a leadoff single was a good start, but a double play erased the runner and he grooved a few until Carlos Guillen flied out. He will live to see another lead blown, inherited runner scored, and bambi quiver in terror. So it turns out David Ortiz is still awesome. Glad that’s decided. Over his last 18 games, his OPS is .942 and he’s driven in 24 runs. Bullpen Clusterf*ck Resolved? Denver Post: Rockies (Still) Want Tavarez Who to target? With a physique that makes ...

Julian Tavarez to the Rockies?
Published 5/7/2008 by Jeff Louderback at Sox and Pinstripes | Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees – The Greatest Rivalry in Baseball
... they could keep Hansen in the bullpen, though that would leave them without a long man. Another possibility is replacing Tavarez with Masterson, who projects to be a long reliever and spot starter at the big league level. The Red Sox should not trade Tavarez just to deal him away. They should get something of value in return. Yet the bullpen needs stability, and Tavarez is not the ideal guy for the job. Here is the link to the Denver Post article I mentioned: http://www.denverpost.com/rockies/ci_9163855 ...

Tavarez Showcase: Directed by Wes Craven
Published 5/8/2008 by Jimmy at The House That Dewey Built
... On the heels of whispers of trade discussions in Denver, Terry Francona decided to thaw out Julian Tavarez and send him to the mound in a 1 run game in Detroit. The last time Tavarez was actually used in a game, a land bridge existed between Alaska and Asia. ...