blogs.jsonline.com - 7/10/2008
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I'm guessing we'll be hearing tomorrow that Guillermo Mota has been designated for assignment.
Yes, the move is long overdue, but enough is enough. After giving up four runs tonight in one inning, he has allowed eight runs in three innings in four July appearances. And that's after a 6.48 ERA in nine July outings.
When manager Ned Yost was asked about Mota's status after the game, he ...
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In the News (7/9)
Right Field Bleachers —
... . Seriously Ned, please only put him in when the Brewers are losing by six or more... Unfortunately, his salary will probably prohibit the Brewers from just releasing him, but Haudricourt doesn't think so. He suggests dropping Mota and calling up Luis Pena. ...
Mota to be DFA'd?
Brew Crew Ball —
Mota to be DFA'd?
Mota bomb!
Haudricourt thinks Pena will be called up to replace him.
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Brew Crew Ball —
... , Tom H. is taking the next step and calling for a head to roll. Yes, you read that right. The blogs are calling for a prolonged approach to preserve a potentially useful long-term part of the equation, and the mainstream media is providing the knee jerk reaction. I had to read it twice to be sure, too. ...
Odds and Ends: Taveras, Kemp, Mota
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
... LEN3 thinks the Twins need a reliever more than anything.
Dave Cameron wonders if Matt Kemp is overrated.
Craig Brown of Royals Authority examines the team's trade candidates.
The Padres' Paul DePodesta runs through his team's top trade candidates as well as general considerations in trading.
The Dodgers are close to signing their first-round pick, Ethan Martin.
Tom Haudricourt wonders if Brewers reliever Guillermo Mota will be designated ...
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