Posted on February 3rd, 2008 - 3:06 pm by BaseballTalkOnline
Just nine months removed from Tommy John surgery, the Blue Jays are expecting to have closer B.J. Ryan ready to open Spring Training and be with the to start the season.
“It’s been nine months now since the surgery,” said Blue Jays general manager J.P. Ricciardi. “He threw his second bullpen recently. Until I’m told different, […]
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Posted on February 3rd, 2008 - 2:59 pm by BaseballTalkOnline
Newsday is reporting that Juan Gonzalez is set to sign a minor-league deal with the St. Louis Cardinals. Gonzalez hasn’t been in the major leagues since 2005, and even then it was just one hitless at-bat. It’s odd that the Cardinals are willing to go this way instead of turning their sights to […]
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Posted on February 3rd, 2008 - 2:53 pm by BaseballTalkOnline
The San Diego Union-Tribune is reporting that Mike Sweeney is going to work out for the Padres next week at Petco Park.
Sweeney, the former Kansas City Royals first baseman, is a career .299 hitter and has often shown power but injuries have limited him to just 482 at-bats over the last two seasons. While […]
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Posted on February 3rd, 2008 - 8:19 am by BaseballTalkOnline
Both of the Dominican teams won their first games in the Caribbean Series on Saturday. The Tigres de Licey beat Venezuela 6-4 behind the strong hitting of Ronnie Belliard. Belliard was 2-for-4 with a home run, driving in four runs.
The Dominican club got a solid start from Jose Capellan of the Colorado Rockies […]
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