Posted on February 25th, 2008 - 8:43 pm by BaseballTalkOnline
David O’Brien of the Atlanta Journal Constitution is reporting that Chuck James, recovering from a partially torn rotator cuff, will not make his Grapefruit League debut “around” March 15. Most starters normally pitch two innings in their debut and progressively build upon that.
If James were to start on the 15th, he’d only have two […]
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Posted on February 25th, 2008 - 7:55 pm by BaseballTalkOnline
The Mets were supposedly putting Orlando Hernandez on the trade market over the winter with the thought in mind that if they could move him, they would sign Kyle Lohse to replace him in their rotation. Turns out the Mets didn’t get any takers for the 40-something year old pitcher. Hernandez is listed […]
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Posted on February 25th, 2008 - 4:22 pm by BaseballTalkOnline
The St. Petersburg Times is reporting that there have been at least some internal discussions about Barry Bonds running throughout the members of the Tampa Bay Rays’ front office.
The article also reports that the Rays have at least talked about Mike Piazza and Kenny Lofton, in addition to Bonds.
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Posted on February 25th, 2008 - 12:00 pm by BaseballTalkOnline
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Posted on February 25th, 2008 - 9:22 am by BaseballTalkOnline
Not to come as a surprise, the Phillies are expected to go with Tom Gordon as their relief closer while Brad Lidge is on the shelf after knee surgery. While Gordon is plan B, Ryan Madson and J.C. Romero form Plan C for the Phillies.
Lidge is expected to be out three to six weeks […]
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Posted on February 25th, 2008 - 9:19 am by BaseballTalkOnline
For the second straight year, Tony La Russa pushed for the team to sign Barry Bonds to play left field and give Albert Pujols protection in the lineup, and for the second straight year he was turned down by team officials. Instead of having the homerun king behind him, the Cardinals went with signing Juan […]
Filed under: Adam Wainwright, Anthony Reyes, Barry Bonds, Brad Thompson, David Wells, Juan Gonzalez, St. Louis Cardinals, Todd Wellemeyer | No Comments »