UPDATE (4-3-08; 11:02 PM): Hampton will go on the disabled list due to the injury. Jo-Jo Reyes will join the team to take his spot on the roster and hang around to give the Braves a fresh body in the bullpen. The Braves have had to dig deep into their bullpen over […]
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Kevin Slowey left his start against the Angels this afternoon in the fourth inning with a strained right biceps.
Slowey gave up three runs and three hits in the inning prior to his removal, but still came out for the fourth inning. After giving up a leadoff double to Garret Anderson and getting a groundout […]
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Randy Johnson will make a start for the Diamondbacks’ Triple-A team tonight, and is likely to make one more minor league start on April 8. After that, it’s on to the big leagues.
After his two starts at Triple-A, Johnson will assume Doug Davis’s spot in the rotation on April 14. Davis is scheduled […]
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With both Elijah Dukes and Wily Mo Pena on the disabled list, the Nationals are going to trot Felipe Lopez out to left field today.
Lopez has never played in the outfield, with most of his work coming at second base or shortstop. He spent about half an hour out in left field with first […]
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Miguel Cabrera will sit out today’s game against the Royals due to a sore left quad. The injury doesn’t appear to be anything serious and Cabrera is listed as day-to-day.
Brandon Inge was moved from centerfield to third base for today’s game in Cabrera’s absence. Clete Thomas is getting his first major league start […]
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According to the Toronto Star, Jeremy Accardo and B.J. Ryan will share the closing duties “for some time” after Ryan returns from injury.
I speculated this a couple days ago, saying:
As well as Accardo performed in the role last year in Ryan’s absence, it seems like having the two split the duties based on matchups would […]
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The Tigers put Tim Byrdak on waivers last week with the intentions of adding him later on a minor league contract upon clearing, however, the Astros got in the way of that when they contacted the left hander’s representatives and sold them on the fact that he would probably return to the majors sooner with […]
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