Posted on April 18th, 2008 - 9:17 pm by BaseballTalkOnline
Listening to the Braves telecast of tonight’s game and they just announced that Tom Glavine has been sent to the disabled list. Chuck James will be recalled from Richmond to start in his place tomorrow.
The training staff didn’t believe he had enough strength in his right hamstring to make his start.
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Posted on April 18th, 2008 - 9:15 pm by BaseballTalkOnline
On a night where Ben Sheets was cruising through the Cincinnati Reds lineup, he was forced to leave the game after just five innings. The Brewers were winning 5-0 when Sheets was pulled, so he could still be in line for the win, but the more pressing issue is that he left the game […]
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Posted on April 18th, 2008 - 1:45 pm by BaseballTalkOnline
Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Gate is reporting that the Tampa Bay Rays have claimed Dan Johnson off waivers.
“It’s been a long 10 days,” Johnson said. “I’ve just got to get back into the swing of things. I can’t complain, it’s a big-league job. I’m still going.”
The fact he was claimed by a team […]
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Posted on April 18th, 2008 - 12:10 pm by BaseballTalkOnline
After just six major league games, the Rays have seen enough from Evan Longoria to lock him up long-term. The contract the two sides have agreed to is believed to be worth $17 million for six seasons, along with options that will allow the Rays to control him two years into free agency. […]
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Posted on April 18th, 2008 - 10:42 am by BaseballTalkOnline
Matt Garza, who has been out with radial nerve irritation, will make a minor league rehab start this Sunday. Garza is expected to pitch four innings, or 60 pitches, in his rehab.
If all goes well in his rehab, Garza may join the Rays rotation next Friday when they face the Red Sox.
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Posted on April 18th, 2008 - 10:13 am by BaseballTalkOnline
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel revealed today that the Brewers will activate Yovani Gallardo to start on Sunday against the Reds. The question now is, who loses their spot in the rotation?
It’s been thought all along that it would be Dave Bush who is pushed out of the rotation, but he may have saved his […]
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