I thought this was interesting to share. Most of you still remember Kaz Matsui. Since leaving Japan, he’s already moved three times, first to the Mets, then to the Rockies, and finally to the Astros. He finished the 2010 season in the Astros’ minor league system after being waived by them in May, and is now a free agent. If reports are correct, it appears that Matsui will leave...
Read MoreNick Cafardo of the Boston Globe, shares some information from one of the Red Sox scouts who has been in the Dominican Republic and has observed Daniel Murphy. The second base experiment with Murphy is a work-in-progress but “heading in the right direction,’’ according to a scout who spent a lot of time watching Murphy in the Dominican the past two weeks. “He’s a good enough athlete where he can...
Read MoreAccording to Adam Rubin of ESPNNewYork.com, Daniel Murphy’s leg injury is not serious. Daniel Murphy is currently playing in winter ball with the Aguilas Cibaenas, and has been out with the leg injury since last tuesday. Cibaenas GM Luichey Sanchez told ESPN’s Enrique Rojas that Murphy has “tired legs” and will be rested for 5 days. Daniel Murphy is one the the...
Read MoreThe free agent market and the hot stove season seems like it’s dragging for a lot of teams, but certainly not for the Los Angeles Dodgers who continue to act fast and make solid moves. Two weeks after they made the first splash in this year’s free agent market by signing free agent Ted Lilly to a three-year $33 million dollar contract, they made another move to bolster their rotation...
Read MoreJohn Harper of the Daily News posted an article filled with quotes from a still very dejected Wally Backman. “I really thought I won them over,” Backman said by phone Friday from his home in Oregon. “I came out of each interview thinking it had gone better than the one with the Diamondbacks when I got the job there (in 2004). “I knew what was being said (in the media),...
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