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The Mariners outrighted right-hander Gaby Hernandez to Triple-A Tacoma after he cleared waivers.
Our View: Hernandez was DFAed last week and went untouched on the waiver wire. He'll bring his 5.23 ERA in 146 1/3 innings from last year to the Triple-A rotation once again this season. |
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The Mariners signed right-hander Levale Speigner to a minor league contract.
Our View: The former National have been miserable at the big league level, posting a 9.19 ERA in 48 innings from 2007-08, but has been decent in the minors with a career 3.37 ERA. He will likely join the Mariners Triple-A rotation. |
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Citi Field's center field wall will be eight feet tall in 2010, according to New York Daily News. That's eight feet shorter than its height of 16 feet in 2009.
Our View: Maybe now David Wright will start hitting some home runs again. Seeing as the height-reduction is in center field, however, it shouldn't benefit him, or any other Mets hitter, a great deal. |
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According to Bill Ladson of MLB.com, the Nationals are a finalist for Chien-Ming Wang.
Our View: This would gibe with Washington's other aggressive moves this offseason. If they are willing to give Wang more money than anyone else, they just might land him. Stay tuned. |
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The Braves remain a potential Johnny Damon landing spot, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Our View: Of course, they are reportedly waiting to see "just how desperate" Damon and his agent Scott Boras get before making a formal offer. This is likely the attitude of most teams eyeing Johnny Ballgame. Stay tuned. |
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Chien-Ming Wang is reportedly mulling over offers from two clubs, and could sign sometime in the next week, according to Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports.
Our View: All we really know is that those two teams are not the Mets or Dodgers, who, despite both being interested in Wang, are "lagging behind." Wang will most likely have to begin the season on the disabled list. |
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Despite recent speculation to the contrary, the Rockies are not interested in free agent righty Todd Wellemeyer, according to Jerry Crasnick of ESPN.
Our View: Wellemeyer supposedly has a minor league offer from the Giants currently on the table. After the way he stunk up the joint last season, it might be the best he can do. |
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According to FOXsports.com, the Orioles have shown interest in free agent left-hander Jarrod Washburn.
Our View: Washburn was considering retirement, but would likely bypass that if he got a decent offer from the O's. They missed out on Erik Bedard and are still looking for a plug for the hole in their rotation, but Washburn's price would have to come down substantially for this to play out. He could be a disaster in the AL East though, so the O's are better off looking for other, more affordable options. |
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Jack Egbert has been designated for assignment.
Our View: In 2.2 innings for the White Sox last season, the only 2.2 innings of his major league career, Egbert allowed eight earned runs. |
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The Mets have claimed Jason Pridie off waivers from the Twins, according to USA Today.
Our View: Pridie logged a measly four at-bats the past two years with Minnesota and will look to crack the Mets' roster as a reserve. |
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Jacque Jones has signed a minor league deal with the Twins, according to ESPN.com.
Our View: Jones opened his career in Minnesota and had his best years there, most notably 2002 when he hit .300 with 27 home runs. Unfortunately, Jones has seen his production rapidly decline the past few years and didn't log a single major-league at-bat last season, though he'll have a chance to make the Twins' roster as a left-handed bat with some pop off the bench. |
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Scott Schoeneweis has signed a minor league deal with the Brewers, according to the USA Today.
Our View: Schoeneweis has seen mixed success throughout his 11-year career as both a starter and reliever. He was pretty awful last year for Arizona, posting a 7.15 ERA and 1.75 WHIP in 45 appearances, though it should be noted that he was dealing with the tragic death of his wife. Hopefully things will work out better for him in Milwaukee. |
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Brandon Webb threw off a mound on Tuesday, the first time he's done so since undergoing shoulder surgery in August, according to MLB.com. "[It] went good," Webb said. "[The] ball came out well, but I was just thinking about arm slot on every throw. That's to be expected, not having thrown on the mound in so long."
Our View: The Diamondbacks will surely be cautious with Webb heading into this spring as he continues to rehab. Webb does, however, expect to be ready by the start of the 2010 regular season as long as he continues to progress as he has been, and there's plenty of reason to believe he'll again be an excellent starting pitcher. |
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Willy Taveras has been released by Oakland, according to MLB.com.
Our View: The A's traded for Taveras last week, but it turned out that he was only included in their deal with the Reds as a salary dump that had to be included for the Reds to be willing to give up Adam Rosales. Taveras still has elite speed and should find interest somewhere. |
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The Orioles have signed Will Ohman to a minor league deal, according to the Baltimore Sun.
Our View: Ohman is coming off an injury-plagued season and could have a tough time cracking Baltimore's roster. |
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Baltimore has officially announced it's one-year contract with Mark Hendrickson, according to the Baltimore Sun.
Our View: The deal includes a 2011 club option. Hendrickson is the only major league pitcher to make at least 10 starts and five relief appearances in each of the last four seasons, though there's not really any value in that statement. There's no need to give him any fantasy attention. |
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The Indians have signed Jamey Wright to a minor league deal, according to ESPN's Jerry Crasnick.
Our View: Wright, who went 3-5 with a 4.33 ERA and 1.48 WHIP in 65 relief appearances for Royals last year, is a versatile pitcher with the ability to start or come out of the bullpen. He'd seem to have a pretty good shot at making Cleveland's roster. |
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The Royals have re-signed Victor Marte to a minor league deal, according to the Kansas City Star.
Our View: Marte pitched well in the minors last year but allowed 11 runs in 12 innings with the Royals. |
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The Royals have signed Jeff Bianchi to a minor league deal, according to the Kansas City Star.
Our View: The 23-year-old hit a nice .308 last year splitting 128 games between Northwest Arkansas and Single-A Wilmington. |
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When Mike Pelfrey arrives at the Mets' camp next week, he'll be around 25 pounds lighter than the weight he finished last season at, according to the New York Post.
Our View: Starting off the year's training in shape is certainly a good start for Pelfrey, but he still has a lot more to prove before fantasy owners start to take interest. After a decent season in 2008 (13-11, 3.76 ERA, 1.36 WHIP), Pelfrey was pretty bad last year (10-12, 5.03 ERA, 1.51 WHIP). |
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Daniel Murphy has been training with former Mets first baseman Keith Hernandez in an effort to improve his defense at first base, according to Newsdays' David Lennon.
Our View: There can't be many better mentors to teach the first base position than former Mets (and Seinfeld) great Hernandez, who won 11 Gold Gloves at first and is widely considered one of the best, if not the best, defenders ever to play the position. Murphy, a former outfielder, will enter 2010 as the Mets' starting first baseman, and upgrading his defense at the position could help ensure that he plays every day. |
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