HarleyQuinn

Ben Grieve would be a pretty optimal choice to platoon with DuBois as already mentioned I believe. He only made $700,000 last year and at that price, he'd be a great pickup.

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Colorado Rockies are expected to sign 3B Desi Relaford(.221/.296/.305 in 114 games for Kansas City) to a 1 year deal later. The New York Mets are expected to sign 1B Andres Galaragga to an MLC. Chicago White Sox are close to signing SP Orlando Hernandez(3.30 ERA in 15 starts for the Yankees) to a 2 year deal.

On the contrary, he's remained fairly consistent in his three seasons with the Dodgers. His H/9 has been 7.4, 9.3, and 8.3(last season). His BB/9 has been 1.5, 2.2, and 2.0(last season) and the same case with his K/9 of 6.3, 6.9, and a career worst 5.9 last season. I wouldn't necessarily call him better however he is fairly consistent from year to year. He has improved from his days with Atlanta but not so with the Dodgers.

2004(Los Angeles) Home: 3.31 ERA(14 starts) Away: 3.21 ERA(17 starts) 2003(Los Angeles) Home: 2.73 ERA(10 starts) Away: 5.59 ERA(20 starts) 2002(Los Angeles) Home: 2.75 ERA(17 starts) Away: 3.31 ERA(15 starts) 2001(Atlanta) Home: 5.15 ERA(12 games, 9 starts) Away: 4.63 ERA(12 games, 7 starts) He was definitely aided by Dodger Stadium if he was putting up a 2.93 ERA in 41 career starts there. His career ERA in away games while with the Dodgers was 4.04 in 52 starts. That's a difference of 1.11 which is fairly significant.

Where have you been? They signed him weeks ago. It was agreed to at the time, just never formally announced... erm, what Cartman said

Credit: Rotoworld The New York Yankees have found their 2B of the future....Tony Womack! He was signed to a 2 year $4 Million contract.

Crediting Rotoworld... Milwaukee Brewers re-signed SP Chris Saenz to an MLC. He'll miss 2005 after having TJ surgery. Milwaukee Brewers signed MR Julio Santana(2.84 ERA in 38 games with Detroit in 2002) to a MLC. Baltimore Orioles are close to a 1 year, $957 K contract with OF Luis Matos(.224/.275/.333 in 89 games). Cleveland Indians offered 3B Casey Blake(.271/.354/.486 in 152 games) a 2 year contract with an option for 2007. New York Mets have discussed a 1 year, $750 K contract with 1B Andres Galaragga. New York Mets are close to signing INF Chris Woodward(.235/.283/.347 in 69 games with Toronto). Detroit Tigers signed MR Andrew Good(5.31 ERA in 17 games for Arizona) to an MLC. Baltimore Orioles re-signed SP Bruce Chen(3.02 ERA in 7 starts) to a 1 year $550 K contract. St. Louis Cardinals re-signed MR Mike Lincoln(5.19 ERA in 13 games) to a 1 year $360 K contract. Cincinnati Reds re-signed 2B D'Angelo Jiminez(.270/.364/.394 in 152 games) to a 1 year $2.87 Million contract. Pittsburgh Pirates re-signed 1B Daryle Ward(.249/.305/.474 in 79 games) to a 1 year $975 K contract. Los Angeles Dodgers signed SS Jose Valentin(.216/.287/.473 in 125 games with the White Sox) to a 1 year $3.50 Million contract.

Ugh...is it just me or do stations seem to be really axe happy? This was a great show that would likely have gained more viewers next season but instead it gets axed because it wasn't getting ratings now. To replace it, they also have a show about a woman selling weed...*sigh*

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Detroit Tigers re-signed OF Alex Sanchez and 3B Brandon Inge to 1 year contracts. Toronto Blue Jays re-signed MR Justin Speier to a 2 year, $4.15 Million contract and re-signed SS John McDonald to a 1 year, $400 K contract. Baltimore Orioles traded $$ to the Philadelphia Phillies for SS Chris Gomez.

Credit Rotoworld Washington Nationals signed MR Joey Eischen(3.93 ERA in 21 games for Montreal) to a 1 year, $1.04 Million contract. Texas Rangers signed OF David Delluci to a 2 year, $1.8 Million contract.

PT's definitely gonna put up 95+ but I actually feel like I have a chance! Dear god...

Credit Rotoworld... Boston Red Sox are expected to announce the signings of OF Billy McMillon(.185/.255/.326 in 52 games for Oakland) and INF Simon Pond(.163/.250/.265 in 16 games for Toronto) to minor league contracts. MR Jamie Brown(5.87 ERA in 4 games for Boston) is expected to sign with the Hanshin Tigers of Japan. MR Mike Koplove(4.05 ERA in 76 games for Arizona) could be an additional player being sent to the Dodgers in the trade.

Source Well, looks like the Red Sox just nabbed their #2 Starter. Definitely gives our rotation solid depth when you remember that Arroyo gave us #3 stuff last season and Wakefield can always be an efficient #4/#5 starter.

I wouldn't mind Theo signing Wade at all. Top 5 compared players are Orlando Hernandez, Jim Weaver, C.C. Sabathia, Roy Halladay, and Brad Penny which isn't a bad group to be in. He also made $3.40 Million last year so he likely wouldn't cost that much and could be a solid #5 starter for us after Schilling returns and Wakefield shifts to the bullpen.

Ishii had 99 K's and 98 BB's(!!) in that number of IP which might explain it. Stuff = A rough indicator of the pitcher's overall dominance, based on normalized strikeout rates, walk rates, home run rates, runs allowed, and innings per game. Formula = EqK9 * 6 - 1.333 * (EqERA + PERA) - 3 * EqBB9 - 5 * EqHR9 -3 * MAX{6-IP/G),0 Comparing for last season. "10" is average and "0" is a replacement level pitcher. Credit BaseballProspectus for the numbers and formula. Yankees Randy Johnson: 45 Mike Mussina: 18 Carl Pavano: 13 Jaret Wright: 20 Kaz Ishii: -6 Total: 90 Red Sox Curt Schilling: 31 David Wells: 7 Matt Clement: 26 Bronson Arroyo: 19 Tim Wakefield: 5 Total: 88 Interesting to see that the Red Sox are only 2 points off despite having two pitchers that were very close to replacement level. The Yankees could always keep Kevin Brown (11) or Orlando Hernandez (26) in the rotation making their staff far more dangerous. Personally, I'd keep Hernandez in as #5 starter and put Ishii/Brown in the bullpen.

Credit Rotoworld... Texas Rangers signed OF David Delluci(.242/.342/.441 in 107 games) to a 2 year, $1.80 Million contract. St. Louis Cardinals re-signed MR Ray King(2.61 ERA in 86 games) to a 2 year contract with an option for 2007. Florida Marlins signed MR Antonio Alfonseca(2.57 ERA in 79 games for Atlanta) to a 1 year, $300 K contract. Florida Marlins signed MR Chad Bentz(5.86 ERA in 36 games for Montreal) to an MLC and invited him to spring training. Florida Marlins signed C Mike Difelice(.120/.214/.200 in 17 games between Detroit and Cubs) to an MLC and invited him to spring training. Florida Marlins signed SS Wilson Delgado(.292/.366/.385 in 42 games with the Mets) to an MLC and invited him to spring training. San Francisco Giants re-signed MR Jason Christiansen(4.50 ERA in 60 games) to a 1 year contract.

Renyel Pinto could also be an option for the back end of the rotation. 179 K vs 141.2 IP in AA last season at the age of 22. He does tend to walk his fair share of hitters though.

The Dodgers also have a slew of great pitching prospects. Guys like Chuck Tiffany, Chad Billingsley, and Ryan Ketchner who's already hit AAA at the age of 22 are just a few of the names. If anything, I'd put the Dodgers' minor league system in the top 5 with confidence.

Credit my usual source... Chicago White Sox re-signed OF Timo Perez(.246/.285/.338 in 103 games) to a 1 year, $1 Million contract. New York Mets claimed OF Ron Calloway(.167/.211/.226 in 43 games) from Washington off of waivers. Colorado Rockies claimed SS Alfredo Amezaga(.161/.212/.247 in 73 games) from Anaheim off of waivers. Cleveland Indians signed SP Denny Stark(11.42 ERA in 6 starts for Colorado) to an MLC. Cleveland Indians signed MR Chad Zerbe(4.71 ERA in 33 games for San Francisco) to an MLC. Cleveland Indians signed SS Jose Morban(.141/.187/.225 in 61 games for Baltimore) to an MLC. Cincinnati Reds signed SP Jared Fernandez(3.99 ERA in 12 games and 6 starts for Houston in 2003) to an MLC. Chicago White Sox claimed SP Bobby Jenks(8.76 ERA in 3 starts in AAA) from Anaheim to an MLC.

Credit Rotoworld... Tampa Bay Devil Rays re-signed SP Rob Bell(8-8, 4.46 ERA) to a 1 year, $800,000 contract. Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed C Tim Laker(.214/.262/.308 in 43 games) to an MLC and invited him to spring training. He's guarunteed $150,000 even if he doesn't make the ball club.

I'll let my guy go through this season...then kill him in the off-season when a deer hunter shoots him, mistaking him for a deer...

I am The King of the Minor "Who the Fuck Cares?" MLB News *credit Rotoworld* Atlanta traded UTIL Eli Marrero and $$ to Kansas City for RP Jorge Vasquez. Kansas City traded C Benito Santiago and $$ to Pittsburgh for SP Leo Nunez. Minnesota Twins re-signed RP Terry Mulholland to an MLC and invited him to spring training. Toronto Blue Jays signed SP/MR Scott Downs to an MLC and invited him to spring training. Chicago White Sox re-signed 2B Juan Uribe to a 3 year, $9.75 million contract with an option for 2008. Milwaukee Brewers signed 3B Kevin Orie to a MLC

The Dodgers definitely got the best of this deal IMO. They managed to not only get an upgrade at SP in Vazquez over Penny but they also managed to get the #1(Duncan) and #5(Navarro) prospects in the Yankees farm system according to Baseball America. Navarro was also considered the top prospect in the organization last year too.