Even though the season is just underway, it’s never to early to talk trade candidates. We’re going to name a few players that could be trade candidates as the July Trade Deadline approaches. First, lets take a look at the American League.
The American League East is a really fun division to watch right now, led [...]
05/07/12
Here’s a running list of injury updates around the Major Leagues:
– Right hander Drew Storen underwent minor elbow surgery yesterday to remove bone fragment from his elbow reports Bill Ladson of MLB.com.
– According to Mark Saxon of ESPNLA.com right handed pitcher Michael Kohn will undergo Tommy John surgery. He adds that Dr. James Andrews will [...]
04/12/12
Here are a few notes regarding some Major League pitchers:
– Right handed pitcher Scott Baker yesterday threw 7.1 scoreless innings against the Dodgers. This was the third time in his last four starts that he allowed one or fewer runs. His ERA in June is just 1.46 in six starts for the Twins.
– The Detroit Tigers decided [...]
06/30/11
Back in March, we learned that the Twins made right handed pitcher Kevin Slowey available after they selected Scott Baker as their fifth starter. Since the team didn’t find a taker for Slowey at the time, they decided to make him a reliever.
Slowey though, has been struggling this season as a reliever posting a 4.91 [...]
05/23/11
According to Phil Mackey of 1500ESPN.com, the Minnesota Twins have placed right handed pitcher Kevin Slowey on the 15-day Disabled List with a shoulder strain.
The Twins called up Alex Burnett from Triple-A Rochester to take Slowey’s spot on the 25-man roster adds Mackey.
The Twins put Slowey on the trade market after Scott Baker became the [...]
04/09/11
Late Friday, one Major League source close to Jon Paul Morosi of FOXSports says that the Houston Astros have become more open-minded to offers of right-handed pitcher Brett Myers. It was believed that the Astros were going to hold onto Myers since they traded Roy Oswalt to the Philadelphia Phillies.
Morosi says that Myers will be [...]
07/31/10
Kelsie Smith of the Pioneer Press says that pitcher Francisco Liriano could be a candidate to replace injured closer Joe Nathan. Smith asked Twins’ manager Ron Gardenhire about the possibility of Liriano closing, and he said, “Everybody’s considered that’s not in the rotation.” That’s everybody except Scott Baker, Nick Blackburn, Kevin Slowey and Carl Pavano.
Liriano [...]
03/13/10
A good guess will place the Twin’s payroll at $85-90 million, explains Twin’s beat writer Kelly Thesier. With the opening of their new outdoor ballpark – Target Field, you can expect the Twins to add a new name or two on top of their already potent lineup, possibly an infielder or starting pitcher. The Twins [...]
11/04/09