June 2006

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Jocketty Aiming High

According to a source close to the Cardinals, Walt Jocketty is shooting for the stars if he is to trade prospects for a starting pitcher. Word is that the Cards will either acquire a front-line pitcher - Dontrelle Willis or John Smoltz - or none at all. The team does not have interest in the second-tier names floating around. Beyond Willis and Smoltz, could any other top-flight starters be had? Purely my own speculation, but St. Louis could also consider attempting to deal for Jason Schmidt, Barry Zito, Gil Meche, or Brett Myers. Problem is, the first three guys are..   Continue Reading

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HalosHeaven: White Sox Interested In Figgins

Interesting post by our good friends at Halos Heaven. I can vouch that the author of this site has several solid, independent sources close to the organization. A lot of interest in utility superstar Chone Figgins, who is hitting just .253/.322/.347 this year. Figgins draws a walk about 9% of the time, which is fine for a leadoff hitter if he can hit .290. Halos Heaven notes that if Ozzie Guillen elects Orlando Cabrera (.305/.364/.436) to the All-Star game, the relationship between the two teams could improve enough to facilitate a trade. The Angels view Figgins as more expendable than..   Continue Reading

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Jeff Weaver's Value Plunges

My best Angels source indicates that scouts from as many as eight teams were in attendance Tuesday night to watch Jeff Weaver pitch. Weaver didn't rise to the occasion, taking his tenth loss after allowing six runs in just two innings to the Rockies. Weaver's been an absolute mess this year, thwarting Scott Boras's attempt to replicate his success with Kevin Millwood. Boras didn't find the right multiyear deal for Millwood before the 2005 season, so he settled for one year with the Indians. After Millwood had a career year, Boras got him a massive five-year contract. Weaver makes $8.3MM..   Continue Reading

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Tigers Give Larry Walker A Call

I don't know about you, but I almost missed this interesting nugget buried amidst Lynn Henning's Q&A about Bobby Abreu to the Tigers rumors. According to Henning: "Just because it made perfect sense for both parties, a call was placed last week with Larry Walker, the ex-Cardinals, Rockies and Expos star who would be precisely what the Tigers need down the stretch. He, of course, retired after last season, but he is only 39 and various aches and pains that helped bring about his retirement have all but vanished. The question was whether a left-handed hitter of his prowess, with..   Continue Reading

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Sowers, Gorzelanny Projections

Looking for projections for a couple of rookie southpaws? Look no further. Tom Gorzelanny projection Jeremy Sowers projection Regular updates and much more are available for just $9.99 in my 2006 RotoAuthority Fantasy Baseball Guide   Continue Reading

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D-Rays Complete Deal With Dodgers

After successfully completing the Danys Baez trade in January, the Dodgers and Devil Rays have matched up again on a multi-player swap. This time L.A. sent Jae Seo, Dioner Navarro, and a PTBNL to the D-Rays for Toby Hall and Mark Hendrickson. With a .258 batting average on balls in play, Hendrickson has been the 11th luckiest starter in baseball this year. Given the D-Rays' team BABIP of .316, we can be fairly confident that the 32 year-old southpaw will not maintain his hit rate of 8.13 per nine. His peripherals are otherwise unimpressive - 3.4 BB/9, 5.1 K/9, 1.0..   Continue Reading

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Lining Up For Shealy

It might be helpful to summarize all the Ryan Shealy suitors from the last few months, just so we can keep them straight. These are all from various newspapers. The most recent one is that the Red Sox offered 23 year-old southpaw starter Abe Alvarez. Alvarez posted a 4.85 ERA but a solid 1.20 WHIP in Triple A last year. This season, he's at 4.46 with a 1.36 WHIP. He's had little opportunity to prove himself in Boston. Random bio: Alvarez likes to wear his hat crooked, is legally blind in one eye, and is known for pinpoint control. Actually,..   Continue Reading

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Gammons: Braves May Explore Andruw Jones Deal

Interesting note from Peter Gammons's blog a couple of days ago: "The Braves were heavily involved in the Joey Gathright deal and still could get him from Kansas City. Yes, they need a leadoff hitter, but there is the possibility that they will explore dealing Andruw Jones at the end of the season." A lot of folks have emailed me asking whether I thought Gathright could end up with the Braves, and my knee-jerk reaction was to dismiss the idea because of Jones. But Gammons makes a good point. Andruw Jones makes $13.5MM next year in the last of his..   Continue Reading

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2007 Free Agent Market: Third Basemen

Updated 1-2-06 Here we have info on the free agent third basemen market. 2006 League Averages for Third Basemen AL: .269/.338/.442 (.780 OPS) NL: .282/.354/.472 (.826 OPS) Sorry folks - there are no free agent starting third basemen on the market anymore   Continue Reading

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The Yankees and Jacque Jones

Critics of Jacque Jones have backed off this season, given that he's currently hitting .296 with 13 home runs for the Cubs. He's been one of very few decent hitters on the team this year. Nonetheless, this trade rumor from the New York Daily News is a breath of fresh air amidst a dismal Cubs season. If the best Jim Hendry could do for Jones was a bag of baseballs, he should make that deal. Even if it'd be kind of dumb from New York's point of view. Jones is owed $9MM for 2007-08, his age 32 and 33 seasons...   Continue Reading

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