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Odds and Ends: Baldelli, Salcedo, Piazza, Rivera

By Tim Dierkes [March 12, 2008 at 11:00am CST]

Time for today's linkage.

RotoAuthority looks for some fantasy baseball sleepers at second base.
Rocco Baldelli has a rare muscle condition that does not allow his body to recover after a short workout. He'll hit the DL but won't retire. The Rays will likely decline his option but maybe they'll re-sign him at a lower price.
The Indians are in the running for 16 year-old shortstop Edward Salcedo, but the Boras client remains unsigned.
IGN has their own What Might've Been type series, and recently they took a look at the Mike Piazza trades of 1998. Haven't heard much on Piazza these last few weeks.
The Angels seem likely to keep Juan Rivera, as he could be their left fielder in '09 and '10.
I'm been devouring The Worst Team Money Could Buy, a book by Bob Klapisch and John Harper chronicling the '92 Mets. I am a bit too young to remember that team. It's a hilarious look at that trainwreck, with all sorts of off-the-record quotes. You really get a feel for what it's like following the Mets beat, too.

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Was not aware IGN had a dedicated sports section - seems weird for a video game company.

Posted by: fitz | March 12, 2008 at 11:16 AM

this is really starting to piss me off... when's Kendry Morales going to get some freaking playing time? The guy's a monster! Trade Rivera and let Morales play left field.

Posted by: bseballcrzy17 | March 12, 2008 at 11:25 AM

IGN is an entertainment company, not just games. They have LOTS of sites. I wasn't aware of the sports either, but they do have a pretty wide range of stuff.

Posted by: yanksfan | March 12, 2008 at 12:01 PM

"Rocco Baldelli has a rare muscle condition that does not allow his body to recover after a short workout."

Yeah, it's called not being on steroids.

Posted by: chicagobubbleblog | March 12, 2008 at 12:28 PM

How friggin' young are you, Dieker? Jesus, I feel old! BTW, nice job on that Delmon Young deal, Rays! We're loaded with young pitching in the minors and have a 20-something with the body of a 90 year old man in the OF, so let's trade a virtual lock to be a future star in our OF (who, with Crawford and Upton could have turned into one of the best in the game) for a No. 3 who doesn't like to throw secondary pitches...just FBs. Awesome- make the deal!

Posted by: milehigh78 | March 12, 2008 at 12:38 PM

"Yeah, it's called not being on steroids."

It would be pretty interesting if steroids were what his doctor prescribes to overcome his condition.

Posted by: ArodSucksAtLife | March 12, 2008 at 12:39 PM

Oops, meant Dierkes.

Posted by: milehigh78 | March 12, 2008 at 12:39 PM

that's a very italian-themed headline. (i know salcedo isn't, but just go with it.)

Posted by: MO Boiler | March 12, 2008 at 12:45 PM

I think its safe to say Juan Rivera is not an Italian name either... :-/

Posted by: mind_vs_body | March 12, 2008 at 01:24 PM

That is a great book. It's worth reading alone for Jeff Torborg's train wreck managerial style.

Posted by: Mike Gianella | March 12, 2008 at 01:41 PM

"How friggin' young are you, Dieker? Jesus, I feel old!"

...Exactly how I feel!

Oh man do I remember that team though...

"How friggin' young are you, Dieker? Jesus, I feel old!"

...Exactly how I feel!

Oh man do I remember that team though... And actually, it probably should be a 2-part book entitled “the Worst TEAMS money can buy” ~ with the second part covering the Dodgers from the same year. That LA club was just as much (if not more) of a joke, with probably more issues… firecracker anyone?

PS, we really, really, really need someone to just shoot Boras and get it over with. The Salcedo thing has been going on for 3 months. 3 Months for a 16 YO who Boras feels should get like a 6.5M bonus! *Sigh*...

Posted by: darkstar1661 | March 12, 2008 at 02:14 PM

err, sorry about the doubling up on some of that one ~ type key's insisting on logging me out sometimes presents Copy/Paste issues...

Posted by: darkstar1661 | March 12, 2008 at 02:19 PM

River IS a FA after this year. He has 5+ years of service time. I have no idea why they say he's with them for 2 more years.

Posted by: Mark | March 12, 2008 at 03:08 PM

hey, chicagobubbleblog,

Delmon Young was a cancer in the locker room and you forgot who else we got besides matt garza. Oh yeah only the 5th best shortstop in the league as rated in many publications. Go check out that fielding percentage, then check the percentages of previous shortstops we've had. Who were they going to start this year? Ben Zobrist? pssshhh

Posted by: TB_RAY | March 12, 2008 at 06:05 PM

Good luck Rocco hope you are back soon. Couldn't be a better guy in the game.

Posted by: joemorgan=#1 | March 12, 2008 at 09:43 PM

Hey Tim...what...no new rumors on Billy Crystal getting shopped??

Posted by: dbacksbuzz | March 12, 2008 at 11:49 PM

I heard Isiah liked his athletecism and signed him to run the point for the rest of the year.

Posted by: nrmax88 | March 13, 2008 at 11:45 AM