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Odds And Ends: Clemens, Soria, Randolph, Mulder

By Joe Pawlikowski [May 8, 2008 at 12:00pm CST]

A couple of notes for this Thursday afternoon.

Bob Watson, GM of the U.S. Olympic baseball team, says Roger Clemens is not welcome. "We don't need that type of distraction," said Watson.
Should the Royals give Joakim Soria a shot as a starter? I'm always inclined to say yes. If he fails in the rotation, just bump him back to the bullpen. Same logic goes for Joba Chamberlain.
In a minor trade, the Astros have sent 34-year-old lefty Stephen Randolph to the Phillies for a player to be named later. Randolph was 0-1 with a 1.23 ERA in AAA this year.
Rehabbing Cardinal Mark Mulder will be sidelined for the next week to 10 days with a rotator cuff strain.

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Should the Royals Give Joakim Soria a shot as a starter? NO NO and NO! While I think Ramirez would be the logical replacement, and he would have some success, I think Soria is right where he needs to be. It is nice being confident when the closer comes in for the boys in blue for once.

Posted by: PJH | May 08, 2008 at 12:20 PM

didn't the IOC remove baseball as an olympic sport?

Posted by: MO Boiler | May 08, 2008 at 12:24 PM

Yes, this is the last year.

Soria shouldnt be moved to the rotation as it would leave my fantasy bullpen in RUINS.

Posted by: Laputian | May 08, 2008 at 12:50 PM

Yes, baseball is out of the Olympics for 2012 but can apply for reinstatement for 2016 if it installs a tougher drug/performance enhancer testing policy.

Posted by: GravediggerHebner | May 08, 2008 at 01:00 PM

Moving Soria could be a big risk, look at what happened to Danny Graves. The Royals have three solid starters plus Hochevar so using Soria as a 5th starter instead of a closer would be a waste.

Posted by: grimace455 | May 08, 2008 at 02:08 PM

happy birthday tim!

Posted by: jacklaf | May 08, 2008 at 03:07 PM

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