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Diamondbacks Getting Close With Tom Gordon
FRIDAY, 5:15pm: MLB.com's Steve Gilbert confirms that the Diamondbacks are closing on an agreement with Gordon. "We don't have a deal yet, but we're close," said Flash's agent, Rick Thurman.
THURSDAY, 10:31pm: Piecoro spoke with Thurman, who said, "We've had a number of conversations and we're getting close." Gordon expects to be ready for Opening Day following October elbow surgery. If he's throwing well, I'm surprised there aren't more suitors.
THURSDAY, 12:10pm: According to Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic, the D'Backs are interested in free agent reliever Tom Gordon. Flash, 41, has been affected by elbow injuries the last two seasons. Arizona can't have much left to spend.
Piecoro adds that the Diamondbacks were serious players to re-sign Brandon Lyon, but wanted to use him as a starter.
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Posted by: studio179 | January 29, 2009 at 12:20 PM
He started last season with an ERA of 135...no not 1.35...135.00. Actually after his embarrassing start he did pitch pretty effectively for awhile, except when facing Dan Uggla. Gordon loves to throw a high fastball as a strikeout pitch, which it is not for him at this point in his career.
Posted by: mford | January 29, 2009 at 12:23 PM
hey DBacks, give the red sox your friggin catcher that you cant even use and will give you a premium pitcher!
Posted by: 04Forever | January 29, 2009 at 12:24 PM
04Forever:
It doesn't seem that Boston wants to give up a premium pitcher for any young catcher. It's not working on Arizona, and it's not working for Texas.
What Boston thinks are premium pitchers are not in a lot of other organization's eyes.
Posted by: mtex | January 29, 2009 at 12:30 PM
come on mtex every buddy in bostons farm system is premium player
Posted by: greatyankees | January 29, 2009 at 12:36 PM
"come on mtex every buddy in bostons farm system is premium player"
this coming from a yankee fan makes it absolutely hilarious
Posted by: 04Forever | January 29, 2009 at 12:42 PM
hey i never said my farm system is better cause its not but your system on the grestest
Posted by: greatyankees | January 29, 2009 at 12:46 PM
Bowden, Buchholz, Masterson, Bard, Hagadone, Kelly and Pimental.
That's a mighty fine set of young pitchers.
Only Tampa, Oakland and Texas can match that kind of raw pitching talent.
Posted by: scribbletone | January 29, 2009 at 12:47 PM
raw talent yes but can they make in the bigs as we seen many times its doesn't always work i.e look hughes for us right now
Posted by: greatyankees | January 29, 2009 at 12:49 PM
scribbletone
your right but i wouldnt even bother, logical thinking is really optional on this website, i swear
Posted by: 04Forever | January 29, 2009 at 12:50 PM
"raw talent yes but can they make in the bigs as we seen many times its doesn't always work i.e look hughes for us right now "
could it possibly be any worse then "flash"?
Posted by: 04Forever | January 29, 2009 at 12:51 PM
hey i'm not saying there not gonna be great they become superstars. i just belive minor league stats are overrated becuase they no a-rods or papis in minors
Posted by: greatyankees | January 29, 2009 at 12:53 PM
"Bowden, Buchholz, Masterson, Bard, Hagadone, Kelly and Pimental.
That's a mighty fine set of young pitchers."
This is known to be true, they are mentioned on ESPN all the time ;)
Posted by: abcrazy4dodgers | January 29, 2009 at 12:54 PM
greatyankees,
im sorry, i just cant make out what your trying to say.
"they no a-rods or papis in minors"?
Posted by: 04Forever | January 29, 2009 at 12:55 PM
and the yankees had hughes joba ikp and only ikp is brutal in bigs hughes average at best and joba is lights but can stay healthy right its a big jump minors to majors in baseball
Posted by: greatyankees | January 29, 2009 at 12:56 PM
typ-o there no arod or ortiz in minors major league hitter for the most alot better then the minors.
Posted by: greatyankees | January 29, 2009 at 12:57 PM
"they are mentioned on ESPN all the time ;)"
who knows, maybe if the dodgers start to win, theyll make the news once and awhile ;)
Posted by: 04Forever | January 29, 2009 at 12:59 PM
This thread is about Tom Gordon and the interest the D'Backs have in him...not the Red Sox...not the Yankees.
Posted by: mford | January 29, 2009 at 01:00 PM
yeah if you guys want to sign flash go right a head
Posted by: greatyankees | January 29, 2009 at 01:01 PM
ok, its about flash, sign him. wow, what a rousing comment, thanks for setting us straight, because this is what makes this site fun, like people would really comment on just flash
Posted by: 04Forever | January 29, 2009 at 01:03 PM
"raw talent yes but can they make in the bigs as we seen many times its doesn't always work i.e look hughes for us right now"
Uhh I was listing premium prospects, not the next great generation of pitchers.. Come on.
You can continue to pretend like the Red Sox don't have a stacked young core. It's just that, well, you're wrong.
Posted by: scribbletone | January 29, 2009 at 01:09 PM
To get this thread back on topic...
I saw Gordon pitch in rehab last year in Clearwater, and he looked okay at first until he gave up a ball to Brian Dopirak (remember him?) that is still traveling somewhere across the Gulf coast. He was sitting high-80s to low-90s, but without much movement.
The only way anyone can really justify signing him is on a MiLB deal with a STI.
Posted by: unbiasedhomer | January 29, 2009 at 01:14 PM
Greaty think before you post.
Oh wait your a yankee fan you dont do that.
Posted by: AmazinMetsPride | January 29, 2009 at 01:22 PM
AmazinMetsPride
Don't generalize all fans by what one fan does. I hate the Yankees as much as the next Mets fan, but by categorizing them all into one category you just make yourself look ignorant.
Posted by: Blaise Junior | January 29, 2009 at 01:39 PM
Doesn't hurt to offer a STI. Probably looking for a little bit of depth for the league minimum.
Posted by: sunblazer | January 29, 2009 at 01:41 PM
Flash is a great clubhouse guy from what i hear but he had nothing left the last couple years with the Phils. He tried to pitch (from memory) through serious injury and I'd say buyer beware, especially at his age.
I still remember him in that game against the Braves where we had like a 6 run lead going into the 8th and lost it. That's one of those losses you remember exactly where you were when it happened. You could smell that nightmare happening.
Posted by: philsWSchamps | January 29, 2009 at 03:50 PM
Man i miss flash gordon. hope it works out, generally pitchers in Arizona do.
Posted by: wanger | January 29, 2009 at 10:52 PM
Wasn't it Gordon that threw up in the Yankee bullpen in one of the playoff games?
Posted by: CubbyFan23 | January 29, 2009 at 11:27 PM
that was him
Posted by: eric rodriguez | January 30, 2009 at 06:03 AM
he's in his early 40's coming over several years of elbow problems. That's why there's not more suitors I'd guess.
Posted by: philsWSchamps | January 30, 2009 at 09:47 AM
"typ-o there no arod or ortiz in minors major league hitter for the most alot better then the minors."
I'm still confused about what this dude is trying to say? It's beyond "typ-o".
Anyway, I thought flash would end up in LA. Seems like a Colletti type of dude. We did draft his son after-all.
Posted by: dusto | January 30, 2009 at 03:38 PM
haha d-back fans. enjoy him. he will lose you games just like he did for the phillies.
Posted by: Aaron | January 30, 2009 at 06:02 PM
I can't wait to read Gordon's book dissing Joe Torre for negligently overusng him.
Posted by: Rich | January 30, 2009 at 06:26 PM
Im ok with this signing, it probably wont cost to much and if he is healthy for a majority of the season he can be our seventh inning guys
Posted by: jonathon | January 30, 2009 at 08:32 PM
I don't know what Flash has left. He wasn't of much use to the Phils, of course anyone not named Pat Gillick could've told you that was a bad signing. The Yankees were reluctant to offer two years (not surprising since they knew Torre had turned his arm into hamburger meat) and only do so as a favor to Mariano Rivera.
Posted by: TheJman | February 04, 2009 at 09:58 AM