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Odds & Ends: Orioles, White Sox, Nady, Indians

By Mike Axisa [June 22, 2009 at 8:23pm CST]

Some links to check out while watching game one of the College World Series ...

MASNsports.com's Roch Kubatko spoke to Orioles mastermind Andy MacPhail about plenty of topics, including the scuffling Felix Pie and fifth overall pick Matt Hobgood.
South Side Sox breaks down the White Sox players who won't (or can't) be traded.
Xavier Nady is set to begin a rehab assignment, however Buster Olney recently said the Yankees will not look to trade one of their spare outfielders once he returns.
Indians president Paul Dolan says he is concerned about the team's direction, but will not make any "rash decisions" according to Paul Hoynes of the Cleveland Plain Dealer. It certainly sounds like Eric Wedge's days are numbered, and his number is coming up.
The Dallas Morning News' Kevin Sherrington writes that even though they're in first place, the Rangers aren't in a position to go all out and need to keep focusing on the future.

Comments

Enjoy the depth Yankees. Nady will help the bench that apparently everyone seems to think wins ballgames. Regardless he'll help the team.

Posted by: Start of a New Yankee Dynasty | June 22, 2009 at 08:26 PM

Alright....so....

In the last 24 hours we've had 3 'rumors' about Wedge and the Indians...

The first says he may be going.

The second says he won't be going and is safe for the year.

Now this one suggests his number is up...

ahh, gotta love baseball rumors, lol.

Posted by: Hermie13 | June 22, 2009 at 09:06 PM

Ha! Rangers have been in first place long enough. Time for Texas to fall back to earth.

Posted by: SoxSuck | June 22, 2009 at 09:08 PM

The rangers can make they have far better talent then the angels

Posted by: Sharpie29 | June 22, 2009 at 09:46 PM

Does anyone want Felix Pie? Because you can have him!

Posted by: ryanbeckham198 | June 22, 2009 at 10:01 PM

Both topics saying Wedge is out the door are by Paul Hoynes, going by his track record as a terrible reporter that probably means Wedge will at least live out his current contract.

Posted by: grimace455 | June 22, 2009 at 10:13 PM

So he's a "mastermind" now? Give me a break. He didn't do S H I T in Chicago except push the franchise back 20 years.

Posted by: rememberthecoop | June 22, 2009 at 11:04 PM

Who on Earth would want Felix Pie. He's slightly above average defensively and posts a career line of .218/.283/.328. The only place he would fit is on a team with a very good line-up that could use a guy who can run the bases in clutch spots (He is 12/15 in his career stealing bases). Maybe the O's could get an A ball prospect from the Giants but that's all I can think of.

Posted by: bravoboy10 | June 22, 2009 at 11:50 PM

The indians have to sweep the pirates in convincing fashion if grady returns this week to salvage the train wreck of a season wedge has managed to create as the conductor.

Posted by: Still holding out hope in da burgh | June 23, 2009 at 07:03 AM

"Does anyone want Felix Pie? Because you can have him!"

Nobody wanted Pie over the offseason except for the Orioles for some strange reason, so why would it change now? The Orioles were hot for everybody's discards, Pie,Pauley, yet DFA'd Rocky Cherry that might have actually helped the BP they have and has resurrected his career at AAA now.

Posted by: johns | June 23, 2009 at 07:16 AM

The Rangers already have fallen, and they're still in first place. The bats will come back to life, probably against the Diamondbacks. This team won't go away.

Posted by: seanb1223 | June 23, 2009 at 07:55 AM

"Who on Earth would want Felix Pie. He's slightly above average defensively and posts a career line of .218/.283/.328. The only place he would fit is on a team with a very good line-up that could use a guy who can run the bases in clutch spots (He is 12/15 in his career stealing bases). Maybe the O's could get an A ball prospect from the Giants but that's all I can think of."

I mean, there was a time when Felix Pie was a pretty big deal in Chicago.

That's what happens when you're a highly touted prospect that posts a .362/.410/.563 line in 250 AAA plate appearances as a 22 year old.

He just never showed the ability to take pitches and do pretty much anything with offspeed stuff.

Posted by: scribbletone | June 23, 2009 at 11:43 AM

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