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Odds & Ends: Hawkins, Uribe, Hill, Hazen
Here's a few links to end the night...
- MLB.com's Brian McTaggart tweets that Astros GM Ed Wade said the team "is talking with LaTroy Hawkins, who wanted to see who the manager was going to be first." Hawkins will be a free agent this offseason for the fourth time in as many years.
- Juan Uribe has informed the Giants that he plans to test the market, according to Andrew Baggarly of The Mercury News.
- MASNSports.com's Roch Kubatko reports that the Orioles outrighted three players off their 40-man roster, including southpaw Rich Hill. Meanwhile, MLB.com's Anthony Castrovince says the Indians outrighted three players as well.
- Tom Krasovic reports that Red Sox farm director Mike Hazen interviewed for a front office position with the Padres. Hazen has held the position with Boston since 2006, and used to play in San Diego's minor league system.
- Here's this week's edition of Baseball America's minor league transactions. Lots of new names hitting the free agent pool, including Jack Taschner and Edgar Gonzalez.
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I'm surprised the Indians outrighted Scotty Lewis. Sadly it looks like his 4 September wins in 4 September starts as a rookie may be the high point of his career. It's a shame he can never stay healthy.
Posted by: Alex Trebek | October 30, 2009 at 10:04 PM
that's a punch in the gut of Giants fans.
Posted by: MattWilliams9 | October 30, 2009 at 10:16 PM
I'm really hoping Juan Uribe comes back to the Giants but I have a feeling he will go with another team just to play everyday instead of being a super utility man with us
I wish we could just eat Renteria's final year and have Uribe at SS
Posted by: Bleacher_bum_SF | October 30, 2009 at 11:59 PM
I'm not really concerned. Hopefully Uribe goes to some other team so Sabean doesn't have the chance to overpay for him based off of 3 good months of play.
Posted by: dregarx | October 31, 2009 at 12:29 AM
I don't believe Uribe's decision to test the waters is a bad thing at all. It saves us from Sabean overpaying him with a ridiculous contract. Uribe was hitting .238 in the AL and was basically on the scrap heap when the Giants picked him up. He came over to the NL and prospered with the majority of pitchers throwing him fastballs. Once the NL figures out what the AL knew...throw him a slider or curveball in the dirt and you'll see him spinning around in circles as he strikes out...he will come back down to earth.
Posted by: Humm Baby | October 31, 2009 at 12:32 AM
Outrighting Scott Lewis, while leaving Chris Giminez, Andy Marte, and Jose Veras?
When MLB ready pitching is your major weak point, that's a pretty weak move.
Posted by: dan | October 31, 2009 at 12:54 AM
To Tim Dierkes:
Wow, just when I think I can end this two-year-old thread (Rich Hill vs. Ryan Theriot) the hits just keep on coming. Hill put on waivers by the Orioles. Still think Hill has more upside than Theriot? Let's look at those peripheral stats on Hill again. What is Bill James saying?!
You know I love you, Tim. Your site is the reason I get up in the morning. :)
Posted by: Deke Martin | October 31, 2009 at 10:07 AM
Can't figure out Takashi Saito and Marcus McBeth. McBeth was lights out in Pawtucket, was brought up but never used. Saito adjusted fully in the 2nd half. I had thought passing on Saito's option was simply to re-negotiate. If the Sox wind up trading Bard, Delcarmen or Bowden, they will have a tough time re-creating a strong Pen without Saito & McBeth.
Posted by: gerald troy | October 31, 2009 at 10:30 AM
Hawkins is an okay reliever but he will probably be overpaid this off-season. His 2009 FIP was only 3.97, in contrast his 2.13 ERA, and his high LOB% was unsustainable. Plus it's going to be his age 37 season.
Posted by: Christian Seehausen | October 31, 2009 at 10:51 AM
I agree with dregarz and humm baby, Uribe testing the market can only be a good thing for the G-men. If he comes back it will be at market rate, not Sabean gritty vet scale!
Posted by: www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1559418612 | October 31, 2009 at 11:42 AM
I have been saying this for years, but Rich Hill would be perfect additon to the Mets given their ballpark and left-handed heavy oppents. They did turn Oliver Perez around for two years. That at least deserves some credit.
Posted by: metfan57 | October 31, 2009 at 12:14 PM
This is what happens when top Sox leaders start to move.. They take even more with them. Now Mike Hazen maybe to follow? This could really hurt if Hazen goes to SD and really help San Diego *IF* they will bump up the money alloted to rule 4 drafts and IFA signings and imagine that would affect his joining them, hopefully the new ownership their will remain cheap and refuse to do that and he will stay in Boston.
Posted by: johns | October 31, 2009 at 03:18 PM