Links for Monday, as teams and players continue avoiding arbitration in advance of tomorrow's deadline for exchanging figures…
- Former A's, Mets and Brewers pitching coach Rick Peterson has accepted a job with the Orioles, MASNsports.com's Roch Kubatko reports. The sides have been discussing a pitching-related role since last month.
- ESPN.com’s Buster Olney suggests the Yankees could use their DH spot to see what Jorge Vazquez can do at the big league level or to give Alex Rodriguez and Derek Jeter partial days off (all Twitter links). The 29-year-old Vazquez posted a .262/.314/.516 line with 32 homers at Triple-A in 2011.
- The Orioles aren’t very high on the idea of having a DH-only player, Olney tweets. Because teams like the Orioles and Yankees are shying away from traditional DHs, veterans such as Vladimir Guerrero, Johnny Damon, Hideki Matsui and Manny Ramirez aren't finding a robust market for their services.
- Yoenis Cespedes has two hits with six strikeouts in 19 at bats in the Dominican Winter League, tweets Enrique Rojas of ESPNDeportes.com.
- Jim Callis of Baseball America includes Devin Mesoraco, Yonder Alonso, Mike Trout and Matt Moore on his 2012 all-rookie team in this week's edition of Ask BA.
- Many see Steve Cohen, whose net worth likely exceeds $5 billion, as the biggest threat to buy the Dodgers, Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com tweets.
After every strike out Cespedes does 100 pushups and a 4ft vertical jump that continues to impress scouts.
And every 18-49 year old on Youtube.
Sources have now verified that he is rather doing one arm chin ups, while puffing a cigar
This is Yoenis Cespedes, not Yoenis Castro…
Cohen the biggest “threat” to buy Dodgers? Heyman actually tweeted he’s the biggest “treat,” which is even more bizarre.
Read some really bad things about him.
Think the day yanks tell Jeter to play DH is the day he decides to retire
Would he rather be in LF? I remember him crying about that, too. Derek: if the OF was good enough for Robin Yount, it’s good enough for you too.
Hasn’t he played numerous single games at DH over the past few years? I think the intention of the story was that to suggest that the Yanks would continue to use the DH slot as a rotating day off for their aging infielders — which is precisely what they should do, in my opinion.
but he’s a team player who always does and says the right thing and knows how to win and wants to win and is captain. why would he retire?
Damon can occasionally play LF cant he? I know hes got a bad arm, but if he plays part time it cant hurt.
sure it can barney.
His arm or playing ability? (can’t hurt comment)
bad arm is an understatement, have you ever seen the rainbows he lobs back in from LF?
Damon might be able to play the field. Who are the Orioles gonna play at DH? Roberts?
Can’t the Yankees go slightly over budget and pull in Vladimir Guerrero for between 5-7 million?
No, thanks.
Ok. Good argument.
Let’s go in-house with Jorge Vazquez, liking the Idea.
Yoenis Cespedes will be overmatch by Major league Pitching.
Good to see Buster Olney is on top of things. What a brilliant statement by him.
ESPN loses credibility with their baseball reporters by the second.
Cohen/Threat. Truth.