Brian Barton Rumors

Odds & Ends: Nady, Doumit, Boyer

Links for Tuesday... SI.com's Jon Heyman says Xavier Nady will not require elbow surgery and may return within a month. Bad news for the Pirates: Dejan Kovacevic of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette says catcher Ryan Doumit will likely miss 8-10 weeks due to wrist surgery. Dave Cameron of FanGraphs says Matt Murton belongs in the Majors. Wallace Matthews and Ken Davidoff of Newsday each write about Jason Giambi's time in New York. With news that Demetri Martin will play Paul DePodesta in the Moneyball movie, Jon Weisman says not to judge the film before watching it. Personally I am looking forward...   Continue Reading

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Cardinals Acquire Blaine Boyer For Brian Barton

According to a press release, the Cardinals acquired reliever Blaine Boyer from the Braves for outfielder Brian Barton. Boyer, 27, was designated for assignment on Saturday to make room for Jo-Jo Reyes. When he's right, Boyer is able to get strikeouts and groundballs. Last year he dealt with a sore knee. Barton, 26, was taken by the Cardinals from the Indians in the 2007 Rule 5 draft. He hit .268/.354/.392 in 179 plate appearances last year while playing mostly left field. Barton, an aerospace engineering major in college, was a well-regarded five-tool player prior to a 2006 knee injury. Atlanta's...   Continue Reading

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Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Rule 5 Draftees

Last year the Reds selected Josh Hamilton in the Rule 5 draft despite only 23 games above Single-A and only 15 games anywhere since 2002 (actually the Cubs picked Hamilton and traded him to the Reds the same day). Hamilton went on to hit .292-19-47 in 90 games. This year, 18 players were chosen in the Rule 5 draft (14 pitchers). These players must remain on the 25-man roster all season or be offered back to their original club for $25K. By my count, three players (Sergio Valenzuela, Lincoln Holdzkom, Jose Capellan) have already been offered back to their original...   Continue Reading

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Cardinals Leaning Towards Keeping Barton

Joe Strauss of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch notes that Brian Barton is one player that may not switch teams prior to the regular season. Barton was selected by the Cardinals with the 10th pick of the Rule 5 draft from the Indians. The Cardinals are said to be deciding between keeping Barton or 2-time MVP Juan Gonzalez who is battling an abdominal injury. "When you have a (Rule 5) guy, if there's a way that guy can fit on your ballclub, you try to figure a way if you see a legitimate major-league future," La Russa said. While Gonzalez' spring...   Continue Reading

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Rule 5 Action: Cards Take Barton, Cut Taguchi

The Rule 5 draft isn't my cup of tea, but I'd like to direct you to Baseball America for coverage. By the way the Cardinals took Brian Barton. To open up a spot for him, they released So Taguchi   Continue Reading

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Padres To Acquire First Rule 5 Pick, Take Barton?

UPDATE, 12-6-07 at 1:12am: Chris Kline at Baseball America believes the Padres may buy the first pick from the Rays and take Barton. UPDATE, 12-4-07 at 9:50pm: Damn it, looks like the Rays don't want Barton after all. Baseball America has that tip plus other Rule 5 rumors. UPDATE, 12-4-07 at 11:59am: Looks like we were on to something here, as Baseball America also thinks the Rays will grab Barton with the first pick. FROM 12-2-07 at 7:59am: The Rule 5 draft is coming up on Thursday, and the Rays have the first pick. They might be able to find..   Continue Reading

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