Jorge Julio Rumors

Braves Sign Jorge Julio

According to Tim Pearrell, the Braves have signed reliever Jorge Julio to a minor league deal. Julio may not contribute much at the big league level, but Frank Wren is probably just trying to add depth. Fortunately, Mike Gonzalez may finish his rehab assignment soon.   Continue Reading

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Odds and Ends: Bruce, Ensberg, Boone, Weaver

Plenty of links for today. Indians top prospect Adam Miller is pretty much done for the season. '09 free agent shortstop Orlando Cabrera and manager Ozzie Guillen are not getting along. Peter Bendix explains the savings the Reds get by waiting to promote Jay Bruce. Morgan Ensberg is a DFA candidate, while LaTroy Hawkins may be getting there. Bret Boone's comeback attempt has ended. Jeff Weaver (6.69 ERA in Triple A) can ask for his release if not called up by June 15th. Hank Blalock may not be in the Rangers' long-term plans. The Indians designated Jorge Julio for assignment.   Continue Reading

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Jorge Julio Signs With Indians

According to MLB.com's Anthony Castrovince, the Indians have signed reliever Jorge Julio to a minor league deal. He'll join a battle for the team's one open 'pen spot. Julio at least has relative youth and velocity on his side. He turns 29 in March. He had a 5.23 ERA in 62 innings in '07, posting an 8.1 K/9 and 4.5 BB/9. Control and home runs allowed have often been a problem for Julio   Continue Reading

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Jorge Julio Swapped For Byung-Hyun Kim

As you may have heard by now, a couple of down-and-out pitchers were swapped today as the Marlins sent Jorge Julio to the Rockies for Byung-Hyun Kim. The hurlers have a lot in common - both are free agents after the season, and the Marlins and Rockies were each on the hook for $2.5MM in salary. Plus, both had fallen out of favor with their respective teams. The Rockies already have a strong duo for the eighth and ninth innings - Manny Corpas and Brian Fuentes. Dan O'Dowd decided to buy low on Julio, a fairly young reliever whose results..   Continue Reading

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The Benitez/Julio/Burgos Connection

It's all connected in beautiful symmetry: First Armando Benitez pitched for the Orioles, Mets and Marlins, and now hurls for the elderly Giants. When Jorge Julio came to New York by way of Baltimore, it seemed that Benitez had never left. Also a shaky, flame-throwing right-hander, Julio even looked like Benitez to Mets fans- many of them thought the two pitchers were the same man. Now Julio occupies Benitez's former role as Marlins' closer. What does this have to do with the Mets now? According to DNL from Armchair GM, the trade last year of Kris Benson and his wife..   Continue Reading

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Marlins Acquire Jorge Julio

According to Baseball Digest Daily, the Diamondbacks traded reliever Jorge Julio and cash to the Marlins for Yusmeiro Petit today. Fantasy leaguers, get on it. The team confirmed that he'll slide right into the closer role. Pretty good return for Arizona; Petit was the main piece in the Carlos Delgado trade last winter. Petit put up some excellent numbers in Double A in '05 but scouts weren't enamored with his stuff. Sure enough, his deception wasn't enough at Triple A last year and his strikeout rate dropped significantly   Continue Reading

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Latest On Jorge Julio

Ken Rosenthal has a new column up. Well, actually it went up 12 hours ago. If it's whispered, (or just written on FOXSports.com), we hear it (once we wake up, eat some Arby's, and get situated). Ken's main rumor: The current suitors for the relief ace known as Jorge Julio are the Cardinals and Marlins, with the Bucs and D-Rays on the fringes. For the sake of my Al Reyes sleeper pick let's keep him out of Tampa Bay. I think the Cardinals could really use a guy like Julio. The acquiring team will be on the hook for all..   Continue Reading

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Rays Interested In Jorge Julio

You can add another Florida team to the mix for Arizona reliever Jorge Julio - the Devil Rays. Ken Rosenthal updated this article with the rumor. Rosenthal adds that Julio is not Tampa Bay's first option, and that the goal could be to flip him for prospects. Makes me wonder if they might try something similar with Al Reyes given the current market for relievers. The Marlins, Cardinals, and Giants have expressed interest in Julio in the past. Hat tip to DRays Bay for passing it along   Continue Reading

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Yankees Won't Renegotiate With A-Rod

In case you missed Jon Heyman's scoop yesterday: Brian Cashman won't renegotiate Alex Rodriguez's contract after this season. I imagine he went public with it in attempt to put the onus back on A-Rod when he leaves after the season. For once, Rodriguez is not biting and won't discuss it further with the media. Heyman reiterates that Rodriguez will not consent to a trade if the Yankees are in contention. Other notes from the column: Out of all the relievers on the market, Jorge Julio seems the most likely to be dealt. Heyman thinks John Smoltz is done with team-friendly..   Continue Reading

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The Marlins are still very

The Marlins are still very much interested in acquiring Armando Benitez or Jorge Julio to front their bullpen, according to MLB.com. A Benitez deal is more likely because apparently the Giants will pick up most of Benitez's contract. Julio makes $3.6MM to Benitez's $7.6MM, but the D'Backs may not want to chip in at all. Can the Marlins continue their string of resurrected closers? The parade includes Joe Borowski, Todd Jones, and Benitez. They've also had twenty save seasons this decade from Braden Looper, Vladimir Nunez, and Antonio Alfonseca   Continue Reading

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Marlins Lean Toward Benitez Over Julio

The Marlins are still very much interested in acquiring Armando Benitez or Jorge Julio to front their bullpen, according to MLB.com. A Benitez deal is more likely because apparently the Giants will pick up most of Benitez's contract. Julio makes $3.6MM to Benitez's $7.6MM, but the D'Backs may not want to chip in at all. Can the Marlins continue their string of resurrected closers? The parade includes Joe Borowski, Todd Jones, and Benitez. They've also had twenty save seasons this decade from Braden Looper, Vladimir Nunez, and Antonio Alfonseca   Continue Reading

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Cardinals Interested In Julio

According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the Cardinals are interested in Diamondbacks reliever Jorge Julio. Joe Strauss thinks the Cards would send a lefty reliever to Arizona. The Cardinals currently have five southpaws on the roster aside from Mark Mulder: Randy Flores, Tyler Johnson, Randy Keisler, Chris Narveson, and Ricardo Rincon. Viva El Birdos wonders why the Cardinals don't just keep Braden Looper in the pen. Last time we checked in on Julio, the Marlins and Giants were battling for him. Arizona apparently doesn't want to pay much if any of his $3.6MM salary. The Marlins might convince them to..   Continue Reading

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Latest On Jorge Julio

The latest word on $3.6MM reliever Jorge Julio is that the Diamondbacks don't intend to pick up any of his salary. Juan C. Rodriguez of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel speculates that the Marlins are showing public interest in Julio "as a way of forcing the Giants' hand in an Armando Benitez deal." The Giants countered by inquiring on Julio as well. Rodriguez also mentions that the Marlins and Larry Beinfest have some past history of trading or attempting to trade for Julio. Joe Capozzi of the Palm Beach Post says the Giants would pay more of the $3.6MM than the..   Continue Reading

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Marlins Interested In Jorge Julio

In a move that has serious implications for fantasy geeks everywhere, the Marlins sent a scout yesterday to watch Diamondbacks reliever Jorge Julio pitch. As you know, the Fish have an unsettled closer situation with Kevin Gregg, Matt Lindstrom, Henry Owens, and Taylor Tankersley candidates to earn the gig when the season begins. Among pitchers with 60 IP last year, Julio's 12.0 K/9 ranked fifth, right between Takashi Saito and Francisco Rodriguez. If Marlins pitching coach Rick Kranitz could help Julio get his BB/9 down around 3, he could be quite an asset. Pitching in Dolphin Stadium as opposed to..   Continue Reading

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Marlins Trade Rumors

The Fish might do some minor dealing in the coming days. Let's see what they have cooking. For one, Mike Berardino of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel thinks they should bring Armando Benitez back, now that he's healthy. He says it would probably only cost the Marlins a million bucks in addition to the player(s) they trade. Benitez says he hasn't been in shape like he is now since he played for the Orioles. The Marlins may have their eye on a couple of Red Sox: center fielder David Murphy and pitcher Kyle Snyder. The Nationals also have interest in Snyder...   Continue Reading

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El Duque Swapped For Julio

In a surprising move, the Diamondbacks sent starter Orlando Hernandez to the Mets for reliever Jorge Julio. El Duque, age 36-40ish, has a 6.11 ERA and 1.58 WHIP through his first nine starts this year. 27 year-old righty Julio had a 5.06 ERA and 1.45 WHIP for the Mets. Hernandez will be paid $4.5MM this season and doesn't figure to pick up his incentives for Comeback Player of the Year or an All-Star Game. Julio makes about $2.5MM and has yet to reach free agency. Hernandez was projected to add about 1.8 wins in 122 innings while Julio's projection called..   Continue Reading

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Benson Dealt To Orioles; Zito Implications?

Many of you have already noticed by now that Newsday is reporting that the Mets traded Kris Benson to the Orioles for Jorge Julio and John Maine. A tip of the cap to Orioles Hangout; I'm pretty sure they confirmation first. The question on most people's minds is this: is the Benson swap the initial movement indicating a trade of Barry Zito to the Mets? If you recall, my Mets source indicated yesterday that Benson would be traded to Baltimore to acquire a prospect to Billy Beane's liking. I've got word out to a couple of sources to see if..   Continue Reading

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Kris Benson For Jorge Julio Possible

At least three sources are reporting that the Mets have officially dealt Kris Benson for Jorge Julio. On the other hand, MetsBlog says the above sources jumped the gun. In case the deal or something like it occurs, here's a rundown of the pitchers. A recap of my synopsis of Benson from a week ago: He was much worse away from Shea Stadium. He hasn't pitched 200 innings in a season since 2000. His 2005 strikeout rate was a career low. Nonetheless, Benson makes a passable #3 starter. As a flyball pitcher moving from one of the toughest parks in..   Continue Reading

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