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Archives for April 2009

Rays Looking To Brazil For Talent

By Steve Adams | April 19, 2009 at 2:28pm CDT

According to Kevin Kaduk from Yahoo Sports, the Rays are planning on becoming the first team to open a training center in Brazil. The Rays will invest $6.5MM in the camp, located in Marilia, over the next five years. Up to 4,000 young people will have the chance to learn baseball in a free after-school program.

Kaduk points out that strides have been made in other new regions of the world, including China and the Pirates' recent signings from India.

Andres Reiner, the Rays' special director of development, mentions the athleticism of Brazilian soccer players, and wonders if that athleticism could transfer over into baseball as well:

"Brazil has been good at producing athletes … Brazil has a lot of people, millions of young people and not everyone can play soccer. If they aren't good soccer players they can be good baseball players."
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Morales To Rejoin Rockies

By Nat Boyle | April 19, 2009 at 12:41pm CDT

Franklin Morales will rejoin the Rockies on Monday and is scheduled to start on Tuesday, according to Tracy Ringolsby.

"The question is who will go to make room for Morales. The likely candidate would be Matt Belisle, who was added to the roster on April 8, when Morales was sent to Triple-A… Belisle, a non-roster invitee to spring training, is believed to have signed a 45-day clause when he was placed on the big-league roster, meaning the Rockies could send him out anytime in the first 45 days after he joined the team, and they would be responsible for only a pro-rated portion of his big-league salary, not the full amount, and he would accept a minor-league assignment if he clears waivers."

Morales was Colorado's most consistent starter in  spring training and carried over that success into his first April start where he threw six innings of one-run ball against the Diamondbacks, striking out six. He followed that start with five scoreless ones for Triple-A Colorado Springs.

The lefty was a prized prospect whose control, command and velocity problems set him back in 2008. Morales has been working on his consistency and still has front of the rotation upside. Ringolsby says "the Rockies feel they need to recall him to keep Morales moving forward."

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Pedro In No Rush

By Nat Boyle | April 19, 2009 at 11:54am CDT

The Boston Herald's Michael Silverman reports Pedro Martinez is in no rush to sign as he continues to work out and wait for teams to develop interest. His agent, Fernando Cuza, won't talk price, but it's believed Martinez is still seeking a $5MM contract to pitch in 2009.

A number of teams have expressed interest, including the Dodgers, Indians, Phillies, Brewers, Pirates, Diamondbacks and Mets.

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Cafardo’s Latest: Peavy, Mulder

By Nat Boyle | April 19, 2009 at 11:11am CDT

Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe has a couple notes in his Sunday column:

  • Should he be dealt this season, the Red Sox appeal to Jake Peavy, who hit it off with Kevin Youkilis and Dustin Pedroia in the World Baseball Classic. Padres GM Kevin Towers is hopeful his clubs success will continue and trading Peavy won't have to come up. Only twelve games into the season and the Pads are tied with the Dodgers at 9-3.
  • The Nationals, A's, and Dodgers are all interested in Mark Mulder who believes he "could be ready two weeks after signing."
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Figueroa Recalled, O’Day Designated For Assignment

By Nat Boyle | April 19, 2009 at 9:36am CDT

Due to Mike Pelfrey's right forearm tendinitis, the Mets recalled Nelson Figueroa on April 18 and designated relief pitcher Darren O'Day for assignment, according to Brittany Ghiroli of MLB.com. Because O'Day was a Rule 5 Draft Pick, he has to be offered back to his original team, the Angels.

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Astros Pick Up Cecil Cooper’s Option

By | April 18, 2009 at 4:55pm CDT

4:55pm: MLB.com's Alyson Footer has confirmed the news.

4:37pm: During FOX's telecast of the Indians-Yankees game on Saturday, Ken Rosenthal mentioned that the Astros have a press conference scheduled for 5:45pm, where they are expected to announce that manager Cecil Cooper's 2010 option has been exercised.

Cooper has a managerial record of 104-98 since he took over for Houston in 2007, but the 'Stros are off to a 3-7 start this season.  Interesting timing.  

Rosenthal suggested this past week that Cooper might be the first manager fired in 2009.
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Rangers DFA Rupe, Call Up Derek Holland

By | April 18, 2009 at 3:46pm CDT

T.R. Sullivan of MLB.com reports that the Rangers have designated reliever Josh Rupe for assignment.  

Rupe had allowed 12 hits and eight earned runs during 4 2/3 innings of work.  He was replaced on the 25-man roster by Derek Holland, the club's 2008 Minor League Pitcher of the Year. Holland, 22, went 13-1 with a 2.27 ERA in 26 starts last season between Single-A and Double-A.  He'll work out of the bullpen initially. 
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Milton Bradley Suspended Two Games

By | April 18, 2009 at 1:16pm CDT

As Alden Gonzalez of MLB.com reports, Milton Bradley has been suspended two games and fined an undisclosed amount for making contact with umpire Larry Vanover during Thursday's game against the Cardinals.

Bradley was pinch-hitting, and making his Wrigley Field debut, when he disagreed with a called third strike and jumped into Vanover's face, knocking his cap slightly upward.  His teammates seemed to approve of the outburst, but it no doubt bothered upper management.

"I like it," Cubs first baseman Derrek Lee said recently, before learning of the suspension. "He said what he had to say and walked off. That's him. He's intense. It's a big situation, he wants to do well, and he got upset. It's OK. He didn't do anything malicious."  Apparently the Commissioner's Office thought otherwise.
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Odds And Ends: Wieters, Guerrero, Gonzalez

By Ben Nicholson-Smith | April 18, 2009 at 10:37am CDT

A few links for Saturday morning…

  • Steve Melewski of MASN.com spoke with the Orioles Director of Player Development, David Stockstill, about Matt Wieters, who left last night's minor league game with an apparent right hamstring cramp.
  • More bad news for Angels fans, as Vladimir Guerrero is out for at least a month.
  • Luis Gonzalez tells Joe Capozzi of the Palm Beach Post that he's already missing baseball and he wouldn't ask for much salary-wise.
  • Ozzie Guillen still doesn't have an answer in center field according to Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun-Times. Cowley wrote earlier in the week that the Giants are looking to unload Aaron Rowand.
  • ESPN.com's Keith Law discusses high school prospect Donovan Tate, who's the son of former NFL running back Lars Tate. Law says Tate is the "top prep position player in this draft."
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Lowrie To Be Tested, Could Miss Season

By Ben Nicholson-Smith | April 18, 2009 at 9:52am CDT

According to John Tomase of the Boston Herald Jed Lowrie will have his left wrist examined today in Arizona. If the tests don't go well he could face surgery that, as Lowrie says, "would essentially be the season."

The Red Sox have Julio Lugo and Nick Green to play short. Lugo is rehabbing his way back from knee trouble and Green was actually outperforming Lowrie so far this season. There aren't any shortstops available on the free agent market.
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