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Odds & Ends: De La Rosa, Halladay, Astros, Molina

By Luke Adams 2 | February 19, 2010 at 9:02pm CDT

Let's round up the last of the leftover links from the work week….

  • MLB.com's Thomas Harding shares a few Rockies notes from Spring Training. According to Harding, 2011 free agent Jorge de la Rosa would like to stay in Colorado beyond this season.
  • After watching Roy Halladay dominate the AL East for years, ESPN.com's Jayson Stark is eager to see what the Phillies' new ace is capable of in the Senior Circuit.
  • Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports that the Astros agreed to terms with three Minor Leaguers on their 40-man roster today: infielder Jose Vallejo and right-handers Matt Nevarez and Henry Villar. The trio signed one-year contracts with corresponding Major League values of $400K.
  • Bruce Bochy's plan to give Bengie Molina a few more days off this season could hurt Molina financially, according to Andrew Baggarly of the San Jose Mercury News. Molina has multiple games-started incentives in his contract, and will not maximize his earnings if he starts fewer than 115 times.
  • GM Alex Anthopoulos wants to focus on speed, athleticism, and strong baserunning throughout the Blue Jays' organization, writes MLB.com's Jordan Bastian.
  • Joe Capozzi of the Palm Beach Post says that the Marlins are optimistic about their chances in 2010, despite being the only team not to sign a Major League free agent this winter.
  • Maury Brown of The Biz of Baseball updates his arbitration scorecard following Jeff Mathis' win over the Angels. The only remaining arbitration case is Ryan Theriot's.
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  1. Guest 1703

    15 years ago

    The Marlins didn’t need to sign free agents. They have so much Minor League Depth and are a very well ran organization. Really one of the best front offices in Baseball. They did make some trades that could impact their team in a few years.

    If AA wants to build his team around speed and athleticism, Not only does he have a long way to go (Vernon Wells’ contract) But trading Michael Taylor for Brett Wallace and signing Alex Gonzalez instead of Felipe Lopez is contradicting his wish.

    Reply
    • Infield Fly

      15 years ago

      Well run indeed. On the other hand, their curious inability to cultivate a truly solid CF is a mystery to me.

      Reply
      • Guest 1718

        15 years ago

        Yeah. I think that CF is really going to be Cameron Maybins now.

        Reply
  2. Jeff Levy

    15 years ago

    The best way to give Molina time off would be to take hm out late in games. He still gets to start but plays less and gets time off.

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    • Guest 1706

      15 years ago

      Buster Posey deserves a shot either way.

      I wonder if Molina would agree to a deal with Bochy that in order to get that money, Molina would catch the first 5 pitches or something, and the Giants could let Posey catch the next 26 outs. That way, If Posey tears it up in triple-A, the Giants could let Posey be the starting catcher without hearing Bengie Molina get upset. I know, this is just wishful thinking!

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      • humbb

        15 years ago

        There are two statements that show that Bengie knows and is happy with the situation going into the deal.
        One right after the signing in January:
        “In an intriguing role reversal, Molina said that he sent a soothing text message Thursday to Posey.

        “I told him I’m not here to take his spot,” said Molina.

        Second the quote from Baggerly’s article:
        Asked about starting fewer games, Molina described his outlook thusly:

        “If he checks with me and I say I’m OK to go, why get a day off, you know what I mean? But I’ve never been opposed to what Bochy says, never.”

        … but you never how feelings will be when the magic day approaches. Other teams have had to deal with these situations too. To put it in perspective, Molina caught 123 games (maybe not all starts) last season and needs 115 starts to max out his incentives. To hypothesize today is premature, however.

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        • Guest 1711

          15 years ago

          I agree. No way does he start that many games.

          Reply
          • humbb

            15 years ago

            Actually he starts accruing his incentives with his 90th start @ $250K. Then he gets $250K for each additional 5 starts up to a final accrual at game 115. So if he starts 100 games, he will get a total bonus of $750K, which is definitely possible if he stays healthy.
            105 starts gets him up to the Mets’ last offer.

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            • Guest 1717

              15 years ago

              Gotcha

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  3. 22gigantes

    15 years ago

    The Giants need to be strategic and careful with the catcher position. They could run into the same problem they had with Lincecum — i.e., Posey could gain Super 2 arbitration rights if called up before June 1. I see Molina and Whiteside splitting time (80/20) and Buster getting called up later in the year.

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    • Guest 1707

      15 years ago

      Posey was called up in september…You mean starting behind the plate right?

      Reply
  4. shockey12 2

    15 years ago

    It’s funny how AA talks about focusing on speed and athleticism after signing a Molina the same day

    Reply
    • start_wearing_purple

      15 years ago

      Maybe he took the joke about the flying Molina brothers literally.

      Reply
  5. wright_is_my_boy

    15 years ago

    how biased is jayson stark? honestly? he wrote a book called “worth the wait” … what a loser

    Reply
    • icedrake523

      15 years ago

      Peter Gammons:Red Sox::Jayson Stark:Phillies

      Reply
  6. phillies1996

    15 years ago

    I cant wait to see halladay pitch either…………and i wonder how much his presence helps the young guys like kenderick hamels and happ…..kenderick is already hangin round him

    Reply
  7. switchhitingjesus

    15 years ago

    halladay should be close to a favorite for the cy young this year.

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    • start_wearing_purple

      15 years ago

      I just looked something up. April 28th the Phils are in SF and both team will be playing their 21st game of the season… so assuming Halladay and Lincencum are opening day starters and both teams don’t break a 5 man rotation and assuming no injuries: Halladay v. Lincencum, the pitching duel of the season.

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      • humbb

        15 years ago

        That’s a great sighting and I’ve got it marked on the calendar – day game in SF, doesn’t get any better. Be warned though, both the Phils and Giants have 4 days off in April (SF has all Thursdays off), and given the questionable 5th starter status for SF, the rotations could easily get out of whack by the 28th. It might come down to Moyer vs. Wellemeyer. Sheesh!

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        • start_wearing_purple

          15 years ago

          Yeah, you just know its too good to be true. Still, I might break one of my rules and root for the Giants to get the Wild Card just to see a postseason match up of Halladay v. Licencum. It’d be more epic than the CC v. Beckett postseason games in 07,

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        • phillies1996

          15 years ago

          moyer most likely wont be starting by then unless he turns into like superman or something

          Reply
          • humbb

            15 years ago

            I kinda figured that, but I needed a quick placeholder for the last starting spot, and MLB had Moyer as the #5 on the depth chart. Who would be a more likely choice right now?

            Reply
  8. phillies1996

    15 years ago

    giants probably will win wild card…….cause the padres got no chance, the dodgers did nothing this offseason but lose a couple of guys, the diamondbacks im not sure whats up with them, and rocks will win the division

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