On this date last year, the Yankees signed Chan Ho Park. After surrendering seven homers in 35 1/3 innings of 5.60 ERA ball, the Yankees cut Park loose. He joined the Pirates for the rest of 2010 and will spend the 2011 season pitching for the Orix Buffaloes. Here's the latest from the AL East:
- The Red Sox can option Hideki Okajima to the minor leagues if they prefer the work of their other lefties this spring, according to Alex Speier of WEEI.com. Southpaws Andrew Miller, Felix Doubront, Rich Hill, Dennys Reyes and Andrew Miller are all vying for roster spots.
- Speier also suggests Doubront will "almost surely" open the season at Triple-A.
- If you ask Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports, Carl Crawford has some adjustments to make, even though he's still playing left field for an AL East contender. The Red Sox are always in the spotlight, so playing in Boston will likely present different challenges than the ones Crawford encountered in Tampa Bay.
- Did the Yankees release Andy Sisco or not? As Matt Eddy of Baseball America explains, they released and re-signed the left-hander (Twitter link).
Man oh man, I cant wait to see the competiton for lefty relievers for the Sox heating up, I mean theres Andrew Miller, but then, theres Andrew Miller!
I think the dark horse for the job is Andrew Miller
They could be a filthy 1,2 punch
Hopefully one of them does a better job than the Ramon Ramirez tandem of last year.
Touche
Fun Fact: Did you know Andrew Miller and Andrew Miller have the same birthday?
Just checked on Baseball Reference!
They also have the same height and weigh the same, isn’t that weird?
… But can he pitch on Brian Cashman’s birthday?
Why is there an extra Andrew Miller in there?
You didn’t know there was 2 Andrew Miller’s? Catch up.
Pfft, an obvious Red Sox troll.
He’s vying for a roster spot twice as hard as everybody else.
I figured it was just because he needed the extra look to make the team…
Didn’t the Red Sox basically stalk Crawford for a few months? I think they would have noticed a fragile ego. Either way, he’ll be drying his tears with Benjamins.
I agree that Doubront will start the season in Pawtucket as a starter. Andrew Miller, Rich Hill, and Andrew Miller will probably all be there working on their mechanics. Interesting to hear that Oki can still be sent down. I guess, to start the season, it’s Reyes’ job to lose.
Oh my god, you actually think there is two Andrew Miller’s? Sad. But really, who do you think will make the team? Andrew Miller or Andrew Miller?
Wait…there is only one Andrew Miller?? Huh, guess you cant believe everything you read on the internet!
It’s looking like it’s really a race between Reyes and Okajima and supposedly Flood is already loving what he’s seen from Reyes.
For the explanation of the Sisco fiasco:
baseballamerica.com/blog/prospects/?p=10933#commen…
Southpaws Andrew Miller, Felix Doubront, Rich Hill, Dennys Reyes and Andrew Miller?
Damn. Andrew Miller and Andrew Miller are so close in skill, I don’t know who is better!
Yes, I’m pretty sure the joke has run its course by now.
But what about Andrew Miller and Andrew Miller?
This is funnier than yesterday’s “Weiner” post.
wrong website bro
The real joke is seeing Andrew Miller and skill in the same sentence.
I think Andrew Miller still has immense upside, if he realizes any of it our rotation would be filthy. Still not too likely though ill admit. Crawford and Gonzalez are gonna fit right in though, Crawford especially.
Dear Ken Rosenthal~ Carl Crawford has played in Boston before, in fact he was awesome there, while with the Rays (an AL East team) he stole 4 bases, you see he has been in the majors for some time now and I believe he should do just fine at Fenway, what adjustments does he need to make….slow down?
He stole 4 bases? What?
He collects them
Yeah, I was a little perplexed at that too. I guess Rosenthal was having a slow day at the typewriter. Crawford isn’t going to adjust much and I’m pretty sure Boston is going to love him. He is a dynamic player.
People really need to stop mentioning Miller as a bullpen candidate. While the team hasn’t OFFICIALLY come out and said whether they see him as a starter or a reliever in the long term, their current lack of SP depth makes it almost a given than Miller will begin the season starting in Pawtucket. The 3 lefties competing for 1 (or MAYBE two) bullpen spots are Okie, Hill and Reyes. Okie got rocked in a ST game the other day and still has options while Rich Hill’s new sidearm delivery is getting a lot of praise from Tito and Young. I wouldn’t be surprised to see Hill make the pen – even it means Okie doesn’t at first.
Crawford went 0-3 in the same game. Total bust!!!
My point is that Okie is COMPETING for a bullpen spot along with Reyes and Hill. The fact that he has a Major League contract isn’t going to lead to his automatic inlcusion in the bullpen and there are reasons to believe that Hill and/or Reyes may turn out to be more appealing LRP options once ST is over..