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Quick Hits: Orioles, Cespedes, Dodgers

By Ben Nicholson-Smith | January 16, 2012 at 11:27pm CDT

Links for Monday, as teams and players continue avoiding arbitration in advance of tomorrow's deadline for exchanging figures…

  • Former A's, Mets and Brewers pitching coach Rick Peterson has accepted a job with the Orioles, MASNsports.com's Roch Kubatko reports. The sides have been discussing a pitching-related role since last month.
  • ESPN.com’s Buster Olney suggests the Yankees could use their DH spot to see what Jorge Vazquez can do at the big league level or to give Alex Rodriguez and Derek Jeter partial days off (all Twitter links). The 29-year-old Vazquez posted a .262/.314/.516 line with 32 homers at Triple-A in 2011.
  • The Orioles aren’t very high on the idea of having a DH-only player, Olney tweets. Because teams like the Orioles and Yankees are shying away from traditional DHs, veterans such as Vladimir Guerrero, Johnny Damon, Hideki Matsui and Manny Ramirez aren't finding a robust market for their services.
  • Yoenis Cespedes has two hits with six strikeouts in 19 at bats in the Dominican Winter League, tweets Enrique Rojas of ESPNDeportes.com.
  • Jim Callis of Baseball America includes Devin Mesoraco, Yonder Alonso, Mike Trout and Matt Moore on his 2012 all-rookie team in this week's edition of Ask BA.
  • Many see Steve Cohen, whose net worth likely exceeds $5 billion, as the biggest threat to buy the Dodgers, Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com tweets.
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  1. Lunchbox45

    13 years ago

    After every strike out Cespedes does 100 pushups and a 4ft vertical jump that continues to impress scouts. 

    Reply
    • wickedkevin

      13 years ago

      And every 18-49 year old on Youtube.

      Reply
    • popular_mechanics_for_pitchers

      13 years ago

      Sources have now verified that he is rather doing one arm chin ups, while puffing a cigar

      Reply
      • Lastings

        13 years ago

        This is Yoenis Cespedes, not Yoenis Castro…

        Reply
  2. tommyl

    13 years ago

    Cohen the biggest “threat” to buy Dodgers? Heyman actually tweeted he’s the biggest “treat,” which is even more bizarre.

    Reply
    • brocnessmonster

      13 years ago

      Read some really bad things about him.

      Reply
  3. jesse heiman

    13 years ago

    Think the day yanks tell Jeter to play DH is the day he decides to retire

    Reply
    • jigokusabre

      13 years ago

      Would he rather be in LF? I remember him crying about that, too. Derek: if the OF was good enough for Robin Yount, it’s good enough for you too.

      Reply
      • Dave_in_Gainesville

        13 years ago

        Hasn’t he played numerous single games at DH over the past few years? I think the intention of the story was that to suggest that the Yanks would continue to use the DH slot as a rotating day off for their aging infielders — which is precisely what they should do, in my opinion.

        Reply
    • monkeydung

      13 years ago

      but he’s a team player who always does and says the right thing and knows how to win and wants to win and is captain. why would he retire?

      Reply
  4. Shawn Ryu

    13 years ago

    Damon can occasionally play LF cant he? I know hes got a bad arm, but if he plays part time it cant hurt.

    Reply
    • Lunchbox45

      13 years ago

      sure it can barney.

      Reply
    • formerdraftpick 2

      13 years ago

      His arm or playing ability?  (can’t hurt comment)

      Reply
    • SixAces

      13 years ago

      bad arm is an understatement, have you ever seen the rainbows he lobs back in from LF?

      Reply
  5. rfffr

    13 years ago

    Damon might be able to play the field. Who are the Orioles gonna play at DH? Roberts?

    Reply
  6. formerdraftpick 2

    13 years ago

    Can’t the Yankees go slightly over budget and pull in Vladimir Guerrero for between 5-7 million?

    Reply
    • ARod's Ring

      13 years ago

      No, thanks.

      Reply
      • formerdraftpick 2

        13 years ago

        Ok. Good argument.

        Reply
  7. ARod's Ring

    13 years ago

    Let’s go in-house with Jorge Vazquez, liking the Idea.

    Reply
  8. ARod's Ring

    13 years ago

    Yoenis Cespedes will be overmatch by Major league Pitching.

    Reply
  9. sdsny

    13 years ago

    Good to see Buster Olney is on top of things.  What a brilliant statement by him.

    ESPN loses credibility with their baseball reporters by the second.

    Reply
  10. Gumby65

    13 years ago

    Cohen/Threat.  Truth.

    Reply

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