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Ken Kadokura

Odds & Ends: Wells, Gaudin, Projections

By Tim Dierkes | April 13, 2009 at 1:53pm CDT

Links for Monday…

  • Ken Kadokura, briefly with the Cubs, is headed to Korea according to NPB Tracker.
  • Jill Painter of the L.A. Daily News has Frank McCourt's unrevealing comments about Ned Colletti's future.
  • Baseball America's Matt Eddy has the latest minor league transactions, including plenty of releases.
  • The AP reports that David Wells has signed a multiyear deal as a TBS analyst.
  • We snagged a mention in ESPN The Magazine, due to our sponsorship of Matt Holliday's Baseball-Reference page.
  • Chad Gaudin told MLB.com's Sandy Burgin "as many as 11 teams" made inquiries before he signed with the Padres.  He signed with San Diego for the opportunity to be a starting pitcher.
  • Matt Swartz of Statistically Speaking finds the strengths and weaknesses of various projection systems.
  • Admit it…you're starting to panic about certain members of your fantasy team.
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Odds & Ends: Fogg, Payrolls, Padres, Nady

By Tim Dierkes | April 3, 2009 at 8:35pm CDT

Links for Friday…

  • Troy E. Renck of the Denver Post says the Orioles have "mild interest" in Josh Fogg.  If Fogg can't find an appealing job elsewhere he'll report to Triple A Colorado Springs for the Rockies.
  • Via the Twitter feed of John Fay of the Cincinnati Enquirer…the Reds have talked about Geoff Jenkins and Frank Catalanotto but nothing is close.
  • Patrick Newman of NPB Tracker has a Sports Hochi report saying recently released pitcher Ken Kadokura is reaching out to the Cardinals and Orioles.
  • Ryan Shealy cleared waivers and was sent to Triple A, clearing up the Royals' first base/DH logjam.
  • The website FINalternatives.com says Rangers owner Tom Hicks defaulted on more than $500MM in loans.
  • Joel Sherman of the New York Post looks at the payrolls for the Mets and Yankees.
  • Paul Sullivan of the Chicago Tribune says Hal Steinbrenner "told close friends he plans on hiring Lou Piniella as a consultant when his managerial contract with the Cubs runs out after the 2010 season."
  • According to Tom Krasovic of the San Diego Union-Tribune, Padres GM Kevin Towers said he still might add another starting pitcher.
  • Albert Chen of Sports Illustrated writes about the advanced defensive metrics that are becoming prevalent in the game.
  • Dave Cameron of FanGraphs writes about the ethics of service time manipulation.
  • SI.com's Jon Heyman noted yesterday that "The Giants like Xavier Nady and wouldn't mind bringing the University of California product home at some point."
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Minor Moves

By Tim Dierkes | April 2, 2009 at 7:34pm CDT

A few players were released this evening…

  • Jeff Wilson of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram says pitcher Casey Daigle was among the players released by the Rangers.  Wilson says Daigle is currently on a reality show with wife Jennie Finch.
  • Patrick Newman of NPB Tracker passes along a Kyodo News report that the Cubs released pitcher Ken Kadokura.
  • Chad Jennings The Times Tribune says Reegie Corona has been placed on waivers by the Mariners, the first step toward returning the Rule 5 pick to the Yankees.
  • The Orioles released shortstop Chris Gomez, who became unnecessary with the Robert Andino acquisition.
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Odds and Ends: Prospects, Schilling, Elarton

By Tim Dierkes | January 22, 2009 at 12:18pm CDT

Links for Thursday…

  • Jon Paul Morosi estimates the Tigers’ 2009 payroll at $126.6MM.  They were at $137.7 on Opening Day 2008.
  • ESPN’s Keith Law ranks the top 100 prospects, with Matt Wieters, David Price, and Jason Heyward topping the list.
  • Jack Curry emailed Curt Schilling, learning that the pitcher has been working out for three weeks but hasn’t decided whether to play in ’09.
  • Free agent hurler Scott Elarton is also undecided (hat tip to BBTF).
  • RotoAuthority wonders if Kenshin Kawakami is a fantasy baseball sleeper.
  • Patrick Newman profiles new Cub Ken Kadokura.
  • As expected, Oscar Salazar was designated to make room for Gregg Zaun.
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Cubs Sign Kadokura, Rivas, Stanton

By Tim Dierkes | January 20, 2009 at 4:09pm CDT

This is another minor signing that was covered earlier but perhaps got buried – the Cubs inked Japanese righty Ken Kadokura to a minor league deal.  He didn’t pitch much in ’08; not sure why at this time.  The Cubs also added Luis Rivas, Mike Stanton, and a bunch of other non-roster guys.

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Odds and Ends: Cordero, Varitek, Hudson

By Tim Dierkes | January 19, 2009 at 2:12pm CDT

Links for Monday…

  • The Twins watched Chad Cordero’s recent long-toss session.  As you know, they’re also eyeing Brandon Lyon and Eric Gagne.
  • Baseball America has the minor league transactions.  Charlie Zink stays with Boston and the Cubs signed Ken Kadokura, among other deals.
  • Sean McAdam breaks down the Jason Varitek situation, saying his value isn’t much higher than Gregg Zaun.  Zaun signed for $2MM.
  • Athletics Nation asks: how about Orlando Hudson at shortstop?
  • RotoAuthority finds some upside starters for fantasy drafts.
  • Rob Bradford of WEEI explains why signing Jonathan Papelbon long-term will be more difficult than Dustin Pedroia or Kevin Youkilis.
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Cubs Eyeing Kadokura, Noguchi

By Tim Dierkes | December 26, 2008 at 8:30pm CDT

According to Paul Sullivan of the Chicago Tribune, the Cubs are eyeing Japanese pitchers Ken Kadokura (righty) and Shigeki Noguchi (lefty) for bullpen roles.  Sullivan says both were released by the Yomiuri Giants, and part of the Cubs’ motivation may be to make Kosuke Fukudome feel more comfortable.

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