Archive for February, 2007
Scout.com Roundtable: The BIG Issues
Major League Baseball is enjoying attendance records and its popularity across the globe has reached unseen heights but it is a league that is not without its issues. From steroids to competitive balance, the game faces serious issues that must be resolved for the game to continue its ascent.
Posted: February 19th, 2007.
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Scouting Notebook: Week 2
With so much attention given to breaking down prospects piece by piece, looking at their strengths and weaknesses with great detail, we present Scouting Notebook here at Scout.com. Using the valuable input of professional scouts, we take an advanced look at ‘07 and ‘08 draft prospects’ Mitch Moreland and Pedro Alvarez.
Posted: February 18th, 2007.
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Cubs, Zambrano ought to reach agreement
The Cubs and ace Carlos Zambrano are headed for arbitration Tuesday, which could get ugly. Instead, Ken Rosenthal says in his latest notebook, the sides should be able to agree on a contract before that. Say five years, $80 million?
Posted: February 17th, 2007.
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Expected to close for Indians, Keith Foulke retires
Reliever Keith Foulke, on the mound when Boston ended its 86-year World Series drought, retired Friday just as he was about to begin competing for a closer’s job with the Cleveland Indians.
Foulke signed a $5 million, one-year free agent contract with the Indians in January. The right-hander had battled injury problems the past two seasons, [...]
Posted: February 16th, 2007.
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Indians’ Foulke decides to retire from baseball
Reliever Keith Foulke, who was on the mound when Boston ended its 86-year World Series drought, retired Friday just as he was about to begin competing for a closer’s job with the Cleveland Indians.
Foulke agreed to a $5 million, one-year free agent contract with the Indians in January. The right-hander had battled injury problems the [...]
Posted: February 16th, 2007.
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Indians’ right-hander Foulke to retire
Right-hander Keith Foulke, the leading candidate to be the Indians’ new closer, is retiring, FOXSports.com has confirmed.
Posted: February 16th, 2007.
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Roster Rules, Waivers & Other Deadlines
Pitchers and catchers are reporting to spring training. Other players will be there soon and before you know it exhibition games will be played. Everybody has an opinion on how teams will fare and which players are “certain” to have good or bad seasons. But that’s all conjecture. What we do know for certain are [...]
Posted: February 15th, 2007.
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Austin Kearns not surprised by UK’s success
Austin Kearns had his choice of college scholarships after his stellar prep career at Lafayette High School in Lexington. However, rather than go the college route, Kearns signed with the Cincinnati Reds in 1998.
Posted: February 14th, 2007.
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Indians sign RHP Politte to minor league deal
Free agent Cliff Politte signed a minor league contract on Wednesday as the Cleveland Indians added another experienced right-hander to their revamped bullpen.
Politte appeared in 30 games last season for the Chicago White Sox. He went 2-2 with an 8.70 ERA, but the 32-year-old had his season shortened by right shoulder inflammation and was released [...]
Posted: February 14th, 2007.
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Issues linger as training camps open
Bonds’ contract. Where to play Soriano. Manny being Manny. Some familiar issues are unresolved as training camps get set to open … and Ken Rosenthal says there’s a bunch of new problems, too.
Posted: February 14th, 2007.
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