Six Weeks With roughly a quarter of the season left to go, all teams have a responsibility to use the remaining games for goals that they can accomplish. Because I’m either hopelessly optimistic or needlessly cruel, I like to think teams will be using this time to do whatever they can to help themselves win…
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS Placed 1B-L Erubiel Durazo on the 15-day DL (sore wrist); recalled 1B/OF-R Alex Cabrera from Tucson. [8/20] Erubiel Durazo is considering having surgery on his wrist, which would end his season on the spot. While that would be a tough loss when you consider that the Snakes would then have only Steve Finley…
ANAHEIM ANGELS Placed C-B Matt Walbeck on the 15-day DL (knee – tendinitis); purchased the contract of C-R Shawn Wooten from Edmonton; transferred RHP Tim Belcher from the 15- to the 60-day DL. [8/18] Recalled RHP Brian Cooper from Edmonton; activated RHP Al Levine from the DL; optioned IF-R Keith Johnson and RHP Eric Weaver…
ANAHEIM ANGELS Signed LHP Bryan Ward and assigned him to Edmonton; claimed 2B-R David Eckstein off of waivers from the Red Sox. [8/16] Talk about bargain shopping, because the Angels just nabbed two guys who can play. Neither one will ever star, not unless you’re a Lance Blankenship groupie or a geriatric member of the…
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS Placed RHP Johnny Ruffin on the 15-day DL (groin); recalled OF-L David Dellucci from Tucson. [8/13] David Dellucci still doesn’t appear to have recovered from his wrist problems, so while it’s a good move for the Snakes to get back down to 11 pitchers, I’m not happy with either rationale that’s been offered….
It’s in the nature of a project like Baseball Prospectus to have some extremely good insights and some yakkers that we’d rather forget. One of my esteemed co-authors once came up with a great argument that Bryce Florie could be the best pitcher in the American League in the near future, and I thought that…
Beginning today, Transaction Analysis moves to a three-day-a-week schedule. Look for Chris Kahrl’s wit and wisdom Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at Baseball Prospectus. ANAHEIM ANGELS Activated LHP Kent Mercker from the DL; optioned OF/1B-R Chris Hatcher to Edmonton; placed RHP Mike Fyhrie on the 15-day DL (elbow inflammation). [8/11] Purchased the contract of RHP Eric…
ANAHEIM ANGELS Released RHP Ken Hill; activated LHP Jarrod Washburn from the DL; optioned RHP Brian Cooper to Edmonton; recalled RHP Ramon Ortiz from Edmonton; outrighted OF-R Edgard Clemente to Edmonton; purchased the contract of IF-R Keith Johnson from Edmonton. [8/7] Purchased the contract of 1B/OF-R Chris Hatcher from Edmonton; returned LHP Jarrod Washburn to…
ANAHEIM ANGELS Placed RHP Troy Percival on the 15-day DL (shoulder pain). [8/4] Placed RHP Seth Etherton on the 15-day DL (shoulder tendinitis); recalled LHP Juan Alvarez and RHP Lou Pote from Edmonton. [8/5] Despite Percival’s struggles, from the well-publicized nine blown saves or the control problems or the taters or the ERA creeping towards…
Hey, maybe they are America’s team, because I ended up getting a lot of thoughtful and articulate email from Braves fans defending the acquisition of B.J. Surhoff. Several of them tackled the subject of whether or not I gave the Braves a fair shake as far as what B.J. Surhoff gives them, especially in comparison…
First off, I’d like to thank Rabbi Pesach Wolicki for a great idea, which is to include info on batter handedness like so: 2B-R is a right-handed-hitting second baseman. As always, I’m grateful for yet another sensible suggestion from our readers. ANAHEIM ANGELS Placed RHP Al Levine on 15-day DL, retroactive to 7/31 (elbow inflammation);…
Anyone else remember all of those predictions that this would be one of the most boring trading deadlines ever? Instead, we got one of the best. Take a deep breath, and let’s dive into it: ANAHEIM ANGELS Acquired 1B/OF Chris Hatcher, RHP Mike Heathcott and 2B Brett King from the Cubs for RHP Brett Hinchliffe…
On Tom Kelly I think Tom Kelly is getting a bad rap for his dealings with young players from malcontent underachievers like Todd Walker. Yes, Kelly is abrasive, and probably in an unnecessarily public way. Yes, his focus on defense is probably excessive, but I can’t see that he’s cast off too many players that…
ANAHEIM ANGELS Activated LHP Scott Schoeneweis from the DL; optioned IF Justin Baughman to Edmonton. [7/26] As expected, Scott Schoeneweis rejoins the rotation in time to keep the dilemma of which veteran starter to ditch at the airport on a low simmer instead of a high boil. Both Kent Bottenfield and Ken Hill continue to…
Previous Transaction Analysis ANAHEIM ANGELS Placed LHP Jarrod Washburn on the 15-day DL (strained bicep); recalled IF Justin Baughman from Edmonton. [7/23] If the Angels had to name their MVP today, would Jarrod Washburn get any votes? Sure, Troy Glaus ought to win handily, and Darin Erstad would probably be the actual winner; among pitchers,…
ANAHEIM ANGELS Optioned RHP Lou Pote to Edmonton; recalled RHP Brian Cooper from Edmonton. [7/17] For the time being, this gives the Angels a rotation of Cooper, Kent Bottenfield, Ken Hill, Jarrod Washburn and Seth Etherton. Scott Schoeneweis should be back before the trading deadline, which gives the Angels the opportunity to either deal Bottenfield…