by Matt Snyder Filed under: Athletics , Padres , AL West , NL West , MLB Transactions Scott Hairston has been one of the Padres' best offensive players this season. Thus, naturally, the Padres have decided to trade him for some prospects. Via twitter, the Padres announced Sunday night that they traded Hairston to the Oakland Athletics . In return, the Padres received minor league pitchers Ryan Webb...
More photos » by Tony Gutierrez - AP 7 days ago: San Diego Padres' Scott Hairston rounds third following his solo home run off of Texas Rangers' Tommy Hunter in the fourth inning of a baseball game in Arlington, Texas, Sunday, June 28, 2009. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez) Browse more photos » The Padres have traded OFer Scott Hairston to the A's for two minor league pitchers, AAA Ryan Webb and...
CLEVELAND -- Gio Gonzalez pitched six strong innings for his first win of the season, and the A's beat the Cleveland Indians 5-2 Sunday. Before the game, Indians general manager Mark Shapiro said manager Eric Wedge will keep his job for the rest of the season, even though Cleveland has the worst record in the American League. Despite the news, the Indians failed to complete a three-game sweep and...
Thoughts on the NL All-Star Roster You can find the full NL roster here . Some thoughts on the NL selections. You could argue that Benjie Molina is having a better season than his brother Yadier but that's a coin flip at best and what the heck - they are keeping it in the family. Orlando Hudson started off hot but has really cooled off. He's probably getting the Tim Wakefield good guy slot. Was Cincinnati's...
Luis Valbuena and Ben Francisco each went 3- for-3, with Valbuena knocking in a run and scoring twice and Francisco adding a two-run homer in Cleveland's 5-2 win over Oakland. Carl Pavano (7-7) evened his record with 6 2/3 quality innings on the mound, giving up two runs on eight hits and two walks for the Indians, who won back- to-back games for the first time since June 11-12. Grady Sizemore went...
CLEVELAND, July 4 (UPI) -- Ben Francisco and Grady Sizemore knocked in two runs each Saturday, leading the Cleveland Indians to a 5-2 win over Oakland. One of three hits by Francisco was a two-run homer with no outs in the bottom of the sixth. Sizemore had two hits, including a solo homer in the sixth, while his second RBI scored on a seventh-inning groundout. Luis Valbuena added three hits and one...
The NL East is baseball's tightest division, with four teams no more than two games out of first place. One of those teams is the 39-40 Atlanta Braves, who wouldn't mind adding a bat even after acquiring Nate McLouth. We've seen Javier Vazquez and Yunel Escobar mentioned as possible trade bait, both of whom could bring back a significant piece or two. What do you guys think, should the Braves trade...
More photos » by John Bazemore - AP 1 day ago: Atlanta Braves starter Javier Vazquez works in the first inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies in Atlanta, Thursday, July 2, 2009. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) Browse more photos » ESPN's Buster Olney blog post for today includes a rumor that the Braves are looking to deal SS Yunel Escobar and/or starting pitcher Javier Vazquez...
According to ESPN's Buster Olney , the big off-season free agents won't be Matt Holliday, Jason Bay or even John Lackey. It will be 21 year old left handed pitcher Aroldis Chapman, who just recently defected from Cuba.. His fastball has been clocked at 101 - 102 MPH with a plus curve and plus slider.. Chapman pitched for Cuba during the World Baseball Classic in March, where he posted a 5.68 ERA in...
It’s funny how things have changed. A little over two months ago Mets skipper Jerry Manuel had all but officially denounced Ryan Church as an everyday player. There were rumblings that Church would eventually be traded. For the next month or so Church fell out of the limelight, rarely earning a start in right field. However, the team began to drop like flies to the injury bug. First it was Carlos...
Top 5 - AL Players Who May Be Trade Bait Here are 5 AL players who are probably being shopped as you read this. Matt Holliday - A's - $13.5 million 2009 contract - I think he definitely gets traded mostly for financial reasons. The A's just can't afford him. They should get a better haul back on Holliday than what they gave up for him. He would fit best with a NL team in need of a bat. Aubrey Huff...
Vote for Kevin Youkilis over Mark Teixeira for the All-Star Game. Let's give Squawker Lisa something to Twitter about. Lisa, I am touched by your newfound concern for the well-being of David Wright, but the Mets don't need to get out the vote for him. Wright is comfortably ahead of second-place Larry Jones. As for Carlos Beltran, even with his injury, he still has some of the best stats of any NL outfielder....
My AL All-Star Team Here are the players who I see as the most deserving to be playing in St. Louis in the summer classic. The back-ups are in parenthesis. C - Joe Mauer - Twins (Victor Martinez - Indians) 1st - Justin Morneau - Twins (Kevin Youkilis - Red Sox) 2nd - Ian Kinsler - Rangers (Aaron Hill - Blue Jays) SS - Jason Bartlett - Rays (Derek Jeter - Yankees) 3rd - Evan Longoria - Rays (Chone Figgins...
In this ESPN Radio segment, Jayson Stark says the Dodgers will go after the best starting pitcher they can find. There's no elite starting pitching out there now, but Ned Colletti is looking to turn some up. Here are the rest of Stark's rumors: The Giants need an impact hitter and they're "in on every bat out there." Matt Holliday is not a likely fit for the Cardinals. Stark says Doug Davis...
On the MLB Network, Ken Rosenthal says he wouldn't be surprised to see the Indians deal Cliff Lee. Here are the details and the rest of his rumors: There's a good chance Matt Holliday will be dealt, though the A's aren't shopping him now. They say they'd have to be impressed to deal him, but Rosenthal suggests this is just a more subtle way of asking for offers. Several GMs believe Billy Beane will...
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