Let's Go Tribe (Free subscription) | 07/13/2008
via www.fangraphs.com Highest WPA Lowest WPA Ryan Garko .232 Kelly Shoppach -.042 Matt Ginter .164 Jhonny Peralta -.023 Grady Sizemore .103 Ben Francisco -.021 Not pictured in the Lowest WPA standings was Juan Rincon, who only managed a -.012 WPA despite giving up 4 runs. But thanks to Matt Ginter, Rincon's adventures didn't matter. It's probably not going to last, so we might as well heap praise...
CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
The Cleveland Indians added a new arm to their beleaguered bullpen on Wednesday, purchasing right-hander Juan Rincon's contract from Triple-A Buffalo.
Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008
CLEVELAND — The Indians added a new arm to their beleaguered bullpen on Wednesday, purchasing right-hander Juan Rincon's contract from Triple-A Buffalo.
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008
The Cleveland Indians purchased the contract of pitcher Juan Rincon from Triple-A Buffalo on Wednesday.
RandBall (Free subscription) | 06/24/2008
As many of you undoubtedly know by now, Juan Rincon was picked up today by Cleveland, which inked him to a minor league contract. It’s been quite the fall for Rincon, who gave the Twins some solid years of set-up work and one very unfortunate moment in the 2004 ALDS against the Yankees. Game 4, [...]
CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 06/24/2008
The Cleveland Indians signed veteran infielder Tony Graffanino and right-hander Juan Rincon to minor league contracts Tuesday.
Twinkie Town (Free subscription) | 06/24/2008
According to Anthony Castrovince at MLB.com , the Indians have signed reliever Juan Rincon and infielder Tony Graffanino to minor league deals. Rincon, 29, lost effectiveness in August of '06 and pretty much never recovered. It's easy to try to tie his decline to his May '05 performance enhancing drug suspension, but he was solid for the rest of that season. Graffanino, 35, is trying to work his way...
Ballbug (Free subscription) | 06/24/2008
Anthony Castrovince / MLB.com : Tribe inks two to Minor League deals — Rincon, Graffanino to report to Triple-A Buffalo — CLEVELAND — The Indians are sending a couple more veteran big leaguers to Triple-A Buffalo as depth options. Reliever Juan Rincon and infielder Tony Graffanino were signed to Minor League contracts on Tuesday.
Fox News (Free subscription) | 06/24/2008
The Cleveland Indians signed veteran infielder Tony Graffanino and right-hander Juan Rincon to minor league contracts Tuesday. The 35-year-old Graffanino has played for six major league teams since breaking in with Atlanta in 1995. He batted .238 in 86 games for Milwaukee last year before sustaining a season-ending injury to his right knee in August. He had surgery for torn meniscus soon after, and...
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 06/24/2008
The Cleveland Indians have signed infielder Tony Graffanino and pitcher Juan Rincon to minor league contracts.
MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 06/24/2008
According to Anthony Castrovince at MLB.com, the Indians have signed reliever Juan Rincon and infielder Tony Graffanino to minor league deals. Rincon, 29, lost effectiveness in August of '06 and pretty much never recovered. It's easy to try to tie his decline to his May '05 steroid suspension, but he was solid for the rest of that season. Graffanino, 35, is trying to work his way back from knee and...
Nick & Nick's Twins Blog (Free subscription) | 06/24/2008
The loss of Pat Neshek earlier this season provided a potentially crippling blow to a bullpen already ripe with concerning questions. You had Juan Rincon with his continually declining performance, Dennys Reyes with his Jekyll-and-Hyde act between 2006 and 2007, Matt Guerrier with his early-season control issues, and Jesse Crain coming off major shoulder surgery and looking a bit shaky early on. Yet,...
The Mets Report (Free subscription) | 06/15/2008
The Minnesota Twins designated reliever Juan Rincon for assignment on Friday. They asked him to accept an assignment at Triple-A Rochester but he refused. The Twins now have 10 days to trade him or release him. Rincon has a one year contract for $2.475 million. Last year and the beginning of this season have been pretty [...]
Bugs and Cranks (Free subscription) | 06/14/2008
There was a time when Juan Rincon was one of the better relievers in all of baseball. Hell, there was a time when the thought of Rincon stepping in to the closer’s role didn’t turn stomachs. Sadly, those days have been gone for quite some time and with Minnesota designating Rincon for assignment coupled with [...]
Mets Fever (Free subscription) | 06/14/2008
Former teammate of Johan Santana and long time Set-up man Juan Rincon has refused assignment and is now a free agent. Rincon is struggling this year with a 6.11 ERA but just as Heilman needs a change of scenery, so may Rincon. The 29 y/o right handed reliever has a mid 90s fastball and 80s slider, his down fall is that when he misses the corners with the slider he lacks a third pitch. He's been with...
