NEWS/RUMORS Thread

precisely...

now which GM / Owner twin headed idiot let them leave?

 

I wish I knew. If anyone knows then I defer to their opinion. The fact remains the subject of this discussion is still employed and that to me speaks volumes.

 

Fred Claire and Peter O'Malley.

 

I thought it was:
Konerko - FOX/Lasorda
Beltre - McCourt/DePodesta

 

Haha
Thurston
The Roach
Loney-Goodson
Delwyn Young
Billy Ashley

Good stuff.

 

I saw Delwyn at the rose bowl the year after he was traded.

 

good for you ... who??

 

I've got an autographed Delwyn Young baseball. I suppose it is destined for a batting cage somewhere...

 

It could be but I looked up those years on wikipedia so I could be wrong.

 

Not sure anyone posted this but it seems appropriate since we are talking Minor league players of the year, welcome back 2009 POY Trayvon Robinson!!!!! Seattle sure exposes you I mean look at Trayvon, Figgy, Beltre and now Cano????

 

I have an autographed Broxton ball, from his time in Jacksonville. Saw him notch 3 consecutive 100 mph pitches (who knows, could have been a 'hot' gun).

 

I also have a Brox ball when he was signing in a Staples I believe.

 

Didn't know he signed the balls before throwing them.

My BroxBall was before he made the majors, and became Matt Stairs bkitch.

 

Might be worth a look. We need one more starter to compete for the 5th starter role.

Odrisamer Despaigne Cleared To Sign With MLB Teams​

By Jeff Todd [January 24, 2014 at 6:59pm CST]​

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Cuban righty Odrisamer Despaigne can now sign with a MLB club after being cleared by the United States Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), MLB.com's Jesse Sanchez reports (via Twitter). Despaigne is represented by agent Jaime Torres, who also represented players like Jose Contreras, Alexei Ramirez, and Yasiel Puig as they transitioned from Cuban baseball to the big leagues.​

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Despaigne, a righty, turns 27 in early April. Several clubs were noted as having watched Despaigne throw as of late October, but the list has no doubt grown since. As Sanchez notes, Despaigne has participated in two recent showcases in Mexico. The righty threw eight innings over two starts in the Mexican Pacific League in late December, allowing three earned runs and registering two strikeouts against two walks. Steve Sypa of Amazin' Avenue has a nice profile on Despaigne. ​

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Despaigne could hold another showcase before choosing a team, Sanchez says. Several teams that had been interested in Masahiro Tanaka also showed interest in Despaigne, Sanchez adds in another tweet. Despaigne joins fellow Cuban Yenier Bello -- who was also just cleared -- on the list of 2014 free agents.​

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Did you guys see Maddux is going into the Hall with no logo? Braves fans must be ticked.