ATLANTA BRAVES Activated RHP Kevin McGlinchy from the 15-day DL; optioned RHP Kerry Ligtenberg to Richmond. [5/13] Just your basic good idea. Ligtenberg needs to regain control of his breaking stuff to pitch effectively in the majors, and not even the Braves can afford to fool around with a rehab project. Now that Kevin McGlinchy…
ANAHEIM ANGELS Placed RHP Ken Hill on the 15-day DL (strained intercostal muscle); optioned RHP Ramon Ortiz to Edmonton; recalled RHP Mike Fyhrie and LHP Jarrod Washburn from Edmonton. [5/10] Its already been a fun spring for the Angels, as they’ve managed to stick with the pack in the AL West. And they may end…
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS Placed RHP Matt Mantei on the 15-day DL (weak shoulder); purchased the contract of RHP Vicente Padilla from Tucson. [5/5] Sometimes it’s fashionable to bash teams that give up a"known" major-league pitcher for pitching prospects/suspects. Usually, that’s because the ability to pitch in the majors is an unpredictable quality. Pitchers get hurt, and…
ANAHEIM ANGELS Purchased the contract of RHP Eric Weaver from Edmonton; designated IF Keith Johnson for assignment. [5/2] Having Eric Weaver around gives Mike Scioscia the option to use a right-hander as the fifth starter instead of automatically going with Kent Mercker, at least notionally. The expectation that Tim Belcher isn’t too far from being…
ANAHEIM ANGELS Claimed OF Scott Morgan off of waivers from the Indians and placed him on the 40-man roster; transferred OF Jeff DaVanon from the 15- to the 60-day DL. [4/28] Optioned RHP Lou Pote to Edmonton; recalled LHP Mike Holtz from Edmonton. [4/29] Placed RHP Jason Dickson on the 15-day DL, retroactive to 4/29…
ANAHEIM ANGELS Activated SS Gary DiSarcina from the DL; optioned IF Keith Johnson to Edmonton. [4/24] Activated RHP Elvin Nina from the DL and assigned him to Erie (Double-A). [4/25] Finally resurfacing after too much quality time in Calgary, Benji Gil managed to demonstrate that there’s still no reason to consider him to be more…
Not too long ago, a panel of "baseball experts" were interviewed on WBEZ, Chicago’s National Public Radio affiliate. All three sang the praises of what stadiums "do" that makes some teams more profitable than others. Bringing up Jacobs Field, they couldn’t help but enthuse about how much money the mallpark makes for the Indians, which…
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS Activated RHP Matt Mantei off of the DL; designated RHP Darren Holmes for assignment. [4/21] Darren Holmes is almost certain to be claimed by a team like the Cubs or Astros, so it will be interesting to see if the Snakes pull off a trade while they can. Mantei’s absence didn’t hurt the…
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS Acquired 2B/3B Javier Fuentes from the Red Sox for OF Garry Maddox Jr. [4/19] Neither Javier Fuentes nor Garry Maddox Jr. are prospects. This is simply an exchange from depth; the Red Sox are short of true outfielders throughout their system, not just on the major-league level, while Fuentes will be the oldest…
If you missed the last Transaction Analysis, you can find it here. ANAHEIM ANGELS Signed OF Garret Anderson to a four-year contract extension through 2004. [4/14] Garret Anderson had already made it clear he planned on sticking around, and now that he’s proven he’s a better-than-average center fielder, he’s a valuable guy to have. It’s…
ANAHEIM ANGELS Released RHP Tom Candiotti. [4/1] Purchased the contracts of LHP Kent Mercker and SS Benji Gil. [4/2] Activated LHP Jarrod Washburn from the 15-day DL and optioned him to Edmonton. [4/9] Optioned RHP Mike Fyhrie to Edmonton; placed SS Gary DiSarcina on the 15-day DL, retroactive to 4/9 (bruised thumb); activated RHP Ramon…
(Ed. note: Chris is on vacation this week. TA will resume, with a twice-a-week schedule, on April 11.) ANAHEIM ANGELS Acquired RHP Kent Bottenfield and 2B Adam Kennedy from the Cardinals in exchange for CF Jim Edmonds. [3/23] Assigned RHPs Brett Hinchliffe, Greg Keagle, Steve Mintz and 2B Keith Luuloa to their minor-league camp; optioned…
Whether or not progress is inevitable is one of those things that historians, cranks and the Census Bureau spend plenty of time kvetching about, usually all at the same place and at the same time. If you’re someone who thinks things do get better, here are some reasons to believe it, and some reasons to…
ANAHEIM ANGELS Optioned RHP Matt Wise to Edmonton; optioned RHPs Elvin Nina and Scot Shields and C Jason Dewey to Erie (Double-A); optioned OF Elpidio Guzman to Lake Elsinore (A); assigned RHP Steve Green and C Shawn Wooten to their minor-league camp. [3/14] Released LHP Greg Cadaret. [3/16] Released IFs Archi Cianfrocco and Carlos Garcia….
ANAHEIM ANGELS Assigned OFs Darren Blakely, Nathan Haynes and Juan Tolentino and IF Brian Oliver to their minor-league camp. [3/8] No surprises here, as the Angels demote two of their latest Norm Hutchins clones (Blakely and Tolentino), and the lone prospect they got from the A’s in the Oliveras/Velarde deal. Haynes may yet grow up…
ANAHEIM ANGELS Assigned C Bryan Graves to their minor-league camp. [3/6] ATLANTA BRAVES MLB announced that it has fined the Braves $100,000 and banned them from signing players from the Dominican Republic for six months as punishment for signing SS Wilson Betemit before his 16th birthday. [2/25] MLB announced that an arbitrator has reduced the…