The thousand-run team against the man who has put up possibly the best single-season pitching performance ever, and a bunch of his friends. Is it a lopsided matchup? Lineups The Indians have offense in spades, which made life considerably easier for them over the course of 162 games. Now that we’re into a short season,…
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS Purchased the contract of C Rod Barajas from El Paso (Double-A); placed LHP Bryan Shouse on the 60-day DL. [9/18] Claimed LHP Jeff Kubenka off of waivers from the Dodgers. [9/20] It’s a bit surprising that the Snakes didn’t have a third catcher up sooner. Greg Colbrunn really isn’t much more than an…
ANAHEIM ANGELS Activated LHP Mike Holtz from the DL. [9/10] As is the theme for the Halos, this has been a wasted year for Holtz. He entered the year with a golden opportunity to clinch a spot as a situational lefty, and he hasn’t done it. He could still be useful to somebody. ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS…
Okay, so the Indians have clinched the division title, and nobody was surprised by this since it was a foregone conclusion that they’d win it this year since, what, 1997? The question is we need to keep in mind is whether or not the other teams in the AL Central have spent their time wisely–in…
ANAHEIM ANGELS Activated RHP Ken Hill from the DL; recalled RHP Mike Fyhrie from Edmonton; purchased the contract of LHP Juan Alvarez from Edmonton. [9/1] Announced the resignation of manager Terry Collins; named Joe Maddon interim manager; activated OF Matt Luke from the DL; released RHP Mike James. [9/3] Recalled RHP Brian Cooper from Edmonton….
ANAHEIM ANGELS Released OF Reggie Williams outright. [8/31] There are some teams for which Williams would be perfect, as a right-handed-hitting outfielder with a broad, if not deep, set of skills. For a few months, the Angels were even that team, but with everyone getting healthy, there’s not even enough playing time for Todd Greene,…
ANAHEIM ANGELS Placed LHP Mike Holtz on the 15-day DL (strained hamstring). [8/25] It’s been a bad year for Holtz all season long, so this is merely the latest piece of bad news for him. Check in next year. BALTIMORE ORIOLES Acquired RHP Juan Aracena and a PTBNL from the Indians for DH Harold Baines;…
ATLANTA BRAVES Placed RHP Rudy Seanez on the 15-day DL, retroactive to 8/21 (stress fracture/elbow); recalled RHP Dave Cortes from Richmond. [8/23] Losing Seanez is an extremely hard blow to the Braves at this late date, especially since he may not return. While his infamous back isn’t the source of his troubles this time, "Traction…
ANAHEIM ANGELS Recalled RHP Ramon Ortiz from Edmonton; optioned RHP Mike Fyhrie to Edmonton. [8/19] Ortiz’ highly-touted debut has come and gone, and he managed to mow down the White Sox. Comparisons to Pedro Martinez abound, but unlike Martinez, he isn’t going to get to cut his teeth in middle relief, and unlike Martinez, he…
ANAHEIM ANGELS Placed RHP Ken Hill on the 15-day DL (strained groin, strained abdominal muscle, tendinitis/knee, plain old broken-downedness). [8/15] Recalled LHP Jarrod Washburn from Edmonton. [8/16] The Angels’ rotation has been exactly the debacle it was supposed to be all season. Now that they’ve mercifully put Ken Hill on the shelf and Black Jack…
ANAHEIM ANGELS Gave RHP Jack McDowell his unconditional release; purchased the contract of LHP Lou Pote from Edmonton. [8/9] Placed 1B/OF Darin Erstad on the 15-day DL, retroactive to 8/11 (strained knee ligament); recalled INF Andy Sheets from Edmonton. [8/13] After going 0-4 in four starts, it looks like Black Jack has forgotten how to…
ANAHEIM ANGELS Purchased the contract of 2B Trent Durrington from Erie (Double-A); optioned INF Andy Sheets to Edmonton; released C Charlie O’Brien outright. [8/6] Activated RHP Tim Belcher from the DL; optioned C Steve Decker to Edmonton. [8/7] Well, hand it to the Angels. They aren’t going to just give the fans a warmed-over Jeff…
ANAHEIM ANGELS Activated CF Jim Edmonds from the DL; designated OF Reggie Williams for assignment. [8/2] Designated C Charlie O’Brien for assignment; purchased contract of C Ben Molina from Edmonton. [8/3] Well, the cavalry’s riding in, just in time to find that the natives have already wiped out the settlers, paved over the range and…
ANAHEIM ANGELS Recalled INF Andy Sheets and C/OF Todd Greene from Edmonton. [7/30] Just when you thought a team couldn’t get less offensive production out of a position than the Angels already get out of Gary DiSarcina at shortstop or Matt Walbeck at catcher, the Angels one-up themselves and go with Jeff Huson (.288 OBP)…
ANAHEIM ANGELS Acquired RHP Elvin Nina and OFs Jeff DaVanon and Nathan Haynes from the Athletics for RHP Omar Olivares and 2B Randy Velarde. [7/29] It’s hard to say what’s more important about this deal from the Angels’ perspective. Is it the $3 million or so that they save in salary? Is it creating rotation…
ANAHEIM ANGELS Activated RHP Jack McDowell and C Charlie O’Brien from the DL; recalled LHP Mike Holtz from Edmonton; optioned C Bret Hemphill and LHPs Scott Schoeneweis and Jarrod Washburn to Edmonton; released UT Tim Unroe. [7/23] It’s still fashionable to talk about how the Angels maybe, kinda, sorta could just almost get back into…