BALTIMORE ORIOLES Optioned 3B Ryan Minor to Rochester. [7/20] Acquired RHP Al Reyes from the Brewers to complete the Coppinger trade. [7/21] Activated 2B Delino DeShields from the DL; optioned 2B Jerry Hairston to Rochester. [7/22] If you’re a veteran second baseman, you more than most should be singing the praises of a Combined Bargaining…
ANAHEIM ANGELS Activated RF Tim Salmon from the DL; designated UT Tim Unroe for assignment. [7/17] Activated RHP Ken Hill from the DL; optioned INF Andy Sheets to Edmonton. [7/19] Salmon’s back but restricted to DH for the near future, which means the Halos will have to continue getting by with Orlando Palmeiro in right…
Second-Half Prospectus The division of the Indians and the Four Papooses isn’t exactly burgeoning with major changes in the standings, but there are things to look forward to. Cleveland Indians (56-31, division leader) John Hart’s outfit can afford to tinker, because it isn’t like anyone’s going to sneak up on them. The offense is chugging…
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS Activated RHP Darren Holmes from the DL; optioned RHP Eric Sabel to Tucson. [7/15] With Holmes’ return, the Diamondbacks have gone from their three rookie right-handers in the pen to one (Byung-Hyun Kim), along with Matt Mantei, Bobby Chouinard and the four codgers (Greg Swindell, Dan Plesac, Gregg Olson and Holmes). The important…
ANAHEIM ANGELS Optioned OF/C Todd Greene to Edmonton; purchased the contract of UT Tim Unroe from Edmonton; transferred RHP Jason Dickson from the 15- to the 60-day DL. [7/6] When a guy like Greene–who fields like a DH–sees his OBP drop to .276, I suppose even the Angels have to get frustrated with him. With…
Second-Half Prospectus Enough bad things have happened to the Astros to give every team an opportunity to indulge in some wishful thinking, but what should these teams be doing? Cincinnati Reds (49-36, division leader) Most of the risks Jim Bowden has taken in shooting for contention have worked out, with the most obvious problem being…
ANAHEIM ANGELS Placed RHP Ken Hill on the 15-day DL, retroactive to 7/1 (elbow inflammation); recalled LHP Jarrod Washburn from Edmonton. [7/2] Coming on the heels of losing Belcher, you might think this is bad news for the Angels. But Hill’s been pitching hurt all year, and losing someone walking more than five guys per…
ANAHEIM ANGELS Placed OF Matt Luke on the 15-day DL, retroactive to 6/25 (partially torn rib cage muscle); recalled LHP Mike Holtz from Edmonton. [6/27] Placed RHP Tim Belcher on the 15-day DL, retroactive to 6/27 (fractured right pinky); recalled C Bret Hemphill from Edmonton; acquired OF Mike Stoner from the Diamondbacks for OF Jason…
Game Report: Minnesota Twins at Chicago White Sox, June 24, 1999: Brad Radke versus Jaime Navarro I like to go to the ballpark with a few things on my mind. Sometimes they’re questions, and I see if the game gives me any clues about their answers. Sometimes I go just to see a player I’ve…
ANAHEIM ANGELS Re-signed manager Terry Collins to a contract extension; activated SS Gary Disarcina from the DL; designated UT Tim Unroe for assignment. [6/22] Disney rallies around its man, but it isn’t like they can’t afford to eat the contract should they finally realize that Collins is part of the problem. It’s been interesting to…
BALTIMORE ORIOLES Placed 2B Delino DeShields on the 15-day DL, retroactive to 6/20 (strained hamstring). [6/21] DeShields is well on the way to earning a "fragile" label. Between injuries he hasn’t exactly busted out to the kind of offensive season (.274/.355/.374) people might have expected from a guy coming into Camden Yards in what’s turning…
ANAHEIM ANGELS Placed CF Mike Colangelo on the 15-day DL, retroactive to 6/14 (torn thumb ligament); announced that INF Tim Unroe cleared waivers, and selected his contract back from Edmonton; transferred CF Jim Edmonds from the 15- to the 60-day DL. [6/16] The only surprise is that Colangelo was hurt worse than expected in his…
ANAHEIM ANGELS Purchased the contracts of OFs Mike Colangelo and Matt Luke from Edmonton; optioned 1B Chris Pritchett to Edmonton; designated UT Tim Unroe for assignment; transferred RHP Pep Harris from the 15- to the 60-day DL. [6/12] To add to this mess, as you should already know, Colangelo promptly got injured in his first…
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS Recalled INF Hanley Frias from Tucson; designated RHP Amaury Telemaco for assignment. [6/8] So Telemaco is lost on waivers twice in thirteen months; he didn’t help himself during his brief duty with the D’backs this year, but more importantly, he didn’t cost enough to draw attention to himself in a Colangelo operation. It…
Working Hard in Cincinnati Other than the teeth-gnashing fringe element of bitter Reds fans mourning the rise and fall of Jon Nunnally or Dmitri Young or Willie Greene, has anyone else noted how much Jack McKeon is using some of his relievers? Through the first 54 games of the season, side-armer Scott Sullivan is on…
BALTIMORE ORIOLES Optioned C Tommy Davis to Rochester. [6/4] Placed RHP Mike Fetters on the 15-day DL; recalled RHP Scott Kamieniecki from Rochester. [6/7] Nothing really important to note here; neither Fetters nor Kamieniecki will ever again be significant parts of any team, even one as bad as the Orioles. BOSTON RED SOX Activated RHP…