Here are a few notes regarding some Major League pitchers:
– Right handed pitcher Scott Baker yesterday threw 7.1 scoreless innings against the Dodgers. This was the third time in his last four starts that he allowed one or fewer runs. His ERA in June is just 1.46 in six starts for the Twins.
– The Detroit Tigers decided [...]
06/30/11
In an article by Jon Paul Morosi of FOXSports, he reports that the Detroit Tigers are looking for starting pitching rather than going after New York Mets’ shortstop Jose Reyes.
The team’s pitching staff has a 5.19 ERA in June (not including the efforts of Justin Verlander). The team has decided to have rookie left-handed [...]
06/30/11
Here are some notes regarding some Major League pitchers:
– Joakim Soria has lost his job as the Royals closer after another meltdown against the Angels yesterday, reports Bob Dutton of the Kansas City Star. “I went to his office and told him it’s the right time to do it,” Soria said. “I don’t want to be [...]
05/31/11
In a Tweet by Jason Beck of MLB.com, he reports that Detroit Tigers’ right-handed pitcher Robbie Weinhardt has cleared waivers and is being outrighted to Triple-A. He was previously designated for assignment by the team on May 24.
In two appearances this year with the big league club, the reliever pitched in 1 2/3 innings [...]
05/26/11
According to a team press release, the Detroit Tigers have designated right-handed pitcher Robbie Weinhardt.
In two appearances this year with the big league club, the reliever pitched in 1 2/3 innings and gave up four hits and two earned runs for an ERA of 10.80.
The team needed to create room on the 40-man roster for [...]
05/24/11
I hope you all enjoyed your first day of the baseball season. Here’s a quick story of how mine went.
Today, I got to the office earlier than usual (only 2 hours late actually), with a big smile on my face and ready for baseball. As soon as I got there, I found myself swamped with [...]
04/01/11
In order to be competitive in the AL Central for 2011, the Detroit Tigers need to bolster their bullpen by targeting relievers, specifically setup men, this winter, according to MLB.com’s Jason Beck.
“The free-agent market, we’re going to look for some relievers,” manager Jim Leyland said. “We need help, and that’s where we’re going to [...]
09/26/10
Here are your happy hour PRO Rumors:
President and CEO of the Boston Red Sox, Larry Lucchino, may not originally have been on board to do a sign and retire deal with Nomar Garciaparra. Gayle Fee and Laura Raposa of the Boston Herald said, “the Red Sox deny it, but we hear the big one-day contract-slash-retirement [...]
03/11/10
According to Tom Gage of The Detroit News, it’s possible that one of the five left-handed relievers on the Tigers’ roster may get traded since there isn’t enough room in the bullpen to have them all.
The Tigers currently have left-handers Fu-Te Ni, Brad Thomas, Bobby Seay, Phil Coke and Daniel Schlereth on their 40 man [...]
01/23/10
Update 20:10: 1 more minor league contract signed: Juan Rincon
MLB.com reports that right-handed reliever Juan Rincon has signed a minor league contract with the Colorado Rockies and he’ll have an opportunity to compete for a roster spot in Spring Training. Rincon, 31 on Opening Day 2010, pitched with the Rockies in 2009 and went 4-2 [...]
12/19/09