What's the Buzz? 5/27/06
So a few guys are making their way back from injuries....
The Phillies activated Aaron Rowand today. His return also marked the return to the leadoff spot for Jimmy Rollins as Shane Victorino rode the pine.
As reported yesterday, the Braves activated Horacio Ramirez from the DL today and watched as he went 7 innings, gave up 7 hits, no walks and an earned run for the victory against the Cubs today. He should be a good start for this week against the Diamondbacks. To make room for him on the roster, Brian McCann went on the DL retroactive to May 24. He'll return in early June.
The Cardinals activated Sidney Ponson, as well and he also took the win over the Padres as he went 5 innings with 7 hits, a walk, 2 ER and 4 K's. Ponson gets the Cubs his next time out so he should be worth using.
Some guys you will probably see return this Monday include OF Coco Crisp and catcher Yorvit Torrealba.
In other news...
Congratulations to Curt Schilling on his 200th career victory tonight. It wasn't pretty, but he got the job done.
An MRI on David Wells revealed just a deep bone bruise on his right knee. There is no word on whether or not he will make his next start this week, so if you have a better alternative, you should reserve Boomer for now.
Chris Carpenter, scratched from his last start with bursitis below his right shoulder, will probably avoid the DL but will most likely miss his upcoming start on Tuesday. They say he may start later in the week. Keep a close eye on this. Carpenter has an injury history and if it's more serious than reported he could miss more time.
Some more closer drama as Bobby Cox removed Chris Reitsma from a save situation against the Cubs. Mike Remlinger picked up the one out save. Cox said it was nothing more than playing the old lefty-righty matchup thing, but owners should be a little concerned.
Also on the closer front, Takashi Saito got his second save for the Dodgers as supplanted closer Danys Baez pitched the eighth. This should all be irrelevant when Eric Gagne returns to action on Thursday.
The rumors out of Detroit are that Wilfredo Ledezma was pulled from his AAA start after 2 innings so the Tigers could bring him up to start in place of the injured Mike Maroth. An interesting choice...Ledezma came close to permanently cracking the rotation last year and has a 49/15 K/BB ratio in 49 innings so far. I still don't know if he's worth picking up at all though.
Consider Dodgers 2B Jeff Kent day to day with a sprained wrist. He will miss the weekend games but he should be back for next week.
After a successful bullpen session, Mark Prior has been scheduled to make 3 rehab starts in the minors. The Cubs timetable for his return to the majors is somewhere around the June 13-15 series against Houston, but we'll see about that.
As reported the other day, the Nationals put OF Jose Guillen on the 15 day DL with hamstring tightness. It should be a good and much needed rest for him. The move was retroactive to May 24, so he should be back by early to mid June.
Devil rays 2B Jorge Cantu is expected to start a week long rehab assignment in AA early next week. This pushes his return back a little but he should still be on target to return by mid-June.
Wow. What a marathon between the Pirates and the Astros....18 innings...whew. Of course when the Pirates won, Jason Bay was involved, scoring the winning run. Scary, as he is really just starting to get going...
Jered Weaver made his long awaited debut tonight beating the Orioles as he went 7 innings with 3 hits, 1 walk and 5 K's. He'll get the Devil Rays his next time out, but his future is still uncertain. It's going to depend a lot on how well he does and the health of Bartolo Colon.
Speaking of the Devil Rays, they put pitcher Casey Fossum on the disabled list with a groin strain. Recent callup Jamie Shields will take his place for now.
And finally, the Royals re-acquired pitcher Seth Etherton from the Padres for a player to be named later or cash considerations. Kansas City lost him in the rule 5 draft earlier this year. He should start in AAA, but may come up for some middle relief help.
Catch you next time...
The Phillies activated Aaron Rowand today. His return also marked the return to the leadoff spot for Jimmy Rollins as Shane Victorino rode the pine.
As reported yesterday, the Braves activated Horacio Ramirez from the DL today and watched as he went 7 innings, gave up 7 hits, no walks and an earned run for the victory against the Cubs today. He should be a good start for this week against the Diamondbacks. To make room for him on the roster, Brian McCann went on the DL retroactive to May 24. He'll return in early June.
The Cardinals activated Sidney Ponson, as well and he also took the win over the Padres as he went 5 innings with 7 hits, a walk, 2 ER and 4 K's. Ponson gets the Cubs his next time out so he should be worth using.
Some guys you will probably see return this Monday include OF Coco Crisp and catcher Yorvit Torrealba.
In other news...
Congratulations to Curt Schilling on his 200th career victory tonight. It wasn't pretty, but he got the job done.
An MRI on David Wells revealed just a deep bone bruise on his right knee. There is no word on whether or not he will make his next start this week, so if you have a better alternative, you should reserve Boomer for now.
Chris Carpenter, scratched from his last start with bursitis below his right shoulder, will probably avoid the DL but will most likely miss his upcoming start on Tuesday. They say he may start later in the week. Keep a close eye on this. Carpenter has an injury history and if it's more serious than reported he could miss more time.
Some more closer drama as Bobby Cox removed Chris Reitsma from a save situation against the Cubs. Mike Remlinger picked up the one out save. Cox said it was nothing more than playing the old lefty-righty matchup thing, but owners should be a little concerned.
Also on the closer front, Takashi Saito got his second save for the Dodgers as supplanted closer Danys Baez pitched the eighth. This should all be irrelevant when Eric Gagne returns to action on Thursday.
The rumors out of Detroit are that Wilfredo Ledezma was pulled from his AAA start after 2 innings so the Tigers could bring him up to start in place of the injured Mike Maroth. An interesting choice...Ledezma came close to permanently cracking the rotation last year and has a 49/15 K/BB ratio in 49 innings so far. I still don't know if he's worth picking up at all though.
Consider Dodgers 2B Jeff Kent day to day with a sprained wrist. He will miss the weekend games but he should be back for next week.
After a successful bullpen session, Mark Prior has been scheduled to make 3 rehab starts in the minors. The Cubs timetable for his return to the majors is somewhere around the June 13-15 series against Houston, but we'll see about that.
As reported the other day, the Nationals put OF Jose Guillen on the 15 day DL with hamstring tightness. It should be a good and much needed rest for him. The move was retroactive to May 24, so he should be back by early to mid June.
Devil rays 2B Jorge Cantu is expected to start a week long rehab assignment in AA early next week. This pushes his return back a little but he should still be on target to return by mid-June.
Wow. What a marathon between the Pirates and the Astros....18 innings...whew. Of course when the Pirates won, Jason Bay was involved, scoring the winning run. Scary, as he is really just starting to get going...
Jered Weaver made his long awaited debut tonight beating the Orioles as he went 7 innings with 3 hits, 1 walk and 5 K's. He'll get the Devil Rays his next time out, but his future is still uncertain. It's going to depend a lot on how well he does and the health of Bartolo Colon.
Speaking of the Devil Rays, they put pitcher Casey Fossum on the disabled list with a groin strain. Recent callup Jamie Shields will take his place for now.
And finally, the Royals re-acquired pitcher Seth Etherton from the Padres for a player to be named later or cash considerations. Kansas City lost him in the rule 5 draft earlier this year. He should start in AAA, but may come up for some middle relief help.
Catch you next time...
posted by Howard Bender at
10:38 PM
