What's the Buzz? 6/19/06
A short slate of games today, but let's see what else is going on in the world of baseball...
So the Mets activated OF Xavier Nady today. It didn't technically mean that Lastings Milledge was going to the bench immediately, but that's what happened anyway. Endy Chavez got the start in left tonight, but look for Milledge to make a few more starts before Cliff Floyd comes back from the DL.
The Rangers will be without starter Kameron Loe for a while as it is expected that he will go on the disabled list with a sore right elbow. There's been nothing specific released about the injury so no one's sure when he will be back. Robinson Tejeda should get called back up to take his spot in the rotation.
The Yankees made a few minor moves today releasing pitcher Scott Erickson and sending infielder Nick Green back to AAA-Columbus. Neither has any real value here as Erickson is on the tail end of a career and Green, who could've been claimed off waivers, was left alone by other teams and will probably just stay down in the minors.
So depending on your league's eligibility rules, interleague play could be a great thing for Troy Glaus owners. Manager John Gibbons wants to keep both his and Shea Hillenbrand's bat in the lineup so Glaus will continue to play shortstop against Atlanta this week.
It looks like Marlin's OF Josh Willingham and Minnesota's Shannon Stewart will begin their respective rehab assignments this week and should be ready to go by the end of the weekend/early next week.
The Indians may have to put OF Jason Michaels on the DL with his sprained ankle after he missed yet another game today. He said he was feeling better, but as we've seen with guys like Craig Monroe and the aforementioed Cliff Floyd, it seems to be the injury keeping guys out longer than expected. Obviously any move to the DL would be retroactive.
It looks like J.T. Snow is done in Boston as the Red Sox designated him for assignment today. The team will try to trade him over the next 10 days, but it doesn't look like too many teams are interested in the aging first baseman.
Speaking of finished, Tony Batista is officially dunzo in Minnesota. The Twins released him today, and it's very possible that he could remain unemployed for the season.
There may be a little boost for your pitching staff as the Nationals announced that John Patterson will return to the mound this Friday after being sidelined with a strained forearm. He gets a pretty decent matchup against Baltimore, so you might want to get him active if you have daily moves allowed.
The MRI on Padres OF Dave Roberts revealed no structural damage to his knee, but they are putting a 2-6 week timetable on his return. Ben Johnson figures to be called up to take his place.
MLB upheld the suspension of Cubs catcher Michael Barrett today which means that he started serving his 10 game ban today. Henry Blanco will get the primary duties in his absence and may call up Geovany Soto to play a reserve role.
And finally, Albert Pujols took some grounders and has hit some soft tossed pitching. He'll take batting practice on Tuesday and be re-evaluated from there. You can tell how anxious the team is to have him back when you have closer Jason Isringhausen playing doctor and announcing that the club should have him back for the weekend series against Detroit. We'll let the real doctors make that call.
That's all I've got for you today...
Catch you next time...
So the Mets activated OF Xavier Nady today. It didn't technically mean that Lastings Milledge was going to the bench immediately, but that's what happened anyway. Endy Chavez got the start in left tonight, but look for Milledge to make a few more starts before Cliff Floyd comes back from the DL.
The Rangers will be without starter Kameron Loe for a while as it is expected that he will go on the disabled list with a sore right elbow. There's been nothing specific released about the injury so no one's sure when he will be back. Robinson Tejeda should get called back up to take his spot in the rotation.
The Yankees made a few minor moves today releasing pitcher Scott Erickson and sending infielder Nick Green back to AAA-Columbus. Neither has any real value here as Erickson is on the tail end of a career and Green, who could've been claimed off waivers, was left alone by other teams and will probably just stay down in the minors.
So depending on your league's eligibility rules, interleague play could be a great thing for Troy Glaus owners. Manager John Gibbons wants to keep both his and Shea Hillenbrand's bat in the lineup so Glaus will continue to play shortstop against Atlanta this week.
It looks like Marlin's OF Josh Willingham and Minnesota's Shannon Stewart will begin their respective rehab assignments this week and should be ready to go by the end of the weekend/early next week.
The Indians may have to put OF Jason Michaels on the DL with his sprained ankle after he missed yet another game today. He said he was feeling better, but as we've seen with guys like Craig Monroe and the aforementioed Cliff Floyd, it seems to be the injury keeping guys out longer than expected. Obviously any move to the DL would be retroactive.
It looks like J.T. Snow is done in Boston as the Red Sox designated him for assignment today. The team will try to trade him over the next 10 days, but it doesn't look like too many teams are interested in the aging first baseman.
Speaking of finished, Tony Batista is officially dunzo in Minnesota. The Twins released him today, and it's very possible that he could remain unemployed for the season.
There may be a little boost for your pitching staff as the Nationals announced that John Patterson will return to the mound this Friday after being sidelined with a strained forearm. He gets a pretty decent matchup against Baltimore, so you might want to get him active if you have daily moves allowed.
The MRI on Padres OF Dave Roberts revealed no structural damage to his knee, but they are putting a 2-6 week timetable on his return. Ben Johnson figures to be called up to take his place.
MLB upheld the suspension of Cubs catcher Michael Barrett today which means that he started serving his 10 game ban today. Henry Blanco will get the primary duties in his absence and may call up Geovany Soto to play a reserve role.
And finally, Albert Pujols took some grounders and has hit some soft tossed pitching. He'll take batting practice on Tuesday and be re-evaluated from there. You can tell how anxious the team is to have him back when you have closer Jason Isringhausen playing doctor and announcing that the club should have him back for the weekend series against Detroit. We'll let the real doctors make that call.
That's all I've got for you today...
Catch you next time...
posted by Howard Bender at
10:21 PM
