What's the Buzz? 6/25/06
Thankfully, there's just one more week of interleague this coming week. Double check those lineups to watch for games where you'll lose your DH and such...
Getting to the news...
The injury bug has bitten the Yankees again; this time it's 2B Robinson Cano who is being considered day to day with a strained left hamstring. He could miss most of the upcoming week so you might want to bench him. It's not so much the injury but that the team will likely be overly cautious; rightfully so. Miguel Cairo will take over in the meantime.
Giants closer Armando Benitez may avoid the DL after all, as the results from his MRI revealed only a slight shoulder sprain. He'll test it again on Tuesday, but expect him to take a few games off.
Also for the Giants, expect Barry Bonds to miss a few games this week as he left today with soreness in his knees, particularly the left this time. I thought he would really take to it once he passed Babe Ruth, but he's too busy on tour here teaching kids what steroids does to your body. He'll be in and out like this all season long.
It may not have been a save situation, but did you see Brad Lidge blow the game for the Astros in the 9th? Sure they came back and won it in 13 innings, but him giving up 4 runs, a grand slam to Tadahito Iguchi, is not going to instill confidence with Phil Garner. He does have 19 saves, but his ERA and WHIP are ridiculously inflated this year.
Takashi Saito is entrenching himself in the closer's role for the Dodgers while Eric Gagne remains on the DL. He's just plain outpitched Danys Baez all year and deserves this spot. Look for him to allow the club to take their time with Gagne's rehab.
It looks like Red Sox 2B Mark Loretta will miss a game or two this week with his strained neck. Alex Cora will take his place Monday and probably Tuesday if there's no improvement.
Big decision for Brewers SS J.J. Hardy who has to figure out if he will undergo surgery to repair a tendon that keep snapping in and out of position in the ankle he sprained earlier this year. If he has surgery, he'll miss two or three months. If he opts to play through it, he will have surgery in the offseason and be back for 2007 Spring Training. Of course he could also opt to play through it, re-injure it worse, and screw himself up for good. Either way, he shouldn't be on your roster right now.
Braves starter John Smoltz thre a bullpen session today and declared himself ready to return to the mound this week against the Yankees. He'll throw another side session on Tuesday to double check and stay loose, but barring anything disastrous, he should be ready to go.
Speaking of the Braves, it looks like Jorge Sosa is the flavor of the month for saves right now. He got one today after getting the win the other night with 2 scoreless innings of work. He's the best thing Bobby Cox has right now, so use him while you can.
The Cubs officially put OF Freddie Bynum on the DL with shoulder inflammation. He had dealt with blood clot problems earlier in his career, so the team doesn't want to take any chances. Matt Murton, once again, becomes a full time guy. Maybe he can do something with it this time.
Welcome back Derrek Lee...1 for 4 with 2 strikeouts. It's going to take a little while before he gets back into a groove.
The Royals announced that Mike Sweeney's rehab has been pushed back about a week. He will begin monor league rehab games probably around Friday. This is apparently the doing of manager Buddy Bell who says that he wants him back for good; not for a few weeks and then back onto the DL. Makes sense, obviously. Look for Sweeney to return in about 2 or 3 weeks.
The Orioles signed Russ Ortiz to a one year deal and are apparently throwing him right into the rotation. If his re-uniting with Leo Mazzone can help him then he may be an interesting pickup. If he just pitches like he did with the Diamondbacks, then stay away. Adam Loewen, incidentally, is being sent down to Triple-A.
And finally, straight from downtown Rumorsville, the Brewers are apparently scouting Yankees pitching prospect Philip Hughes and are lookin gat him and a few other prospects in exchange for OF Carlos Lee. Verrrrrrry interesting...
Catch you next time...
Getting to the news...
The injury bug has bitten the Yankees again; this time it's 2B Robinson Cano who is being considered day to day with a strained left hamstring. He could miss most of the upcoming week so you might want to bench him. It's not so much the injury but that the team will likely be overly cautious; rightfully so. Miguel Cairo will take over in the meantime.
Giants closer Armando Benitez may avoid the DL after all, as the results from his MRI revealed only a slight shoulder sprain. He'll test it again on Tuesday, but expect him to take a few games off.
Also for the Giants, expect Barry Bonds to miss a few games this week as he left today with soreness in his knees, particularly the left this time. I thought he would really take to it once he passed Babe Ruth, but he's too busy on tour here teaching kids what steroids does to your body. He'll be in and out like this all season long.
It may not have been a save situation, but did you see Brad Lidge blow the game for the Astros in the 9th? Sure they came back and won it in 13 innings, but him giving up 4 runs, a grand slam to Tadahito Iguchi, is not going to instill confidence with Phil Garner. He does have 19 saves, but his ERA and WHIP are ridiculously inflated this year.
Takashi Saito is entrenching himself in the closer's role for the Dodgers while Eric Gagne remains on the DL. He's just plain outpitched Danys Baez all year and deserves this spot. Look for him to allow the club to take their time with Gagne's rehab.
It looks like Red Sox 2B Mark Loretta will miss a game or two this week with his strained neck. Alex Cora will take his place Monday and probably Tuesday if there's no improvement.
Big decision for Brewers SS J.J. Hardy who has to figure out if he will undergo surgery to repair a tendon that keep snapping in and out of position in the ankle he sprained earlier this year. If he has surgery, he'll miss two or three months. If he opts to play through it, he will have surgery in the offseason and be back for 2007 Spring Training. Of course he could also opt to play through it, re-injure it worse, and screw himself up for good. Either way, he shouldn't be on your roster right now.
Braves starter John Smoltz thre a bullpen session today and declared himself ready to return to the mound this week against the Yankees. He'll throw another side session on Tuesday to double check and stay loose, but barring anything disastrous, he should be ready to go.
Speaking of the Braves, it looks like Jorge Sosa is the flavor of the month for saves right now. He got one today after getting the win the other night with 2 scoreless innings of work. He's the best thing Bobby Cox has right now, so use him while you can.
The Cubs officially put OF Freddie Bynum on the DL with shoulder inflammation. He had dealt with blood clot problems earlier in his career, so the team doesn't want to take any chances. Matt Murton, once again, becomes a full time guy. Maybe he can do something with it this time.
Welcome back Derrek Lee...1 for 4 with 2 strikeouts. It's going to take a little while before he gets back into a groove.
The Royals announced that Mike Sweeney's rehab has been pushed back about a week. He will begin monor league rehab games probably around Friday. This is apparently the doing of manager Buddy Bell who says that he wants him back for good; not for a few weeks and then back onto the DL. Makes sense, obviously. Look for Sweeney to return in about 2 or 3 weeks.
The Orioles signed Russ Ortiz to a one year deal and are apparently throwing him right into the rotation. If his re-uniting with Leo Mazzone can help him then he may be an interesting pickup. If he just pitches like he did with the Diamondbacks, then stay away. Adam Loewen, incidentally, is being sent down to Triple-A.
And finally, straight from downtown Rumorsville, the Brewers are apparently scouting Yankees pitching prospect Philip Hughes and are lookin gat him and a few other prospects in exchange for OF Carlos Lee. Verrrrrrry interesting...
Catch you next time...
posted by Howard Bender at
10:11 PM
