What's the Buzz? 6/30/06
Another typical interleague day as the AL got the best of the NL in the overall win column and it was home runs galore. Some back to back jobs here and there, 2 HR performances from Carl Crawford and Lyle Overbay, and a little game winning grand salami for Adam Dunn. This weekend marks the end of interleague, atleast until the All Star Game and the World Series, so we can all get back to our normal schedules soon.
As far as the news today...
Big news for all you Jered Weaver fans out there as the Angels finally came to their senses and called him back up from AAA-Salt Lake. Even better is the fact that to do so, the team designated brother Jeff Weaver for assignment. The elder Weaver has been awful this year with his 3-10 and a 6.29 ERA. If you ask me, the only reason they gave him that silly 1 year, $8.325 million contract was to make little Jered more comfy and motivated. I can't think of any other reason. Really...I can't. The club will probably look to trade Jeff soon and is probably willing to absorb most of that ridiculous contract to do so. If he goes to the NL, he may have some value left yet, but don't hold your breath.
A's 3B Eric Chavez, who was out of the lineup again today, remains day to day with inflammation in his forearms. It's sort of like tennis elbow and it's been bothering him for some time now. It doesn't appear to be serious enough to warrant a stint on the DL, so it appears to be safe to keep him in your active lineup for the upcoming week.
Oakland did receive a little boost when they activated both Frank Thomas and Mark Ellis from the disabled list today. Thomas should take over at DH which will cut into the at bats for Bobby Kielty and Jay Payton, and Ellis' return means it's back to the bench for Italy's finest, Marco Scutaro. 2B Mark Rouse and OF Doug Clark were optioned to the minors to make room.
The Indians made a move today trading 1B Eduardo Perez to the Mariners for infield prospect Asdrubal Cabrera. With that, the team also called up 1B Ryan Garko from Triple-A, and it looks like he will be the new platoon partner for Ben Broussard. Now before you get too excited, he's probably only going to stay until Casey Blake and/or Jason Michaels return from the disabled list and then it's back to the minors. If he does well, we still could be looking at him being the Tribe's full time first baseman for the final two months of the season. On the other side, Perez slides in to being the new platoon partner for Carl Everett in Seattle, which means that his fantasy value pretty much stays the same. His arrival also might mean the end for Roberto Petagine right now too.
The Blue Jays got a little scare today when Vernon Wells pulled up lame after suffering from a hamstring cramp tonight. He's day to day, but with Alex Rios still out with his leg infection, the Jays will probably send Wells back out there rather than playing it safe.
Even with a CT scan showing a small fracutre in Xavier Nady's wrist, the Mets sent Lastings Milledge back to the minors to make room for the activation of Cliff Floyd. It's hard to say when we're going to see Milledge back, especially with the perrenial desire to have established players going towards the playoffs rather than hopeful rookies. Nady's injury is apparently not serious enough to go on the DL, so the club was perfectly content going with Endy Chavez out in right field. Barring any kind of a serious injury, we may not see the kid until rosters expand in September.
The Royals continue to tinker with their weak pitching as starter Bobby Keppel was sent to the minors and reliever Luke Hudson was brought up. Are we really supposed to take this club seriously?
Maybe Jorge Sosa has the job and maybe he doesn't. Only time will tell for Bobby Cox and his closer situation. Right now it's all about Sosa who picked up another save today, but watch out!!! The Braves activated Chris Reitsma from the DL and he becomes yet another awful option in an awful situation. Who knows....maybe he remembered how to pitch again with his time off.
That noise you just heard was the collective sigh of Dan Uggla owners who watched the return of their second baseman with his 1 for 3 with a walk and 2 runs scored tonight.
Trouble brewing in Philadelphia? Even with the DH available, manager Charlie Manuel has kept Pat Burrell out of action for the past 3 games now. Hmmmm. Inquiring minds want to know...
Wow...the Cubs designated Tony Womack for assignment today. Didn't see that one coming (insert sarcastic eye roll here).
The Reds are playing it safe with 3B Edwin Encarnacion as they will not activate him until Monday. They want to make sure his ankle is 100% for the second half of the season.
Keep your eyes on Yankees starter Mike Mussina. Apparently, he didn't return from the rain delay due to a groin strain he said he suffered in the first inning. This explains it. He was throwing no hit ball through 4 before coming out for an hour plus rain delay. Someone should have gotten word to the announcers before they spent the next 30 minutes back indirectly cracking on Moose for not returning. This is not an injury the Yanks can afford right now.
And finally, as expected, the Twins activated Shannon Stewart from the DL and put Rondell White on. No loss for White owners; you're better off without him active for a while. Stewart should be a nice addition for some runs scored and possibly a few swipes too. He will be setting the table for the red hot Joe Mauer and Justin Morneau.
Catch you next time...
As far as the news today...
Big news for all you Jered Weaver fans out there as the Angels finally came to their senses and called him back up from AAA-Salt Lake. Even better is the fact that to do so, the team designated brother Jeff Weaver for assignment. The elder Weaver has been awful this year with his 3-10 and a 6.29 ERA. If you ask me, the only reason they gave him that silly 1 year, $8.325 million contract was to make little Jered more comfy and motivated. I can't think of any other reason. Really...I can't. The club will probably look to trade Jeff soon and is probably willing to absorb most of that ridiculous contract to do so. If he goes to the NL, he may have some value left yet, but don't hold your breath.
A's 3B Eric Chavez, who was out of the lineup again today, remains day to day with inflammation in his forearms. It's sort of like tennis elbow and it's been bothering him for some time now. It doesn't appear to be serious enough to warrant a stint on the DL, so it appears to be safe to keep him in your active lineup for the upcoming week.
Oakland did receive a little boost when they activated both Frank Thomas and Mark Ellis from the disabled list today. Thomas should take over at DH which will cut into the at bats for Bobby Kielty and Jay Payton, and Ellis' return means it's back to the bench for Italy's finest, Marco Scutaro. 2B Mark Rouse and OF Doug Clark were optioned to the minors to make room.
The Indians made a move today trading 1B Eduardo Perez to the Mariners for infield prospect Asdrubal Cabrera. With that, the team also called up 1B Ryan Garko from Triple-A, and it looks like he will be the new platoon partner for Ben Broussard. Now before you get too excited, he's probably only going to stay until Casey Blake and/or Jason Michaels return from the disabled list and then it's back to the minors. If he does well, we still could be looking at him being the Tribe's full time first baseman for the final two months of the season. On the other side, Perez slides in to being the new platoon partner for Carl Everett in Seattle, which means that his fantasy value pretty much stays the same. His arrival also might mean the end for Roberto Petagine right now too.
The Blue Jays got a little scare today when Vernon Wells pulled up lame after suffering from a hamstring cramp tonight. He's day to day, but with Alex Rios still out with his leg infection, the Jays will probably send Wells back out there rather than playing it safe.
Even with a CT scan showing a small fracutre in Xavier Nady's wrist, the Mets sent Lastings Milledge back to the minors to make room for the activation of Cliff Floyd. It's hard to say when we're going to see Milledge back, especially with the perrenial desire to have established players going towards the playoffs rather than hopeful rookies. Nady's injury is apparently not serious enough to go on the DL, so the club was perfectly content going with Endy Chavez out in right field. Barring any kind of a serious injury, we may not see the kid until rosters expand in September.
The Royals continue to tinker with their weak pitching as starter Bobby Keppel was sent to the minors and reliever Luke Hudson was brought up. Are we really supposed to take this club seriously?
Maybe Jorge Sosa has the job and maybe he doesn't. Only time will tell for Bobby Cox and his closer situation. Right now it's all about Sosa who picked up another save today, but watch out!!! The Braves activated Chris Reitsma from the DL and he becomes yet another awful option in an awful situation. Who knows....maybe he remembered how to pitch again with his time off.
That noise you just heard was the collective sigh of Dan Uggla owners who watched the return of their second baseman with his 1 for 3 with a walk and 2 runs scored tonight.
Trouble brewing in Philadelphia? Even with the DH available, manager Charlie Manuel has kept Pat Burrell out of action for the past 3 games now. Hmmmm. Inquiring minds want to know...
Wow...the Cubs designated Tony Womack for assignment today. Didn't see that one coming (insert sarcastic eye roll here).
The Reds are playing it safe with 3B Edwin Encarnacion as they will not activate him until Monday. They want to make sure his ankle is 100% for the second half of the season.
Keep your eyes on Yankees starter Mike Mussina. Apparently, he didn't return from the rain delay due to a groin strain he said he suffered in the first inning. This explains it. He was throwing no hit ball through 4 before coming out for an hour plus rain delay. Someone should have gotten word to the announcers before they spent the next 30 minutes back indirectly cracking on Moose for not returning. This is not an injury the Yanks can afford right now.
And finally, as expected, the Twins activated Shannon Stewart from the DL and put Rondell White on. No loss for White owners; you're better off without him active for a while. Stewart should be a nice addition for some runs scored and possibly a few swipes too. He will be setting the table for the red hot Joe Mauer and Justin Morneau.
Catch you next time...
posted by Howard Bender at
10:42 PM
