MLB: Team by Team August/September Acquisitions, News, and Rumors Oakland Athletics Re-signed 1B Tommy Everidge Rumor: 3b Eric Chavez who has been hampered with injuries is pondering retirement after his latest setback. Signed OF Jeremy Hermida 1b/OF Conor Jackson was put on the DL Rumor: OF Carl Crawford likes Oakland’s pitching which weighs heavy on…
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MLB: Oswalt waives no trade clause and joins the Phillies, Trades, News, and Rumors
MLB: Dodgers Acquire Scott Podsednik, Trades, News, and Rumors Roy Oswalt waives his no trade clause and accepts the deal that will send him to the Philadelphia Phillies. The Astros are getting OF Anthony Gose, J.A. Happ, Jonathan Villar, and cash. The Kansas City Royals trade OF Scott Podsednik to the Los Angeles Dodgers for…
A star is born in Stephen Strasburg
Stephen Strasburg drove off the hype ramp and cleared it. The phenom in his first major league outing pitched 7 innings in a win. Strasburg only let up 4 hits, 2 earned runs and had 0 walks. The biggest thing of this outing besides the win was the number of strikeouts he had. Strasburg struck…
Michael Stanton makes his silent debut
A silent debut due to the hype of Strasburg’s debut but a very good one overall. Michael Stanton tore it up in AA and the Marlins had to call him up. His numbers in 52 games: .311 average, 21 homers, and 52 runs batted in. He dominated in the minors and clearly was ready for…
All Eyes On Strasburg
All eyes are on Stephen Strasburg as he makes his debut today. Strasburg will be the center of attention of not only baseball but sports news. He has reached Lebron James hype status. The Pittsburgh Pirates is Strasburg’s first prey. A lineup that consist of mostly young players developing. The dangerous bats that can ruin…
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