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40 players are on the MLB RESERVE LIST (roster is full), plus two players are on the 60-DAY IL 

26 players on MLB RESERVE LIST are ACTIVE, twelve players are on OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENT to minors, one player is on the 15-DAY IL, and one player is on the 10-DAY IL

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PITCHERS: 13
Yency Almonte
Adbert Alzolay 
Javier Assad
Colten Brewer
Ben Brown
Kyle Hendricks
* Shota Imanaga
Mark Leiter Jr
Hector Neris 
* Drew Smyly
Jameson Taillon 
Keegan Thompson
* Jordan Wicks

CATCHERS: 2
Miguel Amaya
Yan Gomes

INFIELDERS: 7
* Michael Busch 
Garrett Cooper
Nico Hoerner
Nick Madrigal
Christopher Morel
Dansby Swanson
Patrick Wisdom

OUTFIELDERS: 4
* Cody Bellinger 
# Ian Happ
Seiya Suzuki
* Mike Tauchman 

OPTIONED: 12 
Kevin Alcantara, OF 
Michael Arias, P 
Pete Crow-Armstrong, OF 
Jose Cuas, P 
Brennen Davis, OF 
Porter Hodge, P 
* Luke Little, P 
* Miles Mastrobuoni, INF
* Matt Mervis, 1B 
Daniel Palencia, P 
Luis Vazquez, INF 
Hayden Wesneski, P 

10-DAY IL: 1 
Seiya Suzuki, OF

15-DAY IL: 
* Justin Steele, P   

60-DAY IL: 2 
Caleb Kilian, P 
Julian Merryweather, P
 




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TCR Friday Notes

Submitted by Rob G. on

- As one astute reader noticed - replacing the big bat of Alfonso Soriano with Mike Fontenot has all the makings of replacing Derrek Lee's bat in 2006 with Neifi Perez. After today's showing, it's hard to see if Eric Patterson is much better.. But with two lefties scheduled after today, I think it's time to (wait for it)....Free Matt Murton!

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You should be able to read the posts a whole lot easier and you can access the comments as well. It gets a little trickier after that and I wasn't able to log-in and post a comment, but I could read the site a lot easier. Now I'm not sure how it works with an I-phone, so if you own one and it automatically redirects you and you would prefer the normal site, let me know. I think a little link shows up that lets you view the normal site, but if that's not working for you, drop me a note.

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Submitted by 10man on Fri, 04/18/2008 - 04:10 pm

So now were comparing Murton to Barney Stinson?

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Submitted by big_lowitzki on Fri, 04/18/2008 - 04:13 pm

I don't think it is dumb at all. 17.5M over 6 years is a reasonable risk for a VERY highly touted prospect. 17.5M over 6 years, with the possibility of 44M, is a good risk for Longoria, as he is set for life. I say good deal all around.

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Submitted by crunch on Fri, 04/18/2008 - 04:46 pm

"real deal" gets thrown around a lot in this game for guys who dont even have 100ab's in the majors... NONETHELESS... he's sure the hell of a better bet than jay "raw" bruce right now and you can bank that. his maturity, approach, and skills are not only there, but honed.

Submitted by Dr. aaron b on Fri, 04/18/2008 - 04:33 pm

I agree that it's smart on both sides. The Devil Rays have some real financial hurdles to deal with in their division. If they hope to compete long term, this is what they are going to have to do. Grow their own players. Figure out who's a keeper and who isn't. And lock the right guys up as long as they can. Longoria is set in the event he turns into Mark Prior. The Rays get 3 years of Longoria's free agency for their good faith.

Submitted by Paul Noce on Fri, 04/18/2008 - 04:34 pm

I still say his contract will be grossly undervalued very quickly and he'll be complaining. But my stance on players who complain about the contracts they signed is Tough Shit. Don't sign deals for that long then, Mr. Urlacher.

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Submitted by Dr. aaron b on Fri, 04/18/2008 - 04:46 pm

I concur with that paul. In fairness to Urlacher though. NFL contracts are not guaranteed (other than signing bonuses). So if he underperforms his contract. The bears can cut and run. Yet if he overperforms his contract. It becomes "tough break Brian".

Submitted by Doug Dascenzo on Fri, 04/18/2008 - 04:35 pm

Wow, a semi-shout out in the Friday Notes. My ears are semi-burning.

Submitted by big_lowitzki on Fri, 04/18/2008 - 04:45 pm

Awesome Rob... I love the Free Matt Murton line. You are welcome to join my coalition.

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  • Arizona Phil (view)

    I have had the pleasure of watching some of the young A's pitchers lately (first Joe Boyle the last day of Minor League Spring Training in March, and more recently Luis Morales last week and Steven Echavarria yesterday at Extended Spring Training), and it reminds me of the Miami Marlins a couple of years ago. A really nice collection of young pitchers. It will be interesting to see what the A's will get for two years of ex-Cub Paul Blackburn at the Trade Deadline (there should be a robust market for Blackburn). 

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Good deal

    MB needs some talent infusion!

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    Childersb3: Very possible. Suriel, too. 

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    DJL: if a pitcher is recalled to be the 27th man for a doubleheader and then is optioned back to the minors the next day, the 15-day "clock" does NOT reset. The one day call-up for the doubleheader is treated like it never happened with respect to a pitcher having to spend at least 15 days on optional assignment before he can be recalled. 

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    Probably the only reason David Peralta is still in the organization (he is at AAA Iowa) is to be available in case anything bad were to happen to Ian Happ (which it just did). So if Happ needs to go on the IL, the Cubs can select Peralta to play LF, DFA Wisdom (and hope he and what remains of his $2.725M salary gets claimed off waivers), and recall Mervis to platoon at DH with Cooper (with Canario / Tauchman sharing RF), at least until Suzuki and Happ are back...

     

  • crunch (view)

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  • crunch (view)

    happ, right hamstring tightness, day-to-day (hopefully 0 days).

    he will be reevaluated tomorrow.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    I guess I'm not looking for that type of AB 

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  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    I don’t see Tauchman as a weak link in any position. He simply adds his value in a different way.

    I don’t know that we gain much by putting him in the outfield - Happ, Bellinger and Suzuki and Tauchman all field their positions well. If you’re looking for Taucnman’s kind of AB in a particular game I don’t see why it can’t come from DH.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Tauchman gets a pinch hit RBI single with a liner to RF. This is his spot. He's a solid 4th OF. But he isn't a DH. 

    He takes pitches. Useful. I still believe in having good hitters.

    You don't want your DH to be your weak link (other than your C maybe)

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