Rumors for March, 2011
Home of Longoria, Price and Brignac robbed
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The shared house of Evan Longoria, David Price and Reid Brignac in Port Charlotte, Fla was robbed over the weekend, Marc Topkin of the St. Petersburg Times reports. Among the items that were taken include a 60-inch flat screen TV, three iPads, two Xbox game systems, headphones, Price’s laptop and several of Price’s high-priced watches.
“Thank God nobody was there,” Brignac said Sunday. “If we were there, it would have been a different story.”
“That was one of the biggest things,” Longoria said, “that everybody was okay and safe, and nobody had to fight their way out of a home invasion robbery. … A multitude of different things could have happened, and there could have been people injured.”
The robbery took place while the three were at a game on Saturday afternoon.
“They took pretty much everything that was ours inside the house,” Longoria said.
This is the second time that Longoria was a victim to theft. His 1967 Camaro was stolen in early March from the lot of an Arizona shop where it was being refurbished.
Isringhausen will not accept Minor League assignment
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Veteran pitcher Jason Isringhausen is making it public that he isn’t going to get on a Minor League bus. According to Mike Puma of the New York Post, Isringhausen will not accept a Minor League assignment.
“I came here to make the team,” he said.
that the Mets will make a decision on Isringhausen’s future in the next day or two.
The 37-year old signed a Minor League deal with the Mets in mid-February. He last pitched for the Tampa Bay Rays in 2009 before he blew out his elbow and had to undergo Tommy John surgery. He went 0-1 with a 2.25 ERA in nine appearances that season.
Ozzie Canseco tries to fill in for brother Jose
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The charter member of the 40/40 club, Jose Canseco, decided to not show up for this Celebrity Boxing match in Hollywood, Florida, so instead twin brother Ozzie Canseco tried to jump in the ring and collect the $5,000 appearance fee.
In the past, this hasn’t been a problem. Ozzie has filled in for Jose at autograph shows without a hitch. The brothers’ switch-a-roo didn’t work this time when the firm noticed that Ozzie didn’t have Jose’s bicep tattoo when he took his shirt off.
“[Ozzie] didn’t have Jose’s tattoos on the biceps that appear in our advertising,” the representative said (via NewsCore).
Jose had already been paid $5,000 and the other $5,000 was due in cash upon arrival.
“Hours before the fight Saturday, we issued a check for the remaining $5,000 in the name of Jose Canseco, and we delivered it to whom we thought was Jose Canseco,” the man explained.
“When we discovered that the person to whom we had given the rest of the money was not Jose but Ozzie, we asked him to return the check, but he refused to do it.”
“We will go to the bank on Monday and put a stop-payment on it.”
Ozzie played in 24 Major League games and was a one-time teammate with his brother in Oakland. The now 46-year-old former outfielder had a lifetime .200/.297/.292.
PRO Rumors: American League Predictions
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Last year, we at PRO Rumors attempted to predict each division winner, the postseason awards and ultimately the World Series. Some predictions were right on, others were… well they were a little off. Here we go with our first predictions of the year the American League predictions! (Click here to see how we did with the 2010 predictions)
| Writer | American League West |
| Allan | Athletics |
| Ryan | Angels |
| Juan | Rangers |
| Writer | AL Central |
| Allan | Tigers |
| Ryan | White Sox |
| Juan | White Sox |
| Writer | AL East |
| Allan | Red Sox |
| Ryan | Red Sox |
| Juan | Red Sox |
| Writer | AL Wild Card |
| Allan | Rangers |
| Ryan | Yankees |
| Juan | Yankees |
Do you agree? Disagree? Leave a comment and let us know what you think.
Check out the PRO Rumors Blog!
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Welcome to the new PRO Rumors blog!
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The season is starting in less than a week, and we’re burning the midnight oil to make sure everything is setup. Expect to see prediction columns, last-minute roster changes, software updates and maybe a contest this week. Huh? What! Contest? Yay!
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Royals release Pedro Feliz
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According to Bob Dutton of the Kansas City Star, the Kansas City Royals have released third baseman Pedro Feliz. The 35-year old had an out clause effective on Monday if he didn’t make the club.
Feliz agreed to a Minor League deal with the Royals back in February. He was set to earn $800,000 plus $200,000 in incentives if he made the Major League roster.
The 35-year old Feliz, hit .218/.240/.293 with 5 HR’s and 40 RBI’s with the Cardinals and Astros combined in 2010.
Teams inquiring about Rockies’ Eric Young Jr. and Alfredo Amezaga
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Earlier this week, we learned that scouts were watching Eric Young Jr., and according to Troy Renck of the Denver Post teams have been calling the Rockies to check in on Young Jr. and also Alfredo Amezaga.
The Rockies have plenty of depth at middle infield with Jose Lopez, Jonathan Herrera and Ty Wigginton.
Young has hit .333 in 22 at-bats this Spring. Last season the infielder hit .244/.312/.285 with 8 RBI’s in 172 AB’s with the Rockies. Amezaga last played in the Majors in 2009 with the Marlins. That year he hit .217/.267/.261 with 5 RBI’s in 69 AB’s.
Yankees, Cardinals not interested in Carlos Silva
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Right handed pitcher Carlos Silva is not drawing too much interest after being released earlier today by the Cubs.
Jack Curry of YES Network says that the Yankees have no plans of pursuing Silva. The right hander worked with Larry Rothschild last season with the Cubs, but the team isn’t interested. The St. Louis Cardinals also said they have little to no interest in Silva according to Joe Strauss of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Yesterday, the Cubs named Andrew Cashner as the last member of the team’s rotation and Marcos Mateo as the last member of the bullpen. That left Silva without a spot on the team.
The team told Silva they would try and trade him but had asked him to go down to the minors to work on his game. But Silva the team player he is said no. He didn’t leave it at just “no”, he took a parting shot at Cubs pitching coach Mark Riggins as he left the building for the last time.
The Venezuela native began the 2010 season going 8-0 in his first 11 starts, but after the All-Star break he was 1-3 with a 11.12 ERA. He finished the 2010 season with a 11-6 record and a 4.22 ERA in 113 innings throughout 21 starts.
Though he allowed 21 runs in 17.1 innings this Spring, a team in need of pitching may take a fly on Silva as he can be had for the league minimum with the Cubs and Mariners on the hook for the rest of his salary.
Atlanta Braves release Scott Proctor
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The Atlanta Braves have released right-handed relief pitcher Scott Proctor and placed Joe Mather on waivers, David O’Brien of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.
Proctor had signed a one-year deal with the Braves in early November.
The 34-year-old reliever was 0-0 with a 6.35 ERA in six appearances with the Braves in 2010. He has a lifetime 16-10 record with a 4.46 ERA in 268 appearances in his six year Major League career.
Reds reassign Dontrelle Willis to the Minors
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The Cincinnati Reds reassigned veteran left-handed pitcher Dontrelle Willis and outfielder Jeremy Hermida to their Minor League camp, the Associated Press reports.
Willis had been trying to win a spot in team’s rotation. He had a 0-0 record with a 9.31 ERA with 11 walks in 9 2/3 innings this Spring.
Willis signed a Minor League deal with Cincinnati in November. The 28-year-old was a combined 2-3 with a 5.63 ERA in 15 appearances (13 starts) for the Detroit Tiers and Arizona Diamondbacks last season.
Hermida hit .342 with three home runs and six RBIs this Spring.
