Rumors for August, 2011
Phillies acquire John Bowker
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The Phillies have acquired John Bowker from the Pirates reports Jim Salisbury of CSN Philly. Though it is unclear who the Phillies will give up in return.
The Phillies had been searching for a left handed bat for their bench and they now appear to have found that left handed bat in Bowker.
Bowker is a lifetime .237 hitter with 17 homers in 561 big-league at-bats. Bowker spent most of the season at Triple A Indianapolis, where he was hitting .308 with 15 homers and 76 RBIs in 105 games.
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Ozzie Guillen wants extension, may leave
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As the season comes to an end, most managers are busy helping push their respective teams to a playoff birth, or are busy assessing players that may be around next season.
Now if you are Ozzie Guillen, you fall into your own category. According to Doug Padilla of ESPNChicago, Guillen has made it known that he is prepared to walk away from the final year of his contract in 2012 if the team doesn’t have a extension in place for him before Opening Day in April.
“One thing I make clear, I don’t think I’m going to be back here for a one-year contract (in 2012) and I don’t know what to do with the next year,” Guillen said. “I think that eight years with this organization, I’m guessing we did a pretty good job. I think the players did it for me. I think we deserve more than that.”
When asked to address Guillen’s contract-extension concerns, Williams said: “Winning takes care of a lot of things. I might even get an extension if we win.” The Sox are 68-65, winners of five straight and are only five back of the AL Central leading Tigers.
The Marlins who are moving into a new ballpark next season, have made their interest in Ozzie known. This past offseason, rumors surfaced the the White Sox were looking at “trading” Ozzie’s managerial rights to the Marlins.
Guillen is 668-600 in eight seasons as the skipper of the White Sox.
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Red Sox sign LHP Trever Miller
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The Boston Red Sox have signed 38-year-old left-handed pitcher Trever Miller, according to Dan Hoard – the voice of the Pawtucket Red Sox. He will be assigned to pitch at Triple-A Pawtucket.
Miller was released by the Toronto Blue Jays on August 21.
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Texas Rangers to release Ryan Tucker
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In a Tweet by Anthony Andro of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, he says the Texas Rangers will release Ryan Tucker from the team’s 40-man roster.
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Pittsburgh Pirates release Joe Beimel
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According to a source close to Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports, the Pittsburgh Pirates have release left-handed pitcher Joe Beimel.
Beimel was designated for assignment on August 23. In 35 games with Pittsburgh this season, Beimel had a 1-1 record with a 5.33 ERA.
The move was done to make room for right-handed pitcher Ross Ohlendorf. Ohlendorf was recalled from Triple-A to make the start on the 23rd.
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Orioles to designate Mark Hendrickson for assignment
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In order to to clear a roster spot for Troy Patton, a source close to Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports says that the team will designate Mark Hendrickson for assignment.
The 37-year-old Hendrickson was 1-0 with a 5.73 ERA in 8 relief appearances for the O’s this season.
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Lance Berkman could be a trade target for the Rangers
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If the Texas Rangers determine that they need an additional outfielder to fill in for the injured Nelson Cruz, Lance Berkman of the St. Louis Cardinals could be a prime candidate, Gerry Fraley of The Dallas Morning News reports.
“We’re waiting on Nellie’s MRI before we do anything,” general manager Jon Daniels said. “But more than likely, any moves we make will be from inside the organization.”
Berkman’s contract expires after the season and his one-month prorated portion would be $1.33 million. Fraley says that Berkman is believed to have cleared waivers.
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Giants release Clayton Tanner – may re-sign him
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The San Francisco Giants have released pitcher Clayton Tanner, according to a Tweet by Andrew Baggarly of The San Jose Mercury News. They designated him for assignment on Monday (via Hank Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle).
Baggarly adds that the team is in the process of re-signing him.
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Royals willing to trade top prospects for pitching
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In an article by Bob Dutton of The Kansas City Star, he reports that Royals’ GM Dayton Moore is willing to part with the organization’s top Minor League prospects this off season to acquire reliable starting pitching.
“We’ll be aggressive in trades,” Moore said. “We’ll try to make a trade or two that helps us. We have to look internally first, but then we have to look at trades. Then, finally, we have to look at free agency. We’ll explore all of those options.”
Specific names were not mentioned, but Dutton reminds us that the Royals are rich in Minor League talent including six Minor Leaguers that are on the Top 100 prospect list according to Baseball America. This is in addition to Eric Hosmer, Johnny Giavotella, Danny Duffy, Mike Moustakas and Salvador Perez.
“We have a minor-league system that’s ranked pretty good,” Moore said. “So we’ll see what’s out there. We’re a pitcher or two away.”
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Athletics designate Jerry Blevins for assignment
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The Oakland Athletics have designated Jerry Blevins for assignment, according to Susan Slusser of The San Francisco Chronicle. Slusser suspects that Blevins will clear waivers which means that he will be assigned to Oakland’s Minor League system.
This is the second time in August that Blevins has been designated by the team. In 18 games this season with the A’s, Blevins is 0-0 with 19 strikeouts over 19 1/3 innings pitched.
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