MLB News & Notes (other than Cubs or Sox)

[Butcher]

Why?

[vitaminB]

They need relief pitchers so of course they pick up an over the hill second baseman.

[rok]

Kendrick is on the DL and I suppose he's an upgrade over Enrique Hernandez.

[funkster]

I'll take Gordon Beckham.

[rok]

So has Gordo gotten a head start on calling the Cubs cheap yet for not going all-in on Utley? You know it's coming, considering that he was the first to report on our having interest.

[rok]

 

 

<p style="margin:0px;">The Mariners could end up bringing in White Sox president Kenny Williams to head its front office, Nighengale reports. But Williams may also be in the running to become the new president of the Blue Jays. Reds special assistant Kevin Towers also increasingly seems to be an option for Seattle, Nightengale adds on Twitter.

 

This is pretty hilarious.

[funkster]

In other news, Dodgers have lost five in a row.

[rok]

I hope the Dodgers crash and burn and are forced to fire Mattingly and blow up their roster.

[jstraw]

I hope the Dodgers crash and burn and are forced to fire Mattingly and blow up their roster.

Are they going to find buyers for those huge contracts or end up taking what salary relief they can get?

[rok]

They can afford to kick in cash to facilitate certain trades. Their payroll is around $300 million.

[funkster]

Yikes.


http://deadspin.com/joc-pederson-gets-be...1726092486

[Coldneck]

Yikes.

http://deadspin.com/joc-pederson-gets-be...1726092486

 

I assume that all but assures that Bryant wins ROY.

[rok]

Duffy is also having a really nice rookie season

[nakedman1664]

 

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Yikes.

http://deadspin.com/joc-pederson-gets-be...1726092486

 

I assume that all but assures that Bryant wins ROY.

 

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I think so, especially if he keeps hitting the way he has in August.

[funkster]

I think with the amount of attention, he'll probably get it.  Speaking of nice starts, Correa is having himself quite a first season himself.