Don’t throw away that autographed Reggie Abercrombie cardboard just yet; he’s earned another shot. It might be time for the Marlins to give Reggie Abercrombie another shot. After spending the season as the Fish’s fourth outfielder in 2006, Abercrombie was farmed out to Triple-A Albuquerque a couple of months ago after struggling to a 579 […]
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Did you happen to catch J.J. Putz’s outing on Saturday? Not only did he serve up a gargantuan grand slam to Josh Fields that pulled the Sox within one, but he wasn’t fooling anyone in this outing. Even the outs were smoked. Now, there’s probably no reason to worry about Putz at all, but with
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Apparently, when we reported last week that Japanese outfielder Kosuke Fukudome’s injury could affect his ability to become a free agent next year, we jumped the gun. Thanks as always to Tim McLeod for passing along a news item that sheds more light on the situation. It turns out that a special exception that was
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If you can add B.J. Upton or Ryan Braun in a package for A-Rod, you’ve got to think about pulling the trigger. I know this is The Wire Troll, but I’ve got to take a quick time out here to toot my own horn just a little, so indulge me, please. If anyone remembers, in
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While he hasn’t dominated, Philip Humber has certainly held his own in his first season at Triple-A. It’s been about three weeks since we checked in with some minor league notes, so let’s rectify that situation today. Toronto fans may recall veteran minor league infielder Luis Figueroa, up briefly with the Jays last season. The
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Jonny Gomes isn’t much of an outfielder, nor can he select a good luck charm that works, but he’s enjoying a big season at the plate. In an article we published yesterday, my esteemed colleague James Morris mentioned that he “would very rarely pick a Devil Ray at this point in the season if my
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An injury has left Kosuke Fukudome’s ability to come to the majors in 2008 in doubt. Today we’ve got a mishmash of material to report, including some notes from Japan and Independent Ball. RotoRob.com MLB Rankings Editor and resident Japanese Baseball expert Tim McLeod passed along an interesting tidbit about Japanese star outfielder Kosuke Fukudome,
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