Totte Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 Cleveland agreed toterms with righthander Matt Miller. Tampa Bay signed first baseman Chris Richard and is about to sign first baseman Carlos Pena, the Dodgers signed righthander Rudy Seanez and third baseman Fernando Tatis, Toronto brought lefthander Jesse Carlson back into their system, the Cubs signed first baseman Jason Hart and righthander Cory Bailey, the White Sox signed second baseman Jason Bourgeois, Milwaukee signed outfielder Tydus Meadows, Minnesota signed catcher Brad King, Seattle signed lefthander Matt Perisho, and Washington signed third baseman Brandon Larson. Cleveland outrighted righthander Brian Sikorski to AAA after getting him through waivers. The Sioux Falls Canaries of the independent American Association signed outfielder Will Smith Im sure you already have some of those, copied from email I received Beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juk34man Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 hey guys! I havent been on here for a while and I was just wondering did kraw ever put out UR 8.1 for the PS2? Thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfgiantsflgators Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 Rangers sign Giants reject Jamey Wright (P) to a minor-league deal with invite to ST. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SESbb30 Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 welcome back, and i dont think so. ive only seen 8.0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herky Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 welcome back, and i dont think so. ive only seen 8.0. 8.0 beta is the last one out for PS2 and it's over at eamods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfgiantsflgators Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 Mets sign Aaron Sele (P) to a one-year minor league contract. No details available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totte Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 Rangers sign Giants reject Jamey Wright (P) to a minor-league deal with invite to ST. Mets sign Aaron Sele (P) to a one-year minor league contract. No details available. Awesome dude! Thanks :stickman: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfgiantsflgators Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 Butter me up - cause I'm on a roll... Arbitration avoidance deals: HOU signs Adam Everett to a one year deal worth $2.8 mil. HOU signs Jason Lane to a one year deal worth $1.05 mil. Also: DET signs Joey Eischen to a one year minor league deal with invite to ST. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwentySeven Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 Blue Jays sent infielder Ray Olmedo outright to Triple-A Syracuse. Blue Jays sent infielder Ryan Roberts outright to Triple-A Syracuse. Astros agreed to terms with third baseman Morgan Ensberg on a one-year, $4.35 million contract. White Sox signed outfielder Darin Erstad to a one-year, $1 million contract with a club option for 2008. here's a good chance Erstad will be the White Sox's center fielder against right-handers when healthy, though he'll have to beat out Brian Anderson and Ryan Sweeney for the job. We'll be curious to see if Ozzie Guillen tries Erstad as a No. 2 hitter in order to move Tadahito Iguchi down to a run-producing spot, something he's indicated in the past that he's wanted to try. Felix Hernandez weighed 226 pounds when he checked in for the Mariners' FanFest in Seattle this week. Brian Anderson has put back on the 20 pounds he lost after developing a stomach ailment while playing in the Venezuelan Winter League. After working with a nutritionist this winter, Bobby Jenks is down to about 275 pounds. Tigers signed LHP Joey Eischen to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChicagoCubs720 Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 Cubs release Glendon Rusch, probably due to issues with his blood clot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybernetic Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 A's re-sign OF Bobby Kielty for one-year @ $2.1M Mariners signed RP Arthur Rhodes to a minor league contract J.D. Drew's with the Red Sox should be finalized tomorrow Tomo Ohka passed his physically and officially signed with the Blue Jays Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChicagoCubs720 Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 A's re-sign OF Bobby Kielty for one-year @ $2.1M and he will be getting a new cyberface very soon :player: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skibz Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 After working with a nutritionist this winter, Bobby Jenks is down to about 275 pounds. LOL. I never realized he was that big. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybernetic Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 Pirates agreed to terms with outfielder Jody Gerut on a one-year, $850,000 contract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tejdog1 Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 Aaron Sele's deal is worth $1 million Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totte Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 and he will be getting a new cyberface very soon :player: Sweet - it only took about two years or so but still! Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totte Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 Aaron Sele's deal is worth $1 million :lmao: Oooh behave! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tribefanisu2003 Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 Not sure if this was posted yet, but Josh Barfield will be wearing #12 this year for the Indians, as opposed to the #29 he wore last year with SD: "New second baseman Josh Barfield will wear No. 12 in honor of his boyhood hero Robby Alomar. Barfield was going to wear No. 29, his father Jesse’s number that he wore last year in San Diego, but it went to reliever Aaron Fultz." - Cleveland Plain Dealer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dowie Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 what are the 2 or 3 best websites out there for tracking the 2006 off season i.e. free agent signings, trades, releases etc. Is mlb.com one of them> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totte Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 Not sure if this was posted yet, but Josh Barfield will be wearing #12 this year for the Indians, as opposed to the #29 he wore last year with SD: "New second baseman Josh Barfield will wear No. 12 in honor of his boyhood hero Robby Alomar. Barfield was going to wear No. 29, his father Jesse’s number that he wore last year in San Diego, but it went to reliever Aaron Fultz." - Cleveland Plain Dealer It hasn't been posted earlier so thanks, I'll make sure it's changed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totte Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 what are the 2 or 3 best websites out there for tracking the 2006 off season i.e. free agent signings, trades, releases etc. Is mlb.com one of them> ESPN, MLB.com, Rotoworld...that's about it...oh and MVPmods of course :wink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herky Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 2007 Scouting Report on Cubs minor leaguer Clay Rapada. All from scout.com. Clay Rapada Pos: LHP. HT: 6-5. WT: 185. Age: 25. 2006 Totals: 6-4, 1.61 ERA, 67.1 IP, 66 K, 25 BB, .235 AVG. AGAINST. Acquired: Signed as non-drafted free agent (July, 2002). After being plagued by injuries in 2005, Rapada was due for a strong bounce-back season in 2006. He held opposing hitters to a sub-.200 average in his first stint above A-ball at Double-A West Tennessee and would go on to post respectable numbers later on in the year at Triple-A Iowa. Cubs Minor League Pitching Coordinator Alan Dunn, who served as Rapada’s pitching coach at Iowa last season, believes the left-hander has a significant advantage over opposing hitters by way of his three-quarters delivery. “When you have all these standard guys up top, he definitely gives a manager a different option,†Dunn said. “Suddenly, you throw this guy and his delivery in the middle and it’s almost like when you face a knuckleball pitcher. It throws everything out of whack for the hitters.†Armed with a two-seam fastball that generally tops out in the low 90s, plus a slider and changeup, Rapada routinely keeps the ball down in the zone and is able to induce many a groundball. Throughout his tenure in the Arizona Fall League last year, Rapada began to work on a cut fastball to mix in against right-handed hitters. The Cubs say they see the 25-year-old as a lefty specialist out of the bullpen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herky Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 2007 Scouting Report on Cubs minor leaguer Jae-Kuk Ryu. Jae-Kuk Ryu Pos: RHP. HT: 6-3. WT: 220. Age: 23. 2006 Totals (Minor League play only): 8-8, 3.23 ERA, 139.1 IP, 114 K, 51 BB, .237 AVG. AGAINST. Acquired: Signed as non-drafted free agent (June, 2001). Ryu posted all-around respectable numbers in his first full Triple-A season in 2006 and made his major league debut in Chicago, where he appeared in most games as a reliever. The Korea native has done both starting and relieving in the Cubs’ system previously, but told us last summer that he was a little uneasy about pitching in the bullpen. While Ryu isn’t considered a top five pitching prospect anymore, the right-hander is still young and has the ability to eat up a lot of innings and pitch effectively with an above-average changeup and breaking ball. “I’ve had J.K. for the last two years and he’s really matured as a pitcher,†Dunn said. “He has a great feel and knowledge of how to control the bat speed. He’s a very good competitor on the mound and he has a very good idea of what he’s looking to do. He studies the hitter.†The key to Ryu’s success is staying consistent, Dunn says. “His stuff isn’t going to blow you away. He doesn’t have that,†Dunn said. “But his fastball has good movement, he’s got a plus changeup, and his breaking ball at times has shown signs of being a solid pitch for him. So with him, we’re talking consistency with commanding the fastball and using that breaking ball to help with the changeup.†Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herky Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 2007 Scouting Report on Cubs minor leaguer Ryan Harvey. Ryan Harvey Pos: OF. HT: 6-5. WT: 220. Age: 22. 2006 Totals: .248 AVG., 122 G, 20 HR, 25 2B, 84 RBI, 125 K, 25 BB, .290 OBP. Acquired: First round of 2003 draft (Dunedin HS – Fla.). Cubs Farm Director Oneri Fleita says you can sum up Ryan Harvey’s 2006 season in one or two sentences. “It’s not how you start, it’s how you finish up,†Fleita said. “Twenty homers in the Florida State League speaks for itself.†Plagued by minor nicks and bruises periodically throughout the first half at Class-A Daytona, Harvey was hitting below the Mendoza Line before ending on a good note by batting over .300 in the final two months of last season. Daytona broadcaster Derek Ingram could tell the difference between the first-half Ryan Harvey versus the second half edition. Ingram believes that with the team in a 0-6 hole to open the year, Harvey began to put a lot of pressure on himself to perform and thus started pressing. Once the All-Star break arrived, Harvey wiped the slate clean and started over. He began to work more with Daytona coaches Richie Zisk, Antonio Grissom and second-half manager Buddy Bailey. The work led to Harvey drawing more walks and cutting back on his strikeouts. “Working with those three guys, he really started to flourish,†said Ingram. At 6-5, 220 pounds, Harvey is the biggest power threat in the Cubs’ farm system, as evidenced by the fact that he slugged four home runs in one game – a Florida State League record – against Clearwater on July 28. He won’t ever lead his league in average (let alone in on-base percentage), but the Cubs seem willing to take the thorns so long as Harvey is the rose. And as impressive as the four-homer performance was, Ingram believes it didn’t qualify as Harvey’s best of the season. “His best game in my opinion was about a week before in Game 1 of a doubleheader,†Ingram said. “We were down 7-0 after a half-inning, but battled back to put up 14 in the bottom of that inning. During that inning, he had a grand slam and then a three-run double, so he had seven RBIs in one inning. That night in Game 2, he also went deep.†Armed with a cannon for an arm in right field, Harvey contributed with nine assists from the Daytona outfield a season ago. The 22-year-old did some pitching while in his prep career at Dunedin (Fla.) High School, but don’t expect him to go that route any time soon – if ever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herky Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 2007 Scouting Report on Cubs minor leaguer Scott Moore. Scott Moore Pos: 3B/INF. HT: 6-2. WT: 180. Age: 23. 2006 Totals (Minor League play only): .276 AVG., 133 G, 22 HR, 75 RBI, 127 K, 55 BB, .360 OBP. Acquired: Trade with Detroit (Feb. 9, 2005). Those on hand for Scott Moore’s performance in the Southern League All-Star Game last July may have been witness to the infielder’s coming out party. Moore finished that hot summer night in Montgomery 3-for-4 with two home runs en route to unanimous All-Star Game MVP honors. For all intents and purposes, he was the best player in the Southern League on that particular night and would go on to hit .276 at Double-A before earning September call-up honors less than two months later. A left-handed bat, Moore features power to all sides of the field and has fared much better for average the past two seasons since coming over to the Cubs from the Detroit Tigers’ farm system in February, 2005. As with most any power hitter, what concerned Moore’s coaches were his strikeout totals. Moore whiffed 126 times in 463 at-bats at West Tenn a season ago, but coaches witnessed the 23-year-old cut back on his strikeout totals while drawing more walks as the season progressed. West Tenn hitting coach Tom Beyers attributed that to Moore adjusting to the league’s top quality pitching. “A lot of it has to do with experience,†Beyers said prior to Moore’s All-Star showing. “He’s gone through the league at least once. The real prospects are the ones that figure out the league the more the season goes on.†Defensively, Moore committed a career-high 18 errors last season, but manager Pat Listach warned not to read too much into those totals. “He’s saved us more times than not,†Listach said last summer. Moore was taken in the first round of the 2002 draft as a shortstop, but made the move to third base in his first full season with Class A West Michigan of the Midwest League in 2003. With Aramis Ramirez locked up long-term at third base, it’s possible that Moore could re-audition this coming season at short, where there’s currently not quite as tough an audience. During the Arizona Fall League last year, he got some reps at short, second base, first and the outfield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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