Texas Rangers' 3B Hank Blalock is scheduled to have shoulder surgery next week, a move that could keep him on the sidelines for up to three months. Blalock has been a solid offensive threat for the Rangers for several years now, and was recently mentioned in several trade rumors. Presumably, this news will halt … Read more »
The woes of May have continued for the Toronto Blue Jays, but J.P. Ricciardi is standing firm while rumors of fire sales and reloads swirl around the baseball blogosphere.Troy Glaus was the hot spot on the trade rumor radar last week, but the recent aggrevation of a bone spur in his heel could hamper interest in … Read more »
It was apparent that Roy Halladay didn't have his stuff in yesterday's 8-0 loss to the Red Sox, but I doubt anyone could have predicted that the cause was acute appendicitis: Halladay latest to join Blue Jays' infirmary. Woe is me, the Jays pitching staff is really falling apart! … Read more »
This just hurts anyway you slice it: Blue Jays' Ryan has season-ending surgeryCan the Jays really afford to chance it with Jason Frasor? … Read more »
Jeff Blair over at GlobeSports.com has hinted that Troy Glaus could be on his way out of Toronto. The Jays have been on a miserable skid of late, and if things don't turn around soon, we might see J.P. attempt to reload by moving Glaus for some pitching. When Glaus is healthy, he makes a big offensive impact. … Read more »
I just dropped my 25 votes in the All-Stars ballot box. My picks?American League:1B – Lyle Overbay2B – Aaron HillSS – Orlando Cabrera3B – Troy GlausC – Ivan RodriguezOF – Vladimir Guerrero, Vernon Wells, Alex RiosI sponsor Overbay's BB-Ref page–he's my man at first! Hill has been a welcome offensive surprise for the Jays this year, so he's … Read more »
There's mention of a Blue Jays fire sale over at MLB Trade Rumors. Sure, the Jays have been slumping but it's barely May and there's talk of a major reload? Whatever goes down, I just hope J.P. doesn't part with Alex or Adam. Rios just opened the Jays half of the first inning against the Red Sox with … Read more »
Ken Rosenthal has a new piece up this morning that highlights the Dodgers' desperate need for a big bat. How desperate, you ask? Consider this: only the Washington Nationals have fewer long balls than LA. Since the Dodgers have so many other pieces of the puzzle in place to make it to the post-season, it would … Read more »
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