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Thursday Morning Rockpile:

Yesterday's win over Ben Sheets at Milwaukee was welcome news, and a good sign that this road trip leading into the All-Star Break may turn out better than almost any of us could have imagined. Garrett Atkins' two homeruns were huge, obviously, but none bigger than the first one off Sheets that set the tone for the rest of the game. While no further ground was made up, unless you count the Giants, which I still don't, none was lost either, so the hope that we can wind up being the best of the worst seems to have remained in place. Today we rely on the arm of another former Brewer in Jorge de la Rosa to follow Glendon Rusch's lead in beating his former teammates.

Several draft picks tied up with the CWS have signed, including Kiel Roling, Stephen Dodson and Eric Wetzel.

Brian Fuentes remains the one Rockie most likely to be moved, but the words of Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak about not jumping in to "rentals" make it seem that his team is balking at where the bidding has gone, so we could probably scratch St Louis off the list of most likely destinations, despite Tony La Russa's pleadings for help with his bullpen. The Rays continue to make the most sense, as they have the surplus of talent and the greatest need.

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Wade Davis alone

is a good enough return for Fuentes, IMO. He can be something special, that’s for sure.

The Rays have an embarrassment of riches in their minor league system and so can afford to let go of one of their studs. Get Davis, O’Dowd!

Eschew Obfuscation!

by Jeff Aberle on Jul 10, 2008 10:07 AM MDT   0 recs

I concur

I wonder if Davis is even been mentioned by the Devil Rays, or if it’s a name we keep bringing up.

by David OhNo on Jul 10, 2008 6:00 PM MDT to parent up   0 recs

From the RMN today
Marlins scout Tommy Thompson watched catcher Yorvit Torrealba catch the game Tuesday. Chris Iannetta was back behind the plate Wednesday. Iannetta has started 21 of the past 33 games, slowly assuming the No. 1 catching job.

LINK

Make of this what you will. With Iannetta emergence and Bellorian in AAA, Yorvit becomes and extra piece. Extra Starting catchers are as rare as extra Starting Pitchers so there should be some value there. I wonder what Yorvit could bring back? I’m personally thinking Hanley Ramierez, but I might be off a little.

I miss baseball. Can we fire Clint Hurdle and Dan O'Dowd now?

by Redhawk on Jul 10, 2008 10:18 AM MDT   0 recs

Duuuuuude

No way we give up Yorvit for Hanley. You’re mortgaging our future there.

by Teekalong on Jul 10, 2008 10:58 AM MDT to parent up   0 recs

interesting note

in one of the articles. Manny Corpas would close when they dealt Fuentes. Is he ready? I haven’t seen him pitch in some time, and he appears to be close, but he still has outings where he struggles heavily.

by rosenthal on Jul 10, 2008 12:21 PM MDT   0 recs

In other news...

Holliday is now in the starting lineup for the NL because of Soriano’s injury.

May he bring the NL back to respectability, one All-Star game victory at a time!

Eschew Obfuscation!

by Jeff Aberle on Jul 10, 2008 12:29 PM MDT   0 recs

This is probably a bit too simplistic

but it seems like the only strategy needed to face Koshansky as a pitcher is: just don’t accidentally hit the wheelhouse.

by Teekalong on Jul 10, 2008 12:37 PM MDT   0 recs

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