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One batter but made quick work of him Good work Cecil

Brett Cecil in this thing!!!

Nice defence

Nice work Jose

OMG you can't tell him this. Now he'll be insufferable. Cue someone saying "what do you mean "now" in 3.. 2.. 1..

That's it - these guys with no MLB experience are a gamble Darvish will pay off These guys? Maybe, maybe not

Cuban Pitcher Hinojosa Granted Free Agency By Tim Dierkes [July 16 at 11:52am CST] Cuban righty Dalier Hinojosa defected in February and began petitioning MLB to become a free agent last month, has received clearance from the U.S. government and has been granted free agency by MLB, tweets MLB.com's Jesse Sanchez. The Cubs, Dodgers, Red Sox, and Yankees are among the teams that have shown interest in the 27-year-old, Sanchez wrote in June. Hinojosa is represented by Praver/Shapiro, MLBTR has learned. Hinojosa throws in the low-to-mid 90s with a slider, curveball, two-seam fastball, and changeup, according to Sanchez. He starred with the Cuban national team, and is a former teammate of Miguel Alfredo Gonzalez. Gonzalez, who has been cleared to sign with MLB teams, with throw three innings in front of scouts as part of a Thursday showcase in Tijuana, writes Sanchez. There is no limitation to the contracts these Cuban defectors may receive, because they are at least 23 years old and have played as a professional in a Cuban professional league for at least three seasons. For the 2014-15 international signing period, that minimum requirement will jump to five seasons.

So you're suggesting Michael Young after all, then eh? J/K

You had me until "Arencibia"

Yeah. Hey, East: Go buy a Bonifacio jersey so that he ends up in the 60 day DL too. Thanks.

That comment + Lawrie playing 2B + this = Uh oh... - Strong Interest In Michael Young by Tim Dierkes, Jul 16 at 7:38 AM CST "Intense trade interest" in infielder Michael Young might compel the Phillies to trade him despite indications the team doesn't plan to sell, writes Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports. He says the Red Sox and Yankees are among about a dozen teams that have checked in on Young. I still think Young, a 36-year-old hitting .288/.344/.414, would bring a modest return. Rosenthal says the Phillies have no obvious internal replacement for him, though I wonder if utility man Kevin Frandsen is capable of delivering similar production in a regular role. The Phillies are currently 5.5 games out in the wild card, and seek a center fielder and bullpen help.

ICYMI: Carly Rae Jepson throws possibly the worst first pitch ever:

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Rogers can do that. LOL

Actually I just looked up his numbers - he's really gone down hill compared to last year. Presumably his real ability is somewhere between his 2012 and 2013 numbers.

Cespedes was such a good signing for Beane. It was more than a little bit risky and the contract isn't A's level cheap but what a great addition he was.

My guess is that AA was all over him after the 11 game win streak, but has since decided not to pursue. Our playoff chances have been cut to zero since then and he knows it.

Hard to say. Floor is low, ceiling is high. It's more of a high risk, high reward rotation.

Here's the scoop on Bautista: @ShiDavidi: Jose Bautista on why he's not in HR derby: “The team requested for me not to participate and I granted their request." #BlueJays @ShiDavidi: More Bautista: "They felt like this was the right move & once they expressed that interest I agreed with them & decided to sit this one out"

Thanks! On the weekend I told myself to sign up for this and would have forgotten. But I got my free pizza.

Possible Depends on Hutch, Morrow, Romero, Drabek This is such a mess I don't know what to do about the starting rotation Catcher is easy to address this off season - lots of good free agents 2B and SP is very tough

Yeah also a good point. Rangers might have best chance of hanging on to him.

Yep. Great point. That's best case for us: Garza traded to Texas this week We sign him as FA this off season and don't lose a draft pick

Not a surprise. He will probably get that team in to the playoffs within 2-3 years.