Elect Scott Rolen for the 2009 Leadoff Role

Elect Scott Rolen for the 2009 Leadoff Role Now and in the Recent Past Looking back at a variety of 2007/2008 off-season news and blog articles, it appeared that the Jays finally got what they needed, a “prototypical” leadoff man with speed in David Eckstein. We’ve seen how that worked out. Ok, so now what are the [...]

Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:52:04 +0000

Have the Mets changed directions? Going after Putz instead of K-Rod?

The Rockie Mountain News is reporting that the Mets are targeting J.J. Putz as their priority, instead of signing K-Rod or Fuentes. The reason is he will come a lot cheaper than both Fuentes and Rodriguez. Putz is expected to make $5 Million in '09 and  $8.5 Million in '10. He also has a $ 1 Million dollar buyout.

The Mets would love this because 1) He is affordable and the Mets are still paying Billy Wagner $10.5 Million. 2) He does not have a long term contract, which the Mets do not want.

The negative is, he will be 32 years old at the start of the 2009 season. If the Mets do make a trade for Putz, it could open up the bank for other moves including building up the offense or maybe getting a higher grade pitcher.

Here is a look at J.J. Putz's last 3 years:

Last 3 years	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	K	ERA	WHIP	BAA
2006	SEA	72	0	4	1	36	0	0	78.1	59	20	20	4	13	104	2.30	0.92	.207
2007	SEA	68	0	6	1	40	0	0	71.2	37	11	11	6	13	82	1.38	0.70	.153
2008	SEA	47	0	6	5	15	0	0	46.1	46	20	20	4	28	56	3.88	1.60	.256
Career		308	0	22	15	101	0	0	323.0	270	115	110	32	104	337	3.07	1.16	.227

The first time I heard of them targeting Putz was in Jason Stark's column yesterday, where he was told by a baseball source that if J.J. Putz becomes available he will be on the top priority over the free agent group...


I found some video of J.J. Putz on YouTube, Enjoy....

Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:45:00 -0600

Pujols pidió a Cardenales firmar a Manny Ramírez.

Albert Pujols le recomendo a su jefe que firmara a Manny,pero el gerente (Jhon Mozeliak) le dijo que si lo firmaban luego tendrían problemas para negociar con el,dijo Pujols en una entrevista publicada en el diario El Caribe.

Pujols, quien recientemente ganó su segundo premio al Jugador Más Valioso de la Liga Nacional, destacó que su compatriota dominicano es uno de los mejores bateadores bajo en situaciones de presión.

Pujols reveló que tenía intenciones de jugar en el béisbol invernal dominicano, donde pertenece a los Gigantes del Cibao aunque nunca ha vestido el uniforme, pero una operación en el codo se lo impidió.

Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2008 22:27:50 -0600