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Non-Roster Invitees With Big League Experience

  • Baltimore Orioles- Alexi Casilla and Quintin Berry
  • Los Angeles Angels- Wade LeBlanc, Mark Mulder,Clay Rapada, Justin Thomas, Yorvit Torrealba, John McDonald, Carlos Pena, Ian Stewart, Chad Tracy, Brennan Boesch and Brandon Lyon
  • Houston Astros- Peter Moylan, Rhiner Cruz, Cesar Izturis, J.D. Martinez, Adron Chambers, Gregorio Petit
  • Oakland A’s- Philip Humber, Fernando Nieve, Dusty Brown, Luke Montz and Sam Fuld
  • Toronto Blue Jays- Tomo Ohka, Juan Perez, Chris Getz, Dan Johnson, Munenori Kawasaki, Andy LaRoche, Mike Nickeas, Steve Tolleson
  • Atlanta Braves- Yunesky Maya, Mat Gamel and Tyler Greene
  • Milwaukee Brewers- Zach Duke, Robinzon Diaz, Matt Pagnozzi, Irving Falu, Hector Gomez, Taylor Green, Lyle Overbay, Mark Reynolds and Eugenio Velez
  • St. Louis Cardinals- Pat Neshek and Scott Moore
  • Chicago Cubs- Tom Hottovy, Jonathan Sanchez, Brian Schlitter, John Baker, Eli Whiteside, Chris Valaika, Ryan Roberts, Chris Coghlan, Aaron Cunningham, Ryan Kalish, Mitch Maier, Darnell McDonald and Casper Wells
  • Arizona Diamondbacks- Daniel Hudson, Ryan Rowland-Smith, Adam Russell, Henry Blanco, Bobby Wilson, Mike Jacobs and Andy Marte
  • Los Angeles Dodgers- Sam Demel, Daniel Moskos, Miguel Olivo, Chone Figgins, Brendan Harris, Justin Turner, Clint Robinson and J.C. Boscan
  • San Francisco Giants- Jason Berken, Rafael Dolis, Juan Gutierrez, Kameron Loe, Sandy Rosario, Dan Runzler, Mason Tobin, Guillermo Quiroz and Brandon Hicks
  • Cleveland Indians- David Aardsma, Scott Atchison, Matt Capps, Tyler Cloyd, Shaun Marcum, J.C. Ramirez, Mike Zagurski, Luke Carlin, Matt Treanor, Elliot Johnson, Brian LaHair, Matt Carson, Ryan Rohlinger, Jeff Francoeur, Nyjer Morgan and Jason Giambi
  • Seattle Mariners- Scott Baker, Joe Beimel, Logan Kensing, Matt Palmer, Ramon Ramirez, Mark Rogers, Chance Ruffin, Manuel Pina, Humberto Quintero, Endy Chavez, Cole Gillespie, Randy Wolf and Zach Miner
  • Miami Marlins- Henry Rodriguez, Chaz Roe, Kevin Slowey, Josh Spence, Reed Johnson, Ty Wiggington, Kyle Skipworth, Juan Diaz, Matt Angle and Joe Benson
  • New York Mets- Daisuke Matsuzaka, Kyle Farnsworth, Taylor Teagarden
  • Washington Nationals- Manny Delcarmen, Clay Hensley, Tyler Robertson, Daniel Strange, Koyie Hill, Chris Synder, Jamey Carroll, Mike Fontenot, Brock Peterson and Will Rhymes
  • San Diego Padres- Blaine Boyer, Alberto Gonzalez and Xavier Nady
  • Philadelphia Phillies- Shawn Camp, Chad Gaudin, Cesar Jimenez, Jeff Manship, Sean O’Sullivan, Lou Marson, Andres Blanco, Reid Brignac, Ronny Cedeno, Bobby Abreu, Tony Gwynn Jr. and Clete Thomas
  • Pittsburgh Pirates- Cody Eppley, Josh Kinney, Kyle McPherson, Daniel Schlereth, Adam Wilk, Omir Santos, Robert Andino, Matt Hague, Travis Ishikawa, Michael Martinez and Chris Dickerson
  • Texas Rangers- Nate Adcock, Daniel Bard, Jose Contreras, Ryan Feierabend, Justin Germano, Colby Lewis, Rafael Perez, Aaron Poreda, Kevin Kouzmanoff, Brent Lillibridge, Josh Wilson, Bryan Peterson, Brad Snyder and Kensuke Tanaka
  • Tampa Bay Rays- Steve Geltz, Mark Lowe, Eddy Rodriguez, Roman Ali Solis, Wilson Betemit, Jayson Nix, Ray Olmedo, Justin Christian, James Darnell, Jeremy Moore and Jerry Sands
  • Boston Red Sox- John Ely, Rich Hill, Jose Mijares, Tommy Layne, Brayan Villarreal, Mike Mccoy and Brandon Snyder
  • Cincinnati Reds- Trevor Bell, Jeff Francis, Chien-Ming Wang, Corky Miller, Max Ramirez, Argenis Diaz, Kristopher Negron, Chris Nelson, Roman Santiago, Roger Bernadina and Jason Bourgeois
  • Colorado Rockies- Greg Burke, Manny Corpas, Pedro Hernandez, Nick Masset, Matt McBride, Michael McKenry, Paul Janish, Jason Pridie
  • Kansas City Royals- Guillermo Mota, Brad Penny, Jon Rauch, Everett Teaford, Corey Wade, P.J. Walters, Ramon Hernandez, Adam Moore, Jason Donald, Brandon Laird, Gorkys Hernandez, Melky Mesa
  • Detroit Tigers- Duane Below, Jhan Marinez, Luis Marte, Eduardo Sanchez, Luis Exposito, Danny Worth, Ezequiel Carrera and Trevor Crowe
  • Minnesota Twins- Matt Guerrier, Lester Oliveros, Aaron Thompson, Jason Bartlett, Doug Bernier, Jason Kubel, Darin Mastroianni and Wilkin Ramirez
  • Chicago White Sox- Dylan Axelrod, Deunte Heath, Brian Omogrosso, David Purcey, Zach Putnam, Mauricio Robles, Hector Gimenez, Miguel Gonzalez, Alex Liddi, Dennis Phipps, Blake Tekotte
  • New York Yankees- Bruce Billings, Robert Coello, Matt Daley, Brian Gordon, David Herndon, Chris Leroux, Jim Miller, Yoshinori Tateyama, Russ Canzler, Corbin Joseph, Scott Sizemore and Antoan Richardson

Signings and Trades From Day 2 of the Winter Meetings

  • Diamondbacks, Angels and White Sox completed a 3-team deal. Diamondbacks will receive OF/1B Mark Trumbo and 2 prospects, Angels will receive pitchers Tyler Skaggs and Hector Santiago and the White Sox will receive OF Adam Eaton.
  •  A’s have traded pitcher Brett Anderson to the Rockies for pitcher Drew Pomeranz and Minor League pitcher Chris Jenson.
  • Tigers sign OF Rajai Davis to a 2-year deal worth 10 million
  • Mets officially announce the signing of OF Curtis Granderson to a 4-year deal worth 60 million at Granderson’s introductory press conference today. The team also re-signs pitcher Jeremy Hefner to a new deal
  • Marlins officially announce the signing of 1B Garrett Jones to a 2-year deal worth 7.5 million today.
  • Orioles sign pitcher Ryan Webb to a 2-year deal worth 4.5 million
  • Rangers sign catcher J.P. Arencibia to a 1-year deal worth 2 million

Great Pitching Performances From Last Night

Several pitchers around the MLB had great performances on the mound last night. Most of the pitchers play for well known teams and have had great pitching performances in their respective careers, while one pitcher is just starting out his MLB journey. Below is a list of all the pitchers that shined on Monday night.

Yu Darvish- 8 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 15 K and a win. This was the second time during season that Darvish has one hit the Astros. In the second game of the season, Darvish carried a no-hitter into the 9th until Marwin Gonzalez hit a single up the middle to end it. Darvish had a no-hitter going with one out in the 8th until Carlos Corporan hit a solo home run to right. This was Darvish’s 5th time striking out 15 batters in one game during 2013 season.

Andrew Albers- 9 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 K and a win. Albers has pitched very well in his first two MLB starts for the Twins. He pitched 8 1/3 innings of scoreless ball in his first start against the Royals and followed that start with a 2-hit gem against the Indians last night. Albers has amassed 17 1/3 scoreless innings to start out his big league career.

Hiroki Kuroda- 8 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 7 K and a win. This was Kuroda’s 9th scoreless start of the season. He lowered his home ERA from 1.74 to 1.54 after last night’s outing. Kuroda has been the most consistent starter in the Yankees’ rotation and deserves some consideration for the Cy Young award this season.

Cole Hamels- 9 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 9 K and a win. Hamels has been struggling for most of the season, but he returned to his old form in last night’s start against the Braves. He also hit a triple in last night’s game. 

Mat Latos- 8 IP, 6 H, 0 ER, 9 K and a win. Latos had a pretty dominating start against the Cubs last night, but he wasn’t the only pitcher that shined in the game. Cubs’ starter Travis Wood went 8 innings as well. Latos has had strong outings in his last three starts each of them lasted 6 innings or more and he has only given up two earned runs in those three starts.

Travis Wood- 8 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 5 K and a loss. Wood had another solid outing last night. He went toe-to-toe with Latos, but gave up a home run to Brandon Phillips that was the difference in the game. This was Wood’s 8th start of going 7 innings or more of the season.

Chris Sale- 9 IP, 9 H, 2 ER, 6 K and a win. This was Sale’s 3rd complete game of the season. He kept the powerful Tigers’ lineup in check,except for a solo home run by Miguel Cabrera and an RBI single by Bryan Pena. Sale has gone 8 innings or more in 7 starts this season. 

Jhoulys Chacin- 8 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 6 K and a win. This is the second time Chacin has had an 8 inning start in his last three starts. Chacin is turning into the Rockies’ staff ace. He needs to win one more game to establish a new career high in wins.

Garrett Richards- 8 IP, 7 H , 2 ER, 3 K and a loss. Richards has been used both as a reliever and starter this season. He has gone back to the rotation and has quality starts in his last three starts. Richards kept the Yankees’ lineup in check until giving up a solo home run to Curtis Granderson that turns out to be the difference in the game.

More Reliever Trades

The White Sox traded reliever Jesse Crain to the Rays for either players to be named later or cash considerations yesterday afternoon. Crain has a record of 2-3 with an ERA of 0.74 ERA in 38 games. He has been out of action for the last couple of weeks with an right shoulder injury that landed him on the DL. Crain  has held right-handed hitters to a .174 BA and a .447 OPS this season. He should be a great addition to the Rays once he has healed from his shoulder injury.

The Cardinals have traded reliever Marc Rzepczynski to the Indians for minor league shortstop Juan Herrera. Rzepczynski has a 0-0 record with an ERA of 7.84 in 11 games. David Cameron of Fangraphs tweeted that Rzepczynski has the highest ERA of a player traded near the trade deadline. He has held left-handed hitters to a career BA of .224 and an OPS .607. The Indians were looking for a left-handed reliever that is captable of getting left-handed hitters and Rzepczynski has the potential to fill that role. Herrera had stat lines of .275/1/11/.366/.369/.735 in 39 games for A-ball Mahoning Valley. After looking at his stats he appears to be a high average low pop hitter. Cardinals’ fans will have to wait a couple of years before Herrera makes it to the big leagues.

Interesting Stats from the White Sox/Mariners game

-The Mariners are the first team to score five runs to tie a game in the 14th inning or later.

-Kyle Seager is the first player in MLB history with a game-tying grand slam in extra innings (Elias Sports Bureau).

-First game in MLB history to score 5 or more runs in a game after a scoreless nine innings(Elias Sports Bureau).

-The 12 extra inning runs scored by Mariners and White Sox tied an AL record for most extra inning runs scored in a game (ESPN Stats & Info).

-Each team scored five runs in the 14th inning.

-There were 13 innings of scoreless baseball.

Mark Buehrle vs Chris Sale

This will be the last matchup of  the 1st half of the Seattle Bracket. It will former White Sox and current Blue Jays pitcher Mark Buehrle vs current White Sox pitcher Chris Sale. Sale has taken Buehrle’s role as ace of the White Sox’s staff. Buerhle is the 17th seed while Sale is the 48th seed in the tournament.

Buehrle stats- 95 starts, 39-35 record, 618 innings pitched, 266 earned runs, 3.87 ERA, 333 So, combined WAR over the last 3 seasons 1o.3 and 58 quality starts. No Postseason stats during this 3 year time period. No All-Star appearances or awards during this 3 year span.

Sale stats-109 appearances, 29 starts, 21-11 record, 12 saves, 18 holds, 286.1 innings pitched, 92 earned runs, 2.89 ERA, 303 So, overall WAR the last 3 seasons 9.1 and 19 quality starts. No Postseason stats during this 3 year time period. He had 1 All-Star appearance (2012) and no awards during this 3 year span.

This contest is  difficult to gauge. The reason for that is most of Sale’s stats have come from being in the bullpen the last 2 seasons. Last season was his first season as a full time starter. With that being said I’d give the slight edge to Buehrle. Because he has the edge in most of the categories. If Sale had been a starter the whole 3 years and produced the numbers he did this past year I would have gone with him. Please comment and let me know who you think wins this contest.

Day 3 moves at the Winter Meetings

-Rockies acquire reliever Wilton Lopez to the Astros for pitchers Alex White and Alex Gillingham. Apparently the trade with the Phillies fell through and the Astros found a different trade partner for Lopez. Lopez appeared in 64 games with a record of 6-3 and an ERA of 2.17. He also compiled 10 saves and 9 holds last season. He will be the setup man for Rockies closer Rafael Betancourt and can come in for spot saves when Betancourt needs a day off.

-Rays acquire shortstop Yunel Escobar to the Marlins for infield prospect Derek Dietrich. Escobar stats lines from last season were .251/9/51/.300/.344/.644. This is the second time Escobar has been traded this off season. He was involved in the megatrade between the Jays and Marlins last month. The Rays needed to find offense and hope that Escobar can provide some from the shortstop position. Derek Dietrich had stat lines of .279/14/75/.324/.429/.753 between single A and Double A last season. He has only played professionally for 3 seasons so he is a couple of seasons away from making it to the big leagues.

-Giants re-signed second baseman Marco Scutaro to a 3 year deal worth 20 million dollars. Scutaro had stat lines of .306/7/74/.348/.405/.753 with the Rockies and Giants last season. He became a key contributor in the Giants playoff run last season. Scutaro was named the NLCS MVP and tied the record with most hits in a championship series. This will be his last big payday as he will be 40 years old at the end of this contract. With this move the Giants have signed three free agents that played key parts to winning the World Series: Scutaro, Jeremy Affeldt and Angel Pagan.

-White Sox signed infielder Jeff Keppinger to a 3 year deal worth 12 million dollars. Keppinger had stat lines of .325/9/40/.367/.439/.806 with the Rays last season. At the surface these look like great stats but he only played 116 games. In his 8 year career he has only played in over 130 games in a season. The White Sox plan on using him as their primary third baseman. So he will need to play in more than 130 games to deserve such a large contract.

-Diamonbacks signed catcher Will Nieves to a 1 year deal worth 800 thousand dollars and signed third baseman Eric Chavez to a 1 year deal worth 3 million dollars. Nieves had stat lines of .301/2/8/.330/.410/.738 with the Rockies and Diamondbacks last season. He only appeared in 32 games last season between the two clubs. Nieves will provide a veteran to backup starting catcher Miguel Montero. Chavez had stat lines of .281/16/37/.348/.496/.845 with the Yankees last season. He provided a veteran bat off the bench for the Yankees. He was thrust into the starting lineup when Alex Rodriguez and Mark Teixeira were injured last season. The Diamonbacks have solidifed their bench with these two moves.

-Orioles signed outfielder Nate Mclouth to a 1 year deal worth 2 million dollars. Mclouth had stat lines of .241/7/20/.314/.380/.694 last season with the Pirates and Orioles. In 55 games for the Orioles Mclouth hit all 7 of his home runs and batted .268. He led the Orioles in Postseason RBIs and had key hits in the games leading up to the playoffs. After this signing it seems as though the O’s will no longer be in the hunt for outfielder Nick Swisher.

-Mariners signed outfielder Jason Bay to a 1 year deal worth under a million dollars. Bay had stat lines of .195/8/20/.237/.299/.536 with the Mets last season. Earlier this off season the Mets and Bay agreed to part ways. He will still receive all the money he is owned over the next 4 seasons. This is not the impact bat Mariners fans were hoping for. From 2004-2009, Bay averaged 30 home runs and 99 RBIs. During his Mets tenure, Bay averaged 9 home runs and 41 RBIs. He was plagued by concussions and a field were the dimensions were too big for anyone to put up decent power numbers. Bay is a low risk high reward type player. It’s a risk the M’s are willing to take to improve the weakest offense in the major leagues. I don’t think this will be the last outfielder the Mariners sign this off season.

-Cardinals sign reliever Randy Choate to a 3 year deal worth 7.5 million dollars. Choate appeared in 80 games while posting an ERA of 3.o3 for the Marlins and Dodgers last season. He only appeared in 38.2 innings pitched and had 20 holds between the two clubs. Choate will team up with Marc Rzepczynski to form a very formidable late inning lefty combo out of the bullpen.

-Angels sign reliever Sean Burnett to a 2 year deal worth 8 million dollars. Burnett appeared in 70 games and posted an ERA of 2.38 with the Nationals last season. He compiled a record of 1-2 with 31 holds. Burnett will team with Scott Downs to be the lefty bridge to closer Ernesto Frieri.