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Nats sign Joe Blanton to a 1-year, $4M deal. Doubt he can replicate his 2016 numbers in D.C. http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/1...gton-nationalsComment -
Mets to keep David Wright from throwing because of shoulder impingement
New York Mets third baseman David Wright was diagnosed with an impingement in his right shoulder and will not throw a baseball for "a couple of weeks," general manager Sandy Alderson said Tuesday.
The team says Wright was examined Tuesday at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York after feeling discomfort. He will be re-evaluated after the two weeks and could be a designated hitter then.
"What's happening here is that the muscles around the shoulder have not re-engaged since the surgery," Alderson said. "That's taking more time than anticipated."
Wright, the team's captain, is owed $67 million over the next four seasons. He had surgery last June to repair a herniated disk in his neck.
His status for Opening Day remains questionable. If he cannot start the season, Jose Reyes, who started 50 games at third base in 2016, would likely start there.Comment -
Wright has been injured so much...what could have been.Comment -
Blanton may be good in regular season, serves up meatballs in post season.Comment -
first the spine, now the shoulder?
both wright and reyes should've had better careers[quote=jjgold;5683305]I win again like usual
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The Cardinals announced that right-hander Luke Weaver was removed from today’s Grapefruit League contest due to back spasms (Twitter link). Weaver faced two hitters in the eighth inning of today’s game and retired both before his back acted up. As MLB.com’s Jenifer Langosch writes, manager Mike Matheny said he’s unaware of any previous back problems for Weaver, and the team will re-evaluate the top prospect tomorrow. Weaver is battling fellow righties Michael Wacha and Trevor Rosenthal for the final spot in the St. Louis rotation and is by far the least experienced of the group. So while there’s no indication that the injury is especially serious, any time lost this spring could have an adverse impact on Weaver’s chances of laying claim to that vacant starting job.
A few more notes from around the Senior Circuit as the evening winds down…
- Right-hander Fernando Salas has a **** issue that is preventing him from pitching in spring games for the Mets, reports Newsday’s Marc Carig. Salas has already secured the necessary paperwork to pitch for Team Mexico in the upcoming World Baseball Classic, so that tournament could give him some needed in-game reps as he prepares for the season. Carig adds in a followup tweet that the Mets expect Salas’ current documentation issue to be resolved sometime next week, so he should be able to pitch with the team upon completion of the WBC, barring any further paperwork complications. Salas, 33, inked a one-year, $3MM deal to return to the Mets in early February on the heels of an excellent showing with the team following last year’s August trade. The veteran setup man tossed 17 1/3 innings with the Mets, yielding just four runs on 11 hits and no walks with 19 strikeouts.
- The Reds considered Scott Schebler as more of a left fielder than a right fielder when he was acquired in the 2015 trade that sent Todd Frazier to the White Sox, writes MLB.com’s Mark Sheldon, but the 26-year-old has spent a great amount of time working to improve his throwing. As such, the team now views Schebler as a viable option in right field, and he’s in line to get a chance to cement himself as the team’s primary option there in 2017. “It’s one of the things I worked on for quite some time, and it’s getting there,” Schebler told Sheldon. “I would never say I have a cannon. I may never have one, but you work toward that and maybe you end up somewhere in the middle.” Manager Bryan Price said the team has emphasized to Schebler that its preference would be less air underneath his throws, even if it means one-hopping the catcher on throws to the plate. Price praised Schebler for not improvements to his arm strength and accuracy — both of which he attributes to mechanical alterations.
- Greg Holland won’t make his Cactus League debut for the Rockies until next week, at the earliest, writes Patrick Saunders of the Denver Post. The 31-year-old threw a 23-pitch simulated game on Tuesday of this week and will throw at least two more sim games before he’s cleared to get into an actual game with his new team, per Saunders. To this point, Holland hasn’t come out and thrown his fastball at 100 percent, though the former Royals closer said he’s building toward that point. Holland is clearly itching to get into a game, calling it “demoralizing” for any competitor to sit out as games are underway. “But you have to understand that there is a right way and there is a science behind this,” Holland told Saunders. “You have to stay patient with it, as hard as it is.” Holland inked a one-year, $7MM deal with the Rox this winter, and his contract also contains a vesting player option that’ll trigger at $15MM if he finishes 30 games or appears in 50 total contests.
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Wright needs to retire.Comment -
David Price going to see Dr. James Andrews about elbow discomfort.[quote=jjgold;5683305]I win again like usual
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Red Sox manager John Farrell said the results of David Price's MRI were "inconclusive."
Price went for an MRI after feeling soreness in his left elbow, though he claims to be feeling better than he did 24 hours ago. The Red Sox are optimistic it isn't serious but Price is still going for a second opinion. He's scheduled to meet with Dr. James Andrews and Dr. Neal ElAttrache Friday afternoon at the NFL Combine in Indianapolis. Price was hoping to make his spring debut Sunday against Atlanta but that's obviously off the table.Comment -
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Trevor Rosenthal, who last started a professional game in 2012, is excited about the chance to be a starting pitcher again. He'll take Carlos Martinez's rotation spot while Martinez is pitching in the World Baseball Classic.
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Rosenthal was a great closer for a few years.Comment -
Righty Jason Hammel discussed his transition from the Cubs to the Royals with reporters including Patrick Mooney of CSNChicago.com. The veteran starter says he wasn’t ready to give up starting at this stage, which may have been in the plans had he remained in Chicago. “I felt like I had proven myself over and over and over again for three years there,” he said. “It is what it is. It’s the business side of baseball. And I’m very happy that I’m over here with these guys.” Whether there’s any sense of bitterness, Hammel says he won’t “hold grudges” or “burn a bridge;” he still owns a home in the city and suggests he could even end up returning at some point later in his career.
- That’s not the only storyline connecting the 2016 champs and their predecessors; there was also a rather notable deal that sent outfielder Jorge Soler to the Royals while delivering star closer Wade Davis to the Cubs. Naturally, the man tasked with harnessing Soler’s evident talent is Dale Sveum — the hitting coach who just happened to have managed the Cubbies before landing in Kansas City. “I still think he’s developing into what he possibly could be,” Sveum said of his new protege. “He’s been very good in camp so far, trying to make adjustments in his legs and things like that, knowing the issues that come with some of the mechanics he’s been using. But like I said, it’s still a development thing. As much as we’d all like to think (otherwise), it’s not a polished product, by no means.”
- Cardinals first baseman Matt Adams is looking to unify several offseason changes this spring, as Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch writes. He lost weight, worked on building core strength, and re-worked his swing. Bringing these modifications together, and making it all work against MLB-caliber pitching, has been a challenge. But the organization is remaining patient with the lefty slugger, who’s entering a critical year for charting his future with the club.
- It doesn’t appear as if the Reds will pursue a deal with free-agent righty Justin Masterson, as Zach Buchanan of the Cincinnati Enquirer suggests on Twitter. While the organization took a look at the former workhorse recently, it evidently did not see enough promise to add another arm to the spring mix.
- Brewers manager Craig Counsell discussed the status of his team’s bench competition, as Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports. Hernan Perez appears to have a very strong shot at making the club as a reserve outfield and infield options. Michael Reed, on the other hand, still “has things to prove at the Triple-A level,” according to Counsell.
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I agree, Wright was a stud for a while.Comment -
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only a few guys active that have a higher accumulated offensive WAR
1. Albert Pujols (16, 36) 86.5 R 2. Miguel Cabrera (14, 33) 77.6 R 3. Adrian Beltre (19, 37) 67.1 R 4. Carlos Beltran (19, 39) 66.6 B 5. Robinson Cano (12, 33) 59.4 L 6. David Wright (13, 33) 51.2 R 7. Chase Utley (14, 37) 49.8 L 8. Hanley Ramirez (12, 32) 49.4 R 9. Joe Mauer (13, 33) 49.2 L 10. Matt Holliday (13, 36) 48.0 R 11. Ichiro Suzuki (16, 42) 47.6 L Comment -
Crazy that Beltre and Beltran have played 19 years. Makes me feel old.Comment
