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| RECENT MLB TEAM NEWS |
| Coverwire Update |
| PHI |
7/23/2010 |
| The Phillies fired hitting coach Milt Thompson on Thursday, the Philadelphia Daily News reports. The team announced that former hitting coach Greg Gross, who has spent the last three seasons on the staff at Triple-A Lehigh Valley, would replace Thompson. |
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| BOS |
6/16/2010 |
| The Red Sox announced that they will move Thursday's game-time start from 7:10pm to 6:10pm EST, the Boston Globe reports. The shift will allow fans attending the game the chance to watch the Celtics in Game 7 of the NBA Finals. Those in daily transactions leagues will need to make starting lineup decisions involving Boston and Arizona players one hour earlier. |
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| PHI |
5/12/2010 |
| The Phillies' June 25-27 series against the Blue Jays has been moved from Toronto to Philadelphia, the Philadelphia Daily News reports. The G-20 Summit will be held in Toronto that weekend and protests and other disruptions are expected. "After reviewing all of the options with the parties and taking all of the security considerations into account, it was determined that the best course of action is to play the series in Philadelphia," commissioner Bud Selig said in a statement. The Phillies will be the road team in their home ballpark and the DH will be used. |
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| SD |
3/21/2010 |
| According to Corey Brock of MLB.com, Padres manager Bud Black is happy with the status of his pitching staff, as we enter the final two weeks of Spring Training. "It's very good to see guys throwing the ball well, trying to make an impression and responding to the challenge in front of them," Black said. Brock goes on to mention the status of Wade LeBlanc and Mat Latos. Both of which are in line to start the season at the back end of the Pads rotation. That leaves out Tim Stauffer, who is out of minor league options and is pretty likely to pass through waivers. In addition, Brock feels Stauffer is likely to be in another uniform come Opening Day. |
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| SD |
3/9/2010 |
| According to the San Diego Union-Tribune, Padres owner John Moores has settled his divorce in an out-of-court agreement. The financial details are really irrelevant, as the proceedings have decimated a San Diego organization, which has seen a slash in payroll (some $30 million) from 2008. The group led by former agent and Diamondbacks executive Jeff Moorad is due to own a majority of the franchise by 2014, so what will be left of the Padres by then is certainly up in the air. The good news is that San Diego is holding reasonable club options on Chris Young and Adrian Gonzalez (of their eligibles) for 2011 and everyone else is a year-to-year story. If you are the long-term kinda fantasy owner, San Diego could be somewhat of a proving ground over the next few years. With core players like Everth Cabrera, Kyle Blanks, Chase Headley and Donovan Tate, Simon Castro and James Darnell coming, the Pads could be a place to look for speculative investments. |
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| PHI |
1/8/2010 |
| The Phillies invited 13 players to spring training in Clearwater, Fla., as non-roster invitees, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. The list includes outfielders Domonic Brown and Tyson Gillies; pitchers Phillipe Aumont, Joe Savery, B.J. Rosenberg,Ryan Voglesong and Ehren Wassermann; infielders Ozzie Chavez and Freddy Galvis; and catchers Tuffy Gosewisch, Kevin Nelson,Dane Sardinha, and John Suomi. |
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| NY-N |
11/18/2009 |
| The Mets continued their off-season front office and minor-league overhaul, hiring Wally Backman as manager of Brooklyn of the NY-Penn League while confirming Tim Teufel as manager of Double-A Binghamton. In addition, Sandy Alomar, Jr. left the team to become Manny Acta's first base coach in Cleveland, the NY Post reports. |
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