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Rangers Sign Derrick Turnbow

...Thus saving us from discussing Derrick Turnbow anymore, which I'm pretty happy about.

In other news, the Angels signed Brian Fuentes to a two-year, $17.5 million deal, wit a 2011 option that vests if he closes for long enough. Fuentes isn't young and flashy like Francisco Rodriguez, but he's still a really good pitcher, and his 2008 was nearly as good as Rodriguez. Fuentes is also a fun pitcher to watch, because he throws harder than most other pitchers who throw with a 3/4 type of motion.

Finally, the Indians acquired Mark DeRosa from the Cubs for minor league pitchers Jake Stevens, Chris Archer and John Gaub. Stevens is an older reliever who's close to the majors; Archer is a youngster who played full-season ball at age 19 last year but struggled mightily with control; and Gaub posted flashy numbers in the low minors in 2008 at age 23. Stevens is a decent bet to be a useful reliever fairly soon, and the other two are C-grade prospects. That's not a terrible return for DeRosa, but the Cubs are still a contending team and DeRosa is still a very useful player; the Cubs must really be pinching pennies if they're making a trade like this. Even if this trade anticipates the signing of Milton Bradley, the Cubs must be keeping a close eye on their budget. Anyway, DeRosa will play third for the Indians.

-P- I'll be doing a concert in DC tomorrow, and then I'll be in the recording studio Saturday and onstage in Morgantown that night, and then I'm flying to California Sunday. Updates will be a little less timely than usual. My apologies.

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Too bad...

He would have helped lead the Bucco bullpen to a new walk record.

by wickethewok on Jan 2, 2009 2:47 AM EST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

DeRosa

To me, it seems like a poor return for DeRosa. He hit .285/.376/.481 last season. I doubt he’ll keep slugging that well, but I wouldn’t give away a versatile guy who has posted strong OBPs three years in a row.

by bolton on Jan 2, 2009 4:35 AM EST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Some people are really big believers in Stevens, but yeah, I wouldn’t say it’s great. It’s basically a dump.

by Charlie on Jan 2, 2009 1:17 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Neither. Recording with Brian again but with a lot more attention to amps, mic placement, etc. and the guitars sound a lot better. We’re also probably going to have it mixed by a studio in New York, which will also help.

by Charlie on Jan 2, 2009 1:14 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Charlie

I see your band went to the Eric Cartman school for promo photos :)

Too dumb for Baseball Prospectus, too smart for ESPN

by Bukanier on Jan 3, 2009 1:01 PM EST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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