Baseball News and Notes Late 3/7/10
Baseball | 2010 Spring Training - Angel Guzman - Goose Gossage - Joe Nathan - Phil Hughes
by Memphis Bengal on Sunday, March 7th, 2010 at 10:35pm
Things of note while waiting to see if Joe Nathan remains the top reliever in fantasy baseball drafts as the month unwinds:
—Goose Gossage, he’s got opinions. And he all too happy to share them. And thinks Phil Hughes is for starting and Joba Chamberlain is for relieving. He’s also grumpy about those weenies nowadays with their one inning saves. I’m paraphrasing that. But it is the subtext.
—Brandon Webb says his shoulder feels “stagnant”? Oof. That’s not what you want to hear from your ace coming off of shoulder surgery. Starting the season on the DL appears assured, especially in light of this quote:
“If we get 30 starts from him, great,” General Manager Josh Byrnes said Friday. “If we get 20, that’s great. We just need to get it right.”
Indeed. And unless I get him for $1 at auction, not great.
—If it’s spring, the Yankees front office must be grumpy at Alex Rodriguez. This time around, for the whole you-didn’t-tell-us-about-ties-to-the-Canadian-blood-doctor thing. Oh no. How will they ever get beyond this? (add sarcastic tone as it suits)
—The hope in Minnesota is that the pain in Joe Nathan’s elbow is simply scar tissue breaking loose from his elbow surgery to remove bone chips last October. The hope of early fantasy drafters hangs the balance. Oh, and Twins fans.
—Gil Meche says his back and shoulder problems are much better now. If only the Royals’ anemic offense were also better now, they might be of interest. As it stands, it will remain a is-Grienke-pitching-tonight kind of season in KC, I would suspect.
—From Roy Halladay to Shawn Marcum? Happy Opening Day 2010, Jays fans. I guess.
—The Cubs’ Angel Guzman is indeed done for awhile. At least four to six weeks. But likely much longer. Torn ligament in pitching shoulder seems less than ideal.