• Yankees GM Brian Cashman had a deal in place on Friday that would have sent Will Warren to the Pirates for Nick Gonzales, but ownership vetoed the trade, claiming budgetary restraints, but. Sources say that the real reason may have been that ownership thinks Nick Gonzales is some kind of serious scarecrow.


• If moving Tyler Stephenson to right field works, it takes pressure off Dane Myers and his oft-injured buttock so he can concentrate on what he does best--hit like a cap.


• Warren Schaeffer expects Brenton Doyle to win a gold glove this year, but he could have competition for fielding glory from his own teammates Willi Castro, whose bean bag and new gruesome way of life should work wonders, and Ezequiel Tovar.


• We appreciate that if Taylor Walls is indeed moved to the bench, the Rays will need Ryan Vilade, recovering from his misaligned oblique, and Jonathan Aranda to step up and produce.

ballad of david stearns

Marcus Semien

called a Milwaukee coach to tell him he'd like
going to the Brewers

but while
Mets general manager
David Stearns has plans this offseason to
mow the lawn

whether or not he'd trade
         Semien (one general manager rumor is to
Miami for
         Liam Hicks

and prospects)

in the next
four weeks is questionable

 

 

 

 

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