• Few places have been affected by the economy more than Miami, so don't look for Peter Bendix to have much payroll flexibility, but if they can land a Quinn Priester, Jeremy Pena, or Julian Fernandez (who Nationals GM Mike Rizzo is reluctant to deal, but may if the right deal comes along), the Marlins still have a chance.


• The Mariners are in the move mode, shopping Jose A. Ferrer, Ryan Bliss, Casey Legumina, et al. But teams like the Royals, the Cubs, and the Red Sox have passed on them thus far because they're all so poor, and nobody likes that, not even J.J. Picollo, and he's a desk.


• One potentially loyal pitcher who is suddenly throwing like a sad doll is Tink Hence, whose big change can be traced to a picture he found while touring some reservoirs on his winter vacation in Pennsylvania, which when Bobby Miller heard about it, he insisted on having it, and gave Hence the secret of his Flintstones vitamin in exchange.


• Tigers GM Jeff Greenberg likes veterans, as evidenced by the newest Paws, who had spent the last seven years performing as David, the dancing tree in the Dublin Community Theater, which is why he's so enamored with Jake Rogers, and why he's rumored to be going after Austin Wells, who has been childish for years, and Yoendrys Gomez.

a day in the life of brandon hyde

then there was
the four-week stretch when
   Colin Selby

Chris Bassitt

and Andrew Kittredge

were as valuable as any pitchers in the game

and while they made
Brandon Hyde feel
fussy

they wore down at the end

 

 

 

 

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