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of stress on the bullpen and by the end of the year the bullpen is usually warn out takahashi could compete with jonathan niese for the fifth starter spot here is a look at takahashi via youtube you can follow the ghost of moonlight graham on twitter theghostofmlg tags hisanori takahashi johan santana mike pelfrey new york mets oliver perez ryota igarashi posted in trade and free agent analysis leave a comment houston astros brandon lyon undergoes surgery february 11 2010 i got on houston astros gm ed wade pretty hard when he signed rhp brandon lyon to a three year 15 million contract back in december here is what i wrote this is a great day for lyon and a sad sad day for astro fans how quickly do you think meister and lyon signed this contract five seconds two seconds this is the single worst deal of the offseason so far what are the astros thinking to give lyon three years to be their closer when this guy can t close is absurd the contract was absurd then and it s absurd now it s even more absurd now because lyon had a procedure done to his pitching shoulder just two months after his signed his contract lyon had surgery two weeks ago to remove a cyst in his pitching shoulder according to the associated press brandon was experiencing some weakness and discomfort in his shoulder and we brought him in a couple of weeks ago to be seen general manager ed wade said at the time of his pre signing physical his right shoulder mri showed a very small cyst and when the mri was repeated recently it showed that the cyst had enlarged and was pressing on some nerves so let me understand this and i believe i do the astros saw a cyst in a guy s pitching shoulder thought it was no big deal signed him to a contract two years too long and then nearly months later the guy needs surgery to remove that cyst good to see the astros are using the same doctors as the new york mets my lord what a clown show lyon will be ready to pitch by opening day i am not sure that is such a good thing for astros fans you can follow the ghost of moonlight graham on twitter theghostofmlg tags brandon lyon houston astros posted in across the diamond leave a comment mets sign mike jacobs find their first baseman february 11 2010 for those of you lost fans like myself do you ever just watch the show season and after season and ask yourself how is this all going to come together i think if you religiously watch lost you probably ask yourself that question all the time i am starting to get the sense that new york mets fans are starting to ask themselves that question in regards to the mets offseason how on earth is this puzzle going to come together at the end well just when you think the mets had all the pieces to their puzzle they go ahead and add another piece to throw their fans off jacobs is returning to the mets according to espn com s jerry crasnick via twitter the mets have signed first baseman mike jacobs to a minor league contract the deal would pay jacobs 900 000 if he makes the majors as well as an additional 1 15 million in incentives the mets already have daniel murphy and fernando tatis on the roster so my initial take on this signing is that the mets are hoping that jacobs can be a left handed power hitter off the bench against right handed pitching for them in 2010 other than that i have no idea what he can do for the mets because he doesn t do anything else particularly well he can t run he can t hit for average he can t get on base he can t hit lefties and he can t field jacobs hit a healthy 178 against left handed pitching last year 178 he is an automatic out against lefties so he can t be an everyday player in the major leagues he did hit 18 of his 19 home runs and his ops was 258 points higher against righties last year with the kansas city royals i will say this about the mets first base situation murphy better have his act together in spring training if murphy doesn t hit well during the spring and jacobs does it wouldn t shock me to see jacobs as the starting first baseman against righties in 2010 tatis would presumably play against lefties this scenario would lead to two things first if murphy loses out to jacobs his career in new york is over there is no way he could have a career in new york after that last year the mets front office hyped up murphy as a future star now a year later he gets beaten out for a job by mike jacobs he would get kicked out of new york like gregg jefferies was years ago second if jacobs is the mets starting first baseman headed into the 2010 season then the mets are admitting they have given up on their season before it even starts i already think the mets have given up on the 2010 season but this would really put the final nail in the coffin jacobs has played five years in the major leagues and has a career 254 average with 99 home runs 114 doubles and a 313 obp with the mets florida marlins and royals you can follow the ghost of moonlight graham on twitter theghostofmlg tags daniel murphy fernando tatis kansas city royals mike jacobs new york mets posted in trade and free agent analysis leave a comment padres ink veteran catcher sign yorvit torrealba february 10 2010 there were probably a lot of teams that could have used a catcher like yorvit torrealba this offseason off the top of my head i could think of at least eight 10 organizations that could have benefited from signing torrealba i know in that first paragraph i am making it sound like torrealba is johnny bench trust me he is not but i do believe he is a very good catcher and has a lot to offer a team torrealba is headed to san diego thanks to the mlb package something i highly recommend everyone purchase i have had the opportunity to watch the colorado rockies and torrealba the last couple of years i really like the way he handles a pitching staff during a game a catcher s primary responsibility is to call a good game and be a mentor to the entire pitching staff torrealba has done a good job in his tenure with the rockies doing that the san diego padres are hoping that torrealba can help mentor their young pitching staff in 2010 the padres have signed the 31 year old catcher to a one year 1 25 million contract the deal also includes a mutual option for 2011 the venezuela born catcher is expected to share the catching duties with nick hundley this is something that torrealba should be used to as he shared the catching duties with chris iannetta in colorado torrealba hit a career high 291 last year in 64 games he also had a pretty good series against the philadelphia phillies in the nlds last year hitting 357 in 15 ab s here is what was fascinating about the catching market this winter how does brian schneider get a two year deal but torrealba and bengie molina only got one year deals doesn t make much sense to me torrealba will be entering his 10th season in the major leagues and has a career 255 average with 38 home runs and a 315 obp with the san francisco giants seattle mariners and rockies you can follow the ghost of moonlight graham on twitter theghostofmlg tags bengie molina brian schneider colorado rockies nick hundley san diego padres yorvit torrealba posted in trade and free agent analysis leave a comment brandon webb throws off a mound feels good february 10 2010 last year i did a two part series on the key players for each team a key player is a type of player that had an injury plagued or down season the year before and if he can make a come back then the team would be much better off i plan on continuing this two part series again this year and i will give you a little preview today the key player for the arizona diamondbacks is rhp brandon webb webb threw off a mound yesterday webb fits my key player title to a tee from 2005 2008 webb was not only one of the top pitchers in the national league but in all of baseball in those seasons webb was 70 37 with a 3 23 era and won the nl cy young in 2006 in 2007 and 2008 webb finished second in the voting pretty impressive however the 2009 season was a lost season for webb he made his first start of the season got rocked by the colorado rockies and never pitched again webb went on the disabled list with shoulder bursitis and eventually needed surgery on his right shoulder now trying to make a comeback webb finally returned to the place where he has had the most success in his life the pitcher s mound for the first time since having shoulder surgery last august webb threw off a mound yesterday webb threw 20 25 pitches at chase field in arizona and said he felt good afterwards i m right where i expected to be webb said in a statement through the associated press having not been on the mound in a year i am pleased with how i felt the diamondbacks will take it slow with webb in spring training giving him extra days rest between starts and throwing sessions if webb doesn t have any setbacks in spring training he should be ready to go for opening day this is very very good news for diamondback fans arizona has added some nice pieces this offseason but in order for the diamondbacks to compete for the nl west title or a wild card spot they need webb to stay healthy in 2010 here is what i wrote about who i think webb can be back in november webb s career is really starting to remind me of orel hershiser s hershiser was a sinker ball pitcher who logged a lot innings won a cy young and in the middle of his career underwent rotator cuff surgery sound familiar hershiser was a good pitcher after the surgery but never was the dominate pitcher he once was i think webb can be the same pitcher hershiser was post surgery that means a pitcher who can still log a lot of inning strikes out few has a high whip but can still gut his way out to 10 15 wins the diamondbacks will only go as far as webb goes in 2010 if he can make a successful comeback then arizona will have a nice three headed monster with webb dan haren and edwin jackson if webb suffers any setbacks next year then arizona will have a massive hole to fill in their rotation that is why he will be the key player for the diamondbacks in 2010 you can follow the ghost of moonlight graham on twitter theghostofmlg tags arizona diamondbacks brandon webb dan haren edwin jackson posted in across the diamond leave a comment cliff lee has minor foot surgery february 9 2010 i really don t think that is the headline seattle mariner fans want to see about a week before pitchers and catchers report to spring training but the reality is it s a true headline as the tacoma news tribune s ryan divish first reported cliff lee underwent a minor procedure in his left foot to remove a bone spur on the fifth of february lee is expected to resume baseball activities in two to three weeks and should be ready by opening day lee had foot surgery last week the reason lee elected to have the surgery so close to spring training is because the injury hadn t bothered lee until recently the other option for lee would have been to pitch through the pain during the season and receive cortisone shots on a regular basis the injury will slow down lee a little in spring training but i don t expect this to slow lee down during the regular season lee is pitching for a big time contract in 2011 and beyond and i don t expect him to miss a beat this season the surgery was preformed by dr bryan burke in little rock arkansas you can follow the ghost of moonlight graham on twitter theghostofmlg tags cliff lee seattle mariners posted in across the diamond leave a comment chicago white sox unretire number for vizquel february 9 2010 there is a pretty cool story coming out of chicago and no it s not that chicago bears coach lovie smith got fired or chicago cubs gm jim hendry figured out how to be a major league gm the chicago white sox are the team in chicago that is doing a cool thing vizquel will wear no 11 with the chi sox the white sox are unretiring luis aparicio s no 11 and giving it to newly signed ss omar vizquel as long as the player whose number is being unretired doesn t have a problem with this then this is completely fine by me aparicio clearly doesn t have a problem with this if there is one player who i would like to see wear my uniform number with the white sox it is omar vizquel aparicio said in a statement through espn com i have known omar for a long time along with being an outstanding player he is a good and decent man what s cool about this is that it s one venezuelan hall of fame shortstop giving his number to another venezuelan future hall of fame shortstop when vizquel does hang up his spikes he will be a hof er i think it s great when a player of today remembers of the players of yesterday if vizquel can get just one fan to find a new found appreciation for aparicio then this decision is worth it you can follow the ghost of moonlight graham on twitter theghostofmlg tags chicago white sox luis aparicio omar vizquel posted in a can of corn leave a comment older entries pages about privacy policy 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