Hey guys. My team is pretty good for a 20 team league. Keeper league that we started on this site 3 years ago.

But I just have not kept up with the minors over the past year or so and can't fake it any more. So if anyone would co-Gm with me, you'd have full control of any of my minor league players (including trades), the draft, minor league draft picks and signings.

MLB side of things will be mostly handled by me but nothing wrong with a meeting of minds there. The minor league system is ALL yours if interested.

Since I don't think there is a private message feature here, you probably do need to post your email here so I can contact you there...

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RT @NCTPadres: Hear the #Padres gave up Wynn Pelzer in Miguel Tejada deal with the #Orioles, which is pending #MLB approval

 

Nice move by Baltimore to get a pretty solid prospect for a bad player.

 

 

Tejada traded pending league approval (updated)

Miguel Tejada has been scratched from tonight’s game and, according to an industry source, has been traded to the San Diego Padres, pending league approval.

It is believed the Orioles will receive 24-year-old right-hander Wynn Pelzer. Pelzer was 6-9 with a 4.20 ERA in 22 games (18 starts) for San Antonio, the Padres' Double-A affiliate. A ninth round pick in 2007, he was ranked as the seventh-best prospect in San Diego's system by Baseball America.

When asked about the roster move, president of baseball operations Andy MacPhail declined comment.

Trades need approval only when a significant amount of money is part of the deal, so the Orioles are likely picking up a chunk of the remaining $2.3 million from Tejada's $6 million deal.

Triple-A Norfolk third baseman Josh Bell is on his way to the majors, a source said.

Posted by Dan Connolly at 5:23 PM | Permalink | Comments (5) 

The Tigers plan to call up left-handed pitching prospect Andy Oliver to start on Friday against the Braves.

Oliver was selected in the second round of the 2009 MLB Amateur Draft out of Oklahoma State. He hasn't made a start above Double-A to date, but the Tigers like what they have seen from the youngster thus far. In 14 starts at Double-A Erie, Oliver has posted a 1.28 WHIP and a 70/25 K/BB ratio. Source: Jon Paul Morosi on Twitter

I went to the Bowie Baysox on Friday, I was very impressed by the atmosphere there. I haven't been to a minor league game in a while, certainly not since I started caring about prospects. Loved my time there, and could help but think how great of a place it is to take children. Now, on Friday it was fireworks night and children run the bases night so my thoughts on the atmosphere may be a bit skewed. I plan on going to Bowie a couple more times this year, but any idea on how high Bowie ranks up there? Our usher came and handed out tickets to dad's and mom's to take their kids to the carousel that Bowie has and did a bunch of other give-aways and prizes. I'm looking forward to taking some nephews/nieces to Bowie in the near future.

 

Thoughts on the great minor league environments? Even the worst ones?

Rotoworld:

Orioles prospect right-hander Jake Arrieta is expected to make his major league debut against the Yankees on Thursday.

Arrieta is lined up to start for Triple-A Norfolk on Thursday, so the timing is right. The 24-year-old right-hander is 6-2 with a 1.85 ERA through 11 starts and one relief appearance with the Tides this season. He has compiled a 2.89 ERA over parts of three seasons in the minor leagues, averaging 8.9 K/9 and 3.8 BB/9. Some believe he will ultimately settle in the bullpen, in part due to his spotty command, but the Orioles are expected to try him in the rotation for now.

How far is he moving up lists with his new switch to 2nd base? I know it's early but seems like a great move for the Padres who fill an organizational need for a future 2nd baseman and they already had an abundance of 3rd baseman candidates. All reports seem to believe he can stick at 2nd and now he goes from probable average/above average hitting at his position to good or better.

 

Right-hander Danny Gutierrez, one of the Texas Rangers' top pitching prospects, was handed a 50-game suspension after testing positive for the banned substance Adderall, which is used to treat attention deficit disorder but is also an amphetamine that is considered a performance-enhancing drug.

Rated as the club's No. 9 overall prospect by Baseball America last month, Gutierrez will begin serving the suspension at the start of the season. He will be allowed to participate in spring training and extending spring training. Gutierrez told general manager Jon Daniels that he has a prescription for the medication but failed to receive a Therapeutic Use Exemption.

http://startelegramsports.typepad.com/foul_territory/2010/02/minorleaguer-danny-gutierrez-suspended-50-games.html

Didn't see a thread on this, new news right? Interesting strategy here, understandable with Franklin-G already manning the CF position and Ackley's experience at 2nd. Little to no harm done by simply starting him there...

 

Mariners first-round draft pick Dustin Ackley will begin working out at second base in a move that could become permanent if all goes well.

The decision was announced Friday by Mariners general manager Jack Zduriencik in a conference call with writers who cover the team. Zduriencik termed the move "an experiment" for now and says it's always been his philosophy to work minor-leaguers out at multiple positions to give the club flexibility going forward.

 

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/mariners/2010320833_mari21.html

Assuming these rumors are true:

The Mariners according to Geoff Baker, would have gotten to choose the five Red Sox prospects among a list of eight. Those eight included RHPs Clay Buchholz, Justin Masterson, Michael Bowden and Daniel Bard, LHPs Felix Doubrant and Nick Hagadone, SS Yamaico Navarro and OF Josh Reddick.

 

A three-way trade with the Padres and Sox would have netted the Mariners: Clay Buchholz and Adrian Gonzalez plus two (unknown) Red Sox prospects

The 3 way deal intrigues me more from a M's perspective. Of course the 2 Red Sox prospects are the key, who are they? Also I believe the M's would have had to trade prospects in this deal, Truinfel is a name I think I read was rumored in this deal going to SD.

I agree with the M's holding onto Felix, but I wouldn't have hung up the phone feeling insulted with either offer. With that 3 way, depending on the details, I may have been interested in working on that. The thought of trading Felix Hernandez makes me nervous, even just pretending to be the M's GM.

Edit: I think the rumors were Truinfel and Morrow going to SD. I wouldn't entertain tht offer if that's true, even though I feel both prospects are overrated in their own way.

It appears that the Brian Matusz era in Baltimore will start far earlier than anyone expected.

The Orioles are giving heavy consideration to promoting the 22-year-old Double-A pitcher and having him start on Tuesday against the Detroit Tigers in Brad Bergesen's spot in the rotation.

"That is definitely a possibility," Orioles president of baseball operations Andy MacPhail said today. "We've canvassed everybody and it's definitely a possibility."

http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/orioles/bal-brian-matusz-801,0,4821135.story

 

The probability of Brian Matusz being called up next week has gone from possible to likely. Orioles beat reporter Jeff Zrebiec has just posted a story including a comment from Andy MacPhail conceding the definite possibility that Matusz will be the guy who will come up to take Brad Bergesen's place in the starting rotation.

http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/schmuck/2009/08/orioles_matusz_time.html

 

I don't get this for the Giants. I know their 1st base need and I know their system is great but I thought Barnes had more value than that and was set to rise up prospect rankings in the offseason.

According to Ed Price of AOL Fanhouse, the Giants have acquired first baseman Ryan Garko from the Indians for LHP Scott Barnes and a PTBNL.
The Giants have been eyeing a first baseman to replace Travis Ishikawa, and Garko is a nice fit. The 28-year old is batting .285/.362/.464 this season with 11 home runs and 39 RBI. He's a force against left-handed pitchers and is under team control through 2012. Barnes, 21, has gone 12-3 with a 2.85 ERA and a 99/29 K/BB ratio in 18 starts (99 innings) for Single-A San Jose. Jul. 27 - 9:25 pm et

http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/orioles/bal-osnotes725,0,5713223.story

 

BOSTON - Orioles top pitching prospect Chris Tillman is expected to make his major league debut on Wednesday against the Kansas City Royals at Camden Yards.

Orioles manager Dave Trembley said before tonight's game against the Boston Red Sox that the club will call up somebody from the minors to make Wednesday's start. He wouldn't say specifically that it was Tillman, but he did acknowledge that the announcement will come as no surprise.

The Orioles have optioned reliever Bob McCrory to Triple-A Norfolk and will call up outfielder Nolan Reimold tomorrow.

Manager Dave Trembley won't know how he'll use Reimold, who's batting .394 with 11 doubles, nine homers, 27 RBIs and a 1.128 OPS, until he checks on the status of Luke Scott and Adam Jones.

 

http://masnsports.com/2009/05/roster-move-4.html

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Morales meltdown.

Fixing what's wrong with prized left-hander Franklin Morales is turning into a long-term project. In a Triple-A loss to Fresno on Saturday night, Morales pitched four-plus innings, coughing up 10 earned runs on eight hits and seven walks. In his previous start for the Sky Sox, Morales pitched five innings of no-hit ball, but he walked six.

"It's more of the same," manager Clint Hurdle said. "He lacked fastball command and he really didn't have a whole lot to bring to the table with his secondary pitches. . . . For whatever reason, the to-do list has gotten extremely long."

The Rockies' goal is to help Morales regain his natural pitching motion and velocity.

"All we're trying to do is revisit with him what he was born to do and the God-given abilities he was presented with," Hurdle said. "Get back to that and then we'll work off that."

http://www.denverpost.com/rockies/ci_9305711

http://www.suntimes.com/sports/baseball/cubs/842384,CST-SPT-brian14.article

Sources confirmed Thursday that the Cubs have a four-player offer for Roberts on the table that includes the addition of hard-throwing pitching prospect Jose Ceda. Infielder Ronny Cedeno and pitchers Sean Gallagher and Donnie Veal also are in the package.

Sounds very good for the O's IMO.