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Frank Wren Signs Rodrigo Lopez…Again – Why?

Fred Owens — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 02:28:37 +0000

I really didn’t think he would do it. It was just too silly for words really; the idea we would sign a pitcher – even to a minor league contract – with worse numbers than Kenshin Kawakami. Yet Ed Price of AOL FanHouse (Twitter link) reports that Braves announced that they signed Rodrigo Lopez to a minor league contract with an invitation to Spring Training. As I said two days ago when Lopez said he was considering such an offer, there is just no good reason to add another failed arm to the system.

For those who missed Saturday’s post, Lopez threw 200 innings for the Diamondbacks last year, finishing with 5.00 ERA giving up 227 hits, 37 homers and 111 earned runs. He’s a fly ball pitcher who has allowed a little over a home run every game since he’s been in the big leagues so it’s no surprise his ERAs since 2005 were horrible (4.90, 5.90, 4.42, 5.70 and 5.00).

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Jason Heyward 2011 Stats Poll

Bob Horton — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 03:05:32 +0000

As a follow up to my article on Jayson's thumb, I thought it appropriate to let you all voice your opinions on his thumb and 2011 performance by way of a poll. Let's go old-school on this one, voting on triple crown stat projections (batting ... [visit site to read more]


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Jason Heyward Sucks His Thumb?
Bob Horton — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 03:41:46 +0000
The Sweet Swing Of Jason Heyward. Courtesy of Tim Evearitt 
Hello again everyone!  
As I look out my window into the backyard, I can wistfully report that the snow has now accumulated to almost three baseballs deep (who needs a ruler?).  I only point this out because I’ve gone at least two posts without complaining about the weather here in Michigan.  I didn’t want you guys to wonder if you were in the right place or not  .
As Fred so astutely pointed out in his last post here, it is indeed a slow news day on the Braves front.  That’s why I was so surprised to see a headline coming across the ticker proclaiming “Jason Heyward Sucks His Thumb”!  Wow!  
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