Welcome Back Jamie Hoffmann?
by meercatjohn on Mar 22, 2010 10:54 AM PDT
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PrintFrom dodgerthoughts, via @BloggingBombers: Rule 5 pick Jamie Hoffmann cleared outright waivers and was returned to the Dodgers.
Nice to have Jamie back in the fold but he must have gone from thinking "Man the Yankee's wanted me how cool is that " to "Crap, no one wants me, back to AAA".
Update
Or maybe not. According to Rotowire the Yankee's are trying to get him back via a trade:
Hoffman was in a battle for a reserve outfield job, but magained just three hits in 23 at-bats this spring (.130). As a Rule 5 pick, he had to be returned to the Dodgers unless he was on the Opening Day roster, which wasn't going to happen after such a weak spring. There's been rumors that the Yankees will try to re-acquire him in a trade, which would allow them to assign him to Triple-A until his bat comes around, but there's nothing confirmed on the trade front just yet.
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Angel Berroa released
per Gurnick.
Best part:
The Dodgers released infielder Angel Berroa Monday morning. Manager Joe Torre said the club is satisfied that Chin-lung Hu can fill in for shortstop Rafael Furcal on an extended basis if needed and wanted to give Berroa a chance to hook on with another club before the season started.
Nice
glad to see Hu get a token vote of confidence. Nick Green and Hu are enough MI insurance.
by meercatjohn on Mar 22, 2010 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions
Yah that is pleasing
Hu and Green are clearly better defenders than Berroa, but glad to see Torre and co.. acknowledge it at least. The clubhouse will miss Berroa’s toy remote controlled helicopter though.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Berroa and Gagne down, Russ Ortiz to go!
by silverwidow on Mar 22, 2010 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions
Maybe
We could shoot for a three way for Monasterios. To give us some flexibility, but I guess if they think he’ll actually stick it would be a waste.
From www.rotoworld.com
Underrated
Clayton Kershaw & Chad Billingsley (Dodgers) – I knew I’d have Billingsley higher than most this year. What I didn’t expect was to see Kershaw lasting into the middle rounds of mixed drafts. In ESPN mixed league drafts, Kershaw is just the 26th pitcher off the board, while Billingsley is 29th. I have the two back-to-back at Nos. 16 and 17. There’s definitely some injury risk with Kershaw, but he’s a threat to finish in the top five in the NL in both ERA and strikeouts. Billingsley is safer, yet he has the potential to do the same thing.
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