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Dauis · 06-08-2007, 02:09 AM

3/5/2007
Andy Pettitte has signed a 3 year, $17.17 million extension with the Yankees. That actually seems somewhat reasonable for a Yankees contract.

Well I said we’d probably trade a first baseman, and we did today, trading Ryan Shealey to Toronto for pitching prospects CL T.J. Beam, SP Rickey Romero, SP Chi-Hung Cheng, and SP Kurt Isenberg. Shealey was probably our best first baseman as of now, but still expendable, which says something about the state of this team. I also think Gordon might be in the bigs by the end of the season, so I need to find some way to play both him and Teahen at the same time, and I think first base is a logical fit.

Spring Training Game #4 – TB (Stokes) at KC (Hudson)
Tampa Bay 4
Kansas City 5
W: D. Riske (1-1) L: D. Waechter (1-1): S: O. Dotel (3)
HR – TB: C. Crawford (1), D. Navarro (1)
POG: B. Stokes (TB) 4 IP, H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K

Jorge Posada will be out at least 2 weeks after scratching his cornea in an on-base collision.

3/6/2007
Trevor Hoffman signed an extension today that will pay him $24.97 million over the next 3 years.

Spring Training Game #5 – KC (Gobble) at DET (Maroth)
Kansas City 2
Detroit 4
W: V. Darensbourg (1-0) L: K. Ray (0-1) S: T. Jones (1)
POG: M. Grudzielanek (KC) 2-3, 2 R

3/7/2007
Boston traded 1B Eric Hinske to Tampa Bay today for MR Shinji Mori.

Spring Training Game #6 – KC (Bale) at BAL (Bedard)
Kansas City 3
Baltimore 6
W: E. Bedard (1-0) L: J. Bale (1-1)
HR – KC: R. Sanders (1), M. Sweeney (1) BAL: K. Millar 2 (3), J. House (1)
POG: K. Millar (BAL) 2-2, 2 HR, 3 R, 3 RBI, 3 BB

Victor Martinez of the Indians will be day-to-day for the next 2 weeks after straining a thigh muscle.

3/8/2007
A couple contract extensions signed today:
First, Andrew Jones and Atlanta agreed to a 5 year deal worth $16.49 million per year.

Also, in the shocking deal of the early season in my opinion, Michael Barrett signed with the Cubs for 7 years and $117.53 million!

At least there’s Wrigley, right Cubs fans?

Spring Training Game #7 – SEA (Weaver) at KC (Perez)
Seattle 9
Kansas City 4
W: J. Campillo (1-0) L: R. Braun (0-1) S: J. Mateo (1)
POG: R. Ibanez (SEA) 3-4, HR, 2 R, 3 RBI, BB

3/9/2007 – Spring Training Game #8 – KC (Greinke) at TEX (Padilla)
Kansas City 7
Texas 4
W: Z. Greinke (2-0) L: V. Padilla (0-2) S: O. Dotel (4)
POG: D. DeJesus (KC) 2-2, R, 2 RBI

3/10/2007
In a trade the AARP approves of, the Tigers traded Gary Sheffield to the Padres for David Wells and minor league MR Ron Starr.

Spring Training Game #9 – LAA (Lackey) at KC (Hudson)
Los Angeles Angels 9
Kansas City 6
W: J. Lackey (1-0) L: L. Hudson (0-1) S: F. Rodriguez (3)
HR – LAA: C. Figgins (2), G. Anderson (1) KC: S. Spiezio (2), M. Sweeney (2)
POG: R. Quinlan (LAA) 2-3, 3B, R, 4 RBI

Philadelphia shortstop Jimmy Rollins will be out 1-2 weeks with a sprained ankle.

3/11/2007 – Spring Training Game #10 – KC (Gobble) at MIN (Ortiz)
Kansas City 7
Minnesota 10
W: R. Ortiz (1-1) L: J. Gobble (0-1) S: J. Nathan (2)
HR – KC: M. Grudzielanek (2) MIN: J. Lane (2), T. Hunter (1)
POG: J. Lane (MIN) 2-3, HR, 2 R, 2 RBI

So we're 4-6 after the first week and a half of Spring Training. I'm obviously not pleased with how we've played, especially with some of the pitching performances we've had, but I'm not too disappointed, either. It just reinforces that there's a lot of work to do, but I think we're moving in the right direction.

06-08-2007, 02:09 AM	#6
Dauis All Star Reserve Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 761	3/5-3/11 3/5/2007 Andy Pettitte has signed a 3 year, $17.17 million extension with the Yankees. That actually seems somewhat reasonable for a Yankees contract. Well I said we’d probably trade a first baseman, and we did today, trading Ryan Shealey to Toronto for pitching prospects CL T.J. Beam, SP Rickey Romero, SP Chi-Hung Cheng, and SP Kurt Isenberg. Shealey was probably our best first baseman as of now, but still expendable, which says something about the state of this team. I also think Gordon might be in the bigs by the end of the season, so I need to find some way to play both him and Teahen at the same time, and I think first base is a logical fit. Spring Training Game #4 – TB (Stokes) at KC (Hudson) Tampa Bay 4 Kansas City 5 W: D. Riske (1-1) L: D. Waechter (1-1): S: O. Dotel (3) HR – TB: C. Crawford (1), D. Navarro (1) POG: B. Stokes (TB) 4 IP, H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K Jorge Posada will be out at least 2 weeks after scratching his cornea in an on-base collision. 3/6/2007 Trevor Hoffman signed an extension today that will pay him $24.97 million over the next 3 years. Spring Training Game #5 – KC (Gobble) at DET (Maroth) Kansas City 2 Detroit 4 W: V. Darensbourg (1-0) L: K. Ray (0-1) S: T. Jones (1) POG: M. Grudzielanek (KC) 2-3, 2 R 3/7/2007 Boston traded 1B Eric Hinske to Tampa Bay today for MR Shinji Mori. Spring Training Game #6 – KC (Bale) at BAL (Bedard) Kansas City 3 Baltimore 6 W: E. Bedard (1-0) L: J. Bale (1-1) HR – KC: R. Sanders (1), M. Sweeney (1) BAL: K. Millar 2 (3), J. House (1) POG: K. Millar (BAL) 2-2, 2 HR, 3 R, 3 RBI, 3 BB Victor Martinez of the Indians will be day-to-day for the next 2 weeks after straining a thigh muscle. 3/8/2007 A couple contract extensions signed today: First, Andrew Jones and Atlanta agreed to a 5 year deal worth $16.49 million per year. Also, in the shocking deal of the early season in my opinion, Michael Barrett signed with the Cubs for 7 years and $117.53 million! At least there’s Wrigley, right Cubs fans? Spring Training Game #7 – SEA (Weaver) at KC (Perez) Seattle 9 Kansas City 4 W: J. Campillo (1-0) L: R. Braun (0-1) S: J. Mateo (1) POG: R. Ibanez (SEA) 3-4, HR, 2 R, 3 RBI, BB 3/9/2007 – Spring Training Game #8 – KC (Greinke) at TEX (Padilla) Kansas City 7 Texas 4 W: Z. Greinke (2-0) L: V. Padilla (0-2) S: O. Dotel (4) POG: D. DeJesus (KC) 2-2, R, 2 RBI 3/10/2007 In a trade the AARP approves of, the Tigers traded Gary Sheffield to the Padres for David Wells and minor league MR Ron Starr. Spring Training Game #9 – LAA (Lackey) at KC (Hudson) Los Angeles Angels 9 Kansas City 6 W: J. Lackey (1-0) L: L. Hudson (0-1) S: F. Rodriguez (3) HR – LAA: C. Figgins (2), G. Anderson (1) KC: S. Spiezio (2), M. Sweeney (2) POG: R. Quinlan (LAA) 2-3, 3B, R, 4 RBI Philadelphia shortstop Jimmy Rollins will be out 1-2 weeks with a sprained ankle. 3/11/2007 – Spring Training Game #10 – KC (Gobble) at MIN (Ortiz) Kansas City 7 Minnesota 10 W: R. Ortiz (1-1) L: J. Gobble (0-1) S: J. Nathan (2) HR – KC: M. Grudzielanek (2) MIN: J. Lane (2), T. Hunter (1) POG: J. Lane (MIN) 2-3, HR, 2 R, 2 RBI So we're 4-6 after the first week and a half of Spring Training. I'm obviously not pleased with how we've played, especially with some of the pitching performances we've had, but I'm not too disappointed, either. It just reinforces that there's a lot of work to do, but I think we're moving in the right direction.