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Kevdog1020 · 08-23-2012, 06:27 PM

June 18, 2012

Sorry I missed you guys after the last series, we had gotten swept by Seattle and I was trying to figure out the state of the team. We're still 10.5 games away from the 2nd wild card spot and 8 games behind the Dodgers though so I'm not losing hope yet. The guys seem to be in it for the long haul and I'm happy with some of the bullpen arms we just got for practically nothing.

Chris Denorfia had to go with the return of Cameron Maybin. There was just no way I was paying him $1.5 million to play at the Triple-A level. I turned him into Alexi Ogando, who is a high strikeout reliever with an affordable contract (and he's only 28 years old!). He should help our bullpen tremendously. I was scouring the trading block and noticed that the Angels were trying to get rid of MR Jason Isringhausen. He's definitely a far cry from his old self when he pitched for St. Louis, but if he could give us 30-50 innings with an ERA between 3.50 and 4.50 then I think he is a successful acquisition.

Other than that, I'm happy with what I saw against Oakland. The pitching was pretty solid (except Oswalt but I feel that he just is going to have times where his stuff isn't there). The bullpen is really starting to straighten out, no more meltdowns like earlier on in the year. And we also had some guys in slumps that have broken out for the time being.

On the injury front, Orlando Hudson will start running in 3 days and rehab his injury over the weekend before rejoining the club next Monday (barring setbacks), Joel Pineiro has started throwing and can come off the DL in 4 days. He'll most likely make a rehab start before rejoining the team. Then finally, 25-year old 2B Logan Forsythe (who's been hurt all season thus far) will spend 6 more days on the DL before starting a 10-20 game rehab stint. Then looking further down the road a little further, Nick Hundley will be able to rejoin the team in 2 weeks. One other note, Jerome Williams is suffering from a little dehydration. He'll be unavailable for today's (Monday) game against the Texas Rangers while he rehydrates and gets some rest.

08-23-2012, 06:27 PM	#112
Kevdog1020 Major Leagues Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: New York Posts: 430	Dombrowski Diary #8 June 18, 2012 Sorry I missed you guys after the last series, we had gotten swept by Seattle and I was trying to figure out the state of the team. We're still 10.5 games away from the 2nd wild card spot and 8 games behind the Dodgers though so I'm not losing hope yet. The guys seem to be in it for the long haul and I'm happy with some of the bullpen arms we just got for practically nothing. Chris Denorfia had to go with the return of Cameron Maybin. There was just no way I was paying him $1.5 million to play at the Triple-A level. I turned him into Alexi Ogando, who is a high strikeout reliever with an affordable contract (and he's only 28 years old!). He should help our bullpen tremendously. I was scouring the trading block and noticed that the Angels were trying to get rid of MR Jason Isringhausen. He's definitely a far cry from his old self when he pitched for St. Louis, but if he could give us 30-50 innings with an ERA between 3.50 and 4.50 then I think he is a successful acquisition. Other than that, I'm happy with what I saw against Oakland. The pitching was pretty solid (except Oswalt but I feel that he just is going to have times where his stuff isn't there). The bullpen is really starting to straighten out, no more meltdowns like earlier on in the year. And we also had some guys in slumps that have broken out for the time being. On the injury front, Orlando Hudson will start running in 3 days and rehab his injury over the weekend before rejoining the club next Monday (barring setbacks), Joel Pineiro has started throwing and can come off the DL in 4 days. He'll most likely make a rehab start before rejoining the team. Then finally, 25-year old 2B Logan Forsythe (who's been hurt all season thus far) will spend 6 more days on the DL before starting a 10-20 game rehab stint. Then looking further down the road a little further, Nick Hundley will be able to rejoin the team in 2 weeks. One other note, Jerome Williams is suffering from a little dehydration. He'll be unavailable for today's (Monday) game against the Texas Rangers while he rehydrates and gets some rest. __________________ Through the Facade - A Yankees Dynasty http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...ml#post3492108 Last edited by Kevdog1020; 08-23-2012 at 08:55 PM.