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Originally Posted by BigCatDaddy (Post 10508946)

Interesting product I mentioned awhile back as a Test Booster. Apparently a Gaspari Rep ran it and it raised his total T 500 points. That's pretty significant if true.

http://store.lockoutforums.com/index...cts_id=2002935

Huh?????

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Originally Posted by BigCatDaddy (Post 10508946)

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Royals?

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Originally Posted by C3HIEF3S (Post 10508753)

A poster on a Royals board who attends spring training every year said that Escy has definitely beefed up a bit, and it was quite noticeable to him.

We don't really even need Escobar to be "good" at the plate. Just "slightly below average but respectable" would probably be fine.

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Originally Posted by BigCatDaddy (Post 10508946)

Thats a pretty sophisticated hack. I'm impressed, whoever managed this.

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Originally Posted by Big Smoke (Post 10508969)

Huh?????

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Originally Posted by Cephalic Trauma (Post 10508972)

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Royals?

Damn! I think that's first time in 8 years I've posted in the wrong thread. I'm a moran.

BUT, perhaps explains Esky's bulked up size :D

For those who are clinging to some hope that Vargas might be more than just league average, he had a nifty outing tonight, scattering 8 hits over 7 innings.

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Originally Posted by alnorth (Post 10509241)

For those who are clinging to some hope that Vargas might be more than just league average, he had a nifty outing tonight, scattering 8 hits over 7 innings.

He has been solid all ST from what I've heard. Hope he can produce 200 IP and somewhere around a 3.75 ERA.

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Originally Posted by alnorth (Post 10509241)

For those who are clinging to some hope that Vargas might be more than just league average, he had a nifty outing tonight, scattering 8 hits over 7 innings.

Was at the game today. He does nothing spectacular and nothing horrible but his career has been about minimizing the bad over many innings and if he can do that, he's a great help in filling Santana's role by performing in an almost opposite pitching style.

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Originally Posted by Canofbier (Post 10508840)

Is Duffy considered to have a strong fastball? The guys on TV said that he's hitting 98 today.

He usually has a mid to upper 90s fastball.

DAMN! I wanted to trash him all year.

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GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- The Indians released outfielder Jeff Francoeur.

The Indians signed the 30-year old to a minor league free-agent contract on January 6 and invited him to major league training camp.

Francoeur had 35 at-bats with the Indians this spring, hitting .286 with one home run and 10 RBI.

The Indians signed infielder/outfielder Elliot Johnson to a minor league contract on January 27. Johnson's versatility made him the better choice for the Indians according to general manager Chris Antonetti.

"Jeff had a really good camp. For us it's the decisions for how we put all the pieces together and not individually who is the best player," Antonetti said. "Elliot had a great camp. His versatility helps us expand our bench. He gives us a lot of different options. He and Mike Aviles really complement the guys that we have."

Francoeur played 59 games for Kansas City last season, hitting .208 with three home runs and 13 RBI. He was released by the Royals on July 5 and signed by the San Francisco Giants four days later. Francoeur hit .194 for the Giants in 22 games with no home runs and four RBI.

The Indians want to help Francoeur find another job in the major leagues, which led to the timing of the decision.

"It was really tough to tell him, not only because of the type of player he is but the type of person," Antonetti said. "He has a lot of fans here, including me, Tito (Terry Francona) and the guys in the clubhouse. We all feel he could help a major league team."

"We are going to let the dust settle with Jeff," manager Terry Francona said. "I think he is very aware that if he needed someone to speak on his behalf, both Chris and I would jump at the opportunity. He made quite an impact on our team in a spring training setting which is not easy to do."

http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/10...jeff-francoeur

Not bad, looks like they sold out all 100,000 seats.

The ongoing battle for the final spot in Tampa Bay's rotation came to an end Saturday, with manager Joe Maddon declaring Odorizzi his team's fifth starter. Veteran Erik Bedard and fellow left-hander Cesar Ramos were also in the running.

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?...ook_tb&c_id=tb

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Originally Posted by DeepSouth (Post 10509654)

Wow. That's awesome.

Duffy has been optioned to AAA. He will not start the season in the bullpen.