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Well hopefully David Glass doesn't get all puffy chested and drop a decree of NO SANTANA, PERIOD if the opportunity arises to get him back.

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Originally Posted by dallaschiefsfan (Post 10432053)

Santana aside, I'm just hoping that Duffy and Ventura have the type of spring where it's embarrassingly negligent on Ned's part to put Chen in the rotation. I like him coming out of the pen and being the spot starter for when those young guys need a week off or when they get dead arm.

Chen is a perfect situational guy. I'm not interested in how well he performed as a started when Mendoza flamed out last year (and he did).

Chen's strength is out of the bullpen at this point in his career.

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Originally Posted by Bowser (Post 10432063)

Well hopefully David Glass doesn't get all puffy chested and drop a decree of NO SANTANA, PERIOD if the opportunity arises to get him back.

As others have said, it's HIGHLY doubtful that Santana's agent is doing anything more than posturing...and doing it desperately, I might add. He's a bad agent. None of this has to do with Glass. He's a bad enough on his own merits...but this has nothing to do with him, I'm guessing.

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Originally Posted by dallaschiefsfan (Post 10432033)

Battered wife syndrome has to end. If we tank, we tank. But stop letting previous seasons and experiences dictate your optimism/pessimism. It's weak.

It's all I know. I've been beaten so badly. :huh:

The Indians announced yesterday that they've agreed to a minor league deal with former big leaguer Kyle Davies. The right-hander did not receive an invite to Major League Spring Training, however. Davies, still just 30 years old, spent the 2013 season pitching with the Twins' minor league system as he recovered from shoulder surgery. Davies posted a 3.41 ERA with 7.3 K/9 and 2.5 BB/9 across three levels, though he didn't pitch at Triple-A. He has a 5.59 ERA in 768 Major League innings between the Braves and Royals.

The greatest day ever.

Happy Pitchers and Catchers Report Day!

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Originally Posted by Infidel Goat (Post 10432798)

Happy Pitchers and Catchers Report Day!

The Michael Sam thread has been moved to DC.

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Originally Posted by tmw4h5 (Post 10432551)

HIRAM! Awesome. Hopefully, he can set some records with the Indians... keep elevating that ERA so he ends up with the clear worst ERA of all time from a starter with more than 500 IP. Or whatever that was.

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Originally Posted by Bowser (Post 10432063)

Well hopefully David Glass doesn't get all puffy chested and drop a decree of NO SANTANA, PERIOD if the opportunity arises to get him back.

Chen is a perfect situational guy. I'm not interested in how well he performed as a started when Mendoza flamed out last year (and he did).

Chen's strength is out of the bullpen at this point in his career.

I'd imagine the plan is that Chen will make 10-15 starts and then pitch out of the bullpen as the long guy. Basically the same role he was pretty effective in a year ago.

If KC can use this to cover some of the innings Duffy is not going to be able to toss, it makes a lot of sense. Danny is probably capped at 130 IP or so, and even that is pushing it. That means you need to cover about 10 starts out of his potential spot.

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Originally Posted by dallaschiefsfan (Post 10432053)

Use him at the front end, and you keep those young starters fresh all year.

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Originally Posted by alnorth (Post 10432051)

Agreed, Santana's agent is an idiot.

Yeah, he has really miscalculated and done poorly. He's a strange guy who apparently has like 5 clients. Not sure how he makes a living on that (unless he has absolutely NO overhead).

It's hard to imagine an agent performly as poorly as this guy has. One of the reasons I can't fault them too much for NOT seeing this downturn in the Santana market coming.

Spring Training is off to a rocky start for the Mariners

Mariners already having worst spring ever

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Jesus Montero reported to camp. He apologized to the team for his PED suspension last season. At least Montero had a productive offseason, right? Umm ... "I gained a lot of weight in my country," he said. "So, now, I'm on a program to lose weight. I'm working really hard to get my weight back . I wasn't doing nothing (after finishing winter ball), just eating."

Hisashi Iwakuma, third in last year's American League Cy Young voting, will miss 4-to-6 weeks with a strained tendon in his finger, meaning he likely won't be ready for Opening Day. Is this a bad time to mention that Iwakuma has never had back-to-back healthy seasons in his career?

Top prospect Taijuan Walker, expected to be in the rotation, has a sore shoulder. He said it's no big deal. Manager Lloyd McCLendon said it's no big deal. Why do I fear it's a big deal?

Franklin Gutierrez alerted the team that he's going to sit out the entire season due to a return of the gastrointestinal issues that have plagued him in the past. Luckily the Mariners have other good defensive outfielders like Corey Hart and Logan Morrison on the team.

Jack Z's numbers are numbered. (For anyone that gets that pun, a high five from me)

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Originally Posted by duncan_idaho (Post 10432894)

Use him at the front end, and you keep those young starters fresh all year.

I'm in the minority, but I don't agree with this at all. While the evidence is spotty, I've noticed some real strong performances from Chen during the hotter months. He's had struggles with the early season over the past few years. I think his key value is to give the young arms a rest in the middle of the summer or when fatigue/deadarm sets in. I think a strong start is really important to this team and I think your best chance at a strong start involves both Duffy and Ventura forcing their way into the rotation from day one. Fifth starter will sit most of the first month anyway. I'd prefer that be Duffy over Ventura, so that he can be limited to about 150 innings this year.

While looking something else up, I happened to notice that David Glass will turn 80 in 2015.

I wonder what the transition plan is? Is Dan Glass just going to inherit the team, or will they sell?

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Originally Posted by alnorth (Post 10433051)

While looking something else up, I happened to notice that David Glass will turn 80 in 2015.

I wonder what the transition plan is? Is Dan Glass just going to inherit the team, or will they sell?

Mark Cuban? LOL I wish.

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Originally Posted by alnorth (Post 10433051)

While looking something else up, I happened to notice that David Glass will turn 80 in 2015.

I wonder what the transition plan is? Is Dan Glass just going to inherit the team, or will they sell?

Yes...I think this is pretty clear from his current involvement with the team. Whether he sells upon the inheritance is the real question. If he stays, I don't think that bodes well for the Royals. I think daddy actually holds Dan's ineptitude in check. David Glass might not be popular. Dan would be even less popular from what I've heard. I hope he cashes out and sells.

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Originally Posted by alnorth (Post 10433051)

While looking something else up, I happened to notice that David Glass will turn 80 in 2015.

I wonder what the transition plan is? Is Dan Glass just going to inherit the team, or will they sell?

Hopefully Dan decides he would like to cash in and double Daddy's fortune by selling the team to OnGoal.

That ownership group + baseball=good years for all of us.

I think we all know that David Glass is one of "those" rich assholes that will live to be 100, with decent health along the way.