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    Re: 2010 Milwaukee Brewers

    Week 14 - Around the League

    Retirements
    Giants SP Eric Hacker retired
    Angels OF Terry Evans retired
    Free agent OF Xavier Nady retired

    Releases
    Angels released RP Fernando Rodriguez
    Nationals released OF Jose Bautista
    Blue Jays released SP Rick VandenHurk

    FA Signings
    Rockies signed IF Travis Denker

    Milestones
    Cubs left fielder Alfonso Soriano collected his 2,000th career hit and Tigers right fielder got his 2,500th career hit.

    Contract Extensions
    The Reds locked up 27 year old second basemen Todd Frazier through the 2017 season at an average annual salary of $7.4 million. Frazier has a career batting line of .281/.347/.471 and is enjoying his best season to date this year at .339/.414/.506.

    Injuries
    Rockies starter Jeff Francis will miss three weeks. They called up 23 year old Martin Barney who will make his MLB debut. They also will be without center fielder Carlos Gonzalez for two weeks. They’ve opted to move right fielder Tim Wheeler to center field and are expected to keep him there even when Cargo returns, with Gonzalez moving to right. Kent Matthes will fill in at right until then.

    Nationals left fielder Josh Willingham will be out for three weeks. Nyjer Morgan moves from center to left with Eury Perez manning center.

    Fill in Dodgers right fielder Michael Cuddyer hits the DL for three weeks. With Scott Van Slyke on the DL and having shown mediocre performance when he was starting, the Dodgers have opted to move Matt Kemp from center to right, shift Andre Ethier to left and use the young Trayvon Robinson in center.

    Padres starter Mat Latos will miss the rest of the season. In 12 starts, he went 5-4 with a 3.59 ERA in 77.2 innings. Cory Luebke will replace him in the rotation.

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    Re: 2010 Milwaukee Brewers

    Posted as a recap:

    We'll be choosing our own All Star teams. I'll be keeping track of each players' ASG appearances in an Excel spreadsheet for the future.

    The teams I choose will fit the real life rosters. Each league will have a 34 player roster, with at least one player representing each team. There will obviously be the starting 10 players (9 positions + DH), plus 7 other starting pitchers and 4 relievers (possibly 1 or 2 more pitchers, depending on the performance of players), and a 13 player bench (possibly 1 or 2 less depending).

    Once those rosters are set, any injured players will be replaced (both the injured player and his replacement are recognized as All Stars). Then, any pitcher that pitched the Sunday prior to the game (Sunday July 11) will be replaced as they are ineligible to pitch in the game (as with injuries, both the replaced pitcher and his replacement are recognized as All Stars).

    I'll post the rosters along with the following stats.

    For position players: AVG/OBP/SLG, HR, RBI - plus SB or other stats that a particular player excels in

    For starting pitchers: W-L, ERA, IP, DICE - plus K or other stats that a particular player excels in
    For relief pitchers: W-L, ERA, SV - plus K or other stats that a particular player excels in

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    The 2013 All Star Game features the first time that a rookie will be taking the mound for the start of the game as Oakland Athletics rookie Michael Ynoa leads the American League in ERA at the All Star break and will take the ball for the AL.

    2013 All Stars
    # in parentheses is number of ASG appearances

    American League
    LINEUP
    2B – BOS Dustin Pedroia - .335/.389/.481, 8 HR, 63 RBI (6)
    C - MIN Joe Mauer - .373/.419/.582, 11 HR, 54 RBI (6)
    DH – MIN Justin Morneau - .324/.446/.556, 20 HR, 67 RBI (6)
    1B – CHW Adrian Gonzalez - .334/.428/.694, 31 HR, 91 RBI (4)
    RF – TEX Nelson Cruz - .304/.400/.571, 23 HR, 72 RBI (4)
    CF – SEA Michael Saunders - .283/.347/.552, 21 HR, 68 RBI (1)
    3B – TBR Evan Longoria - .250/.339/.506, 21 HR, 80 RBI (5)
    LF – MIN Angel Morales - .299/.380/.522, 15 HR, 59 RBI (1)
    SS – BOS Jose Iglesias - .336/.381/.467, 4 HR, 50 RBI (1)

    SP – OAK Michael Ynoa - 6-2, 2.69 ERA, 90.1 IP, 3.64 DICE (1)

    BENCH
    C - CHW Tyler Flowers - .274/.403/.496, 15 HR, 42 RBI (2)
    C - LAA Hank Conger - .333/.382/.488, 10 HR, 49 RBI (1)
    1B - OAK Chris Carter - .304/.398/.575, 17 HR, 56 RBI (2)
    1B - TEX Michael Young - .352/.397/.502, 9 HR, 52 RBI (Replaced Alex Gordon) (7)
    2B - SEA Dustin Ackley - .275/.395/.425, 8 HR, 51 RBI (1)
    3B - TEX Louis Bonnell - .317/.382/.534, 14 HR, 64 RBI (1)
    3B - CLE Lonnie Chisenhall - .304/.389/.562, 15 HR, 56 RBI (1)
    3B - BAL Jesus Deprisco - .337/.411/.563, 13 HR, 33 RBI (2)
    SS - OAK Adrian Cardenas - .282/.343/.452, 11 HR, 41 RBI (1)
    OF - CLE Nick Weglarz - .279/.397/.533, 19 HR, 48 RBI (1)
    OF - BAL Nick Markakis - .306/.384/.497, 12 HR, 39 RBI (3)
    OF - TEX Mitch Moreland - .286/.367/.497, 16 HR, 71 RBI (1)
    OF - MIN Ben Revere - .325/.375/.412, 3 HR, 45 RBI, 51 SB (1)

    BULLPEN
    SP - DET Justin Verlander - 6-5, 3.14, 100.1 IP, 3.50 DICE (3)
    SP - TEX Ed McCurdy - 6-4, 3.41 ERA, 121.1 IP, 3.88 DICE (1)
    SP - TEX Derek Holland - 9-4, 3.57 ERA, 113.1 IP, 3.55 DICE (1)
    SP - CHW Zack Greinke - 5-3, 3.33 ERA, 105.1 IP, 2.89 DICE (2)
    SP - CHW Jeremy Guthrie - 9-3, 3.55 ERA, 116.1 IP, 4.49 DICE (1)
    SP - CHW Roy Oswalt - 8-5, 3.65 ERA, 101 IP, 3.85 DICE (Replaced Jeremy Hellickson) (5)
    SP - TOR Jesus Sanchez - 8-5, 3.69 ERA, 112.1 IP, 3.15 DICE, 120 K (Replaced Zach Stewart) (1)
    RP - NYY Mariano Rivera - 2-2, 2.51 ERA, 18 SV (13)
    RP - KCR Bobby Jenks - 3-4, 2.36 ERA, 22 SV (5)
    RP - LAA Kevin Jepsen - 2-1, 2.43 ERA, 21 SV (2)
    RP - CLE Rafael Perez - 3-3, 1.95 ERA, 20 SV (1)

    UNAVAILABLE
    3B/RF - KCR Alex Gordon - .299/.387/.519, 13 HR, 42 RBI (Injured) (1)
    SP - TOR Zach Stewart - 10-4, 2.96 ERA, 100.1 IP, 2.95 DICE (Injured) (2)
    SP - TBR Jeremy Hellickson - 5-3, 3.03 ERA, 89 IP, 3.12 DICE (Started July 11) (1)

    National League
    LINEUP
    CF - COL Tim Wheeler - .344/.430/.575, 16 HR, 53 RBI (1)
    2B - PHI Chase Utley - .278/.391/.479, 12 HR, 61 RBI (8)
    RF - PHI Jayson Werth - .310/.422/.601, 20 HR, 60 RBI (4)
    3B - PIT Pedro Alvarez - .305/.418/.646, 31 HR, 90 RBI (3)
    DH – NYM David Wright - . .322/.418/.558, 22 HR, 65 RBI (7)
    1B – NYM Ike Davis - .300/.409/.530, 17 HR, 71 RBI (2)
    LF - SDP Kellen Kulbacki - .291/.386/.567, 19 HR, 54 RBI (1)
    C - HOU Max Ramirez - .330/.410/.573, 18 HR, 53 RBI (2)
    SS – FLA Hanley Ramirez - .254/.337/.445, 15 HR, 44 RBI, 21 SB (4)

    SP - PHI Roy Halladay - 13-3, 2.61 ERA, 138 IP, 2.61 DICE (10)

    BENCH
    C - WSN Derek Norris - .296/.424/.534, 14 HR, 42 RBI (1)
    C - LAD Russell Martin - .327/.412/.514, 10 HR, 30 RBI (3)
    1B/LF - ATL Ryan Strieby - .288/.429/.507, 16 HR, 46 RBI (1)
    1B - PHI Ryan Howard - .259/.346/.566, 26 HR, 53 RBI (5)
    1B - MIL Prince Fielder - .257/.350/.510, 23 HR, 57 RBI (Replaced Yovani Gallardo) (5)
    2B - CHC Starlin Castro - .334/.384/.448, 4 HR, 35 RBI (2)
    2B - SDP Logan Forsythe - .289/.390/.470, 12 HR, 42 RBI (1)
    3B - WSN Ryan Zimmerman - .286/.353/.517, 16 HR, 56 RBI (4)
    SS - PHI Jimmy Rollins - .277/.331/.429, 6 HR, 34 RBI, 17 SB (4)
    OF - STL Colby Rasmus - .274/.391/.524, 19 HR, 56 RBI (3)
    OF - CIN Jay Bruce - .260/.356/.528, 19 HR, 47 RBI (3)
    OF - ARI Ryan Wheeler - .324/.403/.632, 20 HR, 60 RBI (1)
    OF - HOU Jon Gaston - .254/.375/.543, 23 HR, 58 RBI (1)

    BULLPEN
    SP - CHC Ricky Nolasco - 8-4, 2.51 ERA, 89.2 IP, 2.61 DICE (2)
    SP - LAD Matt Cain - 10-4, 2.98 ERA, 108.2 IP, 3.29 DICE (2)
    SP - SFG Tim Lincecum - 8-5, 2.63 ERA, 126.2 IP, 2.40 DICE, 144 K (6)
    SP - SDP Wade LeBlanc - 11-4, 2.93 ERA, 116.2 IP, 3.30 DICE (1)
    SP - SFG Eric Surkamp - 8-4, 3.01 ERA, 125.2 IP, 2.85 DICE (Replaced Wynn Pelzer) (1)
    SP - STL Adam Wainwright - 7-5, 3.02 ERA, 119.1 IP, 3.44 DICE (Replaced Brad Holt) (4)
    SP - ATL Danny Gutierrez - 4-5, 2.54 ERA, 99.1 IP, 3.64 DICE (Replaced Tommy Hanson) (1)
    RP - LAD Jonathan Broxton - 2-2, 1.69 ERA, 25 SV (5)
    RP - SDP Robbie Weinhardt - 4-1, 1.46 ERA, 23 SV (1)
    RP - SFG Brian Wilson - 1-3, 2.27 ERA, 24 SV (3)
    RP - PHI Rafael Soriano - 4-2, 1.95 ERA, 24 SV (3)

    UNAVAILABLE
    SP - SDP - Wynn Pelzer - 8-4, 1.83 ERA, 113.1 IP, 2.66 DICE (Started July 11) (1)
    SP - MIL - Yovani Gallardo - 10-4, 2.65 ERA, 122.1 IP, 3.83 DICE (Started July 11) (3)
    SP - NYM - Brad Holt - 10-7, 2.98 ERA, 117.2 IP, 3.54 DICE (Started July 11) (1)
    SP - ATL - Tommy Hanson - 7-5, 2.97 ERA, 109 IP, 3.26 DICE (Injured) (1)

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    Re: 2010 Milwaukee Brewers

    All-Star Break : Milwaukee in Review



    Team Leaders
    ERA : Yovani Gallardo - 2.65
    DICE : Chris Narveson - 3.74
    WINS : Yovani Gallardo - 10
    K : Yovani Gallardo - 126
    Saves : Joakim Soria - 15
    AVG : Prince Fielder - .257 (This is a huge problem, only Gamels has a BABIP over .300 and Prince Fielder and Ryan Braun are tied for third in BABIP - .001 behind 2nd place Brett Lawrie)
    OBP : Prince Fielder - .350
    SLG : Prince Fielder - .510
    HR : Prince Fielder - 23
    SB : Ralph Davis - 21



    Position Player Report Cards
    [Grades are based on expectation of that player and role on the team]

    INFIELD

    C George Kottaras - It's tough to grade him as he's only had 98 AB due to injury, but he's sadly been the second best hitter on the team when healthy. GRADE : A?

    1B Prince Fielder - It's two straight years in a row that his BABIP has been terrible but he still managed to be among the best 1B in the league. He's still hitting for the same power so I'll still chalk this one up to 2 parts luck and 1 part being unathletic GRADE : B+

    2B Brett Lawrie - It's been a struggle for Lawrie so far tihs year, but just like everyone on the team, his BABIP is so low he's definitely better than his current line of .223/.326/.356. The 34BB:57K rate is very good for a 23 year old in the MLB, but we hope to see some more power from him soon. GRADE : D+

    SS Ralph Davis - Low BABIP, blah blah blah. Despite the poor .237/.291/.399 line, he's got 21 SB and great defense that should lead him to being an overall valuable player, and the ROTY award. GRADE : C-

    C Angel Salome - With all the injuries to Kott so far this year, Salome has basically been the starter and boy has his BABIP absolutely demolished any value he has. After demonstrating an above average arm in the minors and first 2 years in the majors, he's fallen to just a 17 CS% so far this year. Yikes! GRADE : F

    3B Mat Gamel - It seems like it's always the same story with Gamel, he'll put up great numbers for a few weeks and then hit miserably the next with a poor glove. So far this year, he's been a roughly league average hitter, but we need more than that at the hot corner. Especially when his defense is barely better than putting up a 3 foot net at a random spot near 3B. GRADE : D-

    2B/3B Dan Uggla - Worst contract we've given out, and hope to ever give out. GRADE : F

    SS Jack Gillette - One day, he may actually have a good 10 AB. One day.. GRADE : D-

    C Gerald Laird - We signed him as a third string catcher and he's played like one. GRADE : C




    OUTFIELD

    RF/CF Andy Gresham - Don't make me talk about BABIP...anyways, his line of .241/.334/.353 definitely shows off his patient approach at the plate. He's logged 316 innings in CF and 360 in RF this year, so the offense isn't as bad as it could be considering he's playing an up the middle position. GRADE : D+

    CF Michael Brantley - Let's just say he hasn't turned out anything like we had hoped. He still provides borderline gold glove defense and a lefty bat off the bench with upside though so we by no means regret the trade, at least yet. GRADE : D-

    LF Ryan Braun - What we have here might be the biggest dissapointment of the entire season. I feel absolutely terrible for anyone who drafted him in the first round of fantasy baseball. Anyways, considering his historically strong batting averages it's not hard to figure out why he's struggling this year. Probable bounce back candidate in the second half, but right now he hasn't performed close to the expectation. GRADE : F

    RF/1B Luke Scott - He was signed to a MILB deal and due to injuries managed to rack up 46 AB of awfulness. Can't say I expected anything from him... GRADE : D-

    RF Carlos Quentin - This is the one guy who I expected to have a dismal BABIP so I can't really say his low AVG is due to luck. In one sense, I didn't expect much better than a .211/.309/.391 line, but in the other sense he still shows a great plate approach and raw power. GRADE : D

    CF Corey Brown - Basically acquired as a cost controlled 5th OF, he's actually performed above expectations and at one point was the second best hitter on the team behind only Prince Fielder. Kudos to you, Corey Brown. GRADE : B+



    Pitcher Report Cards

    SP Yovani Gallardo - Still one of the best and durable pitchers in the game despite 'average at best' control. GRADE : A

    SP Chris Narveson - I have to continue to say it, Narveson was the last guy I would have expected to become a solid mid rotation arm, but that's exactly what he is. Not even arb eligible until the end of 2014 GRADE : B

    SP Shaun Marcum - Looking at his DICE & ERA you might think "uh oh, another Dan Uggla", but you'd actually be wrong. Yes, he hasn't pitched anywhere close to where we thought he would, but he's been absolutely destroyed by HR this year. You can blame this on luck, should bounce back. GRADE : D

    SP Amaury Rivas - Remember in 2010 when he gave us 105.1 IP of 3.79 DICE? Yeah, and remember when we were hoping he'd be like Chris Narveson? Good times... GRADE : D

    SP Clayton Richard - Nice to see Richard back to where we expect him to be, a mid-low 4 ERA & DICE. Honestly though, I'm not sure how he's managed with 47 BB in 95 IP. GRADE : C

    LR Dasiuke Matsuzaka - Signed to a guaranteed $2M deal I hoped Daisuke might respond well to getting out from his massive contract and show something, but I was wrong and Daisuke still has that stupid 10 minute delivery with the same crappy results. GRADE : D

    RP Anthony Slama - We acquired Slama without expecting much more than an okay middle reliever, but man has he been great. Already 37 innings this year with a 2.95 ERA and no reason to expect him to slow down. GRADE : A

    RP Carlos Villanueva - He's been slightly demoted, sharing 8th inning duty with Anthony Slama. Not much to really say about Villanueva. The ERA/DICE aren't what we expect for a $3.3M reliever. I would guess it has something to do with his K rate, if that bounces back to normal he could finish the year with a low-mid 3 DICE. GRADE : C-

    RP Sean Burnett - As I've said, this was the one contract I really didn't want to give out during the off-season, but I was assured by our manager that we needed a LHP in the bullpen so I decided to shell out the cash required and so far our manager looks like a genious. Hopefully he can keep this up. GRADE : A

    RP Chad Qualls - MILB RP AWWWWWW YEAAAAAA!!! Qualls has definitely been surviving on luck and luck alone, but we hope it will continue. GRADE : A

    RP Joakim Soria - I honestly don't know how to explain his 4.97 ERA. The strikeouts are there, the walk & HR rates are the same, .239 OBA. I'm just gonna guess it's those 6 blown saves being terrible /shrug. GRADE : D-

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    Re: 2010 Milwaukee Brewers

    How do you determine BABIP?

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    Quote Originally Posted by ewing6 View Post
    How do you determine BABIP?
    Column heading in sortable stats.



    [edit : though now that I look at it, I notice Gamel and Lawrie have higher BABIPs and that the column sorting is absolutely terrible for some reason]

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    Re: 2010 Milwaukee Brewers

    wow never knew that thanks

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    Quote Originally Posted by 200tang View Post

    [edit : though now that I look at it, I notice Gamel and Lawrie have higher BABIPs and that the column sorting is absolutely terrible for some reason]
    It puts the qualified players at the top, and we only have 4 guys with enough PA's to "qualify."

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    Three Way Blockbuster Deal - MIL/BOS/ATL

    July 15, 2013

    The first big trade of what, rumor has it, will be a very active trading season heading up to the deadline in two weeks, came together late last night. The deal involves a lot of moving parts, so let's break it down by who each team will be receiving:

    Milwaukee Brewers receive: 3B Will Middlebrooks, RF Jason Heyward
    Boston Red Sox receive: 1B Prince Fielder, SP Jeff Niemann
    Atlanta Braves receive: C Joe Kindred, CF Reymond Fuentes, 2B Derrik Gibson

    Next, we'll break down each of the players.

    Will Middlebrooks, 24, has 17 games of major league experience, all this year, in which he hit .221/.293/.309. He's displayed excellent gap power in the minors, as well as plus baserunning skills. Where he really shines is on defense, where many scouts consider him to already be Gold Glove-caliber. With Mat Gamel moving across the diamond to first base, the Brewers will install Middlebrooks right away as their regular third basemen.

    They also picked up former top prospect Jason Heyward from the Braves. Heyward, at just 23 years of age, will be entering arbitration for the first time this winter, but since his Rookie of the Year campaign in 2010 where he put up an .890 OPS at the age of 20, he's gone backwards. After a solid but unspectacular .271/.355/.434 line in 2011, he cratered to a miserable line of .204/.286/.354 in an injury-marred 2012 season. So far this year, he's bounced back some but a .246/.331/.395 line is thoroughly underwhelming for someone once projected for super-stardom. Scouts still rave about his skills, though, and he'll get a chance to revive his career in Milwaukee, with Andy Gresham moving over to center field full time.

    The Red Sox currently sit in last place in the AL East with a 41-48 record. However, that leaves them just 4.5 games behind the first place Yankees in a very tight but winnable division. In Prince Fielder and Jeff Niemann, they get two veteran players that should upgrade both their run-scoring and run-prevention. Fielder, 29, has hit .257/.350/.510 this year and will take over at designated hitter for Boston given the great glove of Kevin Youkilis at first base. The trade of Fielder opens up a lot of payroll room for Milwaukee going forward, as he was earning $22 million a year.

    Boston picked up the 30 year old Jeff Niemann from Atlanta to fortify the back of their rotation. Casey Kelly has spent the year in the fifth slot, but has struggled to the tune of a 6.26 ERA and will be given some time in the bullpen to straighten his stuff out as well as keep his innings under control. Niemann has gone 5-8 with a 4.99 ERA for Atlanta this season but is generally a quality back-end guy.

    The Braves get three young players in this deal. Derrik Gibson has been an atypical designated hitter for Boston, as he's a speedster with on-base skills and little power. This year, he's hit .276/.366/.421 with 45 steals while being caught just three times. At just 23, he has a bright future ahead of him. He'll, obviously, play the field for Atlanta, taking over second base for them. They're regular second baseman, Martin Prado, will move to third base, a position where Atlanta has gotten very meager production from this season. Left fielder Adam Milligan will move to right field with 24 year old Cody Johnson taking over in left. Johnson has hit .273/.359/.576 so far in 33 MLB at bats mostly as a pinch hitter and possesses massive power.

    In Reymond Fuentes, received from Boston as well, they got a 22 year old toolsy center fielder with plus-plus speed. His patience at the plate is lacking but his excellent speed and defense should make him a solid regular center fielder in due time. The final piece of the deal for them was 20 year old catcher Joe Kindred, received from Milwaukee. Kindred's power and durability behind the plate are loved by scouts, but he has a lot of work to do on his plate approach and defense, though most prospect evaluators believe he'll turn into a plus regular.

    The rumblings around the league indicate that the final two weeks before the trade deadline will see a lot of player movement as there are many teams contending this year, so look for some more big trades in the coming days. The hot rumor on Twitter recently is that there are a couple other three-way deals being discussed.

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    Another Three-Way Trade

    July 18, 2010

    Days after the big Prince Fielder deal, another three-way deal was consummated. This one involved the Philadelphia Phillies, Texas Rangers and Kansas City Royals. Here's how the deal shakes out:

    Philadelphia Phillies receive: C Brian McCann
    Texas Rangers receive: DH Billy Butler
    Kansas City Royals receive: OF Kyrell Hudson, SP Pat Aldrich, RP Dana Swartz

    The Phillies acquired young catcher Marshall Barber earlier in the season but he has struggled in 51 games for them. In the thick of the playoff race, they opted to go with a veteran behind the plate in Brian McCann, who is signed through next season. McCann has fallen far from his peak but can still be counted on for a solid .750 OPS. With the trade of McCann, the Rangers will use 25 year old Kyle Null behind the plate. Null has primarily served as the club's DH this year, hitting .239/.308/.446, but, despite a weak arm, he's considered a plus defensive catcher.

    With Null vacating the DH spot, the Rangers picked up Billy Butler in this deal to serve as their designated hitter. Butler hasn't developed much home run power, but he's a safe bet for a batting average over .300 and a bunch of doubles. So far this year in Kansas City, he hit .315/.366/.458. He should enjoy the friendly confines in Texas.

    The Royals got a package of three prospects in this deal. Outfielder Kyrell Hudson and pitcher Pat Aldrich were sent from Philadelphia. Hudson, 22, is a speedy center fielder with plus defense. His floor is that of a good backup outfielder, though he still has room to grow at the plate and could turn into a solid starter. Pat Aldrich is just 19 years old but displayed a strong demeanor on the mound and pounds the zone. He's far away from the majors but has upside of a mid-rotation starter. Reliever Dana Swartz was picked up from Texas. The 21 year old southpaw could make it to the majors in a year or two as a good lefty specialist.

    With the deal of Butler, the Royals will install Eric Hosmer as their designated hitter. At 23, Hosmer has nothing left to prove in the minors. He has just 16 big league plate appearances but has excelled, hitting five singles and a double while drawing five walks without striking out.

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    Michael Brantley was activated from the DL with D’Vontrey Richardson being optioned back to AAA. Richardson’s lone appearance during his stint on the big league roster was as a pinch runner.

    July 15, 2013
    Game 90 – Philadelphia Phillies (50-39) @ Milwaukee Brewers (39-50)
    Jake Peavy (8-5, 4.38 ERA) v. Chris Narveson (7-6, 4.06 ERA)
    Code:
                         1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
          Phillies (PHI) 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1  4  7  1
           Brewers (MIL) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0  3  7  0
    
           HR (PHI):  Ben Francisco (8)
           HR (MIL):  Mat Gamel (11), Ralph Davis (14)
    
           WP: Brandon Lyon (4-2)
           LP: Chad Qualls (1-1)
           SV: Phillippe Aumont (2)
    The Phillies scored in the first inning on a single by Chase Utley. Ralph Davis led off the second for Milwaukee with a homer to tie the game. Ben Francisco started the fifth inning with a go-ahead homer for Philadelphia and they added another run in the sixth to make it 3-1. Ryan Braun singled home a run in the eighth off reliever Matt Guerrier but was then thrown out attempting to steal second with Mat Gamel at the plate. Gamel promptly homered to tie the game at 3, effectively sending the game into extra innings. The Phillies took the lead off Chad Qualls in the 12th on a single by Marlon Byrd. With Rafael Soriano already used, the Phillies turned to young reliever Phillippe Aumont for the save and he induced three weak groundballs to end the game

    July 16, 2013
    Game 91 – Philadelphia Phillies (51-39) @ Milwaukee Brewers (39-51)
    Heitor Correa (3-3, 5.58 ERA) v. Yovani Gallardo (10-4, 2.65 ERA)
    Code:
                         1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
          Phillies (PHI) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1  6  5  0
           Brewers (MIL) 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0  5  7  0
    
           HR (MIL):  Ryan Braun (14)
      
           WP: Rafael Soriano (5-2)
           LP: Carlos Villanueva (1-5)
           SV: Matt Guerrier (1)
    In the second, the Brewers loaded the bases for the just-acquired Will Middlebrooks. In his first at-bat as a Brewer, he doubled into right-center, driving in two runs. A groundout by Yovani Gallardo scored a third run. Jason Heyward hit a sacrifice fly in the third inning for his first Brewer RBI. In the fifth, Ryan Braun homered to make it 5-0. Yovani Gallardo had a shutout going through seven innings but his control abandoned him in the eighth inning as he issued four walks and was pulled from the game for Sean Burnett with one out and the bases loaded. Burnett and Anthony Slama successfully got out of the jam with no further damage. Slama, though, loaded the bases in the ninth, forcing Milwaukee to turn to closer Joakim Soria. Soria couldn’t hold the four-run lead, though, as a walk, a two-run double and a sacrifice fly resulted in the Phillies tying the game. For the second day in a row, the two clubs would lock horns in an extra inning battle. Ben Francisco came through in the 11th with an RBI double, which would be the deciding run.

    July 17, 2013
    Game 92 – Philadelphia Phillies (52-39) @ Milwaukee Brewers (39-52)
    Joe Savery (3-4, 4.63 ERA) v. Shaun Marcum (0-4, 5.37 ERA)
    Code:
                         1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
          Phillies (PHI) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0    0  6  0
           Brewers (MIL) 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 1 x    7 12  1
    
           HR (MIL):  Mat Gamel (12)
    
           WP: Shaun Marcum (1-4)
           LP: Joe Savery (3-5)
    Jason Heyward came through in the second inning with an RBI double to put Milwaukee on the board first. The game stayed 1-0 until a Mat Gamel single in the fifth made it 2-0. The Brewers roughed up the Philly bullpen for four runs in the seventh inning. In the eighth, Mat Gamel homered off lefty reliever Antonio Bastardo. Gamel has hit lefties well recently, and with a lack of a platoon option now that he plays first base, the Brewers will let him gain experience against southpaws. The game ended with a score of 7-0.

    July 18, 2013
    Game 93 – Philadelphia Phillies (52-40) @ Milwaukee Brewers (40-52)
    Roy Halladay (13-3, 2.61 ERA) v. Clayton Richard (2-7, 4.36 ERA)
    Code:
                         1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
          Phillies (PHI) 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 5   11 12  0
           Brewers (MIL) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2    3 11  1
    
           HR (PHI):  Jayson Werth (21)
    
           WP: Roy Halladay (14-3)
           LP: Clayton Richard (2-8)
    The Phillies struck first as Jayson Werth led off the second inning with a homer. Chase Utley drove in a run in the third inning to make it 2-0. They then broke out for four more runs in the next inning, making it a short evening for Clayton Richard. Ryan Braun put the Brewers on the board with an RBI double in the fifth inning. Carlos Villanueva and Anthony Slama got lit up in the ninth as the Phillies piled on with 5 runs. The Brewers scored a couple in the ninth in a futile effort to get back into the game.

    George Kottaras rejoined the club after the game with Gerald Laird sent back to AAA.

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    Week 15 - Around the League

    Retirements
    Marlins OF Justin Ruggiano retired
    Pirates C Luke Carlin retired

    Releases
    Royals released 2B Chris Getz
    Angels released SS Chris Nelson
    Orioles released OF Clete Thomas
    Dodgers released IF Chin-Lung Hu

    FA Signings
    Angels signed SS Reid Brignac
    Nationals signed IF Alberto Gonzalez
    Rockies signed SS Chris Nelson
    Mariners signed IF Donnie Murphy
    Mets signed SP Oliver Perez, SP Samuel Deduno
    Diamondbacks signed IF Oswaldo Navarro

    Milestones
    Twins first basemen Justin Morneau and new Red Sox designated hitter Prince Fielder each hit the 300th homers of their careers on July 16th. A few days later, Mariners first basemen Lance Berkman reached the 400 career homer mark.

    Contract Extensions
    The Mets locked up outfielder Fernando Martinez through 2016. They didn’t buy out any of his free agent years but they got themselves some cost certainty as the 24 year old is signed for an average annual salary of $4.5 million through his arbitration period.

    Injuries
    Diamondbacks starter Colby Lewis will miss two weeks, replaced by Ross Ohlendorf in the rotation.

    Mets starter Javier Vazquez will be out for two weeks. Jon Niese will get a spot start or two until Johan Santana returns in about a week.

    Angels catcher Hank Conger will miss two months with a knee injury. With Carlos Ramirez another good-hitting young catcher already on their roster, they shouldn’t lose much production.

    Orioles left fielder Jeff Capitanio will be out for a month with a hamstring injury. Fourth outfielder Felix Pie will start in left for them for that month.

    With Kila Ka’aihue just recently hitting the DL for about a month, the Rays were using the aged Paul Konerko at first, but he, too, was placed on the DL and is expected to be out until September. Former third base prospect Matt Sweeney will man first base for the Rays until Ka’aihue is healthy. Sweeney has lost his prospect shine, and isn’t really capable of manning the hot corner in the big leagues.

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    Pirates/Blue Jays Trade


    July 22, 2013

    The Pirates picked up left fielder Travis Snider from the Toronto Blue Jays, along with a minor league reliever, in exchange for third basemen Neil Walker and reliever Dustan Smith.

    Snider possesses intriguing power but he has yet to put things together at the big league level, continually clocking in at a line of about .220/.305/.430. At 25 and two years from free agency, his clock is running out. In Pittsburgh, he'll form the strong side of a left field platoon with veteran Ryan Ludwick.

    In Neil Walker, the Blue Jays picked up their new starting third basemen. Walker was blocked in Pittsburgh by superstar Pedro Alvarez. He has a strong arm and excellent range at third while providing a solid bat. He's worked primarily off the bench in Pittsburgh for the last few years and has a career line of .273/.331/.413.

    Of the two relievers in the deal, Dustan Smith, heading to Toronto, is by far the more interesting piece. At 23, he already has a few MLB innings under his belt as he made a one inning appearance last September and has thrown 11 innings so far this year. His upside is that of a solid setup guy. Ed Wellesley, 22, heads to Pittsburgh and is far away from the bigs, though he possesses a strong fastball.

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    Two other lesser deals took place a few days earlier.

    July 20, 2013: The Padres picked up their new starting catcher – Austin Romine – from the Yankees by sending them left fielder Kentrail Davis, a former Brewer farmhand. At 25, Davis is likely maxed out but he should provide a solid bat and plus defense for the Yankees. He’ll take over in left field for them immediately. Austin Romine is a strong receiver with solid bat skills but was blocked in New York by Francisco Cervelli and Jesus Montero. He’ll push Nick Hundley to a reserve role.

    July 20, 2013: The Blue Jays fortified their bullpen by acquiring veteran reliever Rafael Betancourt from the Detroit Tigers in exchange for second basemen Ryan Schimpf. Schimpf, 25, is a utility player at best though he could steal at bats as the Tigers’ regular second basemen due to Scott Sizemore’s collapse. Betancourt has posted poor ERA’s in two seasons with the Dodgers but has still shown strong peripheral stats.

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    Mets Greatly Bolster Rotation in 3-Way Deal

    July 23, 2010

    With their rotation decimated by injuries and having fallen out of first place to the hard-charging Phillies, the Mets acted quickly to bolster their starting pitching. A three-way deal that involved the Oakland Athletics and the Houston Astros completely reshaped the face of the Mets starting staff. Here's how the deal breaks down:

    New York Mets receive: SP Jon Garland, SP Edwin Jackson
    Oakland Athletics receive: 3B Wilmer Flores, RF Jonny Gomes
    Houston Astros receive: CF Kirk Nieuwenhuis, 2B Ryan Richardson, SP Paul McCay

    With a deep starting staff, the Athletics were able to trade away pending free agent Jon Garland, even though they're still heavily involved in the pennant race. Garland went 7-6 with a 3.55 ERA for them this year and is a durable starter that can be counted on for ~200 innings a year. Vin Mazzaro will replace him in the Oakland rotation. Mazzaro has bounced between the bullpen and rotation the last two years, putting up strong numbers, and should be a solid fifth starter for Oakland going forward.

    Edwin Jackson, in the second year of a four year pact he signed with the Astros, put up a 5-5 record and a 4.04 ERA for Houston so far on the year. With a young stable of starters, the Astros decided it would be wise to free up some payroll by trading the strong mid-rotation Jackson. 24 year old Chris Balcom-Miller, received in 2011 in the Astros' trade of Roy Oswalt, will start for Houston going forward and has been relatively successfully in limited MLB time so far.

    Corresponding with this trade, the Athletics released their two older, stone-foot third basemen in Jake Fox and Casey McGehee. It clears the way for Wilmer Flores to take over third base right away for them, despite never appearing in the majors before. Flores is just 21 years old and one of the top position players in the minors. He possesses a strong arm at third, and while his range is a bit lacking, he still represents an immediate defensive upgrade for Oakland. In addition to Flores, they picked up corner outfielder Jonny Gomes. Gomes hasn't played in the majors for Houston this year, but he was a strong platoon player in 2011 for Cincinnati and 2012 for Houston. His bat should still be solid and Oakland will use him at DH in order to avoid his defensive shortcomings.

    Houston picked up three young, cost-controlled guys in this deal. 25 year old Kirk Nieuwenhuis is the closest to being a contributor for the big league club. Having put up a low .592 OPS in 53 games with the Mets over the last two seasons, Houston will give him some more minor league seasoning. He could be a solid regular as soon as next year and, at worst, will be a valuable fourth outfielder.

    Acquired from the Mets, Ryan Richardson, 20, is far from the majors but possesses a solid bat and positional versatility with experience at second base, shortstop and all three outfield positions. If all breaks right, he will be a solid offense-oriented second basemen and the worst-case scenario is a super-sub guy capable of playing all over the field. Paul McCay, 22, was sent to Houston from Oakland. He's got a body built to pitch but with relatively soft stuff, he's unlikely to be more than a back-end type of guy.

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