THT Daily: Traded Aces
by Matthew CarruthJuly 19, 2008
Major League News for July 19
Player News
Yesterday’s Results
Today’s Games
Standings
Top Minor League Performances
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Player News
Player Headlines are courtesy of RotoworldThe Seattle Times is reporting that Erik Bedard likely "won't get on a mound until August."
Bedard didn't throw over the All-Star break and won't attempt to play catch until Monday. "We're not looking at trying to pitch him before the 31st (of July)," manager Jim Riggleman said. "It's really all going to be based on how he feels. The 31st is kind of irrelevant when a guy's got a tender arm."
Alfonso Soriano will begin a minor league rehab assignment Tuesday with Triple-A Iowa.
Cubs GM Jim Hendry said Soriano will play two minor league games before the Cubs activate him. He said his hand is feeling "great."
CC Sabathia went the distance and struck out 10 as the Brewers rolled over the Giants 10-1 on Friday.
Aaron Rowand spoiled the shutout bid with a solo homer in the eighth, but Sabathia did notch his fifth complete game. He allowed four hits and walked none in the gem. He's 3-0 as a Brewer and 6-0 with four 10-strikeout games in his last eight starts overall.
Glen Perkins went six innings combined with three relievers on a three-hit shutout of the Rangers on Friday.
It's the first time this season the game's highest-scoring offense has been shut out. Perkins is 5-0 in his last six starts and 7-2 with a 3.84 ERA overall. There's nothing spectacular about his arsenal, but he's settling in as the third or fourth starter he was projected to become as a minor leaguer. One wonders if it would happened a year earlier had the Twins not tried jerking him back and forth between the pen and the rotation.
Diamondbacks placed outfielder Justin Upton on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to July 9, with a strained oblique.
The move makes room for Tony Clark on the roster. Alex Romero, Chris Burke and Emilio Bonifacio will split time in the outfield until Upton recovers. Romero is getting the start tonight.
Rangers activated third baseman Hank Blalock from 15-day disabled list.
Blalock will return as the Rangers' everyday third baseman, sending Ramon Vazquez to the bench for now. It could be a short-term arrangement with Blalock a possibility to be moved before the July 31 deadline.
Yesterday’s Results
American League BAL 7 DET 4 (Recap and Boxscore) NYA 7 OAK 1 (Recap and Boxscore) TB 2 TOR 1 (Recap and Boxscore) CHA 9 KC 5 (Recap and Boxscore) MIN 6 TEX 0 (Recap and Boxscore) LAA 11 BOS 3 (Recap and Boxscore) SEA 8 CLE 2 (Recap and Boxscore) National League ATL 7 WAS 6 (Recap and Boxscore) PHI 4 FLA 2 (Recap and Boxscore) CIN 5 NYN 2 (Recap and Boxscore) HOU 2 CHN 1 (Recap and Boxscore) STL 11 SD 7 (Recap and Boxscore) LAN 8 ARI 7 (Recap and Boxscore) COL 5 PIT 2 (Recap and Boxscore) MIL 9 SF 1 (Recap and Boxscore)
Today’s Games
National League --------------- Philadelphia Phillies at Florida Marlins, 3:55 PM (R) Kyle Kendrick (8-3) vs. (L) Scott Olsen (5-4) San Diego Padres at St. Louis Cardinals, 3:55 PM (L) Randy Wolf (6-9) vs. (R) Todd Wellemeyer (7-4) Milwaukee Brewers at San Francisco Giants, 4:05 PM (R) Ben Sheets (10-3) vs. (L) Jonathan Sanchez (8-5) Chicago Cubs at Houston Astros, 7:05 PM (R) Carlos Zambrano (10-3) vs. (L) Wandy Rodriguez (4-3) Washington Nationals at Atlanta Braves, 7:10 PM (L) John Lannan (5-9) vs. (R) Jair Jurrjens (9-4) New York Mets at Cincinnati Reds, 7:40 PM (L) Oliver Perez (6-5) vs. (R) Josh Fogg (1-2) Pittsburgh Pirates at Colorado Rockies, 8:05 PM (R) Yoslan Herrera (0-0) vs. (L) Jorge De La Rosa (3-5) Los Angeles Dodgers at Arizona Diamondbacks, 8:10 PM (R) Chad Billingsley (9-8) vs. (R) Dan Haren (8-5) American League --------------- Oakland Athletics at New York Yankees, 1:05 PM (R) Sean Gallagher (1-0) vs. (R) Joba Chamberlain (2-3) Cleveland Indians at Seattle Mariners, 3:55 PM (L) Jeremy Sowers (0-5) vs. (R) Miguel Batista (4-10) Boston Red Sox at LA Angels of Anaheim, 3:55 PM (R) Josh Beckett (9-5) vs. (L) Joe Saunders (12-5) Toronto Blue Jays at Tampa Bay Rays, 6:10 PM (R) Roy Halladay (11-6) vs. (R) Matt Garza (7-5) Detroit Tigers at Baltimore Orioles, 7:05 PM (L) Nate Robertson (6-8) vs. (R) Daniel Cabrera (6-5) Kansas City Royals at Chicago White Sox, 7:05 PM (R) Gil Meche (6-9) vs. (R) Gavin Floyd (10-5) Texas Rangers at Minnesota Twins, 7:10 PM (L) Matt Harrison (1-0) vs. (R) Livan Hernandez (9-6)
Standings
The graphics next to each team are called "sparklines.” They depict each team’s performance over the last month. Each "up" bar is a victory and a "down" bar is a loss. There are horizontal lines for home games and red bars represent games decided by two runs or less. "PWins" is short for Projected Wins, based on each team’s Run Differential, and is often a better measure of a team’s true strength. Other team graphs and stats can be found on our Team Page.American League East Pwins Diff TB 56 39 .589 0.0 53 3BOS 57 41 .582 0.5 58 -1
NYA 51 45 .531 5.5 51 0
TOR 47 49 .490 9.5 50 -3
BAL 46 49 .484 10.0 47 -1
American League Central CHA 55 40 .579 0.0 57 -2
MIN 54 42 .563 1.5 50 4
DET 48 48 .500 7.5 48 0
KC 43 54 .443 13.0 42 1
CLE 41 54 .432 14.0 48 -7
American League West LAA 58 38 .604 0.0 51 7
OAK 51 45 .531 7.0 55 -4
TEX 50 47 .515 8.5 46 4
SEA 38 58 .396 20.0 42 -4
National League East Pwins Diff PHI 53 44 .546 0.0 57 -4
NYN 52 45 .536 1.0 52 0
FLA 50 46 .521 2.5 45 5
ATL 46 50 .479 6.5 52 -6
WAS 36 61 .371 17.0 36 0
National League Central CHN 57 39 .594 0.0 58 -1
STL 55 43 .561 3.0 52 3
MIL 53 43 .552 4.0 50 3
CIN 47 51 .480 11.0 44 3
HOU 45 51 .469 12.0 44 1
PIT 44 52 .458 13.0 41 3
National League West ARI 47 49 .490 0.0 48 -1
LAN 47 49 .490 0.0 49 -2
COL 41 57 .418 7.0 41 0
SF 40 56 .417 7.0 41 -1
SD 37 60 .381 10.5 38 -1
Top Minor League Games
The following list, provided by First Inning, includes the top minor league batting (based on Runs Created) and pitching (based on Game Score) performances from yesterday.ORG LVL PLAYER AB H 2B 3B HR BB SO Notes NYM AA Daniel Murphy..... 4 3 1 0 1 3 0 COL AA Eric Young........ 4 3 2 0 0 1 0 SEA AAA W. Balentien...... 6 3 0 0 1 1 1 COL AA Troy Tulowitzki... 2 2 0 0 1 3 0 TB A+ Ryan Royster...... 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 NYY A Justin Snyder..... 4 4 2 0 0 0 0 TEX AAA Nelson Cruz....... 4 2 0 0 1 1 1 CLE AAA Jordan Brown...... 2 1 1 0 0 4 1 CHW AA Brandon Allen..... 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 LA A+ Austin Gallagher.. 3 2 2 0 0 1 0 KC A+ Derrick Robinson.. 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 MIL A+ Taylor Green...... 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 ORG LVL PLAYER IP H R ER SO BB HR Notes NYY A+ Ryan Pope......... 7 4 2 2 8 0 0 ATL AA Todd Redmond...... 8 1 0 0 6 2 0 CLE A K. De La Cruz..... 6 3 1 0 8 1 0 TEX AA Neftali Feliz..... 6 1 0 0 8 2 0 TB AAA Mitch Talbot...... 6 5 1 1 8 2 0 PHI A+ Brett Myers....... 7 7 3 2 6 1 0 MIN AA Anthony Swarzak... 7 4 2 2 5 2 0 13 GB FLA AA Anibal Sanchez.... 6 5 2 2 5 1 0 11 GB LAA A+ Tommy Mendoza..... 6 5 0 0 4 0 0 13 GB MIN A David Bromberg.... 6 6 1 1 6 2 0 SEA A Michael Pineda.... 6 5 2 1 4 1 0 NYM AA Jonathon Niese.... 7 8 4 4 7 3 0
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Matthew Carruth is an editor for The Hardball Times. He welcomes any and all sorts of communication at his email.