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03-11-2014, 08:28 PM
Quick Hits: Schierholtz, Diaz, Smoak, McGrady
In an interesting piece (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/more/news/20140309/baseball-roundtable-media-circus/) for Sports Illustrated, Richard Deitsch posed a range questions to a group of five outstanding baseball writers -- Jay Jaffe of SI.com, La Velle Neal III of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports, Joel Sherman of the New York Post, and Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle -- who represent different aspects of the baseball media sphere. Here are some more links from the day:
Cubs outfielder Nate Schierholtz (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/schiena01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com) could be had via trade, reports Jon Morosi of FOX Sports (via Twitter (https://twitter.com/jonmorosi/status/443169279983095809)). The "progress" of Ryan Kalish (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/kalisry01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com) makes that a possibility, says Morosi. Schierholtz is owed $5MM this year before qualifying for free agency. As Moroso mentions, the*Tigers are a club that could hypothetically be interested in Schierholtz given the injury to Andy Dirks (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/dirksan01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com).
The*Cardinals introduced new infielder Aledmys Diaz today, as the Associated Press reports (via the Boston Herald (http://bostonherald.com/sports/red_sox_mlb/mlb_coverage/2014/03/cardinals_introduce_cuban_ss_aledmys_diaz)). Though the Cuban was brought in for a relatively meager $8MM guarantee over four years, Cards GM John Mozeliak says that the team is "very confident that [Diaz] can be an offensive middle infielder, especially a shortstop."*Mozeliak said the club would exercise patience with its new addition, who has **t played competitively for some time.
Though the Mariners'*additions of Corey Hart (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hartco01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com) and Logan Morrison (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/morrilo01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com) over the offseason raised some questions about incumbent first baseman Justin Smoak (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/smoakju01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com), manager Lloyd McClendon says that Smoak will remain the starter, MLB.com's John Schlegel reports (http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20140310&content_id=69051248&**tebook_id=69057456&vkey=**tebook_sea&c_id=sea). It seemed more recently that things were headed in that direction, but McClendon's statements today would make a trade of Smoak a surprise at this point.*"Will other guys play first? Yeah," McClendon said,*"But Smoak is my first baseman."
The independent Suger Land Skeeters have invited former NBA star Tracy McGrady to their spring camp, tweets (https://twitter.com/ChrisCotillo/status/443070496532611072) Chris Cotillo of MLBDailyDish.com. At 34, McGrady is*working (http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2014/02/former-nba-star-mcgrady-eyeing-baseball-career.html)*to build up arm strength and develop an off-speed offering.
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MlbTradeRumors?d=yIl2AUoC8zA (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MlbTradeRumors?a=ejdVDXZbxwE:ljo_Ex-hhDw:yIl2AUoC8zA)
In an interesting piece (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/more/news/20140309/baseball-roundtable-media-circus/) for Sports Illustrated, Richard Deitsch posed a range questions to a group of five outstanding baseball writers -- Jay Jaffe of SI.com, La Velle Neal III of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports, Joel Sherman of the New York Post, and Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle -- who represent different aspects of the baseball media sphere. Here are some more links from the day:
Cubs outfielder Nate Schierholtz (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/schiena01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com) could be had via trade, reports Jon Morosi of FOX Sports (via Twitter (https://twitter.com/jonmorosi/status/443169279983095809)). The "progress" of Ryan Kalish (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/kalisry01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com) makes that a possibility, says Morosi. Schierholtz is owed $5MM this year before qualifying for free agency. As Moroso mentions, the*Tigers are a club that could hypothetically be interested in Schierholtz given the injury to Andy Dirks (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/dirksan01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com).
The*Cardinals introduced new infielder Aledmys Diaz today, as the Associated Press reports (via the Boston Herald (http://bostonherald.com/sports/red_sox_mlb/mlb_coverage/2014/03/cardinals_introduce_cuban_ss_aledmys_diaz)). Though the Cuban was brought in for a relatively meager $8MM guarantee over four years, Cards GM John Mozeliak says that the team is "very confident that [Diaz] can be an offensive middle infielder, especially a shortstop."*Mozeliak said the club would exercise patience with its new addition, who has **t played competitively for some time.
Though the Mariners'*additions of Corey Hart (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hartco01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com) and Logan Morrison (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/morrilo01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com) over the offseason raised some questions about incumbent first baseman Justin Smoak (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/smoakju01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com), manager Lloyd McClendon says that Smoak will remain the starter, MLB.com's John Schlegel reports (http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20140310&content_id=69051248&**tebook_id=69057456&vkey=**tebook_sea&c_id=sea). It seemed more recently that things were headed in that direction, but McClendon's statements today would make a trade of Smoak a surprise at this point.*"Will other guys play first? Yeah," McClendon said,*"But Smoak is my first baseman."
The independent Suger Land Skeeters have invited former NBA star Tracy McGrady to their spring camp, tweets (https://twitter.com/ChrisCotillo/status/443070496532611072) Chris Cotillo of MLBDailyDish.com. At 34, McGrady is*working (http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2014/02/former-nba-star-mcgrady-eyeing-baseball-career.html)*to build up arm strength and develop an off-speed offering.
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MlbTradeRumors?d=yIl2AUoC8zA (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MlbTradeRumors?a=ejdVDXZbxwE:ljo_Ex-hhDw:yIl2AUoC8zA)