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03-11-2014, 08:28 PM
Quick Hits: Red Sox, Pirates, A's
The Red Sox will pay a small MLB-mandated fine after the team fielded a lineup of mi**r leaguers for a game against the Marlins earlier this week,*Alex Speier of WEEI.com (http://fullcount.weei.com/sports/boston/baseball/red-sox/2014/03/08/sources-major-league-baseball-fined-red-sox-for-lineup-against-marlins/) reports, citing Major League sources. As we **ted earlier tonight (http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2014/03/east-**tes-.html), the incident appears to have fostered some amount of bad blood between the two clubs. Under MLB rules, teams must feature*four players who either served as regulars during the preceding season or who have a legitimate chance at doing so during the upcoming season. More Saturday night MLB links:
Red Sox*outfielder*Shane Victori** (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/v/victosh01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com), tradtionally a switch-hitter, may abandon swinging from the left side altogether after finding success in the second half last season as a predominantly right-handed batter (via*Maureen Mullen of MLB.com (http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20140308&content_id=68957842&**tebook_id=68961662&vkey=**tebook_bos&c_id=bos)).
The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review's Travis Sawchik (http://triblive.com/sports/pirates/5591441-74/pirates-pitchers-draft#axzz2vQesjr2a) examined the Pirates' strategy in recent drafts, **ting the team's heavy focus on prep arms. From*2009-11, 17 of the club's first 30 selections were high school pitchers.*Assistant GM Greg Smith (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/smithgr02.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com), who headed the Pirates' drafts in those seasons, said the club aims to find pitchers in the*Stephen Strasburg (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/strasst01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com) mold before they blossom into top draft picks.
Billy Beane's latest strategy for building a winner involves targeting players with flexible skillsets, Peter Gammons writes (http://www.gammonsdaily.com/peter-gammons-the-new-new-thing-better-than-moneyball/) for his Gammons Daily website. Gammons **tes that the Athletics' targeting of players such as outfielder Billy Burns (http://www.baseball-reference.com/mi**rs/player.cgi?id=burns-002bil&utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com), who has one homer in three mi**r league seasons, appears perplexing. However, Burns' speed, ability to switch-hit and career .420 mi**r league OBP make him a fit for the A's.
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MlbTradeRumors?d=yIl2AUoC8zA (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MlbTradeRumors?a=rhiHRU7XNH4:Q1d240NCR0k:yIl2AUoC8 zA)
The Red Sox will pay a small MLB-mandated fine after the team fielded a lineup of mi**r leaguers for a game against the Marlins earlier this week,*Alex Speier of WEEI.com (http://fullcount.weei.com/sports/boston/baseball/red-sox/2014/03/08/sources-major-league-baseball-fined-red-sox-for-lineup-against-marlins/) reports, citing Major League sources. As we **ted earlier tonight (http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2014/03/east-**tes-.html), the incident appears to have fostered some amount of bad blood between the two clubs. Under MLB rules, teams must feature*four players who either served as regulars during the preceding season or who have a legitimate chance at doing so during the upcoming season. More Saturday night MLB links:
Red Sox*outfielder*Shane Victori** (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/v/victosh01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com), tradtionally a switch-hitter, may abandon swinging from the left side altogether after finding success in the second half last season as a predominantly right-handed batter (via*Maureen Mullen of MLB.com (http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20140308&content_id=68957842&**tebook_id=68961662&vkey=**tebook_bos&c_id=bos)).
The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review's Travis Sawchik (http://triblive.com/sports/pirates/5591441-74/pirates-pitchers-draft#axzz2vQesjr2a) examined the Pirates' strategy in recent drafts, **ting the team's heavy focus on prep arms. From*2009-11, 17 of the club's first 30 selections were high school pitchers.*Assistant GM Greg Smith (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/smithgr02.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com), who headed the Pirates' drafts in those seasons, said the club aims to find pitchers in the*Stephen Strasburg (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/strasst01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com) mold before they blossom into top draft picks.
Billy Beane's latest strategy for building a winner involves targeting players with flexible skillsets, Peter Gammons writes (http://www.gammonsdaily.com/peter-gammons-the-new-new-thing-better-than-moneyball/) for his Gammons Daily website. Gammons **tes that the Athletics' targeting of players such as outfielder Billy Burns (http://www.baseball-reference.com/mi**rs/player.cgi?id=burns-002bil&utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com), who has one homer in three mi**r league seasons, appears perplexing. However, Burns' speed, ability to switch-hit and career .420 mi**r league OBP make him a fit for the A's.
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MlbTradeRumors?d=yIl2AUoC8zA (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MlbTradeRumors?a=rhiHRU7XNH4:Q1d240NCR0k:yIl2AUoC8 zA)