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03-11-2014, 08:28 PM
Quick Hits: Castella**s, Davis, Armstrong
It's been a tumultuous offseason for Alex Castella**s (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/casteal01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com) of the*Padres, MLB.com's Corey Brock writes (http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20140308&content_id=68940304&**tebook_id=68943856&vkey=**tebook_sd&c_id=sd). In late October, the Dodgers traded Castella**s to the Red Sox. Two months later, the Rangers claimed him off waivers. Then, the Rangers designated him for assignment in order to make room for Joe Saunders (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/saundjo01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com), and the Padres claimed him (http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2014/03/padres-claim-alex-castella**s.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+MLBTRTransactions+(MLB+Trade+Ru mors+-+Transactions)).*"Don't take any pictures with any jerseys on," Castella**s said when asked the offseason had taught him. Here are more **tes from around the big leagues.
A year after joining the*Royals*as part of the James Shields (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/shielja02.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com) / Wil Myers (http://www.baseball-reference.com/player_search.cgi?results=,myerswi01&utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com) trade, Wade Davis (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/daviswa01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com) is **w a reliever, writes Andy McCullough of the Kansas City Star (http://www.kansascity.com/2014/03/08/4874622/royals-davis-demoted-to-bullpen.html). The move is a response to the Royals' loss of Luke Hochevar (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hochelu01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com) to Tommy John surgery. Perhaps unsurprisingly, Davis isn't thrilled about the move. "What are you going to do? Say **?" he says. Davis struggled as a starter last season, though, posting a 5.67 ERA in 24 starts, and he's gotten good results as a reliever in the past. The decision could impact Davis' future earnings -- if the Royals don't pick up his $7MM option for 2015, he can become a free agent after the season.*
2011 Astros third-round draft pick Jack Armstrong Jr. is switching from pitching to first base, MLB.com's Brian McTaggart reports (https://hameed.nwar.uk/vb/#NFL%20fans - follow @pfrumors for the latest on Mike Vick, Michael Bennett, Eric Decker and Aqib Talib as the start of free agency approaches). The Astros paid Armstrong a $750K bonus, but he has **t pitched competitively since being drafted, dealing with elbow and shoulder injuries along the way. **w, at 24, he'll try to make the big leagues as a hitter. "The moment I got cleared in September, I started swinging immediately. It's been a good five or six months of hard work," says Armstrong. "It's good I was a two-way guy in college so I was always swinging." Armstrong is the son of former big-league starting pitcher Jack Armstrong.
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MlbTradeRumors?d=yIl2AUoC8zA (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MlbTradeRumors?a=7dLTQhFDRH8:8dojZwuUVjA:yIl2AUoC8 zA)
It's been a tumultuous offseason for Alex Castella**s (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/casteal01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com) of the*Padres, MLB.com's Corey Brock writes (http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20140308&content_id=68940304&**tebook_id=68943856&vkey=**tebook_sd&c_id=sd). In late October, the Dodgers traded Castella**s to the Red Sox. Two months later, the Rangers claimed him off waivers. Then, the Rangers designated him for assignment in order to make room for Joe Saunders (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/saundjo01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com), and the Padres claimed him (http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2014/03/padres-claim-alex-castella**s.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+MLBTRTransactions+(MLB+Trade+Ru mors+-+Transactions)).*"Don't take any pictures with any jerseys on," Castella**s said when asked the offseason had taught him. Here are more **tes from around the big leagues.
A year after joining the*Royals*as part of the James Shields (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/shielja02.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com) / Wil Myers (http://www.baseball-reference.com/player_search.cgi?results=,myerswi01&utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com) trade, Wade Davis (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/daviswa01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com) is **w a reliever, writes Andy McCullough of the Kansas City Star (http://www.kansascity.com/2014/03/08/4874622/royals-davis-demoted-to-bullpen.html). The move is a response to the Royals' loss of Luke Hochevar (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hochelu01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com) to Tommy John surgery. Perhaps unsurprisingly, Davis isn't thrilled about the move. "What are you going to do? Say **?" he says. Davis struggled as a starter last season, though, posting a 5.67 ERA in 24 starts, and he's gotten good results as a reliever in the past. The decision could impact Davis' future earnings -- if the Royals don't pick up his $7MM option for 2015, he can become a free agent after the season.*
2011 Astros third-round draft pick Jack Armstrong Jr. is switching from pitching to first base, MLB.com's Brian McTaggart reports (https://hameed.nwar.uk/vb/#NFL%20fans - follow @pfrumors for the latest on Mike Vick, Michael Bennett, Eric Decker and Aqib Talib as the start of free agency approaches). The Astros paid Armstrong a $750K bonus, but he has **t pitched competitively since being drafted, dealing with elbow and shoulder injuries along the way. **w, at 24, he'll try to make the big leagues as a hitter. "The moment I got cleared in September, I started swinging immediately. It's been a good five or six months of hard work," says Armstrong. "It's good I was a two-way guy in college so I was always swinging." Armstrong is the son of former big-league starting pitcher Jack Armstrong.
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MlbTradeRumors?d=yIl2AUoC8zA (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MlbTradeRumors?a=7dLTQhFDRH8:8dojZwuUVjA:yIl2AUoC8 zA)