Comments on: Guillen activated, Anderson DFA’d

By: Coleman

Coleman — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 20:20:23 +0000

You actually just described this so well I can already picture him in the Pirates jersey…

By: scotsw

scotsw — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 19:34:04 +0000

Yokohama, obviously.

By: Craig

Craig — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 19:24:03 +0000

He is basically placed on waivers, if anybody claims him he goes to that team, if after 10 days nobody claims him, the tigers can send him to the minors.

By: jason

jason — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 18:30:48 +0000

Forgive my MLB rules/terminology ignorance… is this DFA for Anderson equivalent to being optioned to the minors? Can he refuse the DFA? Could we (or have we) lost him from the organization?

By: Vince in MN

Vince in MN — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:52:06 +0000

Which bullpen?

By: Vince in MN

Vince in MN — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:09:03 +0000

I think Everett has used up his “clutch” for the year and what we are seeing now is the normal player, one who should never bat higher than 9th and one who should always be pinch-hit for late in games when you are losing or tied.

By: scotsw

scotsw — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:08:10 +0000

David Dombrowski disagrees with your assessment, Vince. Dombrowski, whose information should be somewhat better than our Minnesota correspondent’s, says Bonderman’s velocity is coming back, he’s been pain free, and could join the bullpen “soon”.

By: scotsw

scotsw — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:05:48 +0000

He’s actually going to be attractive to some struggling N.L. team: Cheap, no strings, on a 1-year deal (isn’t he?), fast and a good defender (not great, but good). Someone looking to cut salary might find a use for him. I’m just sayin’.

By: Vince in MN

Vince in MN — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 16:48:37 +0000

I like your lineup better than the EM’s lineup. However, there are probably about 50 other possibilities that can be tried before he gets to that one.

By: Mark in Chicago

Mark in Chicago — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 16:39:44 +0000

They have 10 days to trade him or release him, I think.

By: Vince in MN

Vince in MN — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 16:38:35 +0000

Good luck with that.

By: Vince in MN

Vince in MN — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 16:36:33 +0000

Bondo is a long way off and shouldn’t be rushed – pitching isn’t a problem.

By: Vince in MN

Vince in MN — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 16:31:19 +0000

Personally I am disturbed a bit at having an un-healthy Inge in the lineup. All that stuff about having to play hurt because they are in a pennant race, doing it for the fans, the city, blah, blah, blah sounds good, but how does it help if he isn’t able to hit or field well? What if his knees get worse (likely)? Remember Bonderman pitching through injuries two years ago? The tough guy way isn’t always the best way.

By: Dave T.

Dave T. — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 16:21:01 +0000

Who did we trade for Anderson?
By the way in the paper today they talked about Bondo making 25-30 quality pitches and not worrying about 100. Is this just injury talk, or are they gonna put him in the pen?

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