The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel is reporting that the all-time saves leader, Trevor Hoffman, has come to terms with the Brewers on a 1 year, $6 million contract. It's possible a second year, either guaranteed or an option, could be added to the deal.
Hoffman has spent his entire 16 year career with the Padres, compiling 554 saves.
The Los Angeles Times is reporting that the Dodgers have acquired future Hall of Fame pitcher Greg Maddux from the San Diego Padres. Maddux cleared waivers, but would only agree to a deal that would send him to LA.
No word on what the Padres will received in return for Maddux, who pitched for the Dodgers in 2006.
The great ball man experiment has ended in San Diego. The Padres have asked unconditional waivers on veteran Jim Edmonds, after the newbie in Petco Park hit just .178 with 1 home run and 6 RBI. Edmonds has also struck out 24 times in 26 games.
In other news, the Blue Jays signed Brad Wilkerson, acquired Kevin Mench from the Rangers, and designated Gustavo Chacin for assignment.
As rumored, Mark Prior has inked a 1-year deal with his hometown San Diego Padres. The 27-yr old right-hander underwent shoulder surgery on April 24 and isn't expected to be ready for the start of the 2008 season.
It's been a tough year for Carlos Zambrano. First there was the multi-year pact taken off the table when the The Trib sold the Cubs. Then there were the early struggles and erratic pitching, possibly brought on by the lack of a new contract. Next up came the fight with Michael Barrett in the dugout and clubhouse. But yesterday may have been the most frustrating of all.
Zambrano had a no-hitter going into the 8th inning. He lost is when Marcus Giles stroked a 1-out single. Zambrano would allow only one one more hit in the game, but it was one hit too many. Russell Branyan belted his 5th home run of the season in the 9th- the game's only run. Chris Young and 3 relievers limited the Cubs to hits as well.
Young didn't last too long in the game though, just 3 innings plus a batter in the 4th. That batter was Derek Lee and Young went head hunting after him. Let's take a step back though.
Saturday's incident happened because of the unprofessional demeanor of the Cubs' Alfonso Soriano on Friday. Sori hit a deep blast off the Pads' David Wells, and in the process raised the bar for admiring home runs. Sori back peddled his way down the 1st Base line, angering the Pads in the process.
So on Saturday, Young narrowly missed Lee's noggin' in nailing him. A brawl ensued with Young, Lee, Jake Peavy (who was quite outspoken on Soriano's actions on Friday), and Cubs' hitting coach Gerald Perry were all ejected. The only puzzlement in all of this is why Lee was thrown at and not Soriano.
Afterwards, the reactions were typical. First Derek Lee:
"I really don't mind getting hit, but when it's at my head, I feel like it threatened my health," the normally mild-mannered Lee said. "I don't know what his intent was, but it was at my head and he said some things to me I didn't like. It just escalated."
Chris Young:
"I will say this, I didn't throw at him and that's as far as I'll go," said Young, who didn't allow a hit in his three-plus innings before he was tossed. "I didn't try to hit him. It had nothing to do with anything in the past. I was just trying to throw a pitch inside. It got away and hit him."
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The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel is reporting that the all-time saves leader, Trevor Hoffman, has come to terms with the Brewers on a 1 year, $6 million contract. It's possible a second year, either guaranteed or an option, could be added to the deal.
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