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File and pages on their way up. Next sim is either tomorrow, MONDAY, or TUESDAY (up to Brian), a 7-day sim to get us to 7/12/2010.
Max 35 GS ... Extensions Open ... Trade Frenzy! These qualify:
- 2.5 gold star or 3.0 blue star SP
- 3.0 gold star or 4.0 blue star PP
- 3.5 gold star or 4.5 blue star MR
- 4.0 gold star or 5.0 blue star CL
- 1st rounder
Breaking News
Monday 7/4/2010: Player of the Week honors go to Cabrera and Vidro
The American League Player of the Week award goes to Miguel Cabrera, Detroit's starting first baseman. Miguel was on fire, hitting .563 with 0 HR and 4 RBI. Jose Vidro from San Francisco wins his 9th Player of the Week award for putting up the best numbers this week in the National League. Jose went 8 for 16 (.500), while hitting 0 HR and collecting 4 RBI. Jose has gone 96 for 299 (.321) this season, hitting 13 taters and driving in 50 runs. He has scored 53 runs on his own. He's 3rd in the National League in batting and 10th in RBI!
Friday 7/1/2010: Morris and Park receive Pitcher of the Month award
The best month of June in the American League certainly had Detroit's right-hander Matt Morris, earning him the Pitcher of the Month award. His record of 5-0 in 5 was among the leagues best this month. In 38 innings of work he allowed just 24 hits while striking out 46, compiling an ERA of just 0.95. Matt got two complete game shutouts as well! In 16 starts this year Matt struck out 121 batters in 111 innings of work. His ERA is 3.00, his record 11-5. He has 3 complete games and 2 shutouts. He's 5th in the American League in wins! It's the 6th time that the National League Pitcher of the Month award goes to Arizona's pitcher Chan Ho Park. He had an ERA of just 0.73 in 49.1 innings of work in which he struck out 50 hitters. His record in June is 4-0. Chan Ho fired two shutouts! This season Park compiled an ERA of 2.23, going 10-5 in 18 starts. He fanned 140 while giving up 110 hits in 141 innings. Chan Ho has pitched 2 shutouts and 4 complete games. He's 10th in the National League in ERA and 5th in wins!
Friday 7/1/2010: Batter of the Month award winners announced
Ryan Zimmerman of Cleveland wins his 1st Batter of the Month award for putting up the best numbers in the American League. Ryan went 41 for 96 (.427), while hitting 7 HR and collecting 27 RBI. Zimmerman has walked 33 times this year and posts a .398 OBP. While batting .327, 93 for 284, he has driven in 53 runs. He's 8th in the American League in batting! Atlanta's first baseman Vladimir Guerrero had some reason to celebrate as well, as the league named him the National League Batter of the Month. Vladimir went 33 for 88 (.375), while hitting 6 HR and collecting 18 RBI. Vladimir has gone 82 for 286 (.287) this season, hitting 11 taters and driving in 37 runs. He has scored 39 runs on his own.
Wednesday 6/29/2010: Garret Anderson (STL) will miss 4-5 weeks
ST. LOUIS - St. Louis' players were scared when they had to watch Garret Anderson suffer a serious injury when he dove for a ball in the game against New York (N). He collapsed in pain and was helped off the field. Anderson will probaby miss 4-5 weeks. After x-rays were taken the diagnosis did not surprise many: Broken Ulna. Surgery will be performed next week. He has hit 6 homeruns while batting .272 this season. His 81 hits and 26 walks add up to a .334 on-base percentage.
Tuesday 6/28/2010: John Smoltz celebrates 500th win
ATLANTA - Atlanta's right-hander John Smoltz already had some highlights in his career, and today he added a historic one as he picked up his 500th career win. He struck out 2 and walked 4 earned runs. Over 7.1 innings he allowed 4 earned runs and 6 hits. His career features a 2.14 ERA, along with 5617 K's in 6092 innings. 'You dream about that as a kid, but when you reach such a milestone it's hard to believe. Fantastic.' He set a career high with 28 wins in 2002. Smoltz won 20 or more games a season 14 times. The Hall of Fame is already waiting for this great player.
Monday 6/27/2010: Jack Cust slams 3 HR
ARIZONA - Jack Cust was in a groove, and the results spoke for themselves. He powered St. Louis to a 8-1 win over Arizona by homering three times. A pitch from Odalis Perez in the 4th inning left his bat for a two-run homerun, landing 394 feet from home plate in left field. A 416 foot drive to right-center marked his 2nd bomb, a solo homerun off Odalis Perez in the 8th inning. Number 3 in the 9th inning, a shot estimated at 355 feet, cleared the wall in left field. Overall he finished with 4 hits in 5 AB, scoring FOUR runs and collecting 4 RBI. His homerun total this year is 18, along with 52 RBI. On 5/25/2010, Adrian Beltre was the last player to hit 3 dingers in a single game.
Monday 6/27/2010: Dustin McGowan NO-HITS Los Angeles (A)
LOS ANGELES (A) - Chicago (A)'s right-hander Dustin McGowan is a really great pitcher. And he once again showed his stuff while making history, blanking Los Angeles (A) on no hits. McGowan (6-1) struck out 6 and issued 1 BB, throwing 61 of 98 pitches for strikes. 'Today I just felt great. I had a good feeling while warming up, and I knew something special was about to happen.' Andy Phillips helped McGowan at the plate, he finished with 3 hits in 5 AB, homering once, scoring 2 runs. The final score of the game was 6-0.
Monday 6/27/2010: Mike B. Young collects 2000th hit against Boston
SEATTLE - Seattle's shortstop Mike B. Young joined some elite company today, collecting his 2000th career hit! With one out in the 3rd inning, Mike B. drilled a single, causing a standing ovation from the crowd. In 10 years of big league action so far, Mike B. has compiled a batting average of .314, along with 313 homeruns and 1054 RBI. 'Baseball is a great game, and adding something to it's history is smething I've always wanted. What a great day!'
Monday 6/27/2010: Player of the Week honors go to Longoria and Rodriguez
The American League Player of the Week award goes to Evan Longoria, Toronto's starting third baseman. Longoria helped his team with an average of .688 and 8 RBI in 16 at bats. Longoria has hit for a .299 average this season. He has 27 extra base hits along with 115 total bases, resulting in a .458 slugging percentage. It's the 6th time that the National League Player of the Week award goes to Miami's shortstop Alex Rodriguez. Alex was on fire, hitting .458 with 2 HR and 9 RBI. Alex has gone 81 for 275 (.295) this season, hitting 14 longballs and driving in 47 runs. He has scored 56 runs on his own.
Saturday 6/25/2010: Evan Longoria on fire, laces five hits
CLEVELAND - 'You know, in batting practice I didn't really feel that comfortable about my stroke today, but baseball is more than hitting. Then, when you're not trying to force a hit, you slug them in droves,' says Evan Longoria after his 5 hit game, which Toronto won 6-0 against Cleveland. Number 1 in the 2nd inning, a shot estimated at 398 feet, cleared the wall in left field. A pitch from Tony Saunders in the 3rd inning left his bat for a RBI double. His 5th hit was a RBI double off Tony Saunders in the 9th inning. He collected singles in the 5th and in the 8th . Evan scored 3 runs, and he collected 3 RBI as well! His 5 hit performance increases his batting average to .299.
Friday 6/24/2010: Chan Ho Park pitches 2-hit shutout against Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE - Arizona's right-hander Chan Ho Park is a great pitcher. And he once again showed his stuff, blanking Milwaukee on just 2 hits. It's his 2nd shutout this season, and the 41st time he has done it in his career. 'My catcher called a very good game. I have to give credit to him.' Park (10-5) struck out 9 and walked 2, throwing 71 of 114 pitches for strikes. Arizona's leftfielder Paul Goldschmidt finished with 2 hits in 5 AB, homering once, and driving in 3 runs. That was enough to support the brilliant performance of Park. The final score of the game was 5-0.
Friday 6/24/2010: Boston's Buehrle out for 7 weeks
BOSTON - When it rains, it pours. Boston's southpaw Mark Buehrle will not pitch for at least 7 weeks, handing the team a huge setback. He suffered a serious injury in a game against Texas where he left the field in the 5th inning. Buehrle was rushed to an hospital near the ballpark, where doctors took x-rays. Those revealed the serious injury, Torn Tricep Muscle. His ERA of 2.55 helped him to a 3-1 record this year. He struck out 18 and walked 5 in 42.1 innings.
General News
Friday 6/24/2010 :
ARZ: Chan Ho Park pitches a 2-hit shutout against Milwaukee!!
Saturday 6/25/2010 :
PHI: Ben Sheets pitches a 3-hit shutout against Cincinnati!!
SFG: Tim Lincecum strikes out 15 against Miami.
Monday 6/27/2010 :
American League-Player of the Week:
3B Evan Longoria (TOR)!
He batted .688 in 16 AB, with 2 HR and 8 RBI.
National League-Player of the Week:
SS Alex Rodriguez (MIA)!
He batted .458 in 24 AB, with 2 HR and 9 RBI.
SEA: Mike B. Young gets his 2000th career hit!!
CHA: Dustin McGowan pitches a NO-HITTER against Los Angeles (A)!!
ATL: Ryan Rupe pitches a 3-hit shutout against Colorado!!
STL: Jack Cust slams 3 homers against Arizona.
Thursday 7/1/2010 :
American League-Pitcher of the Month:
Matt Morris (DET)!
He had a record of 5-0 in 5 games started, with an ERA of 0.95 and 2 shutouts.
American League-Batter of the Month:
Ryan Zimmerman (CLE)!
He batted .427 in 96 AB, with 7 homers and 27 RBI.
National League-Pitcher of the Month:
Chan Ho Park (ARZ)!
He had a record of 4-0 in 6 games started, with an ERA of 0.73 and 2 shutouts.
National League-Batter of the Month:
Vladimir Guerrero (ATL)!
He batted .375 in 88 AB, with 6 homers and 18 RBI.
Saturday 7/2/2010 :
These players were selected for the AL OOTP-Allstar Team :
P Josh Johnson from Toronto
P Justin Verlander from Detroit
P Joel Pineiro from Seattle
P Carlos Zambrano from Boston
P Adam Wainwright from Houston
P Ryan Webb from Chicago (A)
P Matt Morris from Detroit
P Jon Rauch from Houston
P Grant Balfour from Houston
P Rafael Betancourt from Boston
C Mike Sweeney from Seattle
C Buster Posey from Chicago (A)
1B Miguel Cabrera from Detroit
2B Dustin Pedroia from Boston
3B Adrian Beltre from Seattle
SS Mike B. Young from Seattle
LF Charlie Blackmon from Los Angeles (A)
CF Matt Holliday from Seattle
RF Russell Branyan from Detroit
1B Adrian Gonzalez from Minnesota
CF Franklin Gutierrez from Toronto
DH Andre Ethier from Houston
LF J.D. Drew from Houston
3B Chipper Jones from Detroit
3B Ryan Zimmerman from Cleveland
These players were selected for the NL OOTP-Allstar Team :
P Rich Harden from Atlanta
P Cole Hamels from Philadelphia
P Carlos Villanueva from St. Louis
P Ubaldo Jimenez from Miami
P Bobby Madritsch from New York (N)
P Scott Kazmir from Miami
P Oliver Perez from St. Louis
P Joaquin Benoit from Miami
P Jason Isringhausen from St. Louis
P Jose Valverde from Atlanta
C Russell Martin from San Francisco
C Joe Mauer from Chicago (N)
1B Freddie Freeman from St. Louis
2B Jose Vidro from San Francisco
3B Sean Burroughs from Arizona
SS Alex Rodriguez from Miami
LF Matt Joyce from Miami
CF Aaron Rowand from Miami
RF Ryan Braun from Miami
1B Chris Carter from Miami
RF Corey Hart from Miami
LF Justin Upton from San Francisco
DH Manny Ramirez from Philadelphia
2B Daniel Murphy from St. Louis
3B Albert Pujols from St. Louis
Monday 7/4/2010 :
American League-Player of the Week:
1B Miguel Cabrera (DET)!
He batted .563 in 16 AB, with 4 RBI.
National League-Player of the Week:
2B Jose Vidro (SFG)!
He batted .500 in 16 AB, with 4 RBI.
Transactions
Friday 6/24/2010 :
Minnesota: Released P Kyle Peterson.
Minnesota: Released RF Eric Patterson.
Minnesota: Released LF Stephen Drew.
Seattle : Mike B. Young has been signed to a contract extension, $13,860,000 per year, for 4 years.
Philadelphia : Matt Kemp has been signed to a contract extension, $10,500,000 per year, for 5 years.
Trade between Seattle and Los Angeles (N) :
Los Angeles (N) gets :
P Brian Omogrosso
Seattle gets :
P Randy Choate
Minnesota : Cesar Jiminez has been signed to a contract extension, $2,500,000 per year, for 5 years.
San Francisco : Jose Acevedo has been signed to a contract extension, $3,500,000 per year, for 3 years.
Trade between New York (A) and Toronto :
Toronto gets :
1B Todd Helton
New York (A) gets :
3B Benny Agbayani
Trade between Minnesota and Los Angeles (N) :
Los Angeles (N) gets :
P Evan Meek
Minnesota gets :
P Ray King
Injuries
Friday 6/24/2010 :
BOS: Mark Buehrle was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Torn Tricep Muscle.
He is out for about 7 weeks.
Saturday 6/25/2010 :
PIT: Dexter Fowler was injured while running the bases.
Diagnosis: Pulled Hip Muscle.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 6 days.
NYA: Julio Lugo is sick.
Diagnosis: Sore Throat.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 4 days.
Tuesday 6/28/2010 :
HOU: Travis Hafner was injured being hit by a pitch.
Diagnosis: Concussion.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 6 days.
LAA: Bobby Parnell was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Tight Shoulder.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take one week.
DET: Ryan Freel was injured while throwing a ball.
Diagnosis: Strained Bicep Tendon.
He will be OK in about 3 weeks.
Wednesday 6/29/2010 :
STL: Jack Cust was injured while running the bases.
Diagnosis: Bruised Heel.
He is out for about one week.
STL: Garret Anderson was injured while making a catch.
Diagnosis: Broken Ulna.
He is out for about 4-5 weeks.
CIN: Brett Gardner was injured being hit by a pitch.
Diagnosis: Bruised Finger.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 2 days.
Max 35 GS ... Extensions Open ... Trade Frenzy! These qualify:
- 2.5 gold star or 3.0 blue star SP
- 3.0 gold star or 4.0 blue star PP
- 3.5 gold star or 4.5 blue star MR
- 4.0 gold star or 5.0 blue star CL
- 1st rounder
Breaking News
Monday 7/4/2010: Player of the Week honors go to Cabrera and Vidro
The American League Player of the Week award goes to Miguel Cabrera, Detroit's starting first baseman. Miguel was on fire, hitting .563 with 0 HR and 4 RBI. Jose Vidro from San Francisco wins his 9th Player of the Week award for putting up the best numbers this week in the National League. Jose went 8 for 16 (.500), while hitting 0 HR and collecting 4 RBI. Jose has gone 96 for 299 (.321) this season, hitting 13 taters and driving in 50 runs. He has scored 53 runs on his own. He's 3rd in the National League in batting and 10th in RBI!
Friday 7/1/2010: Morris and Park receive Pitcher of the Month award
The best month of June in the American League certainly had Detroit's right-hander Matt Morris, earning him the Pitcher of the Month award. His record of 5-0 in 5 was among the leagues best this month. In 38 innings of work he allowed just 24 hits while striking out 46, compiling an ERA of just 0.95. Matt got two complete game shutouts as well! In 16 starts this year Matt struck out 121 batters in 111 innings of work. His ERA is 3.00, his record 11-5. He has 3 complete games and 2 shutouts. He's 5th in the American League in wins! It's the 6th time that the National League Pitcher of the Month award goes to Arizona's pitcher Chan Ho Park. He had an ERA of just 0.73 in 49.1 innings of work in which he struck out 50 hitters. His record in June is 4-0. Chan Ho fired two shutouts! This season Park compiled an ERA of 2.23, going 10-5 in 18 starts. He fanned 140 while giving up 110 hits in 141 innings. Chan Ho has pitched 2 shutouts and 4 complete games. He's 10th in the National League in ERA and 5th in wins!
Friday 7/1/2010: Batter of the Month award winners announced
Ryan Zimmerman of Cleveland wins his 1st Batter of the Month award for putting up the best numbers in the American League. Ryan went 41 for 96 (.427), while hitting 7 HR and collecting 27 RBI. Zimmerman has walked 33 times this year and posts a .398 OBP. While batting .327, 93 for 284, he has driven in 53 runs. He's 8th in the American League in batting! Atlanta's first baseman Vladimir Guerrero had some reason to celebrate as well, as the league named him the National League Batter of the Month. Vladimir went 33 for 88 (.375), while hitting 6 HR and collecting 18 RBI. Vladimir has gone 82 for 286 (.287) this season, hitting 11 taters and driving in 37 runs. He has scored 39 runs on his own.
Wednesday 6/29/2010: Garret Anderson (STL) will miss 4-5 weeks
ST. LOUIS - St. Louis' players were scared when they had to watch Garret Anderson suffer a serious injury when he dove for a ball in the game against New York (N). He collapsed in pain and was helped off the field. Anderson will probaby miss 4-5 weeks. After x-rays were taken the diagnosis did not surprise many: Broken Ulna. Surgery will be performed next week. He has hit 6 homeruns while batting .272 this season. His 81 hits and 26 walks add up to a .334 on-base percentage.
Tuesday 6/28/2010: John Smoltz celebrates 500th win
ATLANTA - Atlanta's right-hander John Smoltz already had some highlights in his career, and today he added a historic one as he picked up his 500th career win. He struck out 2 and walked 4 earned runs. Over 7.1 innings he allowed 4 earned runs and 6 hits. His career features a 2.14 ERA, along with 5617 K's in 6092 innings. 'You dream about that as a kid, but when you reach such a milestone it's hard to believe. Fantastic.' He set a career high with 28 wins in 2002. Smoltz won 20 or more games a season 14 times. The Hall of Fame is already waiting for this great player.
Monday 6/27/2010: Jack Cust slams 3 HR
ARIZONA - Jack Cust was in a groove, and the results spoke for themselves. He powered St. Louis to a 8-1 win over Arizona by homering three times. A pitch from Odalis Perez in the 4th inning left his bat for a two-run homerun, landing 394 feet from home plate in left field. A 416 foot drive to right-center marked his 2nd bomb, a solo homerun off Odalis Perez in the 8th inning. Number 3 in the 9th inning, a shot estimated at 355 feet, cleared the wall in left field. Overall he finished with 4 hits in 5 AB, scoring FOUR runs and collecting 4 RBI. His homerun total this year is 18, along with 52 RBI. On 5/25/2010, Adrian Beltre was the last player to hit 3 dingers in a single game.
Monday 6/27/2010: Dustin McGowan NO-HITS Los Angeles (A)
LOS ANGELES (A) - Chicago (A)'s right-hander Dustin McGowan is a really great pitcher. And he once again showed his stuff while making history, blanking Los Angeles (A) on no hits. McGowan (6-1) struck out 6 and issued 1 BB, throwing 61 of 98 pitches for strikes. 'Today I just felt great. I had a good feeling while warming up, and I knew something special was about to happen.' Andy Phillips helped McGowan at the plate, he finished with 3 hits in 5 AB, homering once, scoring 2 runs. The final score of the game was 6-0.
Monday 6/27/2010: Mike B. Young collects 2000th hit against Boston
SEATTLE - Seattle's shortstop Mike B. Young joined some elite company today, collecting his 2000th career hit! With one out in the 3rd inning, Mike B. drilled a single, causing a standing ovation from the crowd. In 10 years of big league action so far, Mike B. has compiled a batting average of .314, along with 313 homeruns and 1054 RBI. 'Baseball is a great game, and adding something to it's history is smething I've always wanted. What a great day!'
Monday 6/27/2010: Player of the Week honors go to Longoria and Rodriguez
The American League Player of the Week award goes to Evan Longoria, Toronto's starting third baseman. Longoria helped his team with an average of .688 and 8 RBI in 16 at bats. Longoria has hit for a .299 average this season. He has 27 extra base hits along with 115 total bases, resulting in a .458 slugging percentage. It's the 6th time that the National League Player of the Week award goes to Miami's shortstop Alex Rodriguez. Alex was on fire, hitting .458 with 2 HR and 9 RBI. Alex has gone 81 for 275 (.295) this season, hitting 14 longballs and driving in 47 runs. He has scored 56 runs on his own.
Saturday 6/25/2010: Evan Longoria on fire, laces five hits
CLEVELAND - 'You know, in batting practice I didn't really feel that comfortable about my stroke today, but baseball is more than hitting. Then, when you're not trying to force a hit, you slug them in droves,' says Evan Longoria after his 5 hit game, which Toronto won 6-0 against Cleveland. Number 1 in the 2nd inning, a shot estimated at 398 feet, cleared the wall in left field. A pitch from Tony Saunders in the 3rd inning left his bat for a RBI double. His 5th hit was a RBI double off Tony Saunders in the 9th inning. He collected singles in the 5th and in the 8th . Evan scored 3 runs, and he collected 3 RBI as well! His 5 hit performance increases his batting average to .299.
Friday 6/24/2010: Chan Ho Park pitches 2-hit shutout against Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE - Arizona's right-hander Chan Ho Park is a great pitcher. And he once again showed his stuff, blanking Milwaukee on just 2 hits. It's his 2nd shutout this season, and the 41st time he has done it in his career. 'My catcher called a very good game. I have to give credit to him.' Park (10-5) struck out 9 and walked 2, throwing 71 of 114 pitches for strikes. Arizona's leftfielder Paul Goldschmidt finished with 2 hits in 5 AB, homering once, and driving in 3 runs. That was enough to support the brilliant performance of Park. The final score of the game was 5-0.
Friday 6/24/2010: Boston's Buehrle out for 7 weeks
BOSTON - When it rains, it pours. Boston's southpaw Mark Buehrle will not pitch for at least 7 weeks, handing the team a huge setback. He suffered a serious injury in a game against Texas where he left the field in the 5th inning. Buehrle was rushed to an hospital near the ballpark, where doctors took x-rays. Those revealed the serious injury, Torn Tricep Muscle. His ERA of 2.55 helped him to a 3-1 record this year. He struck out 18 and walked 5 in 42.1 innings.
General News
Friday 6/24/2010 :
ARZ: Chan Ho Park pitches a 2-hit shutout against Milwaukee!!
Saturday 6/25/2010 :
PHI: Ben Sheets pitches a 3-hit shutout against Cincinnati!!
SFG: Tim Lincecum strikes out 15 against Miami.
Monday 6/27/2010 :
American League-Player of the Week:
3B Evan Longoria (TOR)!
He batted .688 in 16 AB, with 2 HR and 8 RBI.
National League-Player of the Week:
SS Alex Rodriguez (MIA)!
He batted .458 in 24 AB, with 2 HR and 9 RBI.
SEA: Mike B. Young gets his 2000th career hit!!
CHA: Dustin McGowan pitches a NO-HITTER against Los Angeles (A)!!
ATL: Ryan Rupe pitches a 3-hit shutout against Colorado!!
STL: Jack Cust slams 3 homers against Arizona.
Thursday 7/1/2010 :
American League-Pitcher of the Month:
Matt Morris (DET)!
He had a record of 5-0 in 5 games started, with an ERA of 0.95 and 2 shutouts.
American League-Batter of the Month:
Ryan Zimmerman (CLE)!
He batted .427 in 96 AB, with 7 homers and 27 RBI.
National League-Pitcher of the Month:
Chan Ho Park (ARZ)!
He had a record of 4-0 in 6 games started, with an ERA of 0.73 and 2 shutouts.
National League-Batter of the Month:
Vladimir Guerrero (ATL)!
He batted .375 in 88 AB, with 6 homers and 18 RBI.
Saturday 7/2/2010 :
These players were selected for the AL OOTP-Allstar Team :
P Josh Johnson from Toronto
P Justin Verlander from Detroit
P Joel Pineiro from Seattle
P Carlos Zambrano from Boston
P Adam Wainwright from Houston
P Ryan Webb from Chicago (A)
P Matt Morris from Detroit
P Jon Rauch from Houston
P Grant Balfour from Houston
P Rafael Betancourt from Boston
C Mike Sweeney from Seattle
C Buster Posey from Chicago (A)
1B Miguel Cabrera from Detroit
2B Dustin Pedroia from Boston
3B Adrian Beltre from Seattle
SS Mike B. Young from Seattle
LF Charlie Blackmon from Los Angeles (A)
CF Matt Holliday from Seattle
RF Russell Branyan from Detroit
1B Adrian Gonzalez from Minnesota
CF Franklin Gutierrez from Toronto
DH Andre Ethier from Houston
LF J.D. Drew from Houston
3B Chipper Jones from Detroit
3B Ryan Zimmerman from Cleveland
These players were selected for the NL OOTP-Allstar Team :
P Rich Harden from Atlanta
P Cole Hamels from Philadelphia
P Carlos Villanueva from St. Louis
P Ubaldo Jimenez from Miami
P Bobby Madritsch from New York (N)
P Scott Kazmir from Miami
P Oliver Perez from St. Louis
P Joaquin Benoit from Miami
P Jason Isringhausen from St. Louis
P Jose Valverde from Atlanta
C Russell Martin from San Francisco
C Joe Mauer from Chicago (N)
1B Freddie Freeman from St. Louis
2B Jose Vidro from San Francisco
3B Sean Burroughs from Arizona
SS Alex Rodriguez from Miami
LF Matt Joyce from Miami
CF Aaron Rowand from Miami
RF Ryan Braun from Miami
1B Chris Carter from Miami
RF Corey Hart from Miami
LF Justin Upton from San Francisco
DH Manny Ramirez from Philadelphia
2B Daniel Murphy from St. Louis
3B Albert Pujols from St. Louis
Monday 7/4/2010 :
American League-Player of the Week:
1B Miguel Cabrera (DET)!
He batted .563 in 16 AB, with 4 RBI.
National League-Player of the Week:
2B Jose Vidro (SFG)!
He batted .500 in 16 AB, with 4 RBI.
Transactions
Friday 6/24/2010 :
Minnesota: Released P Kyle Peterson.
Minnesota: Released RF Eric Patterson.
Minnesota: Released LF Stephen Drew.
Seattle : Mike B. Young has been signed to a contract extension, $13,860,000 per year, for 4 years.
Philadelphia : Matt Kemp has been signed to a contract extension, $10,500,000 per year, for 5 years.
Trade between Seattle and Los Angeles (N) :
Los Angeles (N) gets :
P Brian Omogrosso
Seattle gets :
P Randy Choate
Minnesota : Cesar Jiminez has been signed to a contract extension, $2,500,000 per year, for 5 years.
San Francisco : Jose Acevedo has been signed to a contract extension, $3,500,000 per year, for 3 years.
Trade between New York (A) and Toronto :
Toronto gets :
1B Todd Helton
New York (A) gets :
3B Benny Agbayani
Trade between Minnesota and Los Angeles (N) :
Los Angeles (N) gets :
P Evan Meek
Minnesota gets :
P Ray King
Injuries
Friday 6/24/2010 :
BOS: Mark Buehrle was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Torn Tricep Muscle.
He is out for about 7 weeks.
Saturday 6/25/2010 :
PIT: Dexter Fowler was injured while running the bases.
Diagnosis: Pulled Hip Muscle.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 6 days.
NYA: Julio Lugo is sick.
Diagnosis: Sore Throat.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 4 days.
Tuesday 6/28/2010 :
HOU: Travis Hafner was injured being hit by a pitch.
Diagnosis: Concussion.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 6 days.
LAA: Bobby Parnell was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Tight Shoulder.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take one week.
DET: Ryan Freel was injured while throwing a ball.
Diagnosis: Strained Bicep Tendon.
He will be OK in about 3 weeks.
Wednesday 6/29/2010 :
STL: Jack Cust was injured while running the bases.
Diagnosis: Bruised Heel.
He is out for about one week.
STL: Garret Anderson was injured while making a catch.
Diagnosis: Broken Ulna.
He is out for about 4-5 weeks.
CIN: Brett Gardner was injured being hit by a pitch.
Diagnosis: Bruised Finger.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 2 days.
