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0B2D2C3B2D3D4E0 wrote: Erik Kratz from the Indians system to the Yankees. Another 30 days in the majors.


Kratz has been good enough to kick around the minors and get time in major leagues almost (if not every) year since leaving the Pirates.  Considering the Pirates catching situation I have to wonder why the Pirates didn't keep him longer, it is not like they kept finding better back up catchers.


He'll be a manager in a few years.

Pedro Alvarez is a September call up for the Orioles.

Tony Sanchez is back in the majors. Was hitting .272 for Angels AAA team Traded to Braves for Brandon Phillips and added to Braves roster for September.

Mark Melancon is to be shut down by SF and undergo forearm surgery. This year he pitched 28.1 innings, 34 hits, 4.13 ERA, 1.376 WHIP, 11 saves. Paid 9 million. Due 15 million, 19 million and 19 million next 3 years. Will be 33 next March.

Just saw Mark Melancon is going to have surgery on his arm for compartment syndrome. This was a condition he evidently suffered from during his Pirate years. That guy did his job about as well as any player during his Pittsburgh tenure.

Sorry Bobster. I shot first, aimed second.

Juan Nicasio has been traded from the Phillies to the Cards.

RIP Gene Michael, 79. Best known as an executive with the Yankees organization, he came up through the Pirate farm system as a shortstop in the 1960s, and reached the big league club in 1966. He was immediately packaged with Bob Bailey and traded to the Dodgers for shortstop Maury Wills, who became the Pirates' third baseman.

Vogelsong to retire this Sunday as a member of the Giants.

After hitting .239 with a .294 OBP and 26 HRs in AAA, Pedro Alvarez was a September call-up with the Orioles. He's only been used to PH 3 times. Struck out twice and grounded out. The AAA outfield experiment didn't work out and was discontinued in early June. He spent the rest of the season between 1B and DH.