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Ken Gurnick of MLB.com offers this assessment of the Luke Hochevar situation:
Pretty much what it's been since negotiations turned ugly in September. Hochevar, the Dodgers' top draft pick in 2005, remains unsigned, and there's no indication that will change. Although scouting director Logan White said the club hasn't written off Hochevar, he reiterated what he said at the time he took the Tennessee right-hander -- that he knew Hochevar might be unsignable. He felt it was a risk worth taking, because the club had forfeited its first-round pick and this was the only way to get a first-round talent without one.
White came close when Hochevar agreed to sign for $2.98 million before backing out of the deal while juggling agents. The Dodgers then withdrew their offer. While the Dodgers liked Hochevar enough to draft him twice, they also feel they are relatively loaded with pitching prospects.
Of course, the Dodgers are less loaded than they were four days ago.
Some background the Dodger-Hochevar negotiations can be found here and here.
http://tinyurl.com/7sam8
There's also an article on mlb.com written by Andre Ethier:
http://tinyurl.com/axemt
243 IP/143 H/102 BB/322K/ 59/75 Saves/34 Holds/ 2.44 ERA.
259 IP/187 H/104 BB/369 K/ 72/85 Saves/13 Holds/ 2.71 ERA.
The second line is Brad Lidge the first is Frankie Rodriquez, both came up and pitched briefly in 2002.
I always thought that one reason the Angels were not going to be in the free agent market was due to increases of Figgins, Lackey and Rodriquez who made all together a little more than 1.2 million and now at 6 million for just Lackey and Figgins, it stands to go up at least up to 10 million.
I am sure Stoneman is just waiting for Ersty's and Kennedy's 11.8 million to come up the books at the end of 2006.
2002- 45%
2003- 44%
2004- 26%
2005- 31%
Yadier on the other hand has gunned down 59% of the 56 SB attempts in 165 games. Must be that whole 8 year age difference thing.
In other news Dioner Navarro has not taken the rumors well- turning a ghostly pale:
http://tinyurl.com/d6eoz
And there was never any signal that DePo would have negotiated with Boras to sign Hochevar. Its a little early and there are no signs of the two sides even talking but remember how Boras and the Angels went down to the wire on the Jered Weaver signing. To me lets wait and see if Hochevar signs with an independent team in the spring.
It may have something to do with his former status as a Cuban ballplayer?
Wow that pic of Dioner is classic!
Doesn't mean we're not signing Molina, but a caution nonetheless.
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/
had the Baez trade about a week before it happened. They just didn't get the rest of the names right which they never do. At least we didn't end up with Toby Hall:)
We could hold a 100 yrd dash during the 7th inning strech. (Granted you would need a calendar instead of a stopwatch)
On tee shirt night we would only give away XXXXL tees.
See who can turn more doubles into singles.
Offer a $1M giveaway if either of them hits a triple during the season. Offer a $1B giveaway if either of them hits an insdie the park HR.
Endless possibilites I tell you.
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