According to Ken Gurnick of MLB.com, the Los Angeles Dodgers have optioned Dee Gordon to AAA. They promoted Eugenio Velez in Gordon’s place. Gordon got called up on June 6th in place of Rafael Furcal. With Furcal back, Gordon is being sent down to AAA. Velez previously played for the Blue Jays and the Giants [...]
07/04/11
According to the Los Angeles Dodgers’ official Twitter account, the team has signed infielder and outfielder Eugenio Velez, J.D. Closser and Juan Castro to Minor League deals with invitations to Major League Spring Training.
Velez, 28, is a lifetime .256/.300/.388 hitter with the San Francisco Giants over four seasons of big league experience.
Closser, 30, spent his [...]
12/13/10
Most of you may be watching the San Francisco Giant’s starting pitcher Madison Bumgarner take a lead into the 5th inning in Game 4 of the World Series. It’s safe say he’s been pretty dominant against the Texas Rangers hitters so far. He wasn’t always calm under pressure. Let’s rewind back to June of this [...]
11/01/10
Here’s a scary incident involving San Francisco Giants’ infielder Eugenio Velez getting hit in the head by a foul ball off the bat of Pat Burrell.
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Velez was taken out of the dugout on a stretcher.
07/25/10
6/10 14:39: Bumgarner was suspended by the Pacific Coast League for three games. It is possible that Bumgarner may be called up to the San Francisco Giants to take the place of injured pitcher Todd Wellemeyer and start on Tuesday. Andrew Baggarly of the San Jose Mercury News says pitcher Joe Martinez is another option.
6/8 [...]
06/10/10
The Associated Press reports that the San Francisco Giants have placed Aaron Rowand on the 15-day disabled list. Rowand was hit in the head by a fastball from Dodgers’ Vincente Padilla, leaving him with two small fractures in his left cheekbone and giving him a mild concussion.
“I didn’t want to go on the disabled list, [...]
04/18/10
Happy Thursday! Hope you haven’t given up on your team for the season yet. We’re only a few days in. Don’t stalk your General Manager just yet. Let’s see what we have for this morning:
Andrew Baggerly of the San Jose Mercury says that Houston Astros’ reliever Sammy Gervacio left Wednesday’s game with a shoulder injury [...]
04/08/10
According to the Associated Press, San Francisco Giant’s second baseman Freddy Sanchez has undergone left-shoulder surgery, and it is unclear if he will be ready by Opening Day.
“He’s going to be a little delayed,” Giant’s Manager Bruce Bochy said. “It’ll be close if he can go Opening Day or not.”
Sanchez, 32, was bothered by [...]
01/22/10