Pedro Beato, Baltimore Orioles, RP. Born 10/27/86, bats R, throws R, 6'6", 230 lbs. Beato, a native of the Dominican Republic, came to the United States at the age of 12 and went to high school in Brooklyn, where he excelled as a pitcher. He underwent Tommy John surgery in April of 2004, which greatly reduced his standing in the 2005 draft, as teams were leery of the recent injury. The Mets selected him in the 17th round, and when he emerged from his recovery throwing as well as ever, he became one of the highest-profile draft-and-follow players of his class. He and the Mets were unable to come to an agreement, and shortly thereafter the Orioles took him in the sandwich round and gave him a million dollar signing bonus. He started out well, even pitching in the 2007 Futures Game, but experienced a mysterious loss of velocity (probably mechanically-related) that dampened his standing as a prospect. His velocity is mostly back this season, and a move to the pen has re-energized his career. Beato throws a low-to-mid-90s fastball, a big curve, and an inconsistent change, and also experiments with various other pitches. At AA Bowie this year, he made the Eastern League's All-Star team on the strength of a 2.11 ERA, a 1.14 WHIP, and 50 strikeouts in 59 2/3 innings. He pitched a large number of multi-inning appearances and remained effective in spite of the extra work, giving him added tactical value as a potential bullpen option. - .bucsdugout.
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Deal #5: The "We Just Need This Player Out Of Here" Trade
Oliver Perez, New York Mets. Signed through 2011. $12 million.
For: --Carlos Lee, Houston Astros. Signed through 2012. $18.5 million per season. Owed $37 million total.
For - Chone Figgins, Seattle Mariners. Signed through 2013. Owed $26 million total.
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Hodges may be the original sentimental favorite among non-enshrined players. Perhaps the best defensive first baseman in big league history, with 370 home runs to boot, Hodges fostered his image as a core member of the iconic Boys of Summer Brooklyn Dodgers and became a tragic figure with his death at 48 in 1972. Since then, he’s had unsuccessful try after posthumous try at Cooperstown. Hodges may not be the best player outside the Hall of Fame, but together with Santo, I suspect he might be the most revered. - baseballpastandpresent.
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The Arizona Diamondbacks wrap up a busy day by coming to terms with J.J. Putz on a two-year, $10 million contract. Putz rebounded from an injury filled 2009 to post great strikeout and walk numbers for the White Sox in 2010. It’s been three seasons since he was an effective closer, however, so we’ll see how he does in his return to the role. - baseballmusings.
Philadelphia Phillies (0) at New York Mets (0), 18 innings - Twice since 1920 have two pitchers exceeded a Game Score of 110 in the same contest. The first was the Leon Cadore/Joe Oeschger duel discussed in Part 1 of our series. This is the second such game. This was also the second game of the evening at Shea Stadium. Jim Bunning held the Mets to two singles in the first, handing them their 110th loss of the season, a 6-0 whitewashing. It was a rough night for the home team. The Mets went a combined 11-for-88 in the two games and failed to score in 27 innings. Both Short and Gardner got into trouble almost immediately in the nightcap. The Phillies had runners at second and third with one out in the first inning, but Dick Stuart struck out and Alex Johnson flied out to end the frame. The Mets put runners at the corners in the bottom half, but Short struck out rookie Ron Swoboda looking to escape unscathed. - hardballtimes
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