Littleton in; Morlan out
Brewers claim Wes Littleton from Boston and offer Morlan back to Tampa. The Rays haven't decided if they'll take him back.
I really wasn't hoping that Morlan would make the team, but I hope the Rays don't take him back; he's still got a good arm. The bullpen competition is already pretty crowded so I don't see why they claimed Littleton.
EDITOR'S NOTE: Littleton was in the Rangers organization from 2003-2008.
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This is just puzzling—not the DFAing of Morlan, the claiming of Wes Littleton.
I’m wondering why the Sox traded for him in the first place, to be honest. (And the number of African-Americans on the Red Sox 40-man roster drops to 0, afaik.)
BUT
he wasn’t a Ranger under Melvin’s tenure… so does it really count against Melvin’s Ranger quota?
by Saberilliterate on Mar 17, 2009 6:34 PM CDT up reply actions
The team needs someone to save those 30-3 games.
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Littleton
According to BP, he’s 26, RHP, and a side-armer who generates ground-ball outs. Doesn’t overwhelm righties, but also doesn’t get lit up by lefties, either.
Isn't that what Joe Bateman is/was for?
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Right
But Bateman was never a Ranger.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
R.J. liked him when he was traded to Boston
Rangers trade Wes Littleton to Boston for two players to be named later or cash.
Imagine my surprise when, right before I went to hit submit, a trade went down. The only weakness the Red Sox had last season was their middle relief unit. Theo Epstein and company have made an effort to improve that aspect with both of their trades this off-season; first, Ramon Ramirez, and now the 26-year-old Cal State Fullerton standout Littleton. Since 2006, Littleton has pitched in 80 games, amassing 102.3 innings, and a mid-4 FIP. Triple-A success hasn’t quite translated over, but there’s reason to be optimistic about Wes all the same. In only 18 innings last season Littleton had a mere 61.6% strand rate. That’s going to regress this season. For the first time in his majors career some of the strikeout ability carried over; seven per nine last season, career average of 4.84. If he can continue generating strikeouts and groundballs with his 88 MPH fastball, mid-70’s slider, and occasional change-up, Littleton’s going to be a pretty nice get.
http://www.beyondtheboxscore.com/2008/11/28/674922/transactions-worth-mention
I’m liking the 8.5 k/9 rate last year in 61 minor league innings.
The artist formerly known as jihad.
Morlan reclaimed by Tampa
if you were curious. It looks like we tried to work out a trade, but Tampa didn’t bite. (courtesy of TBTSNBN)
"I will agree that the attitude [at BCB] is ridiculous and they have done so much to instigate animosity and then block us from responding. Real mature!"
"We tried to work out a trade" in this case
probably translates to, “Hey Friedman, you heard of this great young catcher, Palmisano?”
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Mar 21, 2009 10:34 PM CDT up reply actions
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