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October 30, 2009
Homegrown Starting Pitchers, Updated
A list of starting pitchers developed by AL West teams during the Wild Card era. Criteria for listing: Player originally drafted or signed by the respective team, pitched 162 innings (or one inning per team game in strike years), and not yet eligible for free agency.
| Year | Texas | Los Angeles | Oakland | Seattle |
2009 |
Scott Feldman | John Lackey, Joe Saunders, Jered Weaver |
Trevor Cahill | Felix Hernandez |
2008 | - | John Lackey, Ervin Santana, Joe Saunders, Jered Weaver | - | Felix Hernandez |
2007 | - | John Lackey | Joe Blanton | Felix Hernandez |
2006 | - | John Lackey, Ervin Santana | Joe Blanton, Barry Zito | Felix Hernandez, Gil Meche, Joel Pineiro |
2005 | - | John Lackey | Joe Blanton, Barry Zito | Ryan Franklin, Joel Pineiro |
2004 | - | John Lackey | Rich Harden, Tim Hudson, Mark Mulder, Barry Zito | Ryan Franklin, Joel Pineiro |
2003 | - | John Lackey, Ramon Ortiz, Jarrod Washburn | Tim Hudson, Mark Mulder, Barry Zito | Ryan Franklin, Gil Meche, Joel Pineiro |
2002 | - | Ramon Ortiz, Jarrod Washburn | Tim Hudson, Mark Mulder, Barry Zito | - |
2001 | Doug Davis | Ramon Ortiz, Scott Schoeneweis, Jarrod Washburn | Tim Hudson, Mark Mulder, Barry Zito | - |
2000 | - | Scott Schoeneweis | Tim Hudson | - |
1999 | - | - | - | - |
1998 | - | - | - | - |
1997 | Darren Oliver | Jason Dickson | - | - |
1996 | Darren Oliver, Roger Pavlik | - | - | - |
1995 | Roger Pavlik | - | - | - |
1994 | Kevin Brown, Kenny Rogers | - | Todd Van Poppel | Dave Fleming |
Posted by Lucas at 09:40 AM
October 24, 2009
Weekend Photo
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Posted by Lucas at 12:35 PM
October 22, 2009
Grilli, Richardson Outrighted
Texas waived pitcher JASON GRILLI and catcher KEVIN RICHARDSON and outrighted them to AAA.
Grilli held opponents to a .216 batting average but was walk-prone (12%), fly-prone, and allowed 12 of 21 hits for extra bases. He was entering his second year of arbitration, having signed for $800,000 last spring with Colorado to avoid an arbitration hearing. Given that he’d receive at least a million next year, Texas decided to cut bait. Grilli almost certainly won’t accept his assignment.
Richardson is a nice story, making the Majors as an undrafted free agent in his eighth year of pro ball. He doesn’t hit for average or draw too many walks but has some pop. Richardson was a six-year minor-league free agent last winter and chose to stay in Texas; he might do so again if extended an offer.
Texas now has 42 players on its 40-man roster if including players still on the 60-day Disabled List, or 35 if dropping all the free agents.
UPDATE on 29 October: Texas signed Richardson to a minor-league deal. And there was much rejoicing.
Posted by Lucas at 12:26 PM