Options for After the Season (Players)

These will just be for the outfielders:

LF Carl Crawford has a 10 million club option with a 1.25 million buyout with the Tampa Bay Rays.
LF Manny Ramirez has a 20 million club option with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
CF Coco Crisp has a 8 million club option with a 500K buyout with the Kansas City Royals.
RF Jermaine Dye has a 12 million mutual option with a 1 million buyout with the Chicago White Sox.
RF Geoff Jenkins has a 7.5 million mutual option with a 1.25 million buyout with no team.
RF Magglio Ordonez has a 18 million club/vesting option with a 3 million buyout with the Detroit Tigers.
RF Austin Kearns has a 10 million club option with a 1 million buyout with the Washington Nationals.

Tomorrow I will have player options for starting pitchers.

Options for After the Season (Players)

This will just be catchers and the infield positions:

C Michael Barrett has a club option for the Toronto Blue Jays.
C Victor Martinez has a 7.7 million club option with a 250K buyout with the Boston Red Sox.
C Ramon Hernandez has a 8 million club option with a 1 million buyout with the Cincinnati Reds.
C Miguel Olivo has a 3,25 mutual option with the Kansas City Royals.
C Yorvit Torrealba has a 4 million mutual option with a 500K buyout with the Colorado Rockies.
C Jason Varitek has a 5 million club option/3 million player option plus incentives with the Boston Red Sox.
C Gregg Zaun has a 2 million club option with a 500K buyout with the Tampa Bay Rays.
1B Frank Catalanotto has a 5 million club option with a 2 million buyout with the Milwaukee Brewers.
1B Ross Gload has a 2.6 million club option with the Florida Marlins.
1B Chad Tracy has a 7 million option with a 1 million buyout with the Arizona Diamondbacks.
1B Dmitri Young has a 6 million option if has 500 plate appearances in 09 with the Washington Nationals
2B Akinori Iwamura has a 8 million club option with a 600K buyout, option vests with 600 plate appearances with the Tampa Bay Rays.
2B Freddy Sanchez has a 8 million club option with a 600K buyout, vests with 600 plate appearances with the San Francisco Giants.
SS Alex Gonzalez has a 6 million mutual option with a 500K buyout with the Boston Red Sox.
SS Jack Wilson has a 8.4 million club option with a 600K buyout with the Seattle Mariners.
3B Pedro Feliz has a 5 million club option with a 500K buyout with the Philadelphia Phillies.
3B Melvin Mora has a 8 million club option with a 1 million buyout with the Houston Astros.

Tomorrow I will have the outfielders that have options.

B & G's 9/1/09

Baseballs:

**Chris Davis, Texas Rangers-Game One- Chris had a good evening, he went 3-4 and drove in 2 runs, giving him 40 RBIs. Chris is now hitting .214.

**Aubrey Huff, Detroit Tigers- Aubrey finished the night 2-2 with 2 walks and he drove in 3 runs, giving him 76 RBIs. Aubrey is now hitting .245.

**Cole Hamels, Philadelphia Phillies- Cole threw a complete game shutout, 1 2 hitter, he walked 1 and struck out 9. Cole won his 8Th game of the year and he now has a 4.26 ERA.

**Tim Hudson, Atlanta Braves- Tim came back to the Major Leagues in over a year, battling Tommy John surgery and he was effective, going 5 1/3 innings, giving up 2 runs (2 earned), he walked 3 and struck out 5. Hudson now has a 3.38 ERA.

**Craig Tatum, Cincinnati Reds- Craig finished the night 2-4, driving in 4 runs, giving him 6 RBIs. Craig is now hitting .148.

**Jorge Posada, New York Yankees- Jorge went 2-4 with a walk, he hit 2 Home Runs, giving him 19 on the season, he drove in 3 runs, giving him 66 RBIs and now Jorge is hitting .280.

**Kevin Youkilis, Boston Red Sox- Kevin finished the night 2-4 and hit his 23rd Home Run of the season, driving in 2 runs, giving him 79 RBIs. Youkilis is now hitting .310.

**Randy Wells, Chicago Cubs- Randy became the first rookie Pitcher since Kerry Wood to win 10 games or more, and he did it by completely being in control. Wood threw 6 2/3 innings, giving up 1 run (0 earned), he walked 2 and struck out 4. Randy now has a 2.90 ERA, winning his 10Th game.

**Matt Holliday, St. Louis Cardinals- Matt finished the night 2-4 with his 20Th Home Run of the season, driving in 3 runs, giving him 89 RBIs. Matt is now hitting .310.

**Jose Morales, Minnesota Twins- Jose hit the walk off single to drive in his 5Th run of the year and he now is hitting .353.

**Josh Hamilton, Texas Rangers, Game Two- Josh finished the night 2-4 with 2 Home Runs, he now has 10 on the year. he drove in 3 runs, giving him 49 RBIs. Josh is now hitting .269.

**Todd Helton, Colorado Rockies- Todd went 2-4 and hit his 14Th Home Run of the season, he drove in 3 runs, giving him 73 RBIs. Helton is now hitting .327.

**Clayton Richard, San Diego Padres- Clayton threw 6 2/3 innings, giving up 1 run (1 earned), he walked 2, struck out 6 and now has a 4.61 ERA, winning his 8Th game.

**Alberto Callaspo, Kansas City Royals- Alberto went 2-4 and drove in 2 runs, including hitting the leading runs to win the game. Callaspo now has 52 RBIs and is hitting .294.

**Doug Fister, Seattle Mariners- Doug threw 7 1/3 innings, giving up 1 run (1 earned), he walked 2, struck out 2 and Doug won his 2Nd game and now has a 2.94 ERA.

**Matt Kemp, Los Angeles Dodgers- Matt went 2-3 with a walk and hit his 23rd Home Run of the season, he drove in his 87Th run too and is hitting .316.

Goofballs:

**Blue Jays Defense- Not a very well played game, 3 errors causing 1 unearned run to score. John McDonald committed his 3rd error of the season and Aaron Hill committed 2 errors, giving him 6 on the year.

**Carlos Carrasco, Cleveland Indians- Not a good Major League debut, he lasted 3 innings, giving up 6 runs (6 earned), he walked 3, struck out 3, and now has given up 3 Home Runs. Carlos now has a 18.00 ERA.

**Giants Offense- A 2 hitter, putting Hamels in complete control the entire game.

**Marlins Offense- Had no answers for Braves pitching. 3 runs on 8 hits, leaving 6 men on base and striking out 10 times.

**Charlie Morton, Pittsburgh Pirates- Charlie worked 5 innings, giving up 6 runs (6 earned), he walked 4, struck out 1 and now has a 5.43 ERA, losing his 7Th game of the season.

**Chris Ray, Baltimore Orioles- Chris blew the lead for the Orioles, he threw 1/3 of an inning, giving up 3 runs (3 earned), he didn't walk anyone and struck out 1, while also giving up 2 Home Runs. Chris now has a 6.75 ERA.

**Rays Defense- This team is starting to slip more and more, they sort of had to sweep the Sox just to get back into the race. But what hurt them was their defense, 3 errors that allowed 3 unearned runs to score. Carl Crawford (4Th), Akinori Iwamura (6Th), and Carlos Pena (10Th) were the culprits. Manager Joe Madden is getting more gray hairs as we speak.

**Astros Offense- They scored 1 run on 8 hits, they have walked 3 and struck out 8. The Astros left 8 men on base.

**David Weathers, Milwaukee Brewers- David lost his 5Th game, threw 2/3 of an inning, giving up 2 runs (2 earned), he walked 1, and didn't strike anyone out. Weathers now has a 3.58 ERA.

**Matt Thornton, Chicago White Sox- Matt threw 1/3 of an inning, giving up 1 run (1 earned), he didn't walk anyone and struck out 1. Matt has a 2.72 ERA.

**Blue Jays Offense, Game Two- 2 runs on 6 hits, they walked 4 times and struck out 5.
**Mike Pelfrey, New York Mets- Only lasted 4 inning, giving up 6 runs (5 earned), he walked 5, struck out 4 and he has a 5.03 ERA, losing his 10Th game of the year.

**Josh Willingham, Washington Nationals- Struck out 4 times.

**Jay Marshall, Oakland Athletics- Jay lost his 2Nd game, did not retire anyone and gave up 2 runs (2 earned). Jay now has a 14.73 ERA.

**Angels Offense- 1 run on 6 hits, they walked 2 times, struck out 3 and left 4 men on base.

**Mark Reynolds, Arizona Diamondbacks- Mark went 0-5 and struck out 3 times. He is hitting .275 on the year.

PTBNL's in a Couple Deals, Other Notes...

The Cardinals sign closer Ryan Franklin through 2011, lefty reliever Trever Mller through 2010 with vesting option for 2011.

The Rays acquire 2B Sean Rodriguez as the PTBNL in the Scott Kazmir trade from the Angels.

Rodriguez has split time from the majors and Triple A and is a good utility guy.

The Diamondbacks acquire pitcher Kevin Mulvey as the PTBNL in the Joe Rauch trade from the Twins.

Kevin Mulvey was a player the Twins got in the Johnan Santana trade.

I'll get you updated.

B & G's 8/31/09

Baseballs:

**Carlos Pena, Tampa Bay Rays- Carlos went 3-5 and hit his 38Th Home Run of the season, driving in 4 runs, giving him 96 RBIs and Pena is now hitting .223.

**Drew Stubbs, Cincinnati Reds- Game One- Drew finished the first game 2-4 and he set the tone with a lead off Home Run, his 2Nd of the season, and he now has 4 RBIs. Drew is hitting .232.

**Brandon Phillips, Cincinnati Reds- Game Two- Brandon finished the night 3-4 and he hit his 18Th Home Run of the year, drove in 2 runs, giving him 81 RBIs. Brandon is now hitting .268.

**Andy Pettitte, New York Yankees- Andy took a no hitter into the 7Th inning. He threw 8 strong innings, giving up 1 run (1 earned), he didn't walk anyone and struck out 8. Andy now has a 4.03 ERA, winning his 12Th game.

**Kenshin Kawakimi, Atlanta Braves- 6 strong innings, giving up 1 run (1 earned), he didn't walk anyone and struck out 5. Kenshin now has a 3.97 ERA.

**Carlos Lee, Houston Astros- Carlos finished the night 2-4, he hit his 22Nd Home Run of the season, drove in 4 runs, giving him 85 RBIs, and he is now hitting .308.

**Nick Blackburn, Minnesota Twins- 7 strong innings, gaining ground on the Tigers. He gave up 1 run (1 earned), he did not walk anyone and struck out 7. Nick now has a 4.16 ERA and he won his 9Th game of the year.

**Adam Lind, Toronto Blue Jays- Adam went 3-5 and hit 2 Home Runs, giving him 27 on the year. He drove in 8 runs, giving him 89 RBIs. Adam is now hitting .303.

**Tim Stauffer, San Diego Padres- Tim threw 6 2/3 innings, giving up 1 run (1 earned), he walked 3, struck out 5 and won his 3rd game. Tim now has a 3.76 ERA.

**Rajai Davis, Oakland Athletics- Davis finished the evening 2-4 and drove in 2 runs, giving him 31 RBIs. Rajai also stole his 30Th base and is now hitting .293.

**Vladimir Guerrero, LA Angels- Guerrero went 3-4 with 2 Home Runs, giving him 13 on the year. He drove in 4 runs, giving him 38 RBIs. He led the Angels' charge against the Mariners. Vladdy is now hitting .307.

**Rusty Ryal, Arizona Diamondbacks- Rusty went 1-5 but that hit was his 2Nd Home Run of the season, a solo shot giving the D-Backs the lead. Rusty has 2 RBIs and is hitting .290.

Goofballs:

**Jarrod Washburn, Detroit Tigers- Jarrod went 5 2/3 innings, giving up 8 runs (8 earned), he walked 3, struck out 2, and he gave up 2 Home Runs. Washburn now has a 3.55 ERA.

**Jesse Chavez, Pittsburgh Pirates- Game One- Threw the wild pitch that allowed the winning run to score. He three 2/3 of an inning, giving up 1 run (1 earned), he lost his 4Th game and now has a 3.90 ERA.

**Pirates Offense- Game Two- No clutch hitting tonight, they scored 3 runs, 8 hits, walked 1 time, and struck out 9. They left 8 men on base.

**Orioles Offense- 1 run on 3 hits at the plate, they walked 1 time and struck out 9.

**Hanley Ramirez, Florida Marlins- Hanley struck out 3 times and went 0-4, hitting .356.

**Rich Harden, Chicago Cubs- Rich lasted 5 innings, giving up 5 runs (5 earned), he walked an amazing 6 men and struck out 9. Rich lost his 8Th game and he now has a 4.19 ERA.

**Chicago White Sox- I guess they are throwing in the towel this season, they just traded Jim Thome to the Los Angeles Dodgers and unloaded Jose Contreras to the Rockies. The Sox offense didn't help matters, they scored 1 run and struck out 10 times.

**Derek Holland, Texas Rangers- Derek lasted 3 innings, giving up 10 runs (10 earned), he walked 3, and struck out 1. Derek lost his 9Th game and now has a 5.63 ERA.

**Washington Nationals Offense- No clutch hitting, 3 runs on 8 hits, 3 walks, and 7 strikeouts, leaving 8 men on base.

**Luke Hochever, Kansas City Royals- Luke threw 5 1/3 innings, giving up 7 runs (6 earned), he walked 4, struck out 5 and he now has a 5.74 ERA, losing his 8Th game.

**Luke French, Seattle Mariners- Threw 5 innings, giving up 7 runs (7 earned), he didn't walk anyone, struck out 3 and now has a 4.62 ERA, losing his 4Th game.

**Dodgers Offense- 3 runs on just 5 hits, they walked 2 times and struck out 4. The Dodgers left 4 men on base.

August Trades...

*The Dodgers acquire pitcher Jon Garland from the Diamondbacks for a PTBNL on August 31st.
*The Dodgers also acquire DH Jim Thome from the White Sox for 1 prospect on August 31st.
*The Rockies acquire pitcher Jose Contereas from the White Sox for 1 prospect on August 31st.
*The Yankees acquire OF Freddy Guzman from the Orioles for PTBNL on August 31st.
*The Dodgers acquire 2B Ronnie Belliard from the Nationals for 1 prospect and a PTBNL on August 30th.
*The Red Sox acquire OF Joey Gathright from the Orioles for a PTBNL or cash on August 29th.
*The Angels acquire pitcher Scott Kazmir from the Rays for 2 prospects and a PTBNL on August 28th.
*The Twins acquire relief pitcher Joe Rauch from the Diamondbacks for a PTBNL on August 28th.
*The Twins acquire relief pitcher Ron Mahay from the Royals on August 28th.
*The Red Sox acquire relief pitcher Billy Wagner from the Mets for 2 prospects on August 25th.
*The Mariners acquire utility man Bill Hall and Cash from the Brewers for 1 prospect on August 19th
*The Rangers acquire catcher Ivan Rodriguez from the Astros for 2 prospects on August 18th.
*The Tigers acquire 1B/DH Aubrey Huff from the Orioles for 1 prospect on August 17th.
*The Red Sox acquire SS Alex Gonzalez from the Reds for 1 prospect on August 14th.
*The White Sox acquire OF Alex Rios from the Blue Jays for salary relief on August 10th.
*The Rays acquire catcher Greg Zaun from the Orioles for a PTBNL or cash on August 7th.
*The Twins acquire pitcher Carl Pavano from the Indians for a PTBNL on August 7th.
*The Yankees acquire pitcher Chad Gaudin from the Padres for a PTBNL on August 6th.
*The Mets re-acquire Anderson Hernandez from the Nationals for 1 prospect on August 6th.

That was all the trades that happen this month.

Jon Garland Might be on the Move...

Update 9:17: Jon Garland to the Rockies, is most likely not going to happen due to the asking price the Diamondbacks want for him. The Rockies said they will take on the contract but that was not enough. The Dodgers are still in the running for Garland.

Update 9:03: Buster Olney is reporting the Yankees are not that serious about Jon Garland.

Jon Heyman is reporting that the Yankees and the Rockies are the 2 teams that inquired about pitcher Jon Garland. He also states that the Rockies are the favorites of the Yankees but will most likely stay in Arizona.I will keep you updated.

Marlins DFA Luis Ayala...

Tonight the Marlins DFA relief pitcher Luis Ayala to make room for 1 of there top prospects OF Cameron Maybin on the 40 man roster.

Ayala had a era in the 11 for the Marlins in 10 games this year.

Yanks Acquire Freddy Guzman

The Yankees have acquired speedy outfielder Freddy Guzman from the Orioles for the famous PTBNL.

Teams Interersted in Cameron

There has been interest in Brewers center-fielder Mike Cameron, and Heyman believes that the Tigers may be one of the teams that checked in on him. Yo may remember that Cameron cleared trade waivers last week.

Around the MLB on Monday...

Cubs pitchers Rich Harden and Aaron Heilman are staying put and not getting traded.

The Royals extend GM Dayton Moore though 2014.

The Giants are strongly pursuing pitcher Brad Penny and are the favorites to land him.

More to come...

B & G's 8/30/09

Baseballs:

**Sean West, Florida Marlins- Sean threw 6 strong innings, giving up 3 runs (1 earned), he walked 2, struck out 7. Sean won his 6Th game and now has a 4.22 ERA.

**Matt Kemp,Los Angeles Dodgers- Matt finished the day 1-4 with a walk and a sacrifice fly, he hit his 21st Home Run to give the Dodgers the lead in the 12Th inning, he drove in 2 runs, which gives him 85 RBIs. He is hitting .315.

**Mark Teixeira, New York Yankees- Mark went 1-3 with a sacrifice fly, he hit his 32Nd Home Run, drove in 4 runs, giving him 101 RBIs and is now hitting .284.

**Placido Polanco, Detroit Tigers- Polanco went 1-4 and hit a big 3 run Home Run to give the Tigers the lead in the 8Th inning. It's his 8Th shot of the year and now he has 58 RBIs and is hitting .268.

**Brian Matusz, Baltimore Orioles- The young rookie dominated Indians hitting, throwing 7 innings, giving up 1 run (1 earned), he walked 1, and struck out 8. Brian now has a 5.28 ERA with 3 wins.

**Paul Byrd, Boston Red Sox- Byrdman came back and pitched for the Sox and the guy was brilliant. He worked 6 shutout innings, walking 3 men, and striking out 1. Paul starts his 2009 year with a 0.00 ERA and winning his 1st game.

**Jeff Suppan, Milwaukee Brewers- Jeff threw 6 strong innings, giving up 1 run (1 earned), he walked 3 men and struck out 1 lowering his ERA to 5.20, winning his 6Th game of the year.

**Adam Wainwright, St. Louis Cardinals- Adam won his 16Th game by throwing 6 strong innings, giving up 1 run (1 earned), he walked 3 men and struck out 7. Adam now has a 2.47 ERA.

**Nelson Figueroa, New York Mets- Came in and threw 7 strong innings, giving up 1 run (1 earned), he walked 2, and struck out 10. Nelson also went 1-3 and drove in a run, his 3rd RBI. Nelson is hitting .333 and now has a 4.50 ERA.

**Jason Kubel, Minnesota Twins- Jason went 2-3 with a walk, he hit his 21st Home Run of the season, drove in 2 runs, giving him 75 RBIs. Jason is hitting .301 on the season.

**John Lackey, LA Angels- John threw 8 strong innings, giving up 1 run (0 earned), he walked 2 and struck out 6. Lackey won his 100Th career win, 9Th of the season. John has a 3.92 ERA.

**Edgar Renteria, San Francisco Giants- Edgar went 3-4 and hit the game winner, a grand slam Home Run, his 4Th of the season. Edgar drove in 5 runs, giving him 47 RBIs and is now hitting .264.

**John Hester, Arizona Diamondbacks- John went 2-3 at the plate and drove in his 3rd run. John is now hitting .750.

**Zack Greinke, Kansas City Royals- Zack threw a 1 hit shutout, only had 2 base runners reach base with 1 walk and 5 strikeouts. Zack now has a 2.32 ERA, winning his 13Th game.

**Joe Blanton, Philadelphia Phillies- Joe threw 7 strong innings, giving up 1 run (1 earned), he walked 4 and struck out 7. Joe won his 9Th game and now has a 3.77 ERA.

Goofballs:

**Padres Offense- 4 runs on 10 hits, 4 walks, and 8 strikeouts, leaving 9 men on base.

**Reds Offense- Even in a 12 inning game, they only had 2 runs, 8 hits, 4 walks, and 20 strikeouts. Joey Votto struck out 4 times himself.

**Randy Williams, Chicago White Sox- Randy threw 1/3 of an inning, giving up 4 runs (4 earned), he walked 2, didn't strike anyone out and now has a 7.84 ERA.

**Grant Balfour, Tampa Bay Rays- Lost his 3rd game, giving up 1 inning, surrendering 2 runs (2 earned), he walked 1, struck out 1 and now has a 4.45 ERA.

**Indians Offense- 2 runs on only 7 hits, they walked 2 times and struck out 9, leaving 6 men on base.

**Blue Jays Offense- Were shutout, only getting 5 hits, they left 4 men on base.

**Pirates Offense- 1 run on 9 hits, they walked 4 and struck out 3. The Pirates left 8 men on base.

**Nationals Offense- 1 run on 4 hits, they walked 5, and struck out 10.

**Carlos Zambrano, Chicago Cubs- Carlos threw 3 1/3 innings, giving up 11 hits, 4 runs (3 earned), he didn't walk anyone and struck out 3. Carlos lost for the 6Th time and now has a 3.91 ERA, committed his 3rd error of the season.

**C.J. Wilson, Texas Rangers- Wilson blew the lead, throwing 1 inning, giving up 3 runs (3 earned), he walked 1 and struck out 1. C.J. now has a 3.30 ERA, losing his 6Th game.

**Jay Marshall, Oakland Athletics- Jay gave up 5 runs (5 earned) in 1 2/3 innings. Marshall now has a 12.27 ERA.

**Juan Rincon, Colorado Rockies- Rincon didn't retire anyone, he gave up 3 runs (3 earned), he walked 1 and didn't strike anyone out. Juan now has a 6.28 ERA.

**Astros Offense- 3 runs on 7 hits, 2 walks, and 8 strikeouts, leaving 6 men on base.

**Mariners Offense- Only 2 base runners reach base, so they had no answers for Zack Greinke.

**Braves Offense- 2 runs on 5 hits, 4 walks, and 8 strikeouts, leaving 6 men on base. They couldn't get that big clutch hit to change the game.