7:05 start for Paul Maholm against perhaps the most exciting pitcher in the game in Tim Lincecum.
The Post-Gazette is reporting that the Pirates have offered extensions to Freddy Sanchez and Jack Wilson.
No word on finances or length,but unless they are going to take a huge discount-I wouldn't do this.
Sanchez has rebounded with the bat this season to past form,but turns 32 after the seasons end and with his well known issues with his clubfoot could age faster than the average middle infielder.
Wilson is a fan favorite,also turns 32 before next season and honestly isn't a whole lot more than an league average shortstop that has been overpaid in the last contract he signed.
Sanchez is at his highest trade value right now,with a year to go on his deal and playing very well,this is the right time to move him,while Wilson could be valuable to a contender that needs a steady player,not a difference maker.
I am open to this until I would see the terms,but on surface-I cannot say I fully back this idea...
Tyler Yates will miss the rest of the season and some of the next with Tommy John surgery.
Yates was ineffective this year and has always battled control issues.
Sorry,count me as a non-believer in Garrett Jones.
This appears to to me to be a first time around the league issue and Jones will not be a long term fix.
Bullpen Note
The Devils added a depth defenseman for the parent club that could also be a solid veteran presence for the Lowell Devils with the signing of Cory Murphy.
Murphy spent time with both Tampa and Florida last season and wont be a difference maker for the Devs,but will be more like a Jay Leach type for the team.
Back tomorrow with the expected Lincecum whipping and On the signing front with some catching up from visits to Hagerstown and Frederick....
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Doug Benc-NHL.com
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