Tuesday, June 4, 2013

Espinosa to DL, H-Rod and Duke DFA'd



[Updated 6:07 p.m.]

Returning home a game below .500 after a series loss against the Atlanta Braves, the Nationals made major roster moves on Tuesday in attempt to right the ship.

Second baseman Danny Espinosa was sent to the 15-day disabled list (retroactive to June 3), and relief pitchers Henry Rodgriguez and Zach Duke were designated for assignment. Called up to replace them were infielder Anthony Rendon from the Syracuse Chiefs and relief pitcher Ian Krol from the Harrisburg Senators. Outfielder Jayson Werth was also activated from the disabled list.

“It was a tough day for me,” manager Davey Johnson said. “Any time you have to designate a couple of your family to the waiver list, it’s tough. You feel a little lost that you couldn’t have put them in situations to get better. So it hurts, it hurts both ways.”

It has nothing to do with trying something different,” general manager Mike Rizzo said. “It’s putting the best 25 out there at this particular time to help us win baseball games. 

When the clubhouse opened on Tuesday afternoon, Espinosa’s locker was completely cleaned out. Rodriguez was packing up his things and headed for the waiver wire. Duke was nowhere to be seen.

Espinosa headlines the Nats’ moves as the second baseman was a mainstay in the team’s lineup for the last three seasons. He will take some time off to rest his fractured right wrist and will now see the Nats’ hand specialist in Baltimore. He will have MRIs done on both his wrist and left shoulder, which was discovered to have a torn rotator cuff in the offseason.

“He didn’t want anyone to look at it and then when we X-rayed it we found out it was broke,” Johnson said. “He was playing right through it. But the rest will do him good and I’m sure he’ll come back strong.”

Espinosa played 158 games in 2011 and 160 in 2012, despite struggling with a .230 career batting average. He played through the shoulder injury in 2012 and saw his production slip, a slump that carried over into the 2013 season. Through 44 games this year Espinosa is hitting just .158.

Rizzo said a stint in the minors once Espinosa is healthy is not out of the question.

We finally put Danny on the disabled list to clean up all the wrist questions that we had and for him to rehab and then go down to the minor leagues, with a healthy wrist, go down there and work on the mental side of hitting,” he said.

Rodriguez and Duke had both experienced major troubles this season out of the Nats’ bullpen. They will now have three days to pass through waivers. If they do, the Nats then have seven days to either trade, release, or outright them to the majors.

Rodriguez held a 4.00 ERA through 17 games and recently gave up the winning run in the Nats’ loss to the Braves on Saturday night. 

“Henry’s got a great arm,” Johnson said. “He had a little bit of a problem with his elbow, corrected that, but his command hadn’t come back to the point where we felt that comfortable moving forward. I’m sure he’ll also get picked up and that’s a good pickup because he can help a lot of ballclubs.”

“It’s very difficult,” Rizzo said. “He was a guy we traded for, we liked at the time to trade, we thought that we could make him an impact-type of reliever and it just didn’t work out for us.

Duke held the worst ERA of all Nats pitchers this season at 8.71 with 20 earned runs in just 12 appearances. He was picked up last season by the Nationals and impressed late in the year, but could not carry it over into 2013. He will also have the chance of finding another team through the waiver wire.

“Duke, I really like him as a starter,” Johnson said. “The starting staff we’ve got, I haven’t needed a lot of longmen.”

“His situation was very tough. Having to start an inning maybe once every ten days or so, that’s very difficult. He relies on change of speeds and location and stuff. He’s a guy that has been starting his whole life. I feel confident he’ll probably get picked up to start somewhere.”

Rendon rejoins the Nationals after a brief stint with the club earlier in the season. He was called up to make his major league debut on April 21 with Ryan Zimmerman on the disabled list, but sent back down after playing against Atlanta on May 2. Through eight MLB games this season he holds a .240 average with two runs and an RBI.

Johnson was impressed with Rendon in spring training and in the eight games he played with the Nats this season. Johnson had Steve Lombardozzi starting at second base on Tuesday, but the rookie could see some time there soon.

Rendon showed that he had an awfully good bat potential,” Johnsons said. “He was an awfully good third baseman and I’m sure he’d be pretty good over there at second, too. I’ll be looking at all the options.

Rendon played third in college, but has spent time at second in Washington’s minor league system. He said second base was his first position in Little League and that could help the transition.

I feel comfortable there. I grew up playing second base,” he said. 

“That was actually my first position growing up because I was always the small guy on the team so they just threw me at second base. I guess it kind of brings back memories of, you know, doing the same stuff over there. Brings me back to being a kid.”

Krol is called up to the majors for the first time after impressing at Double-A Harrisburg with a 0.69 ERA through 21 games. He was acquired by the Nats in an offseason trade that sent Michael Morse to the Seattle Mariners. It was a three-team trade that brought Krol over from the Oakland Athletics after four years in their minor league system.

Ian Krol in Double-A has really shown that he’s got good stuff,” Rizzo said. “He’s got the mental makeup to throw the ball over the plate with good stuff and his ability to get out both left-handers and right-handers made him a real interesting option for us.”

80 comments:

SFNats said...

Um...wow

Marc said...

Ditto!

baseballswami said...

Mark- a lot is being made of the cleaned out locker. Is that the usual for DL or not??

Ghost Of Steve M. said...

About d*** time. What took you so long!

Anonymous said...

The bullpen moves must have to help team morale. It just can't be good when a pitcher (Duke or HRod) comes in and you just know that disaster is lurking. As for Espinosa, I hope they take a long-term view and get the shoulder surgery out of the way. Better to write off this year for him than to continue to wait and see and then decide to do it after a year of miserable offensive production.

TimDz said...

Espi will get surgery on the should by the end of the month. I think the 15 day DL was to get his attention....

Constant Reader said...

Thought Boz had a better idea yesterday. Rendon spends a month as a full-time 2B at Syracuse until the 4th of July and then if it looks like he's ready and Lombo isn't hitting .350, then you bring him up. Why not Corey Brown for week?

Not complaining in the least to see the plug pulled on all three.

David Proctor said...

Ry Zim on Danny Espinosa: "I think the league has adjusted to him and now he has to adjust back." #Nats

Doesn't sound like Zimmmerman thinks Danny is suffering due to injury.

baseballswami said...

Interesting that it's very carefully stated as DL for the wrist. I was truly afraid he would get booed at Nats Park tonight.

NattieNation13 said...

amen. was just thinking to myself, "hey, espi could be REJOINING the squad today if he just went on the DL six weeks ago when he fractured his wrist in the first place!" love all the fresh blood in the clubhouse. reminds me of last year when we turned to our farm and got big production from Harper and Moore. a little worried that Rendon hasnt taken enough reps at 2nd to turn a safe double play, but apparently Tony Beasley says he is ready, and he knows better than I!

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Tcostant said...

Danny Espinosa to the DL - about time.

Not sure why we just didn't give Romero a chance rather than bring up Krol? I think HRod was pitch a little better lately, but I'm fine with that move.

BTW - Favey is wrong, no way does Duke get claimed (remember when Davey though Young would get a ML job).

waddu eye no said...

Overdue Times 3.

waddu eye no said...

Overdue Times 3.

Tcostant said...

I'm meant "Davey" was wrong...

ruggeds1000 said...

this is good but hate that Rizzo and Johnson are so disingenuous during interviews. They must be catching politician's disease the way they spin everything. Who were they trying to fool? The fans only want to know the truth and can actually respect a little spin but lately is been hard to stomach

waddu eye no said...

Overdue times 3

baseballswami said...

Who saw our pitching staff including Karns , Davis, Kroll and Abad?? What ????

Greg said...

Is Espi out of options? If they send him down could another team take him?

Maybe thats why the DL and not the minors.

baseballswami said...

Ladson says it is definitely out of the ordinary to have the locker cleaned out. That is why they thought AAA.

waddu eye no said...

Eek. Now to learn how to use my phone.

My phone
My phone

baseballswami said...

Greg- I don 't think they have ever used an option for Espi. September call up and then a full time job.

Positively Half St. said...

I am excited for Ian Krol. I hope he can hack it. I was ready to see both Duke and HRod go. I hope they can somehow trade Henry for anything whatsoever.

+1/2St.

baseballswami said...

I know nothing about Kroll! Hope FP and Bob are doing their homework.

Ghost Of Steve M. said...

David Proctor said...
Ry Zim on Danny Espinosa: "I think the league has adjusted to him and now he has to adjust back." #Nats

Doesn't sound like Zimmmerman thinks Danny is suffering due to injury.

June 04, 2013 4:57 PM


It is harsh and along the lines of what I have been saying for almost 2 years. He never adjusted back in 2011.

Section 222 said...

Not to worry, Espi has options.

David Proctor said...

Rizzo said they may have Espinosa to spend time in the minors when he's healthy. They will also look at shoulder in addition to wrist #Nats. Rizzo says the Nats will put Espinosa "in a position to put his feet on the ground" once healthy. Meaning a possible option.

nats guy said...

Swami,

Ian Kroll wa suspended for 50 games a couple of years ago for using gay slurs on his social network account. He has good stuff but apparently not smart enough to shut up. Thats why the Nats were able to acquire him rather inexpensively.

sm13 said...

I agree with "Wow!' Now all we have to do is start winning and waitfor Bryce, Ross and Stras to get healthy...

TimDz said...

Up to this point, the only notable thing Krol did was get suspended by the A's for making racist comments...

JaneB said...

I'm glad Espi will get some time, and expect it will turn into a longer term thing. But the cleaned out locker got my attention. Do they clean out their locker when they get injured? That sounds very different to me than what I expect. Werth is hanging out while he's been on the DL. Morse was there most of the time he was on the DL. Seems mighty odd to me.

nats guy said...

TimDz,

Not racial, sexual slurs.

Donald said...

I'm fine with all of these moves. I think Espinosa is a special fielder and if he can figure out the hitting approach could be an all-star. I'm hoping that in two years, RZimm is at 1b, Rendon at 3B and Espinosa is back at second.

Theophilus T. S. said...

Back in the mists of time, when Espinosa was first called up it was thought he was a year away. Then he went hell's-a-poppin' through the first two weeks of September and the organizational thinking changed. I wonder what he might have accomplished with an extra 3-6 months at Syracuse.

I'm hoping for eggnog on the GM's face when nobody claims Rodriguez on waivers.

NattieNation13 said...

There's no way 29 teams pass on HRod. He thew 102mph in his last outing. Some organization is going to think a change of scenery and a new pitching coach can get him to throw strikes

Eugene in Oregon said...

To be clear, I think the DFA for Henry Rodriguez was appropriate (and overdue). But whatever happens next with him, I will always remember that magical half-inning he pitched against the Braves in either late-August or September of 2011. I wish him well.

Laddie Blah Blah said...

"Why not Corey Brown for week?"

Corey had a bad spring, and was off to a slow start the first month at Syracuse. Striking out too much, and not squaring the ball up, consistently. He went on the DL for about a month, and whatever was bothering him early on has been cured. He has been on a tear since returning to action from the DL. Was 4 for 5 last night, with 2 dingers and a double. Call him up, too, and stick him in RF until Harp is good to go.

Danny has got to get that shoulder fixed. He can do it now and be ready for spring training next year. If he doesn't do that, and goes down to Syracuse, he's not thinking straight, IMO.

Rendon will earn the 2nd base job. Anyone who reads my comments knows that I think he should have been there as soon as Rizzo could have managed it within the limitations imposed by the CBA.

These moves are overdue, as others have pointed out, already. Krol has been effective, Duke has not. Rendon has been destroying minor league pitching, and Danny has set league lows for OBP and K to walk ratio. Brown is knocking the cover off the ball, and neither TyMo nor Bernie are above Mendoza. TyMo has options. Send him down, at least. Bernie is a tougher call. But get Brown and his power bat up in the bigs, regardless.

I don't know that we will ever see Danny in a Nats uniform, again. As I, Ghost, and several others have repeatedly pointed out, the league has figured out how to pitch to him. Its like they are all following the same script. Even the Orioles knew the book.

I am allowing myself to get excited about the Nats, again. I wish Henry, Duke, and Danny the best. The Nats have replaced all 3 with better players, all of whom give the Nats a better chance to win.

Kevin Rusch said...

" Some organization is going to think a change of scenery and a new pitching coach can get him to throw strikes"

If so, as long as he's not in the NL East, I hope he does very well. I just can't bear watching him walk everyone in sight anymore.

Section 222 said...

Don't want to embarrass anyone, but I found this exchange among four different regular posters from the off season very entertaining in light of today's events. And just to be clear that I'm not tooting my own horn here, mine is the snarky Comment #3.

Comment #1
I don't see Rendon in any position other than 3rd base for reasons I covered many times. He has not exactly been a picture of health and you don't want to put him in a position which has the most traffic on the infield.

I still feel that Rendon's greatest value to the Nats will be through the trade market.
January 08, 2013 3:17 PM

Comment #2
We will have to see on Rendon. Side wager for 2 drinks, I say Rendon sees time at 2nd base this year.
January 08, 2013 3:31 PM

Comment #3
You mean in the minors, right?
January 08, 2013 3:33 PM

Comment #4
He'll be at third base all year ... and then you'll owe me probably at least 101 drinks given the amount of grief ....
January 08, 2013 3:35 PM

Section 222 said...

Some organization is going to think a change of scenery and a new pitching coach can get him to throw strikes

I hope it's a team we play because it would be nice to win some games because of Henry to make up all the games we've lost because of him.

Manassas Nats' Fan said...

Duke might get passed HRod wont.

A line got deled in the article, missed seeing the new hitting coach announcement.

David Proctor said...

Davey on Espinosa's wrist: 'He didn’t want anyone to look at it and then when we x-rayed it we found out it was broke.' #Nats #NationalsTalk

EmDash said...

That Danny wasn't there to talk to reporters about his DL stint suggests this isn't a normal 15-day-DL, at the very least. This should be interesting.

phil dunton said...

I hope that some team picks up Henry on waivers. I never, never want to see him in a Nats uniform again.

DaveBinMD said...

@Tcostant, the Nats don't have JC Romero anymore, he optioned-out of his contract recently.

Section 222 said...

Remember when I said Espi was selfish? Ok then.

‏@chasehughesCSN Davey on Espinosa's wrist: 'He didn’t want anyone to look at it and then when we x-rayed it we found out it was broke.' #Nats #NationalsTalk

SCNatsFan said...

When it comes down to it, going into the bottom of the ninth, difference of one run in the game, would you feel more comfortable with Henry protecting the lead or facing him.

And, with regards to section222 post, I believe I just saved $50 by Rendon playing second base.

JaneB said...

I hope HRod DOES benefit from a change of scenery. I like him. He has been PFB and been breath taking to watch. He just too often took my breath away for the wrong reasons.

My heart is breaking a little for Desi now. They were so powerful together, that Desi to Espi combo. Ah me.

SFNats said...

I'm not sure how comfortable you can feel facing Henry. Unless you're wearing full body armor.

Ghost Of Steve M. said...

Section 222 said...
Don't want to embarrass anyone, but I found this exchange among four different regular posters from the off season very entertaining in light of today's events. And just to be clear that I'm not tooting my own horn here, mine is the snarky Comment #3.

Comment #1
I don't see Rendon in any position other than 3rd base for reasons I covered many times. He has not exactly been a picture of health and you don't want to put him in a position which has the most traffic on the infield.

I still feel that Rendon's greatest value to the Nats will be through the trade market.
January 08, 2013 3:17 PM

Comment #2
We will have to see on Rendon. Side wager for 2 drinks, I say Rendon sees time at 2nd base this year.
January 08, 2013 3:31 PM

Comment #3
You mean in the minors, right?
January 08, 2013 3:33 PM

Comment #4
He'll be at third base all year ... and then you'll owe me probably at least 101 drinks given the amount of grief ....
January 08, 2013 3:35 PM



June 04, 2013 5:35 PM


That sounds like the nicer edited version of my converstaion with Peric.

Manassas Nats' Fan said...

Hope braves pick up bad Henry

Doc said...

Rizzo let Espi/Davey talk him into not doing surgery on his right arm last fall. Big mistake!

RZim's comments need to be factored into the equation, in addition to the injury.

Basically, Danny stopped being a major league hitter.

Section 222 said...

You were comment #2 Ghost. I was #3. And you know who was #4. Sorry he's no longer around to enjoy the show.

baseballswami said...

Mark on CSN-- he looks sick- Mark are you sick?? The locker thing is a hot topic.

Eric said...

"They were so powerful together, that Desi to Espi combo."

Yeah...they are a phenomenal middle infield team. Really hope Espi can work it all out and get back to starting.

Just relieved Lombo is starting. I do want to see Rendon in action at 2B, but glad we don't have to rely on it.

nats guy said...

Espinosa was done in by his own selfishness and arrogance. Good riddance for now. Hopefully he will get fixed in body and mind and go on to a great career here or somewhere.

Ghost Of Steve M. said...

Ghost Of Steve M. said...
peric said...
Davey pretty much picked LaRoche and LaRoche it is until Rendon is ready I guess.

Morse is a starter ... but then so too are Tyler Moore and Stephen Lombardozzi ... and Roger Bernadina ... lots of potential trade bait there.

January 08, 2013 2:02 PM

Peric, your theory just took a 2 year backseat to my theory of Rendon to 2nd base.

Time will tell.

January 08, 2013 2:05 PM


Oh yes Section 222! I didn't realize JD owed me drinks!

Good ole JD. The man who has been telling me every day that I am wrong.

Holden Baroque said...

I for one wish Henry Pretty Fricken Well. I hope some AL team picks him up cheap and he thrives. But he was done here, some time ago.

Ghost Of Steve M. said...

Ghost Of Steve M. said...
3on2out said...
I was absolutely sure Adam would get 3 years somewhere. I am pleasantly surprised and happy to be wrong!
January 08, 2013 2:51 PM

In October I thought he would, but as the market sorted out and the GMs tested the waters with these Qualifying Offers, it seemed to make it a tougher sell for an older player.

Personally I would have retained Morse and waited for LaRoche to sign with someone and taken the Comp pick.

Rizzo took care of LaRoche and you hope that it pays dividends.

1. Span
2. Werth
3. Harp
4. Zim
5. LaRoche
6. Desmond
7. Espi
8. Ramozuki

L R L R L R S R That will be tough for any opposing team to pitch against.

January 08, 2013 2:59 PM


These old posts are great. I nailed the Opening Day starting lineup on January 8th.

Holden Baroque said...

We do get to keep "Pretty Fricken Bueno," don't we? I mean, it's not as if Henry wore it out.

Holden Baroque said...

L R L R L R S R That will be tough for any opposing team to pitch against.

So, you're not right all the time, then.

; )

Ghost Of Steve M. said...

Reading those old threads on the LaRoche re-signing , I was wrong about the Orioles. They found a power bat in Chris Davis but still could have used Morse in LF.

Ghost Of Steve M. said...

Sofa, yah, they haven't been the Nats 4.70 that's for sure.

Better times are ahead! Better late than never!

Drew said...

Good. Good. Good.

baseballswami said...

I think it is truly odd that no one got wind of Rendon coming here until they actually saw him here. You would think that someone in Syracuse would have leaked, or some random worker who saw him around. These days it is difficult to keep anything at all quiet. This was a lot of moving parts to keep quiet.

realdealnats said...

Glad to see Rendon up. Lots of us called for it a long time ago. Need to get him at 2B now so he's comfortable and raking in early September when we make our serious run.

Switch out TyMo with Corey Brown. I truly believe TyMo would be raking in AAA if he'd been playing every day like last year. He's cold. Get the hot guy up and let TyMo heat up.

I predicted Stras was stubborn/smart and would turn it around and he did, but he needs to sit too for a couple weeks to cool out that oblique.

Hopefully Harp is learning through sitting that playing full tilt at all costs is not the way to go in the future. He can figure this out and still get from 1B to 3B on a single.

Wish Henry well, and wish Espi well. I think we will see more of Espi, but not before an extended stay on DL and AAA. But Donald has my sentiments: in a year or two Rendon @ 3B, Desi SS, Espi 2B, Zim 1B. With Espi hitting a solid 260.

My long time belief and new mantra: GYFNG-OPAAT (1 pitch at a time).

Anyone read SI on the Cards?

Glad Henry and Duke are gone, but always hoped Henry would miraculously revisit those PFB days.

Ghost Of Steve M. said...

“We finally put Danny on the disabled list to clean up all the wrist questions that we had and for him to rehab and then go down to the minor leagues, with a healthy wrist, go down there and work on the mental side of hitting,” he said.


The team I think had to do this as Davey couldn't make the move. It's emotional when you care about someone.

David said...

i dont know why his relationship with the club has soured. it's his own stubbornness to submit to an XRay. the club has given him MORE than enough chances to prove he can play through whatever is ailing him. it's in ESPINOSA's best interest to get that XRay so he has an excuse now for his terrible season. it shouldnt affect his relationship with the club. they've given him more time and AB's than he deserved. he has to know that and i think he's just frustrated. he's stubborn and wants to play through the injury.

Unknown said...

Sorry it had to happen. They have tried for over a year now, ever since Rodriguez got shelled by the dodgers last May and frankly Rodriguez became a problem, just like Maya. As for Duke, it's sad because he is toward the end of his career and won't have many places to go.

As for Espinosa we will probably not see him for at least through the All-Star break. After his DL stint, look for him to try and find his swing down in the minors. But we just don't know how long it will take Espinosa to get healthy again.

Shame, the Nats really gave it there all with Rodriguez, sometimes things just don't work out.

A DC Wonk said...

Section 222 said...

You were comment #2 Ghost. I was #3. And you know who was #4. Sorry he's no longer around to enjoy the show.


What happened? (I clearly missed something)

Theophilus T. S. said...

Davis and Kroll have looked like the BP of the future all Spring. The future is now.

Anyone wondering why they never called up Romero never looked at Romero. Nothing in their favor.

Now we can speculate on who goes when Detwiler comes back.

Ghost Of Steve M. said...

Laddie Blah Blah said...
I don't know that we will ever see Danny in a Nats uniform, again. As I, Ghost, and several others have repeatedly pointed out, the league has figured out how to pitch to him. Its like they are all following the same script. Even the Orioles knew the book.


Laddie, you and I can smile about being right.

Peric and JD can slither in the corner as they are wrong again and again.

If Ryan Zimmerman's quotes didn't speak volumes on the deteriorating state of Espinosa, I don't know what does.

The DL is the way to force Espi to get away from baseball and then figure things out in the Minors.

It should've been done in July 2011 but the Nats didn't have great alternatives.

Hoping Espi proves me wrong.

Steve J, Alexandria said...

Bout time. Im down with all the moves. Espi should never have been allowed to start the season due to his injury, Duke should have been DFA'd last year -- never should have dropped Morse, should have DFA'd Henry last year.
Span is just mediocre on this team too.

But good moves.

ehay2k said...

I'm happy for Espi that he's getting the right treatment, and sent down for the right reason - not as punishment, but to get his head together. Remember the first time Lannan got sent down, and he came back a better LannEn?

I am not happy that this is now the second time Espi has had a major injury he tried to hide from the team. From now on, he passes through one of those airport body scanners every time he steps on the field!

As for HRod, he needed to go as soon as the words "...I don't have anything to prove..." crossed his lips earlier this year. He just didn't get it.

Lastly, Duke is probably only suited to start, so no long-term role for him here.

As I type this, Desi homers -remember all those who said he needs to be traded?

Nats 128 said...

SteveJ, Espinosa had a good spring training. By mid-April, the writing was on the wall. Just took much to long.

Nats 128 said...

Where is JD. Must be with Bowdenball. The 2 of them are like 2 peas in the pod.

How can 2 guys be wrong that much. Just makes you wonder 100%

Teresa said...

Espi should not only get the wrist looked at, he should get the shoulder surgery now. Even if it means writing off this season, why not? It's not as if he's contributing anything to the Nats at the plate anyway. And putting it off is just delaying the inevitable. He should have followed RZimm's lead and had the surgery after last season. Big mistake not to. But that's water under the bridge.

Hallelujah that DJ and Rizzo FINALLY did something, anything to try and turn this season around, including getting rid of some players who just have not contributed in any meaningful way.

Davey was asked why he stuck with Espi for so long and he admitted that he saw himself in Espi. What a ridiculous reason for a manager to continue to start a player who's hurting himself and the team in doing so.

Now, let's hope they give the replacements ample time to adjust to the big leagues. After all, Espi was given over 2 years, so Rendon should be shown just as much patience and loyalty when he is called up.

steve said...

Do you think Davey really thinks Duke is going to be a starter somewhere?

Some of these comments appear to be divorced from reality; including the one where ML teams are now drooling over Henry Rodriguez.

Good news being, good bye Henry, good bye Zach, let's stop the idiot sentimentality about Espinosa and let somebody else take a shot.

Water23 said...

Question, with the hammer coming down on players associated with Biogenesis is Gio really in the clear. I hear names of ARod and Braun plus other (20 all together). So, is Gio on the list?

I hope not!!!!

D'Gourds said...

Espinosa is a jerk. He puts himself in front of the team. Playing through pain is one thing. Hiding injury from administration to preserve your playing time is stupid and selfish. And Rizzo and Davey have badly misplayed the situation. This move should have occured 2 months ago. We're talking about a team that was picked as the best in baseball. They were too patient. You don't sacrific e wins at the major league level waotimg for Danny boy to figure it out. The same goes for Henry. My opinion of Davey as manager and Rizzo has reverved on this issue. I'm really pissed at them.

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