Comments on: IGD: Padres @ Astros (5 Jul 2005)

By: Jay

Jay — Wed, 06 Jul 2005 02:16:22 +0000

Ugly game. 1B ump was driving me crazy, but only cost us a run. I question bringing in Falkenburg in the situation if you are going to use Quantrill again. While we may only get 2-3 runs a game, Houston's park is not a place to be putting guys on hoping for a DP. Maybe it was for the match up, but I cannot imagine anyone vs. Falkenburg is a great match up.

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By: hank

hank — Wed, 06 Jul 2005 00:18:52 +0000

I havent been as active on the minor league radio circuit as I was in years past. Must be getting stale or disgusted with the way the Padres are handling their prospects. Either way, your posts have jarred memories of some wonderful insight gain from listening to the local announcers in the minor league games. I think I will start getting in a few broadcasts again. tks..

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By: Geoff Young

Geoff Young — Tue, 05 Jul 2005 21:40:09 +0000

Fernando Valenzuela Jr. also has a bomb.

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By: Geoff Young

Geoff Young — Tue, 05 Jul 2005 21:33:27 +0000

Stephen Drew has hit two homers for Lancaster tonight.

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By: Geoff Young

Geoff Young — Tue, 05 Jul 2005 21:24:47 +0000

Switched to the Elsinore game. Storm down 6-4 in the bottom of the 9th, Kottaras drives a two-run double to tie the game. Michael Johnson coming up. First game back since May 24.

It’s “Nothing Night” at The Diamond:

http://tinyurl.com/8pm3z

No ticket takers, no PA announcer, no mascot. Just two teams, umpires, and fans. Wacky.

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By: Geoff Young

Geoff Young — Tue, 05 Jul 2005 21:16:29 +0000

Thanks for the kind words, folks. I’d trade ‘em for a win, but they’re appreciated nonetheless.

Listening to the Eugene Emeralds right now. They just lost, 10-5. Chase Headley and Nicholas Hundley both homered.

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By: Richard

Richard — Tue, 05 Jul 2005 20:45:42 +0000

From ESPN.com:

You’ll sometimes read that a player has been “designated for assignment.”

What does this mean? Essentially, it allows a club to open up a roster spot while it figures out what it’s going to do with a player. As we’ll see below, there are certain situations in which a team needs a player’s permission to either trade him or send him to the minors. So rather than force the player to make a quick decision, the team can simply designate him for assignment while he decides.

More commonly, a player is designated for assignment so the club can open up his roster spot while they’re waiting for him to clear waivers, which can take four or five days. Occasionally, a club will designate a player for assignment while they’re trying to trade him.

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By: Vinay

Vinay — Tue, 05 Jul 2005 20:44:09 +0000

Brian, I think the roster spot is the reason for the team. Not that a roster spot is a big deal, but it's something.

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By: hank

hank — Tue, 05 Jul 2005 20:26:32 +0000

waiver claim is a funny deal. players put on waivers must be recalled, traded or become a free agent in ten days. if the player is claimed off of waivers the claiming team is only responsible for the waiver fee(30k comes to mind). Generally the hope is that more than one team claims the player so that a trade can be worked out and the waiving team can offload the responsibility for some of that players contract and recieve at least something for compensation. (shooting from the hip here with some real stale memory cells so dont take this as gospel)

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By: Brian G.

Brian G. — Tue, 05 Jul 2005 19:50:20 +0000

Vinay-

Exactly! If the player turns down the minor league assignment at the end of the 10 days, then he becomes a FA. I can see that from the player’s perspective.

What I don’t get is why a team does a DFA on a vet who’s obviously going to turn it down (except that they get to open up a roster spot 10 days earlier than they could if they waived him). What benefit comes to the team besides telling the world that Player X is on the block (which I would assume other teams would already know)?

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