Not sure he's ever gonna be a quality arm again, but if there's any chance at all I wouldn't mind having him stashed in Lousiville for an emergency. Was Price supposed to work him out at some point (or had he be working with him to prepare)?
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2013/0...um-padres.html
Price was his pitching coach for a while in Arizona. He was said to be considering the Reds before signing with Texas a couple years ago, but he ended up having another surgery and hasn't pitched since. He's a Wildcat, so I'm happy to spend a minor league contract on him.Originally Posted by corkedbat
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You know Spring Training is close when you hear about Webb throwing for erstwhile interested GMs. He's become the Puxatawney Phil of Spring Training free agency.
camisadelgolf (02-05-2013)
Perhaps they can pull a Dempster/ Madsen with him. Nurse him back to full health, then go let him actually pitch for someone else.
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I couldn't believe it when Texas shelled out a bunch of money for him coming off surgery.
I'd definitely take a minor league flyer on him if that's the only interest he's given.
Time to scratch him off the list (if he hadn't been already), he's officially retired as of today:
http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/89...dbacks-retires
Guy was on top of the world for five years and then just simply fell off the map. Another reminder why long-term pitching contracts are so risky.
“Every level he goes to, he is going to compete. They will know who he is at every level he goes to.” -- ED on EDLC
Tom Servo (02-04-2013)
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