MLB has suspended Philadelphia Phillies reliever J.C. Romero for 50 games for violating the league’s drug policy. Reportedly, MLB offered to cut the suspension in half — to 25 games — if Romero agreed to sit out the postseason. Romero declined the offer and filed an appeal instead. Romero won Games 3 and 5 of … Read more
The Miami fire sale continues, as the Marlins dealt closer Kevin Gregg to the Cubs in return for young righthander Jose Ceda. Nice deal for both sides. The Cubs get a decent setup man for Carlos Marmol, who is penciled in to close. If they re-sign Kerry Wood, then Lou Piniella has an extra arm … Read more
Former Mets farmhand and current Florida Marlin reliever Henry Owens has been suspended by MLB for violating the league’s performance-enhancing drug policy. Hat tip to MetsToday reader Schmidtxtc for alerting us. After emerging as a potential setup man in early 2007 (posting a 1.96 ERA in 22 games), Owens suffered shoulder injuries that eventually led … Read more
According to several reports, the Florida Marlins have traded righthander Scott Olsen and outfielder Josh Willingham to the Washington Nationals in exchange for second baseman Emilio Bonifacio and A-ballers P.J. Dean and Jake Smolinksi. Strange deal, as you would think the Marlins would get more in return for the 24-year-old Olsen, and how exactly do … Read more
