MLB Daily Update: 06/12/2008

Rumors about Milton Bradley are starting up, since he’s on a 1 year deal with the Rangers.

Bradley last night had another “incident” during the Rangers game against the Royals. The Royals commentators were talking about what a good story Josh Hamilton is; one went as far as saying that Bradley needs to hang out with him since he won’t grow up. Bradley, DHing last night, heard the comments while waiting in the clubhouse while the Rangers were on the field.

There are conflicting reports, but one said that Bradley instantly went up 4 flights to the press box to confront the commentator; other reports are saying he went after the game. Rangers GM Jon Daniels had to intercept Bradley and escort him back to the clubhouse.

Bradley was visually shaken by the comments according to teammates.

Scores
STL 10 CIN 0
LAN 1 SD 4
ATL 2 CHN 7
MIL 10 HOU 6
WAS 1 PIT 3
ARI 3 NYN 5
PHI 2 FLA 6
SF 0 COL 1
TEX 11 KC 5
CHA 1 DET 5
MIN 8 CLE 5
BAL 3 BOS 6
TB 2 LAA 4
SEA 2 TOR 1
NYA 4 OAK 8

Transactions
Atlanta Braves
Jeff Ridgway called up from the minors; Josh Anderson sent to the minors; Brandon Jones called up from the minors; Tom Glavine placed on the DL (15-day, sore left elbow).
Baltimore Orioles
Randy Keisler signed to a minor league contract.
Detroit Tigers
Jordan Tata outrighted to the minors; Aquilino Lopez reinstated from the Bereavement List; Brian Rogers signed to a minor league contract.
New York Mets
Abraham Nunez designated for assignment; Chris Aguila purchased from the minors.
New York Yankees
Ben Broussard released.
St. Louis Cardinals
Chris Duncan called up from the minors.
Texas Rangers
Elizardo Ramirez outrighted to the minors.

Daily Rumors from MLB Trade Rumors
– Talk about the Griffey 600 ball.
– Trade Market Re-cap.
– There are questions about what the Phillies have to offer for an impact player.
– The Dodgers wanted to trade Esteban Loaiza to the White Sox for Juan Uribe, but the Sox just waited for him to be released.
– The Yankees are trying to move LaTroy Hawkins.
– Huston Street isn’t drawing trade interest and the A’s aren’t talking extension.
– The Brewers could move some prospects for starting pitching.
– Brian Fuentes is getting interest from the Cubs; they are also looking for a starter.
– The Pirates will trade Xavier Nady or Jason Bay, not both.
– If the Rangers were to trade Milton Bradley, they could net some prospects.
– The Dodgers would trade a young player, preferrably Matt Kemp, for a slugger; Bay, Magglio Ordonez, Adam Dunn, and Matt Holliday are mentioned.
– A look at the possibly available Tigers.
– Freddy Garcia should be pitching simulated games by the end of the month.
– Juan Uribe wants to stay with the Sox and Jon Danks may want a long term deal (hence the reason for changing agents).
– Jay Gibbons is looking for a minor league deal; he just signed with the Atlantic League to show he can still hit.
– The Mets DFAed Abraham Nunez.
– 14 teams are interested in Cuban Dayan Viciedo; MLB has asked teams to hold off until they decide how to handle his situation.
– Rumors are now saying Gil Meche will be available at the deadline.
– The Mets are probably going to pass on Kevin Millar; he’s hitting like Carlos Delgado and some in the organization don’t like him.
– Steve Kline has been released by the Phillies.
– The Marlins and Kyle Skipworth are close to signing a deal.
– The Indians still believe they can contend this year.

Around the Web
Injury Report
Top Prospect Alert’s Top MiLB Performances.
BA Prospect Blog
All Star Voting

Today’s Matchups
WAS at PIT, 12:35
Bergmann (1-3) vs Gorzelanny (4-5)
CHA at DET, 1:05
Buehrle (3-6) vs Rogers (4-4)
ARI at NYN, 1:10
Haren (6-4) vs Santana (7-4)
MIL at HOU, 2:05
Sheets (6-1) vs Moehler (3-2)
TEX at KC, 2:10
Hurley (0-0) vs Bannister (5-6)
ATL at CHN, 2:20
Hudson (7-4) vs Zambrano (8-2)
LAN at SD, 3:35
Kuroda (3-5) vs Peavy (4-3)
BAL at BOS, 6:05
Guthrie (3-6) vs Lester (4-3)
MIN at CLE, 7:05
Hernandez (6-3) vs Laffey (3-3)
STL at CIN, 7:10
Pineiro (2-3) vs Arroyo (4-5)
NYA at OAK, 10:05
Pettitte (5-5) vs Blanton (3-8)

No Coming Soon to a Ballpark Near You today or next week. I’ll have it going again in 2 weeks.