Orioles May Have To Part With Arrieta At Deadline - RealGM Wiretap Jake Arrieta was Baltimore's Opening Day starter and holds significant promise under armour outlet uk , but his statistics are not all that impressive. He is 19-23 with a 5.27 ERA for the Orioles in his career, including 3-9 with a 6.13 ERA this season. Some within the Orioles organization believe that the team would be foolish to give up on him, according to Major League sources. The problem is that Baltimore wants to improve their playoff chances ahead of the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline without dealing any of their top prospects. That means Arrieta could be in play. "I think they would move him," one rival executive said. "They don't have much choice if they want true upgrades and won't trade their premium guys." Mark Melancon To Close For Pirates - RealGM Wiretap
The Pittsburgh Pirates will use Mark Melancon as their closer for now.
Melancon replaces Jason Grilli.
Grilli has blown four save opportunities this season after converting 33 of 35 chances a year ago.
Clint Hurdle says Grilli is "all about doing what's best for the club and getting better. We'll definitely need him as the season plays out."
Trade Rumors Puts A Chip On Samardzijas Shoulder - RealGM Wiretap
Assuming he's still with the Chicago Cubs when the season begins nike shox r4 online , Jeff Samardzija knows everyone will be watching him.
He has been mentioned in trade rumors for a majority of his baseball career.
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"If anything, it just puts a chip on your shoulder," Samardzija said.
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Baseball Accused Of Bullying In Biogenesis Case - RealGM Wiretap
Major League Baseball has been accused of "bullying" in the Biogenesis case by the attorney of a potential key witness.
The attorney for Carlos Acevedo, who along with Tony Bosch and three others was named in a civil suit brought by MLB in March nike shox nz online , told ESPN that he has filed a motion to have his client dismissed from the suit.
Acevedo, a former partner with Bosch in a wellness clinic, could presumably be helpful to baseball in supporting and corroborating information presented by Bosch, who has credibility issues.
The two worked together at Biokem under armour curry 2.5 uk , located in the same Coral Gables office that eventually would house Bosch's Biogenesis of America clinic.
"They haven't sat down with me, much less got anywhere near my client, other than sending investigators to his house to bang on the door," attorney Martin Beguiristain said. "And threatening him and intimidating him. It is like they think they are the federal government. No under armour curry 2 low uk , they went about this all wrong in regards to my client.
"What they have done is made a very strong enemy. Carlos Acevedo is a very strong enemy. He is a broke, broke, broke little nothing individual. But boy, what they have done is extremely impolite. He doesn't have any money. He doesn't have anything to lose. It is not good to bully somebody that has nothing."
Mark Teixeira Has Enjoyed Success Against Felix Hernandez - RealGM Wiretap
Mark Teixeira hit a grand slam off of Felix Hernandez in the fifth inning on Monday night.
Hernandez has dominated against the New York Yankees recently under armour curry 1 low , but struggled against Teixeira.
The Seattle Mariners right-hander was 3-0 with a 1.49 ERA in his last five starts against the Yankees before Monday night.
"Give our hitters credit. We didn't swing at the bad pitches when [Hernandez] threw them," Teixeira said. "We made the adjustments and it's not because he didn't have his stuff tonight. It's just it was moving so much and the pitch that he threw me -- the 2-0 change-up -- he probably thought he'd get me out front, but I put a good swing on it."
Over his career, Teixeira is 20-for-66 (.303) with four doubles under armour clutchfit drive 2 uk , six home runs and 13 RBIs against Hernandez. The six home runs are the most the pitcher has allowed to any one hitter.
"I think it's a lot of luck," Teixeira said. "He's a great pitcher and I've faced him so much, there's very few guys for 10-plus years that you face on a regular basis. He's one of them. I just got a couple good pitches to hit."
