- The Milwaukee Brewers have signed releiver Jorge Julio to a 1-year deal worth $900k. The deal also includes $900k in incentives. Julio is the typical case of a hard-thrower who surrenders too many walks and long balls.
- It appears that the Detroit Tigers and the Pittsburgh Pirates are coming close to a deal which will bring short-stop Jack Wilson to Detroit.
- The Atlanta Braves have made an offer to free-agent AJ Burnett, hoping to pair him with recently acquired Javier Vazquez.
- Free-agent starter Derek Lowe has received offers from two teams, but it was not made clear which teams this was. Phillies GM Ruben Amaro Jr. wouldn't deny speculations, though.
Thursday, December 4, 2008
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It is true that Julio walks a lot of batters, but his home run rate has actually gone down the past couple of seasons:
2003: 61 2/3 IP, 10 HR (1 per 6.167)
2004: 69 IP, 11 HR (1 per 6.273)
2005: 71 2/3 IP, 14 HR (1 per 5.095)
2006: 66 IP, 10 HR (1 per 6.6)
2007: 62 IP, 8 HR (1 per 7.75)
2008: 30 IP, 3 HR (1 per 10)
So if he really has cut down on his homers, he should be fine.
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