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Silva-Sized Win for the M?s
2008-04-30 04:49:00 Sunday night: King Felix Hernandez dominates the Oakland Athletics for 7 innings, keeping them scoreless and striking out 10 while walking just 2. He returns for the 8th inning and walks the first batter. Then surrenders a double. Then walks another batter. Then surrenders a single that drives in a pair. Tied ballgame. Felix is ...
Carlos Silva (P-SEA)
2008-04-26 23:29:00 Carlos Silva insists he won't be the latest Seattle pitcher to join the ranks of the walking wounded. Silva spent a half-hour riding an exercise bike prior Thursday and later proclaimed that he felt fine after tweaking his thigh during a pickoff attempt Wednesday."Nothing's going to put me out of my next start," Silva told reporters. "Nothing."
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Carlos Silva shows his worth, starter Miguel Batista surprise closer in Mar
2008-04-03 07:47:00 The bullpen committee forced upon the Mariners by J.J. Putz’s injury is apparently going to include anyone — including a starting pitcher. Carlos Silva allowed three hits and one run in his Seattle debut, Jose Lopez hit a three-run homer and No. 5 starter Miguel Batista got his first save in three years to close ...
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Carlos Silva allows a run in 5 innings and Seattle Mariners beat Chicago Cu
2008-03-29 06:11:00 Seattle Mariners starter Carlos Silva looked ready for the regular season. His counterpart, the Chicago Cubs’ Ted Lilly, did not. With the wind blowing out, Silva gave up a run and three hits in five innings and the Mariners beat the Cubs 10-2 in a game that featured seven homers, six by the Mariners. Read the ...
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Emotional day at Dodgertown; Bartolo Colon, Carlos Silva rocked (AP)
2008-03-18 03:23:00 Tommy Lasorda said goodbye to Dodgertown in style, walking out of Holman Stadium under an archway of bats. Bartolo Colon and Carlos Silva also had a difficult day, but for a much different reason. His eyes red, his steps slow, Lasorda waved to the fans for the final time at Dodgertown. Down in the ...
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Mariners? Carlos Silva shelled, Brewers? Chris Capuano hurt (AP)
2008-03-18 02:40:00 Carlos Silva tried a new pitch, got shelled — and was still better off than Chris Capuano. Capuano walked off the mound in the fourth inning with pain in his left arm, the Milwaukee Brewers’ only downer in a 17-3 victory over Silva’s Seattle Mariners in a split-squad game Monday. Capuano cruised into the fourth ...
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Mariners Sign Carlos Silva
2007-12-21 16:30:00 Seattle manager John McLaren knows if his starting pitchers can't pitch deep into games, his bullpen will suffer. The Dodgers were a prime example of that last season and Seattle needed someone to... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Carlos Silva is no Josh Beckett ? A Hostile Hochuli Editorial
2007-12-21 16:18:00 From: http://afraidofedhochuli.blogsp-ot.com It is no surprise that the Mariners need pitching. They were in the running for Kuroda and missed out, they have been named in the Santana sweepstakes (but we all know they are being used as a bargaining chip), and they are making a run for Bedard.
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Royals Still Want Kuroda; Could Turn To Silva
2007-12-12 05:42:00 Bob Dutton of the KC Star has the latest Royals buzz, as usual. The Royals are being aggressive trying to win an unlikely bid for Hiroki Kuroda. They might even send Trey Hillman to Japan to make a last-minute pitch. The Dodgers currently lead for Kuroda, who will decide from Japan rather than take a U.S. tour. Plan B for the Royals is said to be Carlos Silva, but not at a price higher than four years and $40MM. That probably won't cut it for Silva, who can probably get an additional $10MM or another year elsewhere. showad();
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Reds Have Roughly $6MM To Spend?
2007-11-11 03:44:00 Reds beat writer John Fay takes his guess at the team's 2008 payroll: around $75MM. By his estimate, their current players will tie up $69MM of that. That would leave just $6MM to spend on free agents this winter, unless someone is traded to clear payroll. The Reds' need is pitching, both of the starting and relieving variety. Carlos Silva would be a nice addition to the rotation. If Wayne Krivsky is creative with the contract he could probably sign him for 4/40 and still stay around $75MM for '08. Joe Christensen recently reported on the teams interested in Silva, but the Reds weren't one of them. He listed the Mets, Phillies, Royals, and Tigers. My money is on the Mets or Phillies. showad();
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Twins Willing To Trade Garza
2007-11-08 16:48:00 Terry Ryan hung on to his fine corral of young pitchers, and it's hard to find fault with that. However, new GM Bill Smith is open to dealing one of them for a high impact young hitter. Specifically, Joe Christensen says the Twins are willing to move 24 year-old Matt Garza, who posted a 3.69 ERA this year. The price would be huge - the names the Twins have in mind are Delmon Young, B.J. Upton, and Carlos Gomez. Upton, a favorite of theirs, seems like the least available of the three. Marc Topkin agrees that a Young-Garza rumor has been floating around. If the Twins want to make a lesser deal, teams have also been asking about Kevin Slowey and Scott Baker. But those two aren't chopped liver, and Rocco Baldelli doesn't seem like enough. The Padres want in on the young pitchers, but aren't willing to give up third baseman Chase Headley. There's also word in Christensen's article that the Twins haven't heard back from Torii Hunter and Ca...
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Tigers Could Lose Rogers, Move On To Silva
2007-11-08 16:21:00 Leave it to Scott Boras to be unsatisfied with Kenny Rogers' declarations that he will either play for the Tigers or retire. Boras told Tigers GM Dave Dombrowski yesterday that Rogers wanted to explore the open market. The Tigers remain Rogers' first choice, but Boras wants to be make sure the the 43-year old southpaw is paid at a level commensurate with his peers. To Boras that would be the Maddux-Schilling-Glavine range, which is roughly $10MM. Rogers earned $8MM in 2007, and is probably a tad less appealing than that trio. According to Jon Paul Morosi (linked above), the Mariners and Rangers would be in the mix if the Tigers couldn't get something done. Dombrowski won't let the Rogers wrinkle stop him from pursuing other pitchers. Morosi says the Tigers have already expressed interest in Carlos Silva. Wow, that list is growing rapidly. The team's other focus is relief pitching, given Joel Zumaya's injury. They still wa...
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Mets Rumors: A-Rod, Kim, Silva, Kuroda
2007-11-08 16:06:00 Plenty of new hot stove talk involving the Mets. Let's get into it. First off, there's the fact that Omar Minaya met with Scott Boras yesterday. Minaya says he talked to Boras about all the players he represents. Besides Mr. Rodriguez, Eric Gagne, Byung-Hyun Kim, Kenny Rogers, and Kyle Lohse may be considerations for the Mets. Indeed, there is some buzz that the Mets could bring Kim in to compete for a rotation spot. So what about A-Rod? He'd cost the Mets a ton of money, plus the #22 overall pick in the 2008 draft. It sounds like the Mets may hear Boras out as a courtesy, and even put in an offer they feel is reasonable. That number might fall far short of what it will take, as did theirs for Daisuke Matsuzaka and Barry Zito a year ago. That said, Mets insiders aren't afraid of the full retail price of Rodriguez. The top priority remains pitching. Carlos Silva, Tom Glavine, Hiroki Kuroda, and A.J. Burnett are on the radar....
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Hitoki Iwase, Carlos Silva On Cubs' Wish List
2007-11-08 15:38:00 According to Chris De Luca of the Chicago Sun-Times, the Cubs' plans this winter involve a heavy focus on Japan. As you already know, they're all over Kosuke Fukudome, Hiroki Kuroda, and Kaz Matsui. Another name to add to the list: lefty closer Hitoki Iwase. The Cubs have reportedly heavily scouted Iwase and Kuroda. The Cubs' closer situation is wide open, with Ryan Dempster moving to the starting rotation. De Luca also reports that the Cubs will inquire on head of the class free agent starter Carlos Silva. Silva shares an agent with Carlos Zambrano. No one expects Silva to come cheaper than four years, $40MM. The Cubs showed last year that they were willing to invest that kind of money in starting pitching. Their efforts may be bolstered by their success in importing Ted Lilly from the AL. Also, a possible trade could be developing with the Rays. Tampa Bay is looking to add a shortstop, but the free agent crop is already dow...
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Silva Rises To Top Of Free Agent Starter Market
2007-11-04 17:53:00 About a year ago, the Twins were seriously debating whether to exercise Carlos Silva's $4MM option for 2007. After all, he'd posted a ghastly 5.94 ERA in 180 innings in 2006. His 246 hits allowed was among the highest totals in baseball that year. What difference a year makes. Silva posted a solid 4.19 ERA in 202 innings, a performance more in line with his career marks. As a result he's arguably the best available free agent starter this winter and stands to snag a contract of at least four years and $40MM (with no cost in draft picks). La Velle E. Neal III says the Twins want him back, and Bill Smith is already talking about the intangibles the team offers for him. The Twins may balk at even $8MM annually. Neal notes that the Diamondbacks, Braves, Cubs, Mets, and Phillies had interest in trading for Silva this summer. That pretty well sums it up. We can probably add the Reds to the mix. Looking at Nick Cafardo's recent summary, t...
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Carlos Silva Wants Four Years
2007-10-24 18:54:00 Charley Walters notes today that the Twins offered Carlos Silva a three-year deal worth slightly more than $7MM per year. That offer attempts to equate Silva with Miguel Batista, Adam Eaton, and Jason Marquis from last year's free agent starting pitcher class. However, Silva wants a four-year contract. Rightfully so. Last year Kei Igawa, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Ted Lilly, Gil Meche, and Jeff Suppan received four years or more. We can toss out the unique situations of Igawa and Dice-K, leaving Lilly, Meche, and Suppan as Silva's comparables. Silva is younger than any of them and his fine 2007 sets the bar at four years, $40MM. Stretching that to $42-44MM would not be ridiculous. Silva shouldn't be compared to the three-year group given his age, effectiveness, and health. Silva's supposed status as a Type B free agent should make him more attractive as well. Last summer, teams such as the Phillies, Cubs, Braves, Diamondbacks, and Mets had...
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Latest Silva, Hunter Rumors
2007-10-18 21:14:00 Aaron Gleeman and La Velle E. Neal III have combined for some good Twins rumorage in recent days. Let's catch up. Neal had an interesting post yesterday with plenty of Twins hot stove banter. The Twins have talked to Torii Hunter's agent since he rejected their 3/45 offer, but have yet to tender a better offer. The club is also talking to Carlos Silva's agent as they'd like to retain him. Neal feels that both players will at least test the open market. Hunter has seemingly been connected to half the teams in baseball; you can see all posts involving him here. Today Gleeman added another club to the mix: the Reds. Gleeman's source talks to Dusty Baker, who has suggested the Reds might be interested. That'd create a definite outfielder surplus in Cincy. Gleeman also weighed in on Silva's asking price, which he expects to be in the $40MM range (I imagine over four years). I agree...it's a bleak market when Silva is one of the best...
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Carlos Silva: Type B Free Agent?
2007-10-17 22:45:00 The Twins will most certainly offer arbitration to pitcher Carlos Silva, and he will decline (since he can easily get a three or four-year deal on the open market). This will entitle the Twins to receive a draft pick or two as compensation. If Silva ranks in the upper 20% of starting pitchers, he's a Type A free agent. If he ranks in the upper 40% but not in the upper 20%, he's a Type B. Charley Walters of the St. Paul Pioneer Press says Silva will be classified as a Type B based on his work in the 2006-07 seasons (he had a 5.01 ERA and 24 wins over that time period). That means the Twins will gain just a supplemental draft pick for him but the signing team will not lose any picks. Walters also gives us this gem: If the Twins can't re-sign free agent Torii Hunter, plans are to trade, sign a free agent or go in-house to find his center field replacement. As opposed to what?
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Phillies Interested In Carlos Silva
2007-08-27 19:18:00 Carlos Silva came up through the Phillies' farm system, switching to relief for his big league debut. He remained an innings-eating reliever throughout his Phillies tenure, though his hittable, low strikeout style was not suited to the pen. In December of '03 the Phils sent Silva and Nick Punto over to the Twins for Eric Milton. The following season he racked up 14 wins as a starter. His pinpoint control has made him a very credible back-rotation guy, aside from a rough '06. Joining Silva in the under-30 starting pitcher free agent class will be Jason Jennings, Joe Kennedy, Byung-Hyun Kim, Kyle Lohse, and Joel Pineiro. Silva's the most reliable choice, and he might be able to snag a four-year pact given the weak market. He's having a well-timed fine year with a 4.10 ERA in 164.2 innings. The Phillies have been looking to reacquire Silva for some time now; I believe they had interest last winter after the Twins exercised his $4MM option. Now ...
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