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Line of the Day: Jose Guillen
2008-06-08 01:55:00
You know what makes me feel better after not starting Jorge Cantu yesterday (and watching him hit two home runs)? The fact that I did start Jose Guillen today.Jose Guillen: 3-for-4, 2 runs, 2 HR, 7 RBI
LINKS: Can Mark Cuban Buy the Cubs? He Sure Thinks So; Jose Guillen = Team
2008-05-30 10:00:00
Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban wants to buy the Chicago Cubs and he thinks he has the paper to do it. (Chicago Sun Times) I would love to see Mark Cuban in the MLB. I like the Dallas Mavericks and I love the way he turned that franchise around out of his own pocket. ...
Time to Buy Low On Jose Guillen
2008-05-19 15:18:00
Jose Guillen is finally living up to his contract, producing like the slugger the Royals desperately need. The free agent acquisition has a ten game hitting streak with 2 homeruns, 15 RBI, and an incredible .500 average during that span. With last year's 23 homeruns, 99 RBI, and .290 average in mind, Guillen should be a solid buy-low candidate.
Line of the Day: Jose Guillen
2008-04-30 01:59:00
I probably would have went with Jon Lester, who only gave up one hit during his eight scoreless innings today, but the Red Sox didn't score until the ninth -- so no win for Lester. Pitchers are gonna have a tough time getting Line of the Day honors with no W. So instead ...Jose Guillen: 2-for-4, 2 runs, 1 HR, 5 RBI
Jose Guillen suspension delayed until Tuesday by MLB, union (AP)
2008-04-09 21:46:00
Jose Guillen’s 15-day suspension was put on hold through Tuesday by Major League Baseball and the players’ association, an indication they are nearing an agreement that would eliminate the penalty and toughen the sport’s drug rules. Guillen and Jay Gibbons were suspended Dec. 6 by commissioner Bud Selig following media reports linking them to performance-enhancing drugs. Read the full story.
Jose Guillen suspension delayed again by MLB (AP)
2008-04-09 21:18:00
Jose Guillen’s 15-day suspension was delayed again Wednesday by Major League Baseball, an indication that players and owners are nearing an agreement that would eliminate the penalty and toughen the sport’s drug rules. Guillen and Jay Gibbons were suspended Dec. 6 by commissioner Bud Selig following media reports linking them to performance-enhancing drugs. Read the full story.
Worry-free Jose Guillen shows he?s set for opening day as Royals beat Brewe
2008-03-29 04:09:00
Now that Jose Guillen knows he’ll be allowed to play on opening day, he’s beginning to show he’ll be ready to go. Guillen had an RBI single and stole a base and the Kansas City Royals beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-1 in an exhibition game at Miller Park on Friday night. It was only the ...
Miguel Olivo?s suspension reduced; Royals await word on Jose Guillen (AP)
2008-03-27 22:11:00
The suspension of Kansas City Royals catcher Miguel Olivo was reduced from five to four games Thursday. The team was awaiting word from the commissioner’s office on whether outfielder Jose Guillen’s 15-day suspension will be eliminated. Olivo had been suspended for the start of this season because of a fight with the New York Mets ...
Jose Guillen, OF - KC
2008-02-20 21:19:00
Royals' Guillen to miss 12 games Visit Rotoworld.com for more analysis on this update.
Union files grievance on behalf of Jose Guillen to overturn 15-day suspensi
2007-12-10 22:32:00
The players’ association filed a grievance Monday to overturn the 15-day suspension given to Kansas City Royals outfielder Jose Guillen for violating baseball’s drug program. Guillen and Baltimore’s Jay Gibbons were suspended last Thursday by commissioner Bud Selig following media reports that they received human growth hormone after January 2005, when it was banned by ...
Union files grievance on behalf of Jose Guillen to overturn 15-day suspensi
2007-12-10 22:31:00
The players’ association filed a grievance Monday to overturn the 15-day suspension given to Kansas City Royals outfielder Jose Guillen for violating baseball’s drug program. Guillen and Baltimore’s Jay Gibbons were suspended last Thursday by commissioner Bud Selig following media reports that they received human growth hormone after January 2005, when it was banned by baseball. ...
Jay Gibbons Along With Jose Guillen Suspended Under MLB's Drug Program
2007-12-06 23:04:00
My, my, my...Kansas City's Jose Guillen and Baltimore's Jay Gibbons were suspended for the first 15 days of next season by Major League Baseball on Thursday for violating the sport's drug program.The pair were linked in media reports to the purchase of human growth hormone. So were Gary Matthews Jr., Rick Ankiel, Troy Glaus and Scott Schoeneweis, but Major League Baseball decided there was "insufficient evidence" to determine they committed a doping violation.This suspension is nothing -- not a big thing. What happened to the 50-game deal? They may be guilty in the court of public opinion, but they are still rich and it's not like a suspension will do irreparable harm to their careers.It's a joke...
OF Jose Guillen, Royals finalize $36 million, 3-year contract just before h
2007-12-06 21:43:00
Jose Guillen and the Kansas City Royals completed their $36 million, three-year contract Thursday, hours before the power-hitting outfielder was suspended for the first 15 days of next season for violating baseball’s drug policy. Guillen and Baltimore’s Jay Gibbons were disciplined by Major League Baseball, making them the first players punished as the result of government ...
OF Jose Guillen, Royals finalize $36 million, 3-year contract just before h
2007-12-06 21:42:00
Jose Guillen and the Kansas City Royals completed their $36 million, three-year contract Thursday, hours before the power-hitting outfielder was suspended for the first 15 days of next season for violating baseball’s drug policy. Guillen and Baltimore’s Jay Gibbons were disciplined by Major League Baseball, making them the first players punished as the result of ...
Why Players Do Drugs; Case Study: Jose Guillen
2007-12-06 18:32:00
Last month, Jose Guillen was implicated in a probe where he allegedly bought well over several tens of thousands dollars of worth of HGH and may possible face suspension.Well, someone felt it was good to give him a contract...The Major League Baseball Players Association is negotiating with MLB officials on a possible 10- to 15-day suspension for outfielder Jose Guillen for his reported involvement in the purchase of steroids and human growth hormone, sources told ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney on Wednesday...."We told the commissioner's office my version of this whole affair, which in some ways has been handled with some errors in the media," Guillen was quoted as saying Tuesday by ESPNdeportes.com when asked about the situation.Guess what? He got paid anyway! The Kansas City Royals gave him a 3 year, $36 million dollar deal! When the Mitchell Report comes out, will anyone care? Well, we are all trying to keep kids away from drugs and discourage players from dabbling with it; h...
OF Jose Guillen, Royals finalize $36 million, 3-year contract
2007-12-06 16:58:00
Jose Guillen and the Kansas City Royals completed their $36 million, three-year contract Thursday. The sides reached an agreement Tuesday at the winter meetings, subject to a physical. “We feel we have acquired an impact bat from the right side of the plate,” Royals general manager Dayton Moore said. “He has a proven major league track record ...
OF Jose Guillen, Royals finalize $36 million, 3-year contract (AP)
2007-12-06 16:52:00
Jose Guillen and the Kansas City Royals completed their $36 million, three-year contract Thursday. The sides reached an agreement Tuesday at the winter meetings, subject to a physical. “We feel we have acquired an impact bat from the right side of the plate,” Royals general manager Dayton Moore said. “He has a proven major league ...
Jose Guillen Agrees to Deal with Kansas City Royals
2007-12-06 02:44:00
Jose Guillen and the Kansas City Royals reached an agreement on a three-year contract, despite reports linking him to steroids. The contract is worth $36 million. He batted .290 with 23 homers and 99 RBI for the Seattle Mariners this year. “We have the obvious need of adding right-handed power to our lineup,” new Royals manager Trey ...
Odds and Ends: Guillen, Crede, Hamilton, Boone
2007-12-05 21:06:00
Rounding up some of the day's random rumors and tidbits... Jose Guillen might get a light suspension for his exploits. There was a report that the Brewers were close to obtaining Joe Crede, but it was published last night. The BBWAA approved a new resolution for 2013.  Any player with a contract provision linked to a major award of theirs will not be considered for that award.  Makes sense - to repeat Curt Schilling's situation.  Curt Schilling could get a million bucks by netting one Cy Young vote in 2008.  The BBWAA would rather preserve its right to have members make off-the-wall votes on occasion without bribery being accused. The Reds traded Buck Coats to the Jays.  They also released Jorge Cantu.  They now have an open spot on the 40-man roster. Could the Rays re-acquire Josh Hamilton?  There's speculation on the topic in Nashville. Buster Olney says Aaron Boone interests the Giants, Nationals, and Brewers. showad();
Kansas Citians rally behind Jose Guillen
2007-12-05 19:41:00
The Kansas City Star's comment section usually attracts some of the most impulsive, irrational, pinheaded posters I've ever seen -- more so than the ESPN "conversationalists," but slightly less so than the YouTube people -- but the responses to Joe Posnanski's latest column have been calm, measured and even infused with a strange little thing called hope.In brief, Poz wrote that he didn't understand the Jose Guillen signing: too old, too mediocre, too volatile. The People disagreed:From Tug:IF, and only IF, the Royals pull off some amazing move and land a guy like Andruw Jones I think that seals the fate of Brown and either DeJesus or Gathright. Maybe DeJesus is the odd man out since he draws the most interest from other clubs. So, with that assumption in mind, here's what the Royals lineup would look like in my opinion:1.) Joey Gathright LF2.) Mark Teahen 1B3.) Jose Guillen RF4.) Andruw Jones CF5.) Alex Gordon 3B6.) Billy Butler DH7.) John Buck c8.) Mark Grudzielanek 2B9.) Ton...
Quick Hits: MacPhail & The Winter Meetings, Jose Guillen, Fan Fest, Mark Pr
2007-11-28 21:01:00
Well, not much is going on in the world of the Orioles; however, I expect with the winter meetings upon us, business will about to pick up. Right now, MacPhail has not done much; however, it looks like he's taking his time and seeing how the market is right now for both free agents and the trade market.The Orioles.com has more on MacPhail and the upcoming winter meetings as does Allen McCallum of Press Box Online.Both B and I have looked at particular deals and scenarios, so feel feel to delve through the blog for those.First and foremost, I reported yesterday that the Orioles might be interested in Jose Guillen. That report kind of surprised me considering the state of the team and their goals; however, according to Roch Kubatko, the organization is not interested in him. Like I said, a deal with Guillen, despite he being a fine player, would not make sense for Baltimore right now.As well, in Roch's piece & in also by Jeff Zrebeic, they both look at Melvin Mora and his situat...
MLB Rumors: Johan Santana, Miguel Cabrera, Jose Guillen
2007-11-27 20:08:00
While all the air was sucked out of the Hot Stove League by the presence of Twins' two-time Cy Young winner, Johan Santana, there are still other players on either the free agent market or trade one.  Even though a Mets-related Santana update leads off, there are updates on Miguel Cabrera to the Angels, what the Brewers will do at closer, Coco Crisp and a Jose Guillen update. New York Post:If the Mets are to trade for Santana, though, they will not be including any of their three core offensive players in the deal: Jose Reyes, David Wright and Carlos Beltran would all be off limits. LA Times:The Angels, according to baseball sources, are willing to part with just about any player who has been mentioned in trade rumors -- second baseman Howie Kendrick, catcher Jeff Mathis, pitchers Ervin Santana, Joe Saunders or Nick Adenhart, outfielder Reggie Willits and perhaps top infield prospect Brandon Wood. But if the Angels are going to trade two young pitchers to the Marlins, they ar...
Jose Guillen An Oriole?
2007-11-27 18:10:00
I caught wind of this in a thread on Orioles Hangout and it was mentioned later this morning on Roch's blog, but it seems the organization has some interest in acquiring Jose Guillen.Yes, the same guy who was found to have bought HGH recently from a pharmacy, has had problems in the past, and yes, has been with over nine organizations in his career.Of course, this is all a rumor; however, if the Orioles for some reason sign him, I'll be scratching my head.A while ago, the Seattle Mariners turned down a $9 million extension for Guillen and bought out his contract for $500,000.The Kansas City Star has this posted:"The Royals are dismissing reports from the Dominican Republic that say they are close to an agreement with free-agent outfielder Jose Guillen.General manager Dayton Moore declined to comment on the matter, but indications suggest the Baltimore Orioles and at least one other team are showing strong interest in Guillen.The reports linking Guillen to the Royals surfaced after...
Jose Guillen will be interviewed by MLB
2007-11-07 15:14:00
The San Francisco Chronicle reported Tuesday that outfielder Jose Guillen, most recently of the Seattle...
Jose Guillen - $20,000 of steroids, human growth hormone, says paper
2007-11-07 01:26:00
Outfielder Jose Guillen bought nearly $20,000 worth of steroids and human growth hormone from 2003-05, reports the San Francisco Chronicle moments ago. An investigation by the Albany New York district attorney has named the player plus former major leaguers Matt Williams and Ismael Valdez for purchases in 2002. Major League Baseball started steroid testing in 2003 with HGH banned in January 2005. Guillen, 31, played last season with the Seattle Mariners. AP attempted to contact him via cellphone. No response has yet been given. Last week, the team turned down a $9 million option on Guillen’s contract for next season. The player now has until tomorrow to exercise his part of the mutual option at $5 million. If he exercises the option, the team may cancel the deal and buy him out at $500,000 buyout making him a free agent. “Records show he ordered more than $19,000 worth of drugs — three kinds of human growth hormone, two types of testosterone and the steroids stano...
Matt Williams, Jose Guillen, Ismael Valdez linked to Steroids, hGH from Pal
2007-11-07 00:52:00
Three more players were linked to anabolic steroid and human growth hormone purchases through the Palm Beach Rejuvenation Center in Florida. Two former players, Matt Williams and Ismael Valdez, along with current player Jose Guillen are said to have purchased performance-enhancing drugs in the article written by Lance Williams and Mark Fainaru-Wada of BALCO fame. According to the San Francisco
Baseball?s Jose Guillen, Matt Williams bought steroids from clinic
2007-11-07 00:38:00
Three Major League Baseball players have been linked to performance enhancing drugs today in the ongoing investigation into the MLB’s seedy past. Current player Jose Guillen has been fingered for HGH use, along with former San Francisco Giants slugger Matt Williams and Ismael Valdez. What makes this whole thing funny is Jose Guillen spoke with ...
Report: Jose Guillen, Matt Williams bought performance enhancing drugs (AP)
2007-11-06 22:40:00
Power-hitting outfielder Jose Guillen bought nearly $20,000 worth of steroids and human growth hormone from 2003-05, the San Francisco Chronicle reported Tuesday. Former major leaguers Matt Williams and Ismael Valdez also purchased performance-enhancing drugs, in 2002, from a Florida anti-aging clinic that was raided in February as part of an investigation by the Albany, ...
Mariners Decline Option On Jose Guillen
2007-11-03 03:05:00
The Mariners are saying they put the ball in Jose Guillen's court, but they really didn't.  They declined his one-year, $9MM option.  Now Guillen can choose to exercise an option for 2008 at that same price or elect for free agency.  Seems pretty clear he'll pass on that. It figured to be this way from the start; the $9MM team option really meant nothing because if they exercised it that would mean Guillen was worth more than that on the open market.  The $5MM player option only had value if Guillen was hurt or terrible in '07 and wanted to get paid anyway. You have to figure it'll take three years, $30MM to even get in the door on a new contract for Guillen.  He wants to stay, but admits the Mariners have to make a choice.  That choice would apparently have to be benching Jose Vidro, shifting Raul Ibanez to DH, and using Adam Jones in left.  Bringing Guillen back doesn't seem likely, especially with Wladimir Balentien already sitting on the ...
Mariners Hot Stove Chatter
2007-10-24 21:25:00
John Hickey of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer discusses the Mariners' offseason situation in today's column.  Let's summarize. Jose Guillen will probably decline his $9MM option for '08, no surprise there.  An "inside source" of Hickey's doesn't expect him back with Seattle.  That puts Ichiro in center and Adam Jones in right, which hopefully makes up for the unpleasantness of Raul Ibanez in left. Hickey sees the Mariners having about $15MM to spend this winter.  If $10MM of that went to Guillen the Ms would be severely limited in pitching acquisitions.  Instead they should and probably will just spend all of it to get at least two hurlers. As you know, Hiroki Kuroda is on the radar.  I can't figure out what kind of contract to expect for Kuroda.  I'm guessing two or three years at at least $5MM per.  I can't think of a good comparable, as Matsuzaka and Igawa were not free agents. U.S.S. Mariner believes Bartolo Colon is the...
Jose Guillen Likely To Reach Free Agency
2007-10-19 03:36:00
Nothing unexpected here - Jose Guillen's agent, Adam Katz, indicated tonight that the player will decline his option for 2008.  The Mariners can exercise it at $9MM, but then Guillen has the right to void it and forfeit the $500K buyout.  That makes sense - at the bare minimum he's looking at two years and $20MM.  More likely he gets three years from some team, despite his mercurial nature.  Mercurial is the word most often used to describe Guillen.  I'm not kidding - there are 430 Google results for "jose guillen mercurial." The Mariners may yet give Guillen an extension; he did a solid job.  Anyway, the most entertaining part of all of this comes courtesy of Jim Street's MLB.com article: When asked if there was a deadline to terminate the option, Katz snapped, "There is, but I'm a busy man and I don't have time to look it up." OK then.  Katz is probably occupied trying to find a team to take Sammy Sosa.
Jose Guillen (OF-SEA)
2007-09-09 16:56:00
Guillen had two significant miscues in the Mariners’ 12-6 loss to the Tigers yesterday. His dropped ball in the first inning on a Magglio Ordonez sacrifice fly sparked Detroit to a three-run outburst and a 3-1 lead. His drop of a liner by Sean Casey to lead off the sixth inning, resulting in a double, put Casey aboard for Brandon Inge's two-run home run that put Detroit ahead to stay. Guillen went 1-for-5 in the game and is batting .284.
Jose Guillen, Felix Hernandez lead Seattle Mariners past Texas Rangers 4-2
2007-08-25 06:19:00
Jose Guillen homered and drove in the go-ahead run with an RBI single in the seventh to lift the Seattle Mariners past the Texas Rangers 4-2 on Friday night. Guillen hit his 19th home run with two outs in the first inning, then broke a 2-all tie with a hit that scored Ichiro Suzuki. Felix ...
Odds and Ends
2007-08-21 22:12:00
Some random rumors and links for Tuesday afternoon... The Rockies signed Mark Redman to a minor league contract.  It makes sense to add some depth, but I like the team's plan of using high-octane arms Ubaldo Jimenez and Franklin Morales instead of the safe veteran options. Rick Sutcliffe's thoughts on showboating. At one time, it seemed that Jason Jennings would be primed for a big payday this winter.  He still could get a Marquis contract despite his 6.45 ERA in 18 starts.  But prospective buyers have to be concerned that he replied "I don't know" when asked if he is healthy.  By the way, that link details a failed ballpark marriage proposal that resulted in popcorn being dumped on the guy's head.  On the Jumbotron. It wouldn't be the Kansas City Star without an enormous pixellated close-up of the player in question.  This time it's Mark Grudzielanek, who's been extended through 2008.  Grudz wouldn't have reached the 500 PAs ...
Jose Guillen: No Trouble With Elbow
2007-03-03 16:26:04
Jose Guillen: Guillen went hitless in four at-bats Thursday, but his surgically repaired right elbow didn't give him any problems, the Seattle Times reports. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.
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