CBC.ca (Free subscription) | yesterday
... to veterans Tom Glavine, John Smoltz and Tim Hudson put enormous pressure on the rookie trio of Jair Jurrjens, Jorge Campillo and Charlie Morton.Hudson is shelved until next August at the earliest, while Glavine and Smoltz are free agents.Enter Vazquez, and possibly free-agent right-hander A.J. Burnett, who reportedly will receive a five-year offer from Atlanta.Burnett, 31, opted...
Rain Delay (Free subscription) | 02/12/2008
This fiery Cuban impressed the suits so much in 2007 that Edgar Renteria was sent packing to the Detroit Tigers for Gorkys Hernandez and Jair Jurrjens. It was a brilliant move then and still is today, listen I liked ‘Rent as much as the next guy - but you can see him declining. Escobar hit over [...]
Chicago news (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008
... pitchers. He emphasized the need to add veterans to take pressure off 2008 rookie starters Jair Jurrjens, Jorge Campillo and Charlie Morton. Atlanta pursued Padres ace Jake Peavy before Wren said last month "we have moved on and shifted our focus" after San Diego didn't agree to what he called "a strong package of players." Vazquez will join Jurrjens as the most established...
Arizona Republic (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008
... pitchers. He emphasized the need to add veterans to take pressure off 2008 rookie starters Jair Jurrjens, Jorge Campillo and Charlie Morton.Atlanta pursued Padres ace Jake Peavy before Wren said last month "we have moved on and shifted our focus" after San Diego didn't agree to what he called "a strong package of players."Vazquez will join Jurrjens as the most established healthy...
The Detroit Tiger Weblog (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008
I think it is safe to call the Edgar Renteria-Jair Jurrjens/Gorkys Hernandez deal “the trade that just keeps taking.” There was hope that the Tigers could salvage a couple draft picks out of the trade, but that possibility is now gone as the team has declined to offer Renteria arbitration. All players are classified according to [...]
River Ave. Blues (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008
... Andy Pettitte ’s (that’s one extra run every 180 IP. Given the Braves’ current rotation situation (Jair Jurrjens and pray for rain), the move is exactly what the team needs. The ChiSox are reportedly getting three players in return, but LHP Jo-Jo Reyes and IF Brent Lillibridge are fringy guys who shouldn’t play a key role on a contending team. The third prospect, Tyler Flowers, is...
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com (Free subscription) | 02/12/2008
... take some pressure off the Braves, who aim to add two quality starters to put in front of Jair Jurrjens.
Tiger Tales: A Detroit Tigers Blog (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008
... have been nice to get a couple of draft picks to help make up for the ill fated trade that sent Jair Jurrjens and Gorkys Hernandez to Atlanta last year. Instead, the Renteria fiasco is now complete. They traded away two talented young players and now get nothing in return. It's not a good start to the off-season. It's also an indication that they are probably not in a position to...
