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| Posted By | Discussion Topic: Canseco Released; Hill Traded | ||||
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| SpiderBob | posted on 03-28-2001 @ 2:48 PM |    | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00  | Wednesday, March 28 Canseco looking for work ESPN.com news services NEW YORK – The Anaheim Angels added one power hitter and sent another one packing on Wednesday. Overflowing with outfielders, the New York Yankees traded Glenallen Hill to the Angels for Double-A outfielder Darren Blakely. The Angels also announced they have released 36-year-old Jose Canseco. Canseco, who agreed to a minor league contract with Anaheim in January, hit .231 with four runs scored, one double, one triple and three RBI in 13 spring training games. In 98 games with the Devil Rays and Yankees last season, Canseco batted .252 with 15 home runs and 49 RBI. Canseco has the third most homers of any active player (446), and is 23rd on the all-time list. Only Mark McGwire (554) and Barry Bonds (494) have more homers among active players. Hill, 36, was acquired from the Chicago Cubs last July 16 and hit 16 homers in 132 at-bats for the Yankees, including 10 in his first 51 at-bats. But his role became superfluous when New York signed free agent outfielder Henry Rodriguez, acquired backup Michael Coleman from Cincinnati last week and shifted Chuck Knoblauch from second base to left field. In addition to its three starting outfielders, New York also has Shane Spencer, recovering from knee surgery, and Clay Bellinger, a backup for both the infield and the outfield. Hill, who hit .333 with 29 RBI for New York, gets a $1.5 million salary this year. The trade drops the Yankees' projected opening-day payroll under $109 million, which probably will be below both the Boston Red Sox and the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Yankees led the major leagues last year with a $113 million payroll. Acquired for pitchers Ben Ford and Ozwaldo Mairena, Hill was among eight players brought in last season when the Yankees struggled, part of a group that included Canseco, Dwight Gooden, David Justice, Denny Neagle, Luis Polonia, Luis Sojo and Jose Vizcaino. Only Gooden, Justice and Sojo remain, and Gooden is not assured a spot on the pitching staff when the Yankees open the season at home against Kansas City on Monday. Blakely, 24, hit .237 with 16 homers and 54 RBI at Double-A Erie. Information from the Associated Press was used in this report.  | ||||
| Opie696 G.O.O.F.B.A.H.G.S. Soldier of Fortune Spec Ops Division | posted on 03-28-2001 @ 4:30 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Feb. 01 | okay i thin kthat this was just a stupid trade for the Yankees to do. And yes i know that they didn't need him cuz of all the people they got in left feild, but they should have gotten someone else better for him. And the thing with Canseco is just turin wierd. The only reason Tampa got rid of him befor he came to the yanks was because he had surgerey on his back during that season a few years ago when he hit 44 homeruns before he had the surgerey, he was on a tear! then he gets a bulging disk in his back or somthin like that and he gets sidlined, i think that injury ruined his career cuz noone has givin him a chance to get back into the swing of things and to get back into the routine of playin everyday like he did with Tampa before he was relased from them. There ive said my piece and im leavin it at that. "I hate people that don't get it." | ||||
| Francine Banger | posted on 03-28-2001 @ 6:20 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Dec. 00 | If only the National League had a DH, I wouldnt mind seeing Canseco come to the Mets, but he cant because you cant put him in the Field right now. And the DH is a disgrace to Baseball, so I dont mind.  | ||||
| Sgt Krusty | posted on 03-28-2001 @ 6:28 PM | | |||
| Psychopath Registered: Oct. 00 | As a baseball purist, I totally agree. The DH rule is an abomination. Yeah, it extends careers..blah,blah,blah. Look what it did for Canseco. Both Leagues should be the same. I liked Glenallen Hill a lot tho. I think lowering the salary total was the whole motivation.  sig by PanterA. Thanks to CLS & 1st Sgt. Fil | ||||
| ClusterF | posted on 03-28-2001 @ 7:13 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Jan. 01 | I liked watching Hill bat, because at any given moment you knew he just might crush one. He's got a great swing.... compact, no body, all arms... one quick cut, and it's gone. Too bad... I liked that guy. Canseco on the other hand I could do without, and obviously the yanks can too.
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| jewdown | posted on 03-28-2001 @ 8:47 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Jan. 01 | quote: Then why get another outfielder? They should have tried for a relief pitcher or another middle-infielder. | ||||
King Shit *board owner* | posted on 03-29-2001 @ 12:01 AM | | |||
| O&A Board Veteran Registered: Feb. 01 | Canseco would do well to head to a team like Detroit who could use a good DH, he could produce better than most of their below-average lineup, especially since they pulled the fences in last year. ~Matt/Froy from Jersey Official Protector of Gay Marco & SwampJunk...if he ever decides to post. | ||||
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