Former Cardinals Watch

[Vidor]

Allen Craig is .286/.422/.403 in 147 PA since being sent back to the minors.

And I'm glad my almost-seven-year-old has aged past watching "Sesame Street".

[doe_boy]

Brett Wallace called up by the Padres.

He's looking a lot like Jeff Tweedy these days.

[heyzeus]

Chris Perez is probably done.

MLB has suspended Chris Perez for 50 games following a second positive test for a drug of abuse.
Perez is currently a free agent and obviously won't be signing on a with a new team anytime soon. The 29-year-old former All-Star closer began the 2015 season with the Brewers' Triple-A team but opted out of his minor league contract after allowing 14 hits and eight earned runs in 7 2/3 innings at Colorado Springs.

[sighyoung]

I suspect Grover has to throw up.

[fanforever]

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/

Chris Perez Suspended 50 Games For Drug Of Abuse

By Jeff Todd [June 24, 2015 at 4:41pm CDT]


Free agent righty Chris Perez has been hit with a 50-game suspension, the league announced (h/t to MLB.com’s Adam McCalvy). The penalty was assessed for use of a drug of abuse, with the length based on the fact that this is Perez’s second such offense.

Perez, 29, was the long-time closer for the Indians before signing as a free agent last year with the Dodgers. He opened the 2015 season at Triple-A for the Brewers after inking a minor league deal, but opted out of his deal earlier in the season.

Though he’s had some very good years along the way, Perez has struggled to deliver consistent results while dealing with command issues at times. He still has a big arm, having averaged over 94 mph on his four-seamer last year, and seemed likely to get another shot at the big leagues in the relatively near term.

All told, Perez owns a 3.51 ERA over 379 1/3 MLB frames, with 8.6 K/9 against 3.9 BB/9. He allowed eight earned runs on 14 hits and four walks in his 7 2/3 minor league frames earlier this year, striking out just three batters in the process.

[Spider John]

Joe Kelly is not winning the 2015 AL Cy Young Award.

Still a lot of baseball left to play.

But it's not looking good:

Boston’s roster is being overhauled today. In addition to putting Dustin Pedroia on the disabled list and calling up both Jackie Bradley Jr. and Deven Marrero from Triple-A the Red Sox have also demoted right-hander Joe Kelly to Pawtucket.

Kelly actually managed to stay in the rotation for a month after reports of him being “clearly on thin ice” surfaced in late May, but the Red Sox eventually got tired of waiting for him to turn things around. Kelly posted a 5.67 ERA in 14 starts and heads back to the minors at age 27 and with more than 400 career innings as a big leaguer.

Last year’s trade deadline swap that sent John Lackey to the Cardinals for Kelly and Allen Craig looks like a total bust for the Red Sox. Kelly has a 4.96 ERA in 24 starts for Boston, Craig has hit .130 in 53 games for Boston, and now they’re teammates in Pawtucket.

Justin Masterson will step into Kelly’s rotation spot, although he may not be on the sturdiest of ice himself.

http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/ ... -triple-a/

Joe's one of my favorites. I hope he can turn things around.

[pioneer98]

Mark Gruzielanek is managing the Kane County Cougars of the Midwest League this year.

[Joe Shlabotnik]

Mark Gruzielanek is managing the Kane County Cougars of the Midwest League this year.

and with his HORP, I am sure there are a lot of Lane County cougars willing to go deep with him

[ZigZagCardsFan]

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/eye-on-bas ... s-own-head

[MrCrowesGarden]

Edwin Jackson DFA.