He's a mini-Babe Ruth ... Stormy was out there coaching him, too, throwing him sinkers and cutters. He's going to be a little Adam Dunn. He was hitting some bombs.
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He's a mini-Babe Ruth ... Stormy was out there coaching him, too, throwing him sinkers and cutters. He's going to be a little Adam Dunn. He was hitting some bombs.
As the market for lefthanded relievers revved up with the Giants' signing of Jeremy Affeldt on Monday, the Cardinals apparently have focused their courtship on two lefties to add to their bullpen while keeping tabs on other options.
Jeremy Affeldt Flaws His lack of great velocity means that if his command is off, he’s in trouble.
It's tough ... Do I see him behind the plate now or wait until Spring Training? I don't want to do anything that might hurt us or embarrass him. I heard he had a tough time catching Jeremy Affeldt [in the bullpen], but a lot of people do.
He wasn't available that last game (on Wednesday) ... That's one of the reasons we extended (Edinson) Volquez in the 9-0 game. Basically we were down to (Jeremy) Affeldt, (David) Weathers and (Francisco) Cordero in the bullpen. A lot of people were: Why was Volquez out there? We needed another inning out of him. We've been monitoring him.
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