Dodgers Invite Angel Guzman To Spring Training

Tweet from Dodgers beat writer Dylan Hernandez. Good luck to Guzman; good guy. Also on the list, former Cubs pitcher Jose Ascanio.

6 months ago Al Yellon 10 comments 0 recs |

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I didn't know he'd left the Cubs organization.

He’d been signed to a minor league deal, correct? Presumably that ran out.

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by daver on Dec 13, 2011 5:15 PM CST reply actions

His baseball-reference page says he became a free agent on 11/2/11.

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by Al Yellon on Dec 13, 2011 5:59 PM CST up reply actions

Yes

He’s a minor league free agent. He pitched for Daytona throughout 2011.

by Josh Timmers on Dec 13, 2011 11:13 PM CST up reply actions

Some more info on Cubs minor league free agents here

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by Al Yellon on Dec 14, 2011 7:08 AM CST up reply actions

Strange that we aren't bringing in more outside FAs

as roster fill for the system.

I guess we are going with what we already have in-house.

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by CubFanSince1970 on Dec 14, 2011 9:34 AM CST up reply actions

How do you know TheoJed won't do that?

Just because they haven’t yet, doesn’t mean they won’t.

I’m sure there will be a dozen or so NRI’s for spring training. Every team does this.

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by Al Yellon on Dec 14, 2011 10:04 AM CST up reply actions

Didn't say they "won't do that"...

what I meant was that it is strange that they haven’t been at the forefront of signing minor league FAs before the all the “potentially good ones” get snapped up by other clubs.

IF we are building from within, one way to do that is to sign whatever talent we can, from other club’s systems.

Not a big deal if they don’t, but I think you over reacted to my comments!

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by CubFanSince1970 on Dec 14, 2011 10:55 AM CST up reply actions

I see your point

… however, one reason minor league FAs are minor league FAs, is that they haven’t been deemed “potentially good” by their own team, or likely others.

I see only the Dodgers having issued such invites as of now. TheoJed have plenty of time.

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by Al Yellon on Dec 14, 2011 11:06 AM CST up reply actions

wish he well, always liked him

sad he could not stay on the field

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by Cubbie-Tim on Dec 13, 2011 6:26 PM CST reply actions