Lee Hacksaw Hamilton – Wednesday April 1st, 2015

Wednesday April 1st, 2015

Padres-L-Royals (4-1)….KC scores 3R early off Brandon Morrow
Padres-White Sox…Roster cuts coming by Friday as team breaks camp to come home…have to go from 40-to-25.

Dodgers-L-White Sox (2-1)..Joe Wieland (5inn-2R-9H) for LA..Chris Heisey HR
Dodgers-Royals…Final game in Arizona before coming home for Freeway Series with Angels…Clayton Kershaw starts for KC.
Dodgers..Sign FA-P-Freddy Garcia-ex White Sox-Braves-Padres…pitched last year in Taiwan (38Y)
Dodgers..Release P-Dustin McGowan-ex Blue Jay
Dodgers-Texas..Trade-LA acquires 2B-Elliot Johnson from Rangers in cash deal
Dodgers..Pay roster bonus to retain P-Mike Adams-ex Padres-Rangers-Phillies..will start at AAA
Dodger..Andre Ethier-bruised elbow-hit by pitch..XRays come back negative

Angels-L-Athletics (13-10)..Jared Weaver (6.1-2R) allowed..Huston Street gives up 2HR…Angels hit 3HRs off Barry Zito.
Halos-A’s…Final game in Arizona-then home to face Dodgers…Rookie Drew Ruczinski makes start-trying to win spot in rotation.

Tama Bay..Sign FA-P-Scott Diamond-ex Twins….Release 2B-Alexi Cassilla.
Washington..Sign FA-OF-Reed Johnson-ex Cubs-Marlins.
Royals..Release SS-Rafael Furcal.
Milwaukee..Release P-David Herndon.
Seattle..Release OF-Endy Chavez..Option OF-Franklin Guterriez-P-Joe Saunders to AAA.
Texas..Release P-Jamey Wright.
Toronto..Release OF-Dayan Viciedo-ex-White Sox.
Phillies..Release P-Kevin Slowey.
Miami..Release P-Nick Massett
Boston..Release P-Felipe Paulino.
Toronto..Release SS-Ramon Santiago

Rockies..Shutdown P-Eddie Butler-shoulder fatigue
Reds..P-Aroldis Chapman leaves after 1-batter..hamstring issue.
Phillies..DL-OF-Dominic Brown-Achilles.
Cardinals..DL-Jaime Garcia-shoulder woes.
Rockies..Doctors save 2Y-old son P-John Axford-bitten by rattlesnake in Arizona.
Baseball America…Rates top farm systems as of opening day…1-Cubs..2-Red Sox..3-Dodgers…4-Twins..5-Mets…..Padres ranked 24th-Angels-28th.
MLB..Average salaries rocket to all time high $4.25M this season…Top payrolls $270M-Dodgers..$215M-Yankees…$185M-Red Sox…$175M-Tigers.
MLB..Top salaries..Clayton Kershaw ($31M)..Justin Verlander ($28M)..Zack Greinke ($27M)…Josh Hamilton ($25M).

Aaron Hernandez Trial….Patriots owner Robert Kraft-very uncomfortable on the stand-testifies he met with Patriots TE in 5-minute conversation…Player “swore on his child” he was not involved in Odin Lloyd killing-was at niteclub at time of murder….Fiancee closes out testimony-said player did marijuana everyday-was drunk nite of killing..Admitted she carried 35lb box to SUV to be disposed of-might have had marijuana-in it..Prosecution said it also had Glock murder weapon.

Dwight Freeney…Ex-Chargers-Colts player files massive lawsuit against Bank of America over loss of $20M investments..Claims bank official-who oversaw his investments-left company and started own firm-using his money-in fraud scheme…2-investment officers have been convicted..B-of-A said it had nothing to do with scheme.

Jameis Winston…Pro Day at Florida State-strong workout-though he looked overweight again…says he will not come to NFL draft.
Marcus Mariota..Informs NFL he will bypass Draft in Chicago to stay at home with family in Hawaii.

Ravens..Sign FA-QB-Matt Schaub-ex-Raiders-Texans.
Colts..Sign FA-WR-Vincent Brown-ex Chargers-Raiders.
Eagles..Sign FA-WR-Miles Austin-ex-Cowboy-Browns.
Bears..Sign FA-RB-Quizz Rogers-Falcons.
49ers..Sign FA-LB-Desmond Bishop-ex Packers..Visit with FA-LB-Phil Wheeler-Dolphins
Carolina..Sign FA-LB-Jason Trusnick-Miami
Chargers..Sign FA-OG-Michael Huey-Washington Redskins practice squad
Arizona..Sign FA-QB-Chandler Harnish-ex Colts backup
Tampa Bay..Visit with FA-C-Dan Connelly of Patriots.
Miami..Visit with FA-RB-Stevan Ridley-Patriots
Chiefs..Visit with FA-WR-Brandon Tate-Bengals.
Raiders..Release DT-Antonio Smith-starter last year.
Montreal-CFL..Alouettes offer contract to LB-Michael Sam-ex-Rams draft pick after workouts at NFL free agent combine.

USD..Hires longtime assistant coach Lamont Smith as head coach…former USD player…assistant at NMexico-Washington-St Marys-ASU-Santa Clara…Elected not to hire SDSU recruiter Justin Hutson, lost out on Eric Musselman and Ben Howland.

Knicks..GM-Phil Jackson writes letter to season ticket holders-details off season plan to fix 60-loss team.
Clippers..NBA fines F-Glen Davis ($15,000) for temper tantrum on sidelines.
Oklahoma City..Thunder F-Kevin Durant-bone graft surgery on foot..out 6-months.

Clippers-L-Golden State (110-106)..LA blows 13P lead..Steph Curry-Klay Thompson combined (52P)…Blake Griffin (40P) in loss..LA scored 1-basket in 7-minute stretch…went (2-11) shooting from floor in 4th quarter…LA (49-26)..Warriors now (61-13).
San Antonio-W-Miami..Spurs get 48th win of year.
Atlanta-L-Detroit..Hawks now (56-19)

Arizona State..Interviews Coach Jeff Capel for Sun Devils job..ex-Oklahoma-VCU coach.
Oklahoma State..Internal meeting to discuss possible buyout Coach Travis Ford..would get owed $9.6M.

Miami-W-Temple…Hurricane upset win sends them to NIT championship game.
Stanford-W-Old Dominion..Cardinal build 21P lead in lst half…Monarchs shoot just 25% in 1st half…(0-9) from 3-point line..

Anaheim Ducks..Scoreboard watching..Ducks-top record overall in NHL… (105P) on season…
Ducks….Anaheim hosts Edmonton Oilers tonite.

Nashville-L-Vancouver…Canucks score 2X in shootout against Pekka Rinne….Predators stay at (102P)-now 3rd in points race
Rangers-W-Winnipeg…NY big road win.. (103P) in standings…NY (48-21-7)-trying to chase down Ducks for home ice advantage…Jets stay at (90P) in West.
Tampa Bay-L-Toronto..Lightning stall in race (101P)
Montreal….Had night off-Canadiens (101P)

Kings-Flames-Jets..Dogfite heading to final week of NHL season-fighting for last playoff spot in West…Kings have 1-game in hand.
Kings..(88P)..6-left…including San Jose..at-Calgary-at-Vancouver.
Flames (91P)..5-left..Kings..at-St Louis..at-Winnipeg
Jets (90P)..5-left…Vancouver-Calgary at home…at St Louis-at-Minnesota

Tiger Woods…Personal jet at Augusta-leading into next week’s Masters…played 18-holes practice round.
PGA..Golfer Chris DeMarco and Brandall Chamblee-Golf Channel interview-Tiger quit at Torrey Pines-not because of back but because he was embarrassed to be playing so poorly…Woods has missed last 4-tourneys, and has not played since early February.