Hacksaw’s Headlines–Tuesday

Posted by on February 28th, 2017  •  0 Comments  • 

….(Baseball)….

Padres-L-Angels (5-3)…San Diego drops to (0-3) in Cactus League play…Rookie pitchers give up all 5-runs in game…Veteran starter Tyrell Jenkins (2-inn-0R)..Jon Edwards-coming off shoulder woes (1-inn-0R)..Kevin Quackenbush (1-inn-0R)…Austin Hedges single-double-RBI…also picked off a runner..Wil Myers RBI-single…Angels Cam Maybin stole home.

Padres-Giants…Tuesday matchup Jhoulys Chacin-Barry Enright to pitch against SF starter Madison Bumgarner.

Padres..Confirm that Christian Bethancourt will pitch 1-inning in Wednesday split squad game…team experimenting with using him as a part time setup relief pitcher.

Angels….Off to (3-0) start play Cubs on Tuesday.

Angels..P-Garrett Richards-Tyler Skaggs throw combined 4-no hit innings in BP-sessions.

Dodgers-L-Rockies (7-1)..Tony Wolters 3R-HR for Colorado…Rockies score 6-runs off LA rookies in bullpen….Colorado ace John Gray (2inn-0R)

Dodgers-Rockies…Tuesday afternoon game.

Dodgers..P-Pedro Baez out with bruised thumb….P-Scott Kazmir to make spring training start on Wednesday….P-Hyun Jin-Ryu start pushed back-will throw more BP first.

(Teams)

Mets…Decide to limit pitchers throwing in camp…no throwing on infield drills..extra day off between throwing drills for starters…4-of-5 Mets starters have had arm surgeries in the last 16-months.

Mets..OF-Tim Tebow reports to minor league camp…hit (.196) in Arizona Fall League debut..(20K-62AB).

Rockies..Ian Desmond shows up for solo early morning workouts at 1st base at (7:15am) everyday.

(Injuries)

Texas..Surgery DH-Josh Hamilton-repair cartilage damage in knee-will be out 6-weeks before he can run-could be out 3-months total.

Mets..1B-Luca Duda-cortisone injection in ailing hips.

Indians..2B-Jason Kipnis-strained rotator cuff.
Indians..P-Tim Cooney out 3-months-strained elbow ligament.
Arizona…Shutdown P-Jake Barrett-shoulder ailment
Reds..P-Anthony DeScalfini pulled workouts-elbow tender.

(Roster)

Washington..Opens talks with OF-Angel Pagan-ex Giants.

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…..(Football)………

Chargers…Franchise tag LB-Melvin Ingram-taking him off the free agent market….Ingram tag is worth 14M….Club now must negotiate multi-year deal to fit him underneath the salary cap so they can re-sign other players…Ingram had 18-QB sacks over last two years…Bolts have 19-veteran players who are free agents.

Steelers…Franchise Tag RB-Le’Veon Bell-11M deal..had (2244APY) last year.
Steelers..Sign FA-WR-Antonio Brown (4Y-68M) package..had (481) receptions in last four years.

Arizona..Franchise Tag DE-Chandler Jones-13M deal.
Giants..Franchise Tag DE-Jason Pierre Paul-13M deal
Carolina..Franchise Tag DT-Kawaan Short-11M package.
Carolina…Sign DE-Mario Addison (3Y-22M) extension.

Browns..Release WR-Andrew Hawkins.
Ravens..Visit with FA-OC-Nick Mangold-Jets
Dallas..Visit with FA-QB-Josh McCown-ex Browns
Jets..Shopping controversial DT-Sheldon Richardson for trade

Chiefs..Must decide today on franchise tag for S-Eric Berry or NT-Dontari Poe.
Raiders..RB-Latavius Murray says he is testing FA market
Miami..WR-Kenny Stills says he will enter FA market
Patriots..TE-Martellus Bennett wants to go on FA market.

CFL-Toronto…Argonauts hire longtime Montreal GM-Jim Popp and former Alouettes and Bears head coach Marc Trestmann.

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……(Basketball)…..

Lakers-Charlotte…Tuesday night game…LA (19-41)…2-blowout losses since Magic Johnson took over as President Basketball Ops.

Colorado State-Wyoming…Mountain West basketball tonight..Rams (20-9) and (12-4) in MWC.
Boise State-Fresno…Tonight..Broncos (18-9)..(11-5) in league.

Aztecs-Air Force….Play Wednesday night.

AP-Poll….1) Kansas (26-3)…2) Villanova (27-3)..3) UCLA (26-3)…4) Gonazaga (29-1) drops from number 1-spot….5) North Carolina (25-5).

76ers..C-Joel Embid-MRI on knee.
Knicks..F-Jokim Noah-surgery on knee-miss rest of year.

Brooklyn..Release-F-Luis Scola
NYKnicks..Release G-Brandon Jennings
76ers..Release C-Andrew Bogut
Lakers..Working on buyout of G-Jose Calderon

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………..(Hockey)………..

LAKings-L-Minnesota (5-4)…Wild score (:12) into overtime to get win…Monday night matchup….Kings (30-28-4)…Wild (40-14-6)

Kings-at-Calgary…Tuesday night game..Flames (33-26-4).

Kings..GM-Dean Lombardi defends trading for G-Ben Bishop rather than goal scorer….Kings play 15-games in 31-nights…could not put extensive workload o G-Jon Quick-coming off groin surgery….Price to get a goal scorer was too hight also.

St Louis-Washington…Blockbuster trade..Blues ship high scoring D-Kevin Shatterkirk to Caps for 1st-2nd round draft picks…

Arizona-Minnesota..Trade-Coyotes deal C-Martin Hanzal-RW-Ryan White to Wild for 1-2-4th round draft picks.

Vancouver-Ottawa..Canucks send F-Alex Burrows (193-career goals) to Senators for 2nd round draft pick F-Jon Dahlen.

Tampa Bay-Toronto…Lightning move C-Brian Boyle to Leafs for 2nd round pick.

Ottawa..Signs FA-F-Chris DeDomenico-playing in Switzerland, had (38P-in-48G).

Minnesota…confirms Zach Parise and Jason Pominville been put in quarantine for treatment of mumps…Vancouver has had 7-players and a trainer infected

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