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Dohmann To Japan; Garza out of WBC

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Sponichi is reporting that the Hiroshima Carp are close to acquiring Rays’ reliever Scott Dohmann. Dohmann has 166 strikeouts in 172 2/3 career innings, but has also have a 1.598 career whip. The Carp would use him as a set-up man.

Dohmann went 2-0 with 12 games with the Rays in '08. He went to Durham posted an impressive 49 K's in 41 innings and a FIP of 2.41. Command has always been Dohmann's problem(5.00 BB/9 career), but sources say "there's nothing wrong with his arm." Good luck, Dohmannator.

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An old fracture in Garza's right foot, suffered six or seven years ago, began giving the starter trouble midway through the season, and he had surgery to correct it five days after the Rays' season ended.

Garza had been pursued by Mexico for the WBC and was under consideration for the U.S. team, but players who have had offseason surgery can't play in the tournament.

Given the jump in innings for Garza, plus Jim Hickey's don't pick up a baseball till spring rule, it was unlikely that the Rays were going to let Garza compete in the WBC anyway. This means Mexico's manager, Vinny Castilla, will have to find an ace elsewhere.

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Not only did that performance not carry over, but also...

His performance in Wii MLB power pros didn’t either! For some, odd reason he was f’ing awesome in that game…

Also, check out this website run by his brother in law:

http://www.sdfansite.blogspot.com/

by plasticman on Dec 14, 2008 2:16 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Garza's unprofessed injury reminds me

Did anything ever come of those rumors that Kaz battled through an elbow issue all year?

by PlayOnWords on Dec 14, 2008 11:44 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

Yahoo sports spit out a short blurb that this was in-fact the issue

But they cited ‘unnamed scouts’, which literally could be this website, so their blurb is pretty worthless.

by kericr on Dec 14, 2008 9:54 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

does this injury have anything to do with garza's footing on the mound?

i remember against chicago in the ALDS, he was having alot of problems with the mound and the footing and a couple of other times as well

everything Rays,Marlins,Twins and Reds
who needs k-rod for 37 million when you can have d-rod for 50k?
twins sign ty wigginton ASAP!!!!

by RaysOfHope on Dec 15, 2008 2:16 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

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