"Hell, there are no rules here - we're trying to accomplish something." - Thomas A. Edison
"I have found that people who can successfully resist temptation invariably lead depressingly stunted lives." — C.D. Payne
"So don't weep for me now, my friends, because science insists that I have not died.
Energy just always changes state and I refuse to believe that human consciousness is the sole exception to this universal law."
- Mark Millar
"Do only butterflies die in flames? What about those devoured by the flames within them?" - E.M. Cioran

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Last Laff

The Indians have traded LHP Aaron Laffey to the Seattle Mariners for 25 yr-old minor league UT Matt Lawson (not Matt Lawton).  The move clears a spot on the 40-man roster for recently signed RP Chad Durbin.  Lawson has bounced around a bit, including being shipped to the Pacific Northwest as part of last summer's Cliff Lee deal.  He spent all of last season at the AA level playing SS, 2B, LF and CF and putting up an .811 OPS, his best as a pro.  Expect him to start out at Akron.  Also cross Laffey off of the list of contenders for the #5 spot in the rotation.  All of the other candidates (Josh Tomlin, Jeanmar Gomez, David Huff) have throw shutout ball over the first week.

Here's Aaron yesterday, with son Braeden -


Cheers.
Posted by Train at 8:35 PM
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