
The hearings into Anibal Sanchez’s service time grievance finished last week, but no decision is expected until next year. If he wins, he will qualify for arbitration after the 2009 season.
The Braves are so desperate for pitching that they signed Elmer Dessens off a Mexican League team. He pitched poorly in 2007, but that was his first truly bad year.
The Phillies and Cubs usher in the replay era tonight in Chicago. With Philadelphia ranking first and Chicago fourth in home runs, the umpires might get a chance to use the new equipment tonight.
Rick Eckstein joins the coaching staff of the Nationals, making Chico Harlan wonder if Lenny Harris job is in jeopardy. Eckstein is credited with turning around Ryan Langerhans’s season.
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