Buzz: Feliciano’s Knee, Beimel and Juan Cruz
Last night, Pedro Feliciano was hit by by a ground ball that bruised his right knee, forcing him to leave the game.
In a post-game report for Newsday, David Lennon says Feliciano seemed fine, as he was able to throw warm up pitches after being hit, but Jerry Manuel felt it made more sense to remove him from the game.
…sure, why risk it… good call, jerry…
Speaking of relief pitchers…
Ken Rosenthal of FoxSports.com believes the Mets are still in talks with free-agent LHP Joe Beimel.
Beimel is 10–9 with a 3.25 ERA in 225 appearances over the last seasons, while pitching for the Dodgers, Nationals and Rockies.
In that time, he has 106 strike outs and 64 walks in 171 innings, during which left-handed batters hit .240 against him, while righties hit .282.
Yesterday, it was reported that the Rockies have shown interest in Beimel; and, today, according to the Kansas City Star, they are showing interest in Royals reliever Juan Cruz.
Last season, Cruz, 31, had a 5.72 ERA in 46 relief appearances for the Royals, but had been 10–1 with a 2.85 ERA in his previous 120 appearances with the D-Backs in the National League.
