The Baseball Chick

After some rumors that JaMarcus Russell was re-dedicated to his fitness and training this off-season, now reports claim that Russell reported to Raiders’ camp weighing 290 pounds.  So not only are the Raiders stuck with the dumbest quarterback in the NFL, but now they have a quarterback built like a defensive lineman.

Braves’ rookie sensation Jason Heyward will open the season as Atlanta’s regular major league right fielder. The 20-year-old Heyward is batting .366, with a homer and five RBIs in 41 at-bats this spring. He also has a .500 on-base percentage and .537 slugging average.

“He’ll be in there every day,” manager Bobby Cox said. “With him, it doesn’t matter if a lefty or a righty is pitching.”

Heyward doesn’t turn 21 until August, but everyone has been impressed by his maturity both on and off the field.

“His plate discipline for being that age is really beyond my comprehension,” Braves hitting coach Terry Pendleton said. “All I can say is that everyone in Atlanta has a lot to look forward to.”  (fanhouse.com)

In sum, this guy is a stud.  Watch out.

The Kansas City Royals say left-handed pitching prospect Danny Duffy has left baseball.  Duffy left camp after telling the club that he wanted to reassess his priorities. The team offered no additional information.

The 21-year-old Duffy went 19-10 with a 2.49 ERA in 52 games since drafted in 2007.

Apparently the Royals were a little pumped about this guy, but he wasn’t going to make the club right out of spring training. They wanted to work on his mechanics.

Oh, I forgot, it’s the Royals, no one cares.  Sorry.

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What a super-douche:

Jason Kendall’s estranged wife Chantel has filed divorce papers placing the Kansas City Royals catcher at the center of a new baseball drugs scandal involving Adderall. Now, RadarOnline.com has learned that according to Kendall’s sworn deposition, it’s not just him that is caught up in the furor surrounding the use of Adderall – Kendall also name checks LA Dodgers right fielder Brian Giles and Pittsburgh Pirates infielder Bobby Crosby. In the papers, Kendall disclosed that Brian Giles is someone that he has known since 1997 and when asked if Giles uses Adderall, Kendall said, “I believe so.” He didn’t know if Giles was currently taking it. Kendall was also asked if he knew if Bobby Crosby took Adderall and he said, “I don’t know,” before going on to admit that the two had discussed Adderall “more than one time.” Kendall testified that his dosage of Adderall was decreased when he wasn’t training and that he took from 30-60 milligrams since he first starting taking it in 2006. Kendall said he took 60 milligrams of Adderall during Spring 2009 and ending in October 2009 and that in November it was decreased to 45 milligrams. (Radar Online)

Maybe I just don’t have all the information, but why are Brian Giles’ and Bobby Crosby’s names even coming up in Jason Kendall’s divorce proceedings?  So he gets accused of abusing Adderall, and this fucking knucklehead man-child immediately starts listing off any other ballplayer that used or uses it so that he’s not alone with the blame?!?!  Well, Jason, I can’t imagine why any woman would want to divorce you, because you are clearly a classy, classy dude.

On a side note, I think I have a better chance of walking outside and seeing Camilo Villegas floating on a raft in my pool than you do of throwing out anyone trying to steal second…

Spring Training has begun and we are well on our way to another Fantasy Baseball season.  But don’t be a jackass, everyone knows who the big prospects are for this year.  So before you walk into your draft this year with this big secret smile on your face thinking that you have this genius information that no one else in the league could even fathom having, chug on some icy cold reality.  And for the turds that don’t know, below is mlb.com’s rankings of the Top 50 Prospects for 2010: