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| Brian Lawrence has signed a minor league deal with the Padres. He will pitch at Triple-A Portland. |
Our View: Lawrence is back in the Padres' organization as he previously pitched with the club from 2001-05. He is worth a look as a flier for deeper NL-only leagues as he may be called into action to help the Padres' struggling rotation.
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| Brian Lawrence made his debut with the Richmond Braves on Thursday, this according to the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
Lawrence allowed three runs on six hits and three walks in 6 1/3 innings. |
Our View: After a rough two-run first inning, he retired 13 of the next 15 hitters. Given the state of affairs for the Braves pitching staff, Lawrence is on his way to the bigs for another go-around.
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| The Braves have purchased the contract of Brian Lawrence from the Camden Riversharks of the Independent League and assigned him to Triple-A Richmond. |
Our View: Lawrence was 2-2 with a 3.21 ERA and 32 strikeouts to nine walks for Camden. He held a 6.83 ERA in six starts for the Mets last season. He'll provide depth at Triple-A for the Braves but isn't likely to have any fantasy value.
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| The Royals signed Brian Lawrence to a minor-league deal Friday, which included an invitation to spring training. Lawrence was not effective in limited action last year, allowing 43 hits and 22 earned runs over 29 innings.
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| The Mets designated Brian Lawrence for assignment on Tuesday. He made six starts this year, holding a 6.83 ERA. |
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| As expected, the Mets called Brian Lawrence up from Triple-A on Thursday to start against the Brewers, according to the Sports Network. He has not pitched in the majors since 2005, and he deserves no attention in fantasy. |
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| Brian Lawrence will be recalled to start for the Mets Thursday. He is replacing Jorge Sosa, who has been moved to the bullpen. "We signed him just for this kind of situation," Mets assistant GM John Ricco said on MLB.com. "He's a guy with major league experience. He's earned this." Lawrence has pitched well with New Orleans, going 8-2 with a 3.87 ERA and 52/9 K/BB rate over 79 innings. |
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| The Mets were close Monday to reaching agreement with Brian Lawrence on a minor league contract, according to the AP. The deal was pending a physical, according to a baseball official with knowledge of the negotiations who spoke on condition of anonymity because it wasn't yet complete. A contract could be finalized by Wednesday. |
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| The Tigers have offered free agent Brian Lawrence a Triple-A contract, according to the Detroit Free Press. "We will be reviewing the Tigers' offer later today," agent Page Odle said. "We expect a couple of other offers." |
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| With prospect Cesar Carrillo expected to have elbow reconstruction surgery, San Diego is looking for some rotation depth at Triple-A Portland, and they could look to former Padre Brian Lawrence, according to the Union-Tribune. Lawrence was recently released by the Rockies. "I have to see what's out there, but I'd always be interested in returning to the Padres," he said. |
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| The Rockies will place Brian Lawrence on waivers today, and if he is claimed, another team would assume his $500,000 contract, according to the Denver Post. If no one claims Lawrence, the Rox will release him and pay a $250,000 buyout. Lawrence appears to be fully recovered from back surgery, but the Rockies have no room for him on their roster. |
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| Brian Lawrence is scheduled to make a second Triple-A rehab start Tuesday, the Denver Post reports. He had a mediocre result in his first turn, though he said his shoulder felt great afterwards.
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| Brian Lawrence had an ordinary first turn at Triple-A, allowing 10 hits and three runs over 6 2/3 innings, the Rocky Mountain News reports. Lawrence, who's only expected to have 2-3 starts in the minors, is coming back from shouder surgery. He threw 88 pitches, 63 for strikes. |
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| Brian Lawrence will begin the season with Triple-A Colorado Springs while the Rockies continue monitoring his surgically repaired shoulder, the Denver Post reports.
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| Brian Lawrence started his first game of the spring Tuesday, giving up two runs on seven hits and a walk while striking out two. He gave up two runs in three innings in his lone relief appearance earlier this spring. Lawrence is recovering from shoulder surgery an will probably start the year on the DL, but he could eventually join the rotation. |
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| The Rockies don't expect Brian Lawrence to be ready to pitch for them until May, according to the Denver Post. Lawrence missed all of last season due to shoulder surgery. "I would like to break camp, but I am not going to hurt the team, either," Lawrence said. |
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| Brian Lawrence and the Rockies have agreed in principle on a one-year contract with a club option for 2008, according to the Denver Post. "Brian is from there, he wanted to pitch in the National League West and the Rockies were the first on him during this process," agent Page Odle said. "It meant a lot to Brian that they were there during all his workouts." He missed last season due to shoulder surgery. |
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| Page Odle, the agent for Brian Lawrence, expects to speak with the Rockies today or Wednesday about his client, according to the Denver Post. "I expect this to be a defining week," Odle said Monday. "Brian will throw again (in the next few days) and I assume Colorado will be there. We have had very good conversations with them." Lawrence, who missed all of the 2006 season following shoulder surgery, reportedly would like to return to the NL West and has family in Colorado, so the Rockies appear to be the team to beat for his services. |
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| Brian Lawrence will probably wait until spring training to return from the shoulder surgery that has sidelined him all season, according to the AP. He had been holding out hope that he could pitch at some point this year. "Right on schedule where I need to be, the strength's where I need to be. Best case, obviously, would be September, but pushing it is not going to help the Nationals or help me," Lawrence said. "You can come back too soon, but you can't come back too late." |
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