{"id":2245,"date":"2010-12-12T21:12:30","date_gmt":"2010-12-13T03:12:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thegoldensombrero.com\/wordpress\/?p=2245"},"modified":"2010-12-12T21:15:50","modified_gmt":"2010-12-13T03:15:50","slug":"around-the-league-carl-crawford-alex-gordon-brandon-belt-ricky-henderson-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thegoldensombrero.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2245","title":{"rendered":"Around The League: Carl Crawford, Alex Gordon, Brandon Belt, Ricky Henderson and more&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thegoldensombrero.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/carl-crawford.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2246\" title=\"carl-crawford\" src=\"http:\/\/thegoldensombrero.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/carl-crawford-300x221.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"221\" srcset=\"http:\/\/thegoldensombrero.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/carl-crawford-300x221.jpg 300w, http:\/\/thegoldensombrero.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/carl-crawford.jpg 599w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Even though the San Francisco Giants re-signed 1B\/OF <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/h\/huffau01.shtml?utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_campaign=Linker\">Aubrey  Huff<\/a><\/strong>, they will consider breaking camp with prospect <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/minors\/player.cgi?utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_campaign=Linker&amp;id=belt--001bra\">Brandon  Belt<\/a><\/strong>, who simply <a href=\"http:\/\/www.crazycrabbers.com\/2010\/12\/bloomberg-sports-is-high-on-brandon.html?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+crazycrabbers+%28CrazyCrabbers.com%29\">refuses to stop raking<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>A topic that Clint and I discussed on The Baseball Show on Saturday, how  will the signing of <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/crawfca02.shtml?utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_campaign=Linker\">Carl  Crawford<\/a><\/strong> affect the Boston Red Sox outfield?  Who will be <a href=\"http:\/\/bronxbaseballdaily.com\/?p=10804&amp;utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+BronxBaseballDaily+%28Bronx+Baseball+Daily%29\">the odd man out<\/a> come the 2011 season: <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/e\/ellsbja01.shtml?utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_campaign=Linker\">Jacoby  Ellsbury<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/d\/drewj.01.shtml?utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_campaign=Linker\">J.D.  Drew<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/camermi01.shtml?utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_campaign=Linker\">Mike  Cameron<\/a><\/strong> or <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/k\/kalisry01.shtml?utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_campaign=Linker\">Ryan  Kalish<\/a><\/strong>?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingsofkauffman.com\/\">Kings of Kauffman<\/a> reflects on the struggles of <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/g\/gordoal01.shtml?utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_campaign=Linker\">Alex  Gordon<\/a><\/strong>, who was once dubbed, \u201cThe Next George Brett.\u201d However, 2011 might just be the year <a href=\"http:\/\/kingsofkauffman.com\/2010\/12\/11\/you-must-remember-this-alex-gordon-to-omaha\">Gordon makes his presence felt<\/a> in the Major Leagues.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>We all remember the list of 104 players who tested positive for PEDs, you know, the one that was supposed to be top-secret but wasn\u2019t? Well, we can forget about any other names being leaked because the list has been deemed inadmissible in a court of law due to the \u201cillegal seizure.\u201d [<a href=\"http:\/\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\/2010\/12\/11\/list-of-104-positive-ped-tests-barred-from-courts\/\">HardballTalk<\/a>]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li> I usually enjoy reading the articles on <a href=\"http:\/\/umpbump.com\">Ump Bump<\/a>, however, this recent one on <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/player_search.cgi?search=Ryan+Howard&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_campaign=Linker\">Ryan  Howard<\/a><\/strong> is <a href=\"http:\/\/umpbump.com\/press\/2010\/12\/10\/ryan-howards-contract-is-even-worst-than-i-thought\/?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+umpbump+%28umpbump.com%29\">rather painful\u2026<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>With the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/g\/gonzaad01.shtml?utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_campaign=Linker\">Adrian  Gonzalez<\/a><\/strong> era over in San Diego, <a href=\"http:\/\/friarhood.com\/\">Friarhood<\/a> speculates on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.friarhood.com\/voice-of-the-fan\/glens-gab\/650-is-blanks-friar-future-in-doubt.html\">who will play first base<\/a> for the Padres in 2011\u2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>I was lucky enough to catch several Indiana Jones movies on USA this weekend, but couldn\u2019t help but notice the lack of <a href=\"http:\/\/reviewingthebrew.com\/2010\/12\/10\/john-axfords-mustache-facts-a-new-hope\/\">John Axford\u2019s mustache<\/a>\u2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>In the wake of the Winter Meetings, the great folks over at <a href=\"http:\/\/mlbtraderumors.com\/\">MLB Trade Rumors<\/a> took a look back at the career of Ricky Henderson and how his involvement it so many trades may have <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mlbtraderumors.com\/2010\/12\/jack-of-all-trades-rickey-henderson.html?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+MlbTradeRumors+%28MLB+Trade+Rumors%29\">affected his production<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>We have seen concussions dramatically alter the careers of several Major Leaguers over the past several years, sending players to the disabled list for indefinite periods of time.\u00a0 One of those players is <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/e\/estrajo01.shtml?utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_campaign=Linker\">Johnny  Estrada<\/a><\/strong>, whose <a href=\"http:\/\/www.talkingchop.com\/2010\/12\/11\/1870108\/former-braves-catcher-johnny-estrada-battles-post-concussion-syndrome\">career was cut short<\/a> after suffering a concussion during a collision at the plate in 2005.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Even though the San Francisco Giants re-signed 1B\/OF Aubrey Huff, they will consider breaking camp with prospect Brandon Belt, who simply refuses to stop raking. A topic that Clint and I discussed on The Baseball Show on Saturday, how will the signing of Carl Crawford affect the Boston Red Sox outfield? 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