Thursday, December 22, 2005
A Giant Step
Brett Tomko's 81-73 lifetime record has left much to be desired. Though he has a fastball that tops 95 mph, it is flat and straight and major league hitters can catch up to it. As he approaches his tenth season, is he ready to take his game to another level? New Dodger GM Ned Colletti is in a position to know, having watched Tomko in San Francisco when Colletti served as the Giant's assistant GM. If Colletti thinks Tomko is worth a two-year contract at more than $4 million per, perhaps it's advisable to keep Tomko in sight as a late round pick.
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Doctor X -- the 'Baseball Medic' -- is an anonymous U.S. government trauma specialist with a Duke University sports medicine background and more than 20 years experience in emergency medicine. From time to time he considers MLB rumors, events and news reports as they pertain to baseball players' injuries, illnesses and various other disabilities, both on the field and off.
MLB Rumors editor Greg Fieg is a former sports news editor and award-winning writer whose bylines have appeared on the wires of the Associated Press and in numerous publications, including San Antonio Express-News, San Antonio Light, Houston Chronicle and Philadelphia Bulletin. He formerly was posted in various positions on the U.S.-Mexican border with Freedom Newspapers, and was a regular, independent contributor to United Press International.