All Things Bubba

The Reds acquired a new pitcher today, in unusually controversial fashion. On Tuesday, the Mariners DFA'd lefty starting pitcher Bobby Livingston. The Devil Rays claimed him...then immediately traded him to the Phillies for cash. Today, MLB stepped in, nullifying the deal. Apparently, you're not allowed to claim players off waivers in order to trade them. The 24-year-old Livingston was awarded to the Reds, who were the next on the waiver claims list after the Rays.

Can you imagine what it must have been like for him? Cut from Seattle, claimed by Tampa, traded to Philadelphia, then assigned to Cincinnati...all in three days. His head must be spinning.

Livingston is a finesse guy, not a power pitcher. He's a pretty big guy. Not Colter Bean big, but big. (Which is good for a pitcher. Someone crunched the numbers once, and found the heavier the pitcher, the better the ERA.) The ever-crabby Rotoworld is not impressed. They don't think he has a future in the majors.

No roster move was necessary, because the Reds non-tendered catcher Miguel Perez on Tuesday. (Unlike Claussen, the Reds signed Perez to a minor league deal the very next day.) However, the roster is now full. If the Reds acquire anyone else off the waiver wire, they'll have to cut someone.

And now, a completely off-topic and utterly silly link: Simon Sez Santa. It's kind of like that Subservient Chicken site, only it's Santa. Type in commands, and he obeys. Here are some fun ones:

Baseball
Air guitar
Strip
Puke
Kick tree
Burn tree
Burn couch
Ride Rudolph
Burn Rudolph
Kiss Rudolph
Kill Rudolph

(Note: There are some things Santa won't do to Rudolph... ;-)