Roundup: Trade Deadline comes and goes
That’s it. The non-waiver Trade Deadline has now passed, and the dust has settled. Several big-name players — like Cliff Lee, Roy Oswalt, Dan Haren and Lance Berkman — wound up switching teams, while...
View ArticleRoundup: Yanks stake their claim on Jeter
On the day the Yankees signed Larry Rothschild to a three-year contract to be their new pitching coach, New York reportedly reached out to its shortstop. The Yankees, SI.com reported on Friday...
View ArticleRoundup: Uggla, Lee signings official
The Reds on Thursday reportedly signed the reigning World Series MVP, while Dan Uggla‘s five-year extension with the Braves and first baseman Derrek Lee‘s one-year deal with the Orioles were officially...
View ArticleAngels linked to Manny, Vlad
The Angels, searching for offense, appear to be interested in both Manny Ramirez and Vladimir Guerrero as free agents, according to a report by Enrique Rojas of ESPNDeportes. Citing sources, Rojas...
View ArticleRoundup: DH-types coming off the market?
The free-agent market has definitely thinned, now that less than one month remains before the start of Spring Training. But as of Friday, several big names remained in the veteran corner...
View ArticleReport: Napoli, Rivera for Wells
According to FOXSports, the Angels have agreed to deal catcher Mike Napoli and outfielder Juan Rivera to the Toronto Blue Jays for outfielder Vernon Wells, who waived his no-trade clause in the report...
View ArticleYanks have heard from Vlad, Ibanez
The Yankees have heard from the representatives for free agents Vladimir Guerrero and Raul Ibanez about their opening at designated hitter, Newsday’s Ken Davidoff reports. Guerrero and Ibanez could...
View ArticleYankees could trade for a DH
In a conference call with reporters discussing the Michael Pineda trade, Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said that he’d be more inclined to trade from his pitching depth to acquire a designated...
View ArticlePujols debut signals new Angels era
ANAHEIM – Albert Pujols has said that his first Opening Day at-bat is one of very few times he’ll ever feel nervous on a baseball field – along with his first at-bat of Spring Training and his first...
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