Red Sox sign Youkilis to one-year deal

The Boston Globe is reporting that the Red Sox have signed their remaining arbitration eligible players to one year deals. The most noteworthy of the bunch, first baseman Kevin Youkilis, signed a one-year deal valued at $3 million. Youkilis asked for $3.7 million, while the Red Sox countered with $2.525 million, so they […]

Mike Sweeney accepts minor league deal with A’s

Mike Sweeney, long from his all-star days in Kansas City, has found a hard time getting a major league job on the open market this off-season. Coming off two seasons impacted greatly by injury, Sweeney has had to take a pay cut from the $11 million he has received each year for the last […]

Tony Clark agrees to deal with the Padres

The San Diego Union Tribune reports that switch-hitting, first baseman, Tony Clark, has agreed to a one-year contract valued somewhere around $900,000. The newspaper is reporting that they have only agreed to the basics of the deal and it could take a few more days to work out all of the details.
Arizona had offered […]

Asking price for Blanton is steep

According to the Denver Post, the A’s have asked the Dodgers for Andre Ethier, Andy LaRoche and a prospect in exchange for Blanton.  Even with the free agent market being as thin as it is, and Blanton being the best arm available, it’s hard to see the Dodgers agreeing to such trade.  They may agree […]

The Orioles in talks with Trachsel

The Orioles have spoken with representatives of Steve Trachsel about bringing the veteran back to the team. With Bedard now in Seattle, the Orioles are looking to add a veteran pitcher to help guide their young pitchers, such as Troy Patton, Garrett Olson, Matt Albers and Hayden Penn, as they compete for a rotation […]

Rangers still pursuing Mench

T.R. Sullivan of MLB.com is reporting that the Rangers are talking with outfielder Kevin Mench about joining the team on a minor league contract with an invitation to Spring Training, but they first want to know if he would accept going to Triple-A if he weren’t to make the team out of camp.
We first talked […]

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