You don’t have to go far inside the Giants clubhouse to find a supporter of Joe Crede. Aaron Rowand is hoping the team will look at acquiring Crede from the White Sox to replace Pedro Feliz, who left the team through free agency. Knowing the two are former teammates with the White Sox […]
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The Florida Marlins have spent eight frustrating years trying to find a long-term home, and they’ve finally found it without having to move the team. City and county officials both signed off on the deal to approve a new stadium for the Marlins. As the only thing standing in the way, the Marlins […]
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Now that Shawn Chacon is a member of the Astros’ pitching staff, Chris Sampson and Woody Williams are on the bubble. Just one day prior to Chacon’s signing, the Astros appeared to be set with a rotation of Roy Oswalt, Wandy Rodriguez, Brandon Backe, Williams and Sampson, however, now the latter two have reason […]
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UPDATE (2-21-08; 1:45 PM): Josh Fogg finally has a team. Fogg finally found a landing spot this afternoon when he signed with the Reds. He signed for $1 million and will compete for a spot in the Reds rotation. He’ll join a host of pitchers vying for the final spots in the Reds rotation.
“The offseason […]
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Non-roster invitee Craig Wilson was noticeably absent from Reds camp today. He was in camp on Wednesday for a physical, but didn’t come to camp on Thursday. Chances are that Wilson failed his physical after undergoing a surgery to repair his shoulder last year.
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Jerry Crasnick of ESPN.com is reporting that Trot Nixon and the Arizona Diamondbacks agreed to a minor league deal today. The two parties have been in discussions for some time now, but the Diamondbacks only wanted to sign him if he’d accept a minor league assignment later in the year.
The Diamondbacks will likely only […]
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Ryan Howard won his arbitration case against the Phillies on Thursday. Howard asked for, and received, a $10 million salary, while the Phillies had submitted an offer for $7 million. The $3 million gap was the largest among the figures exchanged this year.
With Howard winning his arbitration case, he now owns the largest […]
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With Matt Clement’s status for Opening Day in doubt, the St. Louis Cardinals are having to look for backup options. With time running thin, Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak has spoken with representatives for Jeff Weaver and Bartolo Colon.
No deal is believed to be imminent, but the Cardinals are looking at adding one of […]
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Twins right hander Jesse Crain was back on the mound Wednesday for his second bullpen session of the week. He had shoulder surgery last May to repair a torn rotator cuff and a torn labrum, but appears to be on track to return by Opening Day. He feels he is still about 80 […]
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Diamondbacks’ second baseman Orlando Hudson has been cleared to by the team’s training staff to be a full participant in drills during Spring Training. Despite being cleared, manager Bob Melvin hopes to ease him back into the swing of things.
After suffering a torn ligament in his left hand, Hudson sat out every game after […]
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