The trade market remains relatively quiet, but it’s starting to take shape, as Danny Knobler of CBSSports.com explains. Here are some details from Knobler: Pirates GM Neal Huntington said this week that “you can’t buy when people aren’t selling.” The 32-30 Pirates figure to be looking for offense this summer. The Brewers are simultaneously preparing [...]
The Red Sox have officially signed supplemental first rounder Pat Light, according to Alex Speier of WEEI.com. The hard-throwing right-hander out of Monmouth University agreed to a bonus of $1MM, shy of the $1.394MM bonus earmarked for the No. 37 pick. Light routinely worked in the mid-90s in college and flashed fastballs of 96 mph [...]
The Indians agreed to sign first round pick Tyler Naquin, Kendall Rogers of Perfect Game USA reports (on Twitter). The Texas A&M outfielder will obtain a bonus of $1.75MM. Naquin “was one of the best pure hitters and had one of the strongest outfield arms in this year’s draft,” Jim Callis of Baseball America writes. MLB [...]
On this date in 2003, Reed Johnson became the fourth player in history to hit a lead-off homer and a walk-off homer in the same game. The then-26-year-old rookie opened the bottom of the first with a solo homer off Shawn Estes and ended the game by opening the bottom of the tenth with a [...]
Brayan Pena‘s attempt to stretch a single into a double in the 9th inning drew a throw from the outfield and allowed Jarrod Dyson to score from third with the game-winning run in the Royals’ 4-3 result over the Brewers tonight. It was Kansas City’s second unusual walkoff victory in as many nights, as they [...]
Here’s the latest from the City of Angels (and Dodgers)… Andre Ethier would’ve gotten more than a five-year, $85MM deal as a free agent, opines Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports in his latest Hot Corner video. Rosenthal noted that even in a crowded market for outfielders, Ethier’s numbers were better than every other potential free [...]
The Cardinals officially signed first-round draft pick Michael Wacha to a contract today. Terms weren’t announced, but Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com reported (on Twitter) that Wacha received a $1.9MM bonus, which matches MLB’s recommendation for the 19th overall draft selection. Wacha himself tweeted that he was flying to St. Louis for his physical on Wednesday. [...]
ESPN’s Buster Olney shared a number of items (via his Twitter feed) about a variety of hot stove topics and rumors… The Red Sox might be forced to deal Kevin Youkilis due to a “roster crunch” at the corner infield positions and players returning from the DL. Rival executives, however, think Youkilis currently has “no [...]
The Yankees own baseball’s all-time best record (164-109) in interleague play, including a 7-2 mark against the National League this year. The Bronx Bombers are riding a six-game winning streak thanks to consecutive sweeps of the Mets and Braves and they’ll visit the equally red-hot Nationals in a three-game series this weekend. Here’s the latest [...]
