I was recently told the Yankees discussed Matt Thornton with the White Sox, but Kenny Williams was looking for a top prospect for the veteran lefty. Brian Cashman, rightfully, decided that paying Thornton’s remaining $12 million guaranteed money and a top prospect wasn’t worth it. Mike Silva adds: Thornton would have been a nice fit [...]
John Danks‘ five-year, $65 million contract extension with the White Sox was reported last week and became official today. Danks will get $8 million in 2012 and then $14.25 million per season from 2013-2016. If not for the extension Danks would be heading into his final season of arbitration eligibility after earning $6 million in…
Despite many rumors to the contrary, John Danks isn’t going anywhere. The White Sox announced that they have agreed to sign the left-hander to a five-year, $65MM contract extension. Danks will earn $8MM in 2012 and $14.25MM annually from 2013-16. Danks would have been eligible for free agency following the 2012 season, his final year as an arbitration eligible player. Matt Swartz [...]
On this date in 1995, the Orioles acquired David Wells from the Reds for Curtis Goodwin and minor leaguer Trovin Valdez. This marked the second time Boomer was traded that year as he was shipped from the Tigers to Cincinnati at the July deadline. Today’s links.. As Prince Fielder continues to look for his next [...]
The fire sale is apparently back on. While the White Sox signed John Danks to a five-year, $65 million contract extension earlier this week, Danny Knobler of CBSSports.com reported yesterday that they remain open to trading Gavin Floyd. Floyd could be an attractive target for many teams because he is owed $7 million next season…
On this date in 1994, the owners implemented a salary cap and revenue sharing as the players were on strike. Those provisions were never put in place though, as the judge who ended the labor dispute ruled that the next two seasons must be played under the previously existing labor conditions. We do have revenue [...]
ESPN’s Buster Olney reports that the Marlins have expressed recent interest left-hander Joe Saunders. Saunders was non-tendered by the Diamondbacks earlier this month despite posting a respectable 3.69 ERA and 1.31 WHIP across 212 innings in 2011. The 30-year-old veteran was set to earn around $9 million next season through salary arbitration, and the Snakes…
The Red Sox were one of the finalists for Gio Gonzalez, but GM Ben Cherington was “not motivated” to deal four prospects for Gonzalez, tweets Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe. With Gonzalez now on his way to Washington, the Sox will look at other pitching targets like Gavin Floyd, Roy Oswalt, Hiroki Kuroda and [...]
The White Sox agreed to sign John Danks to a five-year, $65MM extension yesterday. MLBTR has you covered if you’re wondering what the deal means for similar pitchers, trade candidates and Danks himself. Here are more details from around the AL Central… The White Sox may be “in strong” on Yoenis Cespedes, reports Danny Knobler [...]
The Blue Jays appeared to be favored to win the bidding for Yu Darvish, but ultimately lost out to the Rangers. ESPN.com’s Buster Olney takes a close look at what Blue Jays GM Alex Anthopoulos has said about the process and repeats that the Blue Jays don’t appear to have come close to matching Texas’ [...]
