Bill Center and Brian Schrotenboer of the San Diego Union Tribune updated us on the formerly unidenified ownership San Diego Padres Ownership News – Call to the Pen – Call to the Pen – A Major League Baseball Fan Site – News, Blogs, Opinion and More
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 [...]
3:54pm: The sale is still fluid, Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports reports (on Twitter). The O’Malley group and Jabara are definitely among the finalists, yet Kaplan isn’t as certain and others could be involved. 2:39pm: Gary Jabara, Steve Kaplan, and the family of former Dodgers owner Peter O’Malley appear to be the three finalists in the [...]
Jon Heyman of CBS Sports says the Yankees aren’t in on the
The Tigers are interested in trading for Padres outfielder Carlos Quentin, Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports reports (Twitter links). Quentin’s $7MM salary could be an impediment for the Tigers, Morosi adds. Quentin figures to be one of the best available hitters this summer. Since returning from arthroscopic knee surgery, the 29-year-old has a .421/.542/.921 [...]
Ben Badler of Baseball America reports on an age/identity scandal involving one of the more notable buscones in the Dominican Republic, who actually falsified his own son’s age in order to induce the Mariners into signing him: A son of Enrique Soto, one of the most powerful trainers in the Dominican Republic over the last…
Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports is reporting the bidding for the Padres is down to three groups. He expects majority Padres’ Owner Expected to Choose Winning Bidder Next Week – Call to the Pen – Call to the Pen – A Major League Baseball Fan Site – News, Blogs, Opinion and More
Three bidders remain for the Padres and owner John Moores could select a buyer by late next week, reports Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports. One of the three groups is led by former Dodgers owner Peter O’Malley while the other two hail from Southern California as well. One is described as a businessman, the other [...]
Everth Cabrera was in court yesterday to face domestic violence charges stemming from an alleged incident with his wife during spring training, but Brent Schrotenboer of the San Diego Union Tribune reports that the trial “was abruptly canceled” and prosecutors dismissed the case. Cabrera’s lawyer told Schrotenboer that “we were ready to proceed to trial”…
