The Astros announced that they avoided arbitration with infielder Jed Lowrie, signing him to a one-year contract for 2012. CAA represents Lowrie, who joined the Astros in the December trade that sent Mark Melancon to Boston. Lowrie's deal is worth...
Last year this time considerable hype surrounded the Red Sox, who had just traded for Adrian Gonzalez and signed Carl Crawford. Gonzalez and Crawford are still around, but the hype has disappeared. Here’s the latest on the Red Sox as they prepare for...
The latest minor moves from around MLB...
The Orioles agreed to sign catcher Dane Sardinha to a minor league deal, Dan Connolly of the Baltimore Sun tweets. The 32-year-old appeared in 15 games for the Phillies last year and also has big league experien...
Here are some news items on the Orioles, on the day the team and Brad Bergesen argued their cases in front of a panel of arbitrators...
The Orioles are working toward a minor league deal with first baseman/DH Nick Johnson, Roch Kubatko of MASNsport...
The Phillies have called around to determine trade interest in Joe Blanton, ESPN.com's Jayson Stark reports (all Twitter links). Moving Blanton and part of his $8.5MM salary would create payroll room for Roy Oswalt, but GM Ruben Amaro Jr. doesn&...
Only two of the 13 remaining unsigned arbitration eligible players filed for less than $2MM: Alexi Casilla and Jed Lowrie. Though they’re reasonably similar in terms of career stats, Casilla is arbitration eligible for the second time, so the players...
Orioles right-hander Brad Bergesen had his arbitration hearing today, the Associated Press reports (via ESPN.com). Bergesen asked for $1.2MM, while the Orioles countered with $800K. Arbitrators Robert Herzog, Mark Burstein and Elizabeth Neumeier heard th...
The Rangers recently extended 23-year-old shortstop Elvis Andrus for three years and $14.4MM. The contract covers Andrus' three arbitration years. As we'd expect for a Boras Corporation client, the Rangers were not able to secure any free...
The Reds designated righty Carlos Fisher to open a spot on the 40-man roster for Ryan Ludwick, reports MLB.com's Mark Sheldon. Jeff Francis' minor league deal with the Reds was also finalized.
Fisher, 28, has compiled a 4.74 ERA in 98 2/3 i...
The Yankees signed first baseman Russell Branyan to a minor league deal with a spring training invite, reports Dan Martin of the New York Post. The move does not impact the team's pursuit of Johnny Damon, Hideki Matsui, and Raul Ibanez, notes M...
WEDNESDAY: The extensions will have option years, reports Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle.
TUESDAY: Not much is certain when it comes to the future of the Athletics, but their leadership team will remain in place long-term. Owner Lew Wolff sa...
The Padres will sign righty Jeff Suppan to a minor league deal today, tweets MLB.com's Corey Brock.
Suppan, 37, posted a 4.78 ERA, 5.1 K/9, 2.8 BB/9, 1.25 HR/9, and 10.1 H/9 in 165 2/3 innings for the Royals' Triple-A affiliate last year. The...
Righty A.J. Burnett has provided innings for the Yankees over the last two years, 377 in the regular season to be exact. His peripheral stats suggest a brighter future, but Burnett posted a 5.20 ERA over 2010-11. How does the free agent market deal w...
The Rangers and shortstop Elvis Andrus have agreed to a three-year extension, Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports report on Twitter. The deal is expected to be worth $14-15MM and won't include any options. The Boras Corporation represe...
