Dave Bush

Jerry Crasnick of ESPN mentions on Twitter that Dave Bush could be added to the list of free agent pitching candidates for the New York Mets.  He reminds us that J.P. Ricciardi was with the Toronto Blue Jays when the team drafted Bush in the second-round of the MLB draft in 2002. In an interview with [...]

The Minnesota Twins have made it known that they want right-handed pitcher Carl Pavano to return for 2011, and they are going to make a strong push to keep him. However, they’ll have competition since “six or eight” teams have already engaged in preliminary discussions with the free agent. One team that has Pavano high [...]

With Mets ace Johan Santana out for at least some part of the 2011 season, the Mets should go after an established starting pitcher to reinforce their rotation according to ESPN.com’s Adam Rubin. Rubin provides us a list of potential free agents pitchers that the Mets may go after: Jeremy Bonderman, 28, Detroit, $12.5 million Aaron Harang, 32, [...]

The NL West is tight, and the Colorado Rockies may be willing to do whatever it takes to win it. ESPN’s Buster Olney says the Colorado Rockies have looked into the idea of acquiring a starter to get the team into the playoffs. Olney speculates that Jake Westbrook of the St. Louis Cardinals would be a [...]

Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports that pitcher Dave Bush has agreed to a one-year, $4.215 million contract with the Milwaukee Brewers to avoid arbitration. The Brewers have six established starters on the roster and five spots available. Yovani Gallardo, Randy Wolf and Doug Davis will take the first three spots. The final two spots will be [...]

Here’s a list of arbitration figures submitted by players and teams. Both parties had until 1pm EST today to exchange figures. The list is courtesy of Ed Price of MLB FanHouse: Player Asked For Team Offered Tim Lincecum (Giants) $13,000,000 $8,000,000 Felix Hernandez (Mariners) $11,500,000 $7,200,000 Jonathan Papelbon (Red Sox) $10,250,000 $8,450,000 Joe Blanton (Phillies) $10,250,000 $7,500,000 Justin Verlander (Tigers) $9,500,000 $6,900,000 Huston Street (Rockies) $8,350,000 $7,100,000 Andre Ethier (Dodgers) $7,650,000 $6,000,000 Wandy Rodriguez (Astros) $7,000,000 $5,000,000 Edwin Jackson (Diamondbacks) $6,250,000 $4,600,000 Shane Victorino (Phillies) $5,800,000 $4,750,000 Jonathan Broxton [...]