According to Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated, veteran righty Kiko Calero will be throwing for the St. Louis Cardinals although they have not specified the time.
Calero signed a Minor League deal with the Mets last spring but didn’t make the team. He signed another Minor League deal in June with the Dodgers, but was released in [...]
02/24/11
7/23 20:25: According to baseballamerica.com, Kiko Calero has been released by the Dodgers. Calero pitched 15 innings with a 3.00 ERA for the Dodgers Triple-A team.
6/11 10:51: According to Ken Gurnick of MLB.com, the Dodgers have signed right-handed pitcher Kiko Calero to a Minor League deal.
Colero signed a deal with the New York [...]
07/24/10
Right-hander Kiko Calero, failed to make the big-league club despite posting a 1.95 ERA with the Florida Marlins last season, is expected to remain with the organization.
Calero did not have an “out” in his minor-league contract, but the Mets were not going to force him to pitch at Triple-A Buffalo against his will. Calero was [...]
04/05/10
Here are your Wednesday morning PRO Rumors:
According to Sanspo.com (via NPB Tracker), Tomo Ohka was released by the Mexican League team, Quintana Roo. Ohka last pitched with the Cleveland Indians in 2009 going 1-5 with a 5.96 ERA in 18 games (6 games started).
Troy E. Renck of the Denver Post says the Rockies have the [...]
03/17/10
Adam Rubin of The New York Daily News reports that the Mets have signed right-handed reliever Kiko Calero to a Minor League deal.
Joel Sherman of The New York Post added, that if Calero makes the team, he will make $850,000 with a $650,000 in performance bonuses. Sherman adds that there is no opt-out if he [...]
03/04/10
-The Braves have no interest in teenage prospect Wagner Mateo , reports MLB.com’s Mark Bowman. Mateo was originally signed by St. Louis last summer but the Cardinals voided his contract due to concerns over Mateo’s eyesight.
-The Mets “would have interest in Kiko Calero on a minor league deal,” tweeted Ken Davidoff [...]
03/02/10
Gordon Wittenmyer of The Chicago Sun-Times says that the Chicago Cubs will do their usual scouting of other teams once exhibition games start Thursday and will consider possible trades as they go through March. The Cubs are experiencing nagging injuries to pitchers that are expected to be setup candidates, however the team is in no [...]
03/01/10
Joe Frisaro of MLB.com has a few pieces of news from the Florida Marlins:
The chances of the Marlins signing relief pitcher Kiko Calero, even to a Minor League deal, are slim. Calero’s shoulder is a concern.
The Marlins have no interest in Carlos Delgado or Russell Branyan.
The team is in need of a left-handed bat off [...]
02/13/10
Joel Sherman of the New York Post says that the Mets have money left over, and they can improve the team before Spring Training begins. Sherman says that the Mets were willing to give then free agents Bengie Molina and pitcher Joel Pineiro about $12 million, but the team could not close either deal. Therefore [...]
02/09/10
2/5 03:51: According to the Kang Seung-woo of The Korea Times, the Cubs may be the only team left with any interest in Chan Ho Park.
1/27 21:47: According to Jon Paul Morosi of FOXSports, he Tweets, “Was told by a source this evening that #Cubs are still in touch with Kiko Calero and Chan Ho [...]
02/05/10