Just like the AL East, in the NL East every team has a chance to compete right now, and the gap between the first place (Nationals) and last place (Phillies) is just 5.0 games, so I’m not messing with teams from that division.
In the NL Central, the Cubs and Pirates seem to be off track [...]
05/08/12
The Chicago Cubs have signed right handed pitcher Shawn Camp to a Minor League deal according to Paul Sullivan of the Chicago Tribune. The 36-year old was released by the Mariners a few days ago.
“I was a little surprised,” Camp said. “I was having a good spring and came in on a major league deal. [...]
03/26/12
Here’s the latest from Nick Cafardo of The Boston Globe:
– The New York Yankees, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Arizona Diamondbacks and the Philadelphia Phillies are all possible destinations for the San Diego Padres’ closer Heath Bell. Bell later mentions (via Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times) that the in addition to the teams [...]
07/11/11
Teams have only two days left to acquire that last player that they need before the deadline. Players acquired after the deadline can only help the team reach the playoffs as they will be ineligible for the playoffs. Recently, we have heard that the White Sox, Reds and Phillies were looking to upgrade [...]
08/29/10
According to a source close to Jon Paul Morosi of FOXSports, the Chicago White Sox, Philadelphia Phillies and Cincinnati Reds are looking to upgrade their bullpens. The White Sox recently placed J.J. Putz, Matt Thornton and Erick Threets on the disabled list while the Phillies placed Danys Baez on the DL.
Possible options for the teams [...]
08/28/10
8/228 08:48: According to Buster Olney of ESPN recently added this comment about the Blue Jays players that were put on waivers: “At this point, the Jays probably will not be moving any of their relievers. About 85 hours remain for teams to acquire players for October.”
8/27 18:13: According to Bob Elliott of [...]
08/28/10
John Lott of the National Post says that Mike Wilner, who covers the Toronto Blue Jays for the team’s flagship radio station, had been taken off the job from last weekend’s series with the New York Yankees due to a confrontation with Jays manager Cito Gaston.
Last week, Wilner raised questions about Gaston’s use of the [...]
06/08/10
Here is a running list of players who avoided arbitration on Tuesday. All deals are for one-year unless noted:
Arizona Diamondbacks: Steve Gilbert of MLB.com reports that Stephen Drew agreed on a one-year contract worth $3.4 million.
Baltimore Orioles: Spencer Fordin of MLB.com reports that Luke Scott signed a one-year $4.05 contract with the Orioles.
Boston Red Sox: [...]
01/20/10