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
Next stop on our amnesty tour around baseball is the NL Central.
NL CENTRAL
Cubs- When you try to trade a player and no one will take him unless you pay almost all of his salary, then the amnesty clause may be the best bet for you. This is the situation the Cubs are in with Alfonso [...]
02/22/12
11. Arizona Diamondbacks: The Diamondbacks had, in my opinion, a very similar off season as the Marlins did. Their most significant moves were the signing of J.J. Putz and trading for Armando Galarraga. They also brought a few veterans in to their roster with Xavier Nady, Melvin Mora, Willie Bloomquist, Mike Hampton, [...]
02/22/11
In a Tweet by the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review’s Rob Biertempfel, he mentions that the Pirates are “mildly interested” in free agent pitcher Carl Pavano. However, the team, “will not set the price” for him.
“While we accomplished a significant amount during the Winter Meetings with the acquisitions of (Kevin) Correia, (Lyle) Overbay and (Matt) Diaz, we are [...]
01/06/11
According to the team, the Pittsburgh Pirates have traded right-handed pitcher Joe Martinez to the Cleveland Indians for cash considerations or a player to be named later.
Martinez, 27, was designated by the Pirates on December 22, 2010 to make room for newly signed pitcher Kevin Correia.
In 2010, Martinez was 0-1 with a 4.12 ERA with [...]
01/04/11
The Pittsburgh Pirates have designated right-handed pitcher Joe Martinez for assignment to open up a spot for newly signed pitcher Kevin Correia.
The team also announced 4 non-roster invitations to Spring Training: Tyler Yates (who signed a Minor League deal), Jeff Clement, Rudy Owens and Justin Wilson.
Information from Jenifer Lagosch of MLB.com was used in this [...]
12/22/10
Pitcher Kevin Correia has signed a two-year, $8 million agreement with the Pittsburgh Pirates, according to an official announcement by the team.
ESPN’s Jerry Crasnick was the first to report the agreement between the sides last week.
Correia posted an average 5.40 ERA in 145 innings for the Padres in 2010. Correia is just one year [...]
12/17/10
Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports has indicated that the Pittsburgh Pirates are interested in former San Diego Padres starting pitcher Kevin Correia.
12/06/10
ESPN’s Jerry Crasnick says that former San Diego Padre pitcher Kevin Correia is in “active negotiations” with at least two clubs.
Correia, a Type-B free agent, was offered arbitration by the Padres last week. Should he sign with another team, the Padres will be compensated with a supplemental draft pick due to his free [...]
12/02/10
The agent for right-handed pitcher Kevin Correia, Damon Lapa, said that his client will decline arbitration and test the open market for other opportunities, however Correia “still has an interest in returning to San Diego.”
Correia, a Type-B free agent, was offered arbitration by the Padres last week. Should he sign with another team, the Padres [...]
11/30/10