Johnny Damon

The Cleveland Indians have signed veteran outfielder Johnny Damon to a $1.25mm one-year deal, Jon Heyman of CBS Sports reports. The deal also includes $1.4mm in performance bonuses. Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports reported yesterday that the deal was in place but the sides were still working out some of the language. Earlier this month, his agent Scott [...]

Johnny Damon remains a free agent as Opening Day quickly approaches. But according to his agent Scott Boras, Damon will find a new home by May 1st (via Buster Olney of ESPN). Boras had this to say about Damon’s situation: “Damon will be signed by May 1st; just don’t know where.” He added that Damon is [...]

The last stop on our tour around the Big Leagues is the NL East. NL EAST Braves- The Braves presented an interesting situation as they were able to trade Derek Lowe away this summer to the Indians, who was probably their only really bad contract. You could focus on Chipper Jones and his deal but I think [...]

The New York Yankees have signed DH Russell Branyan to a minor league deal, Dan Martin of the New York Post reports. The deal includes an invite to Spring Training. If Branyan makes the team, he would earn a base salary of $750k plus incentives. The signing of Branyan, will not stop the Yankees from looking at [...]

The Detroit Tigers were dealt a serious blow today when they learned Victor Martinez had a torn ACL which will likely require season ending surgery. Luckily for Tiger fans, general manager Dave Dombrowski isn’t rushing his next step on who he will potentially target to help fill the offensive void that was created with the [...]

Even though designated hitter Johnny Damon has expressed interest in returning to the Rays, Marc Topkin of the St. Petersburg Times points out that the team won’t make any quick decisions regarding the status of him or Casey Kotchman. Topkin adds that the Rays still don’t know either who they will “bring in or ship out.” [...]

Designated hitter David Ortiz will be a free agent at the end of this season and according to Colleen Dominguez of ESPN he’s open to the idea of joining the Yankees if they decide to present him with an offer. Ortiz didn’t say he wanted to join the Yankees, but as Dominguez points out, he showed [...]

Both center fielder B.J. Upton and designated hitter Johnny Damon say that they want to return to the Tampa Bay Rays in 2012 Marc Topkin of the  St. Petersburg Times reports. Damon signed a one-year, $5.25 million deal with the Rays last year, so he will be a free agent this winter. “I don’t even feel [...]

The Philadelphia Phillies are looking for a left handed hitter, and the possible candidates include Jim Thome and Jason Giambi. Though both of them have not been placed on waviers yet. Giambi said he doesn’t mind being traded as long as he can re-sign with the Rockies next season. The Twins were waiting for Thome to [...]

Here’s a running list of injury updates for several Major League players: – First baseman Justin Morneau received a cortisone shot today to relieve vertebrae inflammation reports Phil Mackey of 1500ESPN.com. Morneau was sidelined for a sixth consecutive game Friday. – Scott Rolen, who has been dealing with shoulder soreness, has also received cortisone shots according to [...]