The Yomiuri Giants have acquired infielder Josh Fields, according to Sponichi (via Patrick Newman of NPBTracker). An official announcement of the deal is expected in the next few days.
Fields was recently claimed off of waivers by the Milwaukee Brewers from the Colorado Rockies on May 25. In 50 games for Triple-A Colorado Springs, Fields was [...]
06/29/11
The Milwaukee Brewers have claimed infielder Josh Fields off waivers from the Rockies according to Adam McCalvy of MLB.com. The 28-year old was hitting .391 with 7 HR’s and 33 RBI’s for Colorado’s Triple-A affiliate.
The team also claimed infielder Josh Wilson from the Diamondbacks according to the team official Twitter account. Wilson was designated for [...]
05/25/11
The Colorado Rockies have announced that they have acquired infielder Josh Fields from the Pittsburgh Pirates for a player to be named later or cash considerations. Thomas Harding of MLB.com adds that Fields will not be added to team’s 40-man roster.
The Rockies added Fields as infield depth especially in the aftermath of Ian Stewart’s sprained [...]
03/28/11
According to Paul Hoynes of the Plain Dealer, the Pittsburgh Pirates have re-assigned third baseman Andy Marte to their Minor League camp. However, they are trying to trade the veteran infielder.
Marte had been competing for one of limited bench spots on manager Client Hurdle’s roster. Among those fighting for a job were Garrett Atkins, Josh [...]
03/28/11
Here’s the list of the 21 Pirates with invitation to the Major League Spring Training provided by Jenifer Langosch of MLB.com.
Left handed pitchers:
– Brian Burres
– Rudy Owens
– Justin Thomas
– Donnie Veal
– Justin Wilson
Right handed pitchers:
– Sean Gallagher
– Fernando Nieve
– Cesar Valdez
– Jose Veras
– Tyler Yates
Catchers:
– Dusty Brown
– Tony Taylor
– Wyatt Toregas
Infielders:
– Garrett Atkins
– Chase d’Arnaud
– [...]
01/24/11
The Pittsburgh Pirates have agreed to terms with infielder Josh Fields according to the team’s official Twitter account. Fields will recieve an invitation to the Major League Spring Training camp.
12/20/10
As you read this posting, it’s quite possible that it’s already out of date. Free agents have been moving quickly over the last few days, but if your favorite team has not made its move yet – don’t be down in the dumps. There are several good free agents left. Here’s a list of some [...]
12/17/10
According to The Kansas City Star’s Bob Dutton, the Royals have reached one-year deals with catcher Brayan Pena and utility man Wilson Betemit. The team has decided to non-tender infielder Josh Fields.
12/03/10
A few young Major League baseball players potentially can find themselves in a financial windfall this winter with their qualification as a Super Two.
Players traditionally need three years of Major League service time to be arbitration eligible, but those players with a minimum 86 days of service in their second year and are in [...]
11/05/10
Kansas City’s 610 Sports Radio reports that Athletics’ outfielder Jai Miller was claimed off waivers and optioned to the Royals’ AAA-Omaha affiliate after being released by Oakland (thanks to Facebook fan Jim for pointing out our error), while infielder Josh Fields was moved to the 60-day DL. Miller’s complete minor league numbers are available [...]
04/26/10