The Pittsburgh Pirates have signed catcher, first baseman Jake Fox and right handed pitcher Shairon Martis according to Matt Eddy of Baseball America.
Fox hit .246/.313/.443 with 2 HR’s and 6 RBI’s in 61 AB’s for the Orioles in 2011. Martis last pitched in the Majors in 2009 with the Nationales. That season he went 5-3 [...]
11/22/11
In a Tweet by Dan Connolly of the Baltimore Sun, he reports that Jake Fox has cleared waivers and has been outrighted to Triple-A. The team unsuccessfully tried to trade him after he was designated for assignment.
Fox was hitting .188/.250/.396 with 2 HR’s and 4 RBI’s in 48 AB’s for the Orioles this season.
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06/10/11
According to Jeff Zrebiec of the Baltimore Sun, the Orioles have been trying to trade Jake Fox since he was designated for assignment, but they have been unsuccessful.
The 10-day mark for them to make a decision on Fox is Saturday and they will probably have to pass him through outright waivers. Although teams are not [...]
06/08/11
According to Jon Paul Morosi of FOXSports, the Baltimore Orioles have designated Jake Fox for assignment.
Fox was hitting .188/.250/.396 with 2 HR’s and 4 RBI’s in 48 AB’s for the Orioles this season.
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06/01/11
7/6 16:55: Dan Connolly of The Baltimore Sun says Atkins has cleared wiavers and was given his unconditional release.
6/27 08:47: The Orioles have officially designated Atkins for assignment, tweets Brittany Ghiroli of MLB.com.
6/25 14:05: The Baltimore Orioles will likely place outfielder Luis Montanez on the disabled list and sparing infielder Garrett Atkins from being [...]
07/06/10
According to The Sports Network via The Kansas City Star, the Baltimore Orioles have designated right-handed pitcher Cla Meredith for assignment. The team also has optioned Chris Tillman back to Triple-A Norfolk.
The move was done to accommodate Jake Fox onto the 25 and 40-man roster. Fox was acquired by the Orioles from the Oakland A’s [...]
06/22/10
According to Jeff Zrebiec of the Baltimore Sun, the Baltimore Orioles have acquired utility man Jake Fox from the Oakland Athletics for Minor League reliever Ross Wolf. Fox should be in uniform tonight when the Orioles begin a three-game series against the Florida Marlins.
Fox was designated for assignment by the A’s earlier this month.
Fox was [...]
06/22/10
6/19 22:44: Jeff Zrebiec of The Baltimore Sun says the Orioles continue to have conversation with the Oakland A’s about Fox.
The A’s have 10 days to either trade him, push him through waivers and assign him to the Minor Leagues or give him his outright release. Because he is unlikely to clear waivers, Oakland will [...]
06/20/10
6/17 12:29: Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times says the team may need to acquire a shortstop via trade or free agency.
Hopefully, our injury situation isn’t long-term,” General Manager Tony Reagins said. “If it is, you’d probably have to look outside the organization.”
Candidates include Adam Everett (former Detroit Tigers), Cesar Izturis (Orioles), Stephen Drew [...]
06/17/10
Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle says that the Oakland Athletics have designated Jake Fox for assignment. Fox told Jane Lee of MLB.com that he was not too surprised by the move. “I never showed them what I can do,” he said.
Fox hit .264/.237/.591 in 38 games for the Athletics in 2010.
06/14/10