Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports says it would not be a surprise if the St. Louis Cardinals add a starting pitcher to their roster. Currently the injuries to Brad Penny and Kyle Lohse leave the team’s rotation vulnerable. Rosenthal says the Cardinals will patch the loss of Lohse internally, but additional problems may come up if [...]
05/31/10
Texas Rangers Gm Jon Daniels wants to make it clear that the Rangers were not blackmailed. The question of blackmail was presented to Daniels in an open online chat on the Dallas Morning News after a story by Randy Galloway appeared yesterday in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. The article cited “numerous sources” saying that the [...]
03/18/10
Infielder Ramon Vazquez and his $2 million guaranteed salary may be on the market according to Dejan Kovacevic of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
“They told me I’m not on the team right now,” Vazquez said. “If I don’t do well enough, I’m going to be gone. I don’t know what that means, if that’s a trade or [...]
03/11/10
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T.R. Sullivan of MLB.com talks about the Texas Rangers need for a utility infielder now that the team has voided Khalil Greene’s contract due to social anxiety disorder. Sullivan says Julio Lugo’s name has come up from within the Rangers’ organization.
Lugo, a utility infielder for the Cardinals, is expected to lose significant playing time with [...]
03/01/10
T.R. Sullivan of MLB.com reports that Ranger’s infielder Khalil Greene had his contract voided. Greene has been suffering from anxiety issues and had not reported to the team’s camp.
Greene agreed to a one-year, $750,000 contract with the Rangers in January. Last season, Greene went on the disabled list twice for social anxiety disorder.
Greene, 30, hit [...]
02/25/10
2/22 16:19: According to T.R. Sullivan of MLB.com, he tweets, “Club officials say right now there is a 100 percent probability Khalil Greene’s replacement will be internal.”
2/22 09:10: Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports reports that infielder Khalil Greene will not report to the Texas Rangers’ camp and could miss significant time because of anxiety issues. The [...]
02/23/10
According to T.R. Sullivan of MLB.com, the New York Yankees have acquired outfielder Greg Golson from the Texas Rangers in exchange for INF Mitch Hillegoss.
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OF Greg Golson
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INF Mitch Hilligoss
Golson, 24, has played in 7 major league games between the Philadelphia Phillies and Texas Rangers. In his short time in the Major Leagues, he has played [...]
01/26/10
The Texas Rangers officially added pitcher Colby Lewis to the 40 man roster and designated infielder Joe Inglett for assignment.
Inglett was picked up by the Rangers in December, but he became expendable when the Rangers picked up utility man Khalil Greene.
Lewis, 30, has not played in the Major Leagues since 2007 when he was 0-2 [...]
01/25/10
Update 1/21 11:50am: The Texas Rangers officially announced the signing Thursday of infielder Khalil Greene to a one-year contract worth $750,000.
To make room for him on the roster, the club designated outfielder Greg Golson for assignment.
1/10: According to T.R. Sullivan of MLB.com, the Texas Rangers and free agent Khalil Greene have agreed to a one-year, [...]
01/21/10
According to ESPN The Magazine’s Buster Olney, free agent infielder Khalil Greene wants a major league contract rather an minor league deal with an invitation to Spring Training.
Now that the Oakland A’s have lost out on Adrian Beltre, they may be interested in Greene. Greene played 16 games at third base and 30 games at [...]
01/06/10