Next, we visit the AL Central and take a gander at the possible amnesty clause candidates.
In case you missed our amnesty candidates for the AL West make sure you check them out.
AL CENTRAL
Twins- This player is only a candidate because he has been unable to recover from the aftermath of the concussions he sustained. My [...]
02/15/12
Here’s a running list of injury updates around the Major Leagues:
– Right handed pitcher Tommy Hanson has been placed on the 15-day Disabled List with shoulder inflammation according to Mark Bowman of MLB.com. The MRI showed no structural damage says Bowman.
– The Boston Red Sox have placed Jed Lowrie on the 15-day Disabled List with [...]
06/17/11
Here’s a running list of some Cleveland Indians related rumors taken from a Q&A with Paul Hoynes of the Plain Dealer:
– Given the season is less than two months old, no team will start a fire sell, no matter what their record is. But the Indians will definitely make moves to improve the team if [...]
05/30/11
Here’s the latest from the Boston Globe’s Nick Cafardo:
– “I guess it’s never too early,’’ said an American League general manager about looking at possible moves to improve their roster. “Sometimes you have to wait things out to see how well the team you’re trying to deal with is doing at the time [...]
05/15/11
According to Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated, the Chicago White Sox are considering right handed pitcher Freddy Garcia. Heyman says that the White Sox like Garcia, but the problem is the return of Jake Peavy who is expected back in June. The addition of Garcia now could result in a crowded rotation come mid-summer.
Garcia has [...]
01/27/11
The Detroit Tigers are looking for a veteran starter, and they are considering Brad Penny and Jeremy Bonderman for that position according to MLB.com’s Jason Beck, but they could also look at Freddy Garcia.
The native of Venezuela, Garcia, played with the Tigers in 2008 where he went 1-1 with a 4.20 ERA in three starts. [...]
01/10/11
Here’s the latest from The Boston Globe’s Nick Cafardo:
– The Tampa Bay Rays could be in a position to re-sign right-handed relief pitcher Grant Balfour if the market drops on relievers.
– The New York Mets are in need of pitching, and a few available candidates include: Jeff Francis, Bruce Chen, Brian Burres, Kevin Millwood, Brad [...]
01/02/11
In an email to FOXSports.com, as reported by Jon Paul Morosi, Travis Hafner talks about former teammate Victor Martinez and his free agency.
“I think Vic is best suited to hit No. 3 in the lineup,” said Hafner. “He’s gonna hit .300 every year with 20-plus HRs and 100 RBIs. He’s also a [...]
11/14/10
Update 1/26 15:09: Kelsie Smith of the Pioneer Press reports that the Twins have agreed to one-year, incentive-laden deal with Jim Thome.
Update 1/26 13:00: Jon Paul Morosi of FOXSports says that the Cleveland Indians are not pursuing Thome because they have a full time DH in Travis Hafner.
Morosi also says that the Twins can’t give [...]
01/26/10
According to Bob Elliott of the Toronto Sun, the Chicago Cubs would like to deal outfielder Milton Bradley for Blue Jay’s center fielder Vernon Wells. Bradley still has two years and $21M left on his contract. Wells has six years, $107M remaining, including the $8.5M final installment of his signing bonus which is due in [...]
11/04/09