The Los Angeles Angels are having difficulties closing out games as the season gets underway. According to Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe, the Angels have inquired about Grant Balfour (34) of the Oakland Athletics, Joel Hanrahan (30) of the Pittsburgh Pirates and Brandon League (29) of the Seattle Mariners.
Cafardo notes that the most logical choice for the [...]
05/01/12
The Texas Rangers recently inquired about Pirates closer Joel Hanrahan according to Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports. The 29-year old is 13 for 13 in save opportunities this season with a 1.66 ERA.
The Pirates though are not actively shopping Hanrahan according to Rob Biertempfel of MLB.com. The team is almost at .500 at the moment and [...]
05/22/11
According to Frank Coonelly (via the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s Dejan Kovacevic), the Pirates “definitely” will tender contracts to right-handed pitcher Ross Ohlendorf and right-handed Joel Hanrahan. The team is continuing to speak with other players.
12/02/10
Pittsburgh Pirates GM Neal Huntington said on his weekly radio show that there was ” a ton of interest” in pitchers Evan Meek and Joel Hanrahan at Saturday’s trade deadline.
“Those were guys we had no interest in moving,” Huntington said.
With the trade of right-handed pitcher Octavio Dotel to the Los Angeles Dodgers, the two pitchers [...]
08/02/10
Here are a few MLB Trade Deadline Rumors from the folks at AOL FanHouse:
The Astros are leaning towards keeping Brett Myers, and a source puts the chances of Roy Oswalt being dealt at 50-50. (Steve Phillips)
The Cubs are fielding offers on starter Ted Lilly, but the market is slow to develop. (Steve Phillips)
Indications are that [...]
07/24/10
The MLB non-waiver Trade Deadline is getting closer, so rumors are everywhere. Check out these PRO Rumors as you get closer to clocking out for the day:
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The bench and bullpen are the priorities for the Yankees, but don’t rule out Oswalt, Haren or even Westbrook. (Ken Rosenthal, FOX Sports)
The Yankees have one [...]
07/23/10
Jon Paul Morosi of FOXSports tweets, “#Pirates getting calls on reliever Joel Hanrahan, but the price remains very high, sources say.”
Hanrahan, 28, is 2-1 with a 3.96 ERA in 40 appearances for the Pirates this season.
07/21/10
Here are a few PRO Rumors to follow on Saturday night:
Andrew Baggerly of the San Jose Mercury talks about Prince Fielder’s beef with the Giants and Guillermo Mota.
Dr. James Andrews did not find any structural damage in Pirates’ right-handed pitcher Joel Hanrahan’s elbow. (Rob Biertempfel of The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
According to the Associated Press, Clayton Kershaw [...]
02/28/10
Update 1/21 23:13: Dejan Kovacevic of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, compares Octavio Dotel and Matt Capps. You can read it here.
1/21 11:20am: The Pirates announced that Dotel passed his physical and signed his contract. To clear space on the full 40-man roster, the team designated for assignment reliever Anthony Claggett.
Pirates GM, Neal Huntington, said that Dotel [...]
01/22/10
The other day, it was reported that the Pittsburgh Pirates were going after a mystery relief pitcher. Today, Dejan Kovacevic of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette says that relievers Kevin Gregg and Tyler Walker could be crossed off the list.
At the time, suggestions included Jamey Wright, Kiko Calero, Brendan Donnelly, Seth McClung, Russ Springer and Chan Ho [...]
01/15/10