The Boston Red Sox would have to make a few roster moves if they want to sign Roy Oswalt, Rob Bradford of WEEI reports. According to sources close to Bradford, Oswalt’s asking price is believed to be below $10 million that Hiroki Kuroda was given by the New York Yankees, and should the Red Sox [...]
01/16/12
The New York Yankees have signed Hiroki Kuroda to a one-year deal worth between $10mm, Jack Curry of the YES Network reports.
Kuroda who has only pitched for the Dodgers besides in Japan, has a career era of 3.45 (4 seasons) and posted a 3.07 era in 2011 enroute to a 13-16 record.
The Yankees who decided [...]
01/14/12
The Baltimore Orioles are a team to watch over the next month, Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports writes. Sources close to Rosenthal say that Taiwanese left-handed pitcher Chen Wei-Yin, right-hander Edwin Jackson, left-hander Paul Maholm and left-hander Joe Saunders are possible targets for the team.
Sources also add that Hiroki Kuroda and Roy Oswalt are not [...]
01/03/12
Here are Wednesday’s hot stove rumors to follow while the GM’s duke it out in Dallas:
– The Houston Astros have hired Jeff Luhnow as their new general manager. (Brian McTaggart, MLB.com)
– The Pittsburgh Pirates have released Ross Ohlendorf. (Jenifer Langosch, MLB.com)
– John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle says the Giants are out [...]
12/08/11
Here’s a running list of Hot Stove rumors for Monday around the Major Leagues:
– Five teams (including the Texas Rangers) are in the hunt for C.J. Wilson and one of them has made a six-year offer. (Jeff Wilson, Star-Telegram)
– The Twins, Nationals, Marlins and Rangers are in on Mark Buehrle. (Ken Rosenthal, FOX Sports)
– The [...]
12/05/11
In an article by Tim Brown of Yahoo Sports, sources tell him that the Los Angeles Dodgers have spoke with the agent of Aaron Harang and Chris Capuano. Brown believes the team has already resigned to losing starter Hiroki Kuroda.
As of the end of September, it was uncertain where the Dodgers’ pitcher, Kuroda, would pitch [...]
11/25/11
Here is the latest free agency news around the league:
-Despite the fact the Dodgers still have resigning Hiroki Kuroda as their top priority, Ken Gurnick of MLB.com is reporting that the Dodgers are exploring other options in the event they are not able to resign him. Gurnick points out that the Dodgers appear most interested [...]
11/17/11
The New York Yankees are looking to upgrade their pitching staff this winter and according to Andrew Marchand of ESPNNewYork.com, they should take a look at Hiroki Kuroda who is a free agent.
Marchand says that Kuroda would fit the Yankees better than C.J. Wilson given the fact that he would be less costly in terms [...]
10/20/11
Hiroki Kuroda will make his final start of the season on Tuesday for the Dodgers against the Diamondbacks. Beyond Tuesday though, Kuroda is uncertain where he will end up pitching next season. There was speculation that Kuroda would return to Japan where he pitched 11 seasons with Hiroshima, but Kuroda has shot down the notion [...]
09/26/11
Last night the Dodgers moved into .500 territory (72-72) for the first time since May 2nd. But for the Dodgers and their fans, the season is over as they are 12 games back of Arizona with only 17 (including today) left to play. This means a very important offseason awaits the Dodgers who have now [...]
09/11/11