The Chicago Cubs have designated right handed pitcher Robert Coello for assignment according to the team official Twitter account. This movement will create room for recently acquired Rodrigo Lopez.
Lopez was acquired yesterday from the Braves. He posted a 2.59 ERA in nine starts so far this season at Triple-A for the Braves
Last season Coello threw [...]
05/27/11
According to Paul Sullivan of the Chicago Tribune, the Cubs have acquired Rodrigo Lopez, from the Braves. Sullivan adds that Lopez will join the team in a bullpen capacity.
Lopez signed a minor league deal with the Braves this offseason with an invite to Spring Training.
Lopez had been insurance for the Braves rotation this season at [...]
05/26/11
In a Tweet by ESPN’s Buster Olney, he mentions that the Atlanta Braves have no intention on trading starting pitcher Derek Lowe.
There was speculation at the beginning of May that the New York Yankees could be a possible destination for the right-hander given the Yankees need for a veteran pitcher for the stretch run.
If the Braves [...]
05/16/11
The Atlanta Braves are trying to swing a deal that involves Rodrigo Lopez reports ESPN’s Buster Olney. The right hander signed a Minor League deal with an invitation to Spring Training back in January.
Yesterday, we learned that the team is also trying to deal right hander Kenshin Kawakami. He is trying to remain focused on [...]
03/22/11
The Atlanta Braves announced that they have invited 20 non-roster players to the team’s Spring Training camp. Among those include top pitching prospect Julio Teheran and veteran right-handed pitcher Kenshin Kawakami.
According to David O’Brien of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the team is still trying to trade Kawakami. He’s in the final year of his contract and [...]
02/02/11
The Atlanta Braves have announced signing of free agent pitcher Rodrigo Lopez to a Minor League contract with an invitation to Spring Training.
The 35-year-old Lopez spent 2010 with the Diamondbacks where he went 7-16 with a 5.00 ERA in 33 starts. In addition to the Braves, he had been pursued by the Colorado Rockies [...]
01/31/11
A source close to Jayson Stark of ESPN says the Rockies, Mets and Braves have been pursuing right-handed pitcher Rodrigo Lopez and the free agent is expected to sign with one of those teams by the end of the weekend. Lopez projects to be a back-of-the-rotation starter for all three teams.
On January 26, Thomas Harding [...]
01/29/11
According to Major League sources close to Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports, the Colorado Rockies still have some minor needs to attend to. Club officials are looking for a left handed reliever, infield help and rotation depth Rosenthal’s source adds.
The Rockies have Franklin Morales and Matt Reynolds as their southpaw relievers right now, and according to [...]
01/27/11
With Mets ace Johan Santana out for at least some part of the 2011 season, the Mets should go after an established starting pitcher to reinforce their rotation according to ESPN.com’s Adam Rubin.
Rubin provides us a list of potential free agents pitchers that the Mets may go after:
Jeremy Bonderman, 28, Detroit, $12.5 million
Aaron Harang, 32, [...]
11/26/10
Brandon Webb officially filed for free agency on Monday night, and according to FOXSportsArizona.com’s Jack Magruder, his time with the Arizona Diamondbacks is likely over. The team and Webb have had no conversation about a new contract and they do not plan to initiate any talks moving forward.
“If there was any interest, they would have [...]
11/03/10