Marlins reliever Juan Carlos Oviedo (formerly Leo Nunez), was arrested today and will be brought to justice for faking his identity according to the Associated Press.
“In this moment, Oviedo is detained in the American consulate and will be brought to justice for having a double identity,” said Maximo Baez Aybar, spokesman of the Dominican National [...]
12/08/11
The Marlins and Heath Bell have agreed to a three-year deal worth $27mm reports Jayson Stark of ESPN. The deal also includes a vesting option for a fourth year and is pending a physical which will take place on Friday. According to Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports, the fourth year vesting option will be for $9mm.
Bell [...]
12/02/11
According to Joe Capozzi of the Palm Beach Post, the Marlins will be busy this off season looking for a third baseman, a center fielder, a starting pitcher or two and a closer. He adds that although they could fill some of these spots via trade, there will enough players in the free agent pool [...]
10/25/11
We’re getting close to the deadline. Has your favorite team found that missing piece? If they haven’t, don’t sweat it – there’s still time. Here’s our running list of Saturday’s PRO Rumors:
– According to Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports, the Chicago White Sox are looking for rotation depth. The White Sox traded Edwin Jackson earlier this [...]
07/31/11
Here is the PRO Rumors’ Friday Rumor Mill. With only two days left until the trade deadline, the trade rumors are going to start picking up. Stay with us to see if your team picks up that one piece they may need to push them over the top and into the playoffs.
– Sources close to [...]
07/30/11
Last week, we learned that the Marlins were interested in Tigers’ third baseman Brandon Inge, but according to Juan C. Rodriguez of the Sun Sentinel, Inge is not an option for the Marlins.
The third baseman is making $5.5 million this year and is under contract for $5.5 million in 2012. He also have a club [...]
07/25/11
The Florida Marlins are apparently looking for a veteran third baseman and have turned their attention to Brandon Inge, Joe Frisaro of MLB.com reports.
Inge was designated for assignment yesterday by the Tigers to make room for Wilson Betemit was acquired from the Royals.
The third baseman is making $5.5 million this year and is under [...]
07/22/11
Here’s the latest from Danny Knobler of CBSSports.com:
– The Cincinnati Reds will continue their pursuit of a starting pitcher, with their eyes on Ubaldo Jimenez and Wandy Rodriguez. They are also looking for a lead off hitter with Chone Figgins and Coco Crisp as the players that they are currently interested in.
– The Boston Red [...]
07/20/11
The Phildelphia Phillies have spoken to the Florida Marlins about Leo Nunez, Jerry Crasnick of ESPN reports. While no names in addition to Nunez have been mentioned, Crasnick says the Marlins are looking for young starting pitching in return – a commodity that the Phillies have plenty of.
The Phillies aren’t the only ones that have [...]
07/19/11
According to Major League sources close to Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports, he reports that the Texas Rangers have checked-in with the Florida Marlins about their pitching availability. However, no names have been exchanged.
The source says that the talks are not far along, but Morosi adds that both sides would be good fits as [...]
07/15/11