Felix Pie

The Atlanta Braves have signed Felix Pie to a minor league deal, Dave O’Brien of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. He will report to Triple-A. Pie was playing in the independent league with the Camden River Sharks and was hitting .360 in 56 at-bats. Pie played 85 games with the Baltimore Orioles in 2011 where he hit .220/.264/.280, [...]

The Cleveland Indians and Felix Pie have agreed to a two-year Minor League deal with a Spring Training invitation, Dan Connolly of The Baltimore Sun reports.  The deal is worth up to $1 million with performance bonuses. Pie last played 85 games with the Baltimore Orioles in 2011 where he hit .220/.264/.280, but was designated for [...]

The Baltimore Orioles have designated Felix Pie for assignment, according to Dan Connolly of The Baltimore Sun.  In a parallel move, the team called up Matt Angle. Image by Keith Allison Under the Creative Commons License

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 [...]

According to Dan Connolly of the Baltimore Sun, the Orioles have agreed to a one-year, $985,000 deal with outfielder Felix Pie. The Orioles will avoid arbitration with this deal. Pie, 25, hit .274 with 5 HR’s and 31 RBI’s in 288 AB’s with the Orioles in 2010.

The video speaks for itself.  Check out Baltimore Orioles’ outfielder Felix Pie going crazy at a Dominican Winter League game from November 10, 2010. $('#myplayer201011290912').jwplayer({ flashplayer:'http://blog.prorumors.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/player.swf', skin:'http://blog.prorumors.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/five.xml' }); Pie may always be remembered for his testicular torsion (aka twisted testical) of 2008, but this incident may give fans [...]

7/6 16:55: Dan Connolly of The Baltimore Sun says Atkins has cleared wiavers and was given his unconditional release. 6/27 08:47: The Orioles have officially designated Atkins for assignment, tweets Brittany Ghiroli of MLB.com. 6/25 14:05: The Baltimore Orioles will likely place outfielder Luis Montanez on the disabled list and sparing infielder Garrett Atkins from being [...]

Evan Brunell of NESN.com says that Felix Pie could miss up to three months due to a the latissimus dorsi muscle separating from his bone. Brittany Ghiroli of MLB.com reported earlier that the Baltimore Orioles have placed the outfielder on the 15-day disabled list due to a left rotator cuff strain, but it turned out that [...]

Here are a few links to follow on Friday evening: The Los Angeles Angels could trade catcher Mike Napoli. ESPN Los Angeles says that Napoli “might garner the most talent in return and moving him would save the angels $3.6 million in salary.” The Angels currently have three catchers on their roster: Napoli, Jeff Mathis and [...]

Peter Schmuck of The Baltimore Sun reports that there is interest from other clubs for Oriole’s outfielder Felix Pie.  In exchange for the Pie, the Orioles are seeking pitching help. Pie was acquired by Baltimore from the Chicago Cubs in January 2009.  Pie made $410,000 last season while batting .266 with a on-base percentage of .326 [...]