The Miami Marlins have released outfielder Aaron Rowand according to Joe Frisaro of MLB.com. The Marlins signed him back in December 2011.
Rowand hit .233/.274/.347 with 4 HR’s and 21 RBI’s in 331 AB’s with the Giants in 2011 before he was released in September.
The 34-year old is a career .273/.330/.435 hitter with 136 HR’s and [...]
03/29/12
As baseball fans, we always praise and speak highly of the guy who always dives into the stands to catch a ball or slams into the wall while chasing down a fly ball. And let’s face it, that’s one of the most exciting things to watch during a baseball game.
Who didn’t enjoy watching Derek Jeter [...]
02/16/12
The Miami Marlins have signed free agent outfielder Aaron Rowand to a Minor League deal, sources tell Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports.
Rowand was released by the San Francisco Giants in early September. He was hitting .233/.274/.347 with 4 HR’s and 21 RBI’s in 331 AB’s in 2011 at the time of his departure from San [...]
12/12/11
According to Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle, the San Francisco Giants have placed short stop, Miguel Tejada, and outfielder, Aaron Rowand, on unconditional release waivers.
Schulman adds that this movement means the Giants couldn’t trade either one of them. Tejada is hitting .239/.270/.326 with 4 HR’s and 26 RBI’s in 322 AB’s for the [...]
09/09/11
According to Andrew Baggarly of the San Jose Mercury News the San Francisco Giants have designated Miguel Tejada and Aaron Roward for assignment. GM Brian Sabean said he will try to trade one or both players as soon as today.
Several sources close to Baggarly have said that both players have been complaining throughout the season [...]
08/31/11
At the beginning of the season, I wouldn’t have doubted that the Giants would at least get back to the NLCS, but as of today, you start to wonder if they’ll even make it to the post season.
Not because they suck or they have been playing horribly, but because pretty much the entire team is injured [...]
08/17/11
As many of you know, I live in Venezuela, here baseball is a big deal, but we get only one maybe two games a day. To solve that problem I decided to get myself a TV package that has four more sports channel so I could enjoy up to five baseball games a day.
I kinda [...]
04/13/11
Here is some news from Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated:
– The Texas Rangers have plenty of hitting so they can afford to move Michael Young if they can get a starting pitcher or closer. Candidates that could go after Young include the Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs, Florida Marlins and Colorado Rockies.
– Chase Utley’s recovery [...]
04/06/11
The Dodgers are fresh off a 3-1 series win over the World Champs. But everything isn’t perfect in Dodger land. Dodgers’ closer Jonathan Broxton appears to be continuing his post all-star form as he has allowed 2 home runs in three games (3 innings) to start the season. Yes, I understand that he did in [...]
04/04/11
Prior to yesterday, the San Francisco Giants were likely facing roster issues from an surplus of outfielder. Now with the likelihood of 2010 NLCS MVP Cody Ross starting the season on the disabled list, the extra outfielders on the roster may have been a blessing for the reigning World Series champions.
Teams were reportedly looking at [...]
03/24/11