The Cincinnati Reds official Twitter page says the team has signed Gary Matthews Jr. to a Minor League deal and sent him to Triple -A Louisville. The Reds are only responsible for the pro-rated portion of the Major League minimum if Matthews gets called up to the big league club this season.
Tim Brown of Yahoo [...]
06/24/10
6/12 20:56: Pete Kerzel of MLB.com says the Mets on Friday requested release waivers on outfielder Gary Matthews Jr.The move was announced on Saturday.
6/4 13:30: According to Joe Lapointe of the New York Times, the Mets have designated Gary Matthews Jr. for assignment. Matthews was hitting .190 in 58 at-bats this season.
The Mets acquired Matthews [...]
06/13/10
3/4 19:38: John Fay of the Cincinnati Enquirer spoke to a Reds’ source who said the team has zero interest in Gary Matthews Jr. The source went so far as to name five outfielders the team has in camp that they’d take over the former Angel.
3/4 17:25: According to Buster Olney or ESPN The Magazine, [...]
03/05/10
Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated reports that the New York Mets have a deal to acquire outfielder Gary Matthews Jr. from the Los Angeles Angels for RHP Brian Stokes and cash.
Team
Acquires
Mets
OF Gary Matthews Jr.
Cash ($21.5 million)
Angels
RHP Brian Stokes
Matthews has two years and $23 million owed to him from the Angels plus a $500,000 bonus for [...]
01/22/10