Next stop on our amnesty tour around baseball is the NL Central.
NL CENTRAL
Cubs- When you try to trade a player and no one will take him unless you pay almost all of his salary, then the amnesty clause may be the best bet for you. This is the situation the Cubs are in with Alfonso [...]
02/22/12
Our fifth Financial Report is dedicated to the NL Central Champions Milwaukee Brewers. A team that desperately tried to compete this season before their biggest star Prince Fielder hit free agency.
In 2011 the Brewers won 96 regular season games, or 47 above the 49 games won line. They paid $85,497,333 in total salary breaking down [...]
01/13/12
The Milwaukee Brewers have decided to break off negotiations with left handed pitcher Chris Capuano, according to general manager Doug Melvin (via Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel).
Haudricourt said that Melvin extended an incentive-laden offer to Capuano shortly after the season but the pitcher preferred to explore the market as a first-time [...]
12/28/10
Los Angeles Dodgers GM Ned Colletti hinted that there are likely to be many changes to the team’s roster this upcoming winter, according to Tony Jackson of ESPNLosAngeles.com.
Jackson says:
Colletti cited the fact the Dodgers replaced only three of their frontline players from last year’s team — starting pitcher Randy Wolf, reliever Guillermo Mota and second [...]
09/16/10
Here’s a video of Milwaukee Brewers’ left-handed pitcher Randy Wolf getting struck by a line-drive off the bat of Houston Astros’ Hunter Pence.
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Adam McCalvy of MLB.com tweets, “Randy Wolf struck by a liner and comes out immediately. Looked like he was grabbing his [...]
08/01/10
6/21 11:50: Mychael Urban of CSNBayArea.com says the Giants have a few things on their shopping list, but the most imports are reliable middle relievers especially a primary setup guy.
Urban adds that a big hitter and a fifth starter would be a nice luxury to the team, but not absolutely necessary. The big hitter does [...]
06/21/10
Nick Cafardo of The Boston Globe turns our attention to possible trade candidates. Here’s his summary:
Cliff Lee — With him becoming a free agent at season’s end, two things could happen. The Mariners could sell him off to the bidder that unloads the most prospects, or they will try to sign him, feeling he’s a [...]
06/20/10
Nick Cafardo of The Boston Globe says the Milwaukee Brewers would love to make pitcher Randy Wolf available. However, his poor performance this season won’t get many takers.
The Brewers signed Wolf to a three-year, $29 million deal this past December, so you can’t expect many takers with that much left on the contract. The team [...]
06/13/10
Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports that pitcher Dave Bush has agreed to a one-year, $4.215 million contract with the Milwaukee Brewers to avoid arbitration.
The Brewers have six established starters on the roster and five spots available. Yovani Gallardo, Randy Wolf and Doug Davis will take the first three spots. The final two spots will be [...]
01/26/10
The Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Angels and New York Mets are interested in free agent pitcher Joel Pineiro.
ESPN The Magazine’s Buster Olney Tweets that the Angels are bidding for the right-hander.
It’s been widely known that the Dodgers and Mets have agressively pursued the free agent pitcher this winter . The Dodgers need a veteran [...]
01/20/10