The Florida Marlins are building a brand new, $515 million stadium, and according to the Associated Press (via NBCSports.com) they will play there for the first time on April 4 against the Cardinals.
Major League Baseball does not plan to announce the full schedule until September, but a person familiar with next seasons schedule leaked the [...]
07/01/11
The Florida Marlins have the inventory to trade if they need to address a need before the July 31 trade deadline, Juan C. Rodriguez of the Sun Sentinel reports.
“We have pieces,” president of Baseball Operations Larry Beinfest said. “Some of them we may not want to move, but I can’t remember a situation where we [...]
06/02/11
The deadline for teams to decide to offer arbitration for their free agents has finally come and gone, and we have the final tally of the 2010 edition of Major League Baseball arbitration. Here’s a quick review of what you may have missed:
– You can see the list of what happened today per team at [...]
11/24/10
According to a Major League source close to Jon Paul Morosi and FOXSports.com, free agent catcher Miguel Olivo is drawing interest from the Texas Rangers, Chicago White Sox and Toronto Blue Jays.
The 32-year-0ld catcher is seeking a two-year deal. He could use John Buck’s recent three-year, $18 million deal with the Florida Marlins as a [...]
11/18/10
After making a few moves this week, including the trade of All Star second baseman Dan Uggla and signing free agent catcher John Buck, the Florida Marlins are not done shopping this winter. According to a Major League source close to FOXSports’ Ken Rosenthal, the team has about $3-4 million left to spend.
So what will [...]
11/17/10
A baseball source close to MLB.com’s Alden Gonzalez has said the Marlins have signed free agent catcher John Buck, but the Marlins have not confirmed the deal. The deal between Buck and the Marlins is for three-years and valued between $16 million (as reported by SI’s Jon Hyeman) and $18 million (as reported by FOXSports’ [...]
11/16/10
Here’s the latest from The Boston Globe’s Nick Cafardo:
What’s the purpose of the upcoming GM meetings this week? “Typically, the GM meetings are very helpful to lay the foundation for future deals, and the winter meetings are even more helpful because that’s where you tend to finalize deals or at least get them to [...]
11/14/10
In a rumor that may cause people to scratch their heads, the New York Yankees are interested in free agent catcher John Buck, according to ESPN’s Buster Olney.
The Yankees are moving long time catcher Jorge Posada to the designated hitter position in 2011 and they will likely have Jesus Montero, Francisco Cervelli and Austin Romine [...]
11/12/10
The Red Sox appear to be preparing in case life after Victor Martinez happens this off-season. According to Gordon Edes of ESPNBoston.com, the Red Sox are expected to aggressively purse John Buck as a replacement for Martinez. In addition to Martinez, long time Sox captain Jason Varitek will likely not return as [...]
11/11/10
The new Blue Jays manager, John Farrell, is a big fan of Jason Varitek and according to Chicago Tribune’s Phil Rogers it’s possible that Farrell could push the Jays to bring the catcher to Toronto.
Varitek’s future with the Red Sox is in serious doubt. The Red Sox recently signed Jarrod Saltalamacchia and they will likely [...]
10/31/10