The Los Angeles Dodgers have agreed to a one-year $4.5 million deal with infielder/outfielder Juan Rivera according to Jon Paul Morosi of FOXSports. The deal is pending a physical adds Morosi.
The deal also includes a $4mm club option for 2013 ($500k buyout) with “reachable” incentives totaling $500k for each 2012 and 2013 according to Jerry [...]
11/03/11
Ourfielder Juan Rivera is close to agreeing on a one-year deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers according to baseball sources close to Dylan Hernandez of the Los Angeles Times. According to Ken Gurnick of MLB.com, Rivera would make approximately $4mm in 2012.
The deal would include a team option for 2013 adds Hernandez. Rivera was traded [...]
11/02/11
Last night the Dodgers moved into .500 territory (72-72) for the first time since May 2nd. But for the Dodgers and their fans, the season is over as they are 12 games back of Arizona with only 17 (including today) left to play. This means a very important offseason awaits the Dodgers who have now [...]
09/11/11
The Los Angeles Dodgers have acquired Juan Rivera from the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for a player to be named later or cash considerations, according to the Dodgers’ official Twitter page.
To make room for Rivera, the team designated outfielder Marcus Thames for assignment.
Rivera was designated for assignment by the Blue Jays on July 3. [...]
07/12/11
According to Gregor Chisolm of MLB.com, The Toronto Blue Jays have designated Juan Rivera for assignment. This move was made to make room for Travis Snider who is going to be recalled tomorrow. Snider was sent down to AAA on April 29 to work on his swing. He hit .333/.403/.488 with2 home runs for AAA [...]
07/03/11
Blue Jays outfielder Travis Snider has been optioned to Triple-A Las Vegas reports Matthew Pouliot of NBCSports.com. Chris Woodward was out righted to Triple-A as well.
Snider has been struggling this season hitting just .184 including 23 SO in 87 AB’s. Rajai Davis is expected to come off the Disabled List so the team needs a [...]
04/28/11
2010 Major League home run champion Jose Bautista is expected to miss the entire three game series versus the Oakland Athletics this week due to “personal family matters, John Lott of the National Post and MLB.com’s Gregor Chisholm report.
Juan Rivera will take Bautista’s place in right field while Edwin Encarnacion will be the team’s designated [...]
04/05/11
5. Rangers- Yes the Rangers are in the top 5 in my eyes. And yes I know they lost out on Cliff Lee. But take away that and the fact they overpaid a bit for Adrian Beltre and they had a decent offseason. They brought in catcher Yorvit Torrealba as well as Mike Napoli via-trade [...]
02/13/11
Major League sources close to FOXSports’ Ken Rosenthal say that the Blue Jays would like to trade recently acquired Juan Rivera. Although it’s not likely they will move him before Spring Training starts.
Rosenthal says that Rivera projects to be a reserve if the Jays go with an outfield of Travis Snider, Rajai Davis and Jose [...]
02/09/11
Just a few days after the Los Angeles Angels sent Mike Napoli to the Toronto Blue Jays, he’s being traded to the Texas Rangers for Frank Francisco and cash, according to a source close to Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports. Both teams have confirmed the deal.
Napoli, 29, was traded with outfielder Juan Rivera to the Toronto [...]
01/25/11