The Tampa Bay Rays have signed Fernando Rodney to a one-year deal worth $1.75mm Enrique Rojas of ESPNDeportes reports. The deal also includes a $2.5mm option for 2013 with a $250k buyout.
Rodney who had a year to forget, posted a 4.50 ERA with 28 BB and 26 strikeouts. Yes you saw that right, he gave [...]
01/04/12
Los Angeles Angels owner Arte Moreno has told general manager Tony Reagins to not spend any more of his month this season, a baseball source close to Mark Saxon of ESPNLosAngeles.com said. The Angels will not get a midseason boost for the first time in four seasons, and there isn’t much in the Minor Leagues [...]
06/17/11
10. Orioles- The Orioles hit many speed bumps this off-season as they were turned down by many free agents but in the end, were able to together a decent offseason. They traded for J.J. Hardy and also traded for Mark Reynolds. The Orioles didn’t stop their as they also signed Derek Lee who [...]
02/13/11
According to The Orange County Register’s Bill Plunkett, indications are that Los Angeles Angels’ owner Arte Moreno will be willing to increase the payroll for 2011 despite losing money this past season.
The Angels’ payroll for next year is expected to be about $120 million as is with $81 million committed to nine players (Torii Hunter, [...]
10/05/10
Now two weeks old, the nascent season is starting to give a glimpse of potential deals. Part of the fun in what we do lies not only in bringing the latest news, but also in the pure speculation which drives fans bonkers. Divisional predictions, contractual debates, and statistical jibber jabber are our comfort [...]
04/17/10
Update 14:58 PST: Enrique Rojas of ESPNdeportes.com reports that the Los Angeles Angels have agreed to a two-year, $11 million deal pending a physical. The physical is expected to take place later today.
Update 12/23 08:48am PST: ESPN.com’s Jayson Stark, Fernando Rodney will not end up with the Philadelphia Philies. Rodney will probably end up with [...]
12/23/09
Brian McTaggart of MLB.com writes that free agent reliever Jose Valverde is testing the free agent market and is coming up empty.
Valverde turned down the Astros’ offer of arbitration minutes before the Dec 7 deadline hoping that he can secure a multi-year deal.
The market for closers is shrinking. Only the Florida Marlins, Detroit Tigers and [...]
12/22/09
ESPN.com’s Jason Stark Tweets that the Philadelphia Phillies are being “aggressive” in pursuing former Detroit Tiger relief pitcher Fernando Rodney. The Phillies have previously been in pursuit of reliever another Detroit Tiger, Brandon Lyon, earlier this month. The Phillies are trying to secure a setup man to complement closer Brad Lidge. Rodney is in search [...]
12/10/09
The Detroit Free Press report that the Tigers are in search of a closer despite the blockbuster trade that netted the team 3 new pitchers. Fernando Rodney and Brandon Lyon declined arbitration on Monday, but the Tigers are interested in re-signing both of them. However, they have expanded their search for a closer beyond Rodney [...]
12/09/09