Phillies’ second baseman, Chase Utley, has been battling a knee injury this Spring. Right now, young prospect Freddy Galvis is expected to be the Phillies’ second baseman on Opening Day. Todd Zolecki of MLB.com says that Utley could be out “indefinitely,” but the team has no plans to look for a replacement outside the organization, [...]
03/22/12
The Phillies have re-signed shortstop Jimmy Rollins to a three-year, $33mm deal Jerry Crasnick of ESPN reports. The deal also includes a fourth year vesting option worth $11mm. The deal was officially announced on Monday.
Rollins had entered into the offseason seeking a five-year deal. The draw to return to Philly to win more championships eventually [...]
12/19/11
The St. Louis Cardinals have resigned shortstop Rafael Furcal to a two-year, $14mm deal Jerry Crasnick of ESPN.com reports.
This is the Cardinals first post Pujols move. The signing also takes away a possible Jimmy Rollins suitor making the market for him even smaller than it was.
The 33-year old Furcal hit .255/.316/.418 with 7 HR’s and [...]
12/11/11
Center fielder Gregor Blanco signed with the San Francisco Giants last week (via CSNBayArea), and as a Venezuelan and a huge Blanco fan I couldn’t help, but to think if he could be the lead off hitter the Giants are looking for.
Even though Blanco has only played three years in the Majors, and last season [...]
11/25/11
Here are is the latest news regarding contract talks of various players around the Major Leagues:
– Matt Kemp’s agent, Dave Stewart, said yesterday that he is optimistic about the ongoing contract talks with the Los Angeles Dodgers according to Tony Jackson of ESPNLosAngeles.com. Stewart said that the discussions with Dodgers GM, Ned Colletti, have been [...]
11/10/11
At the end of the season, there are a lot of good young players that are set to become free agents. John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle provides us with a list of possible destinations for these players.
– Albert Pujols: A couple of days ago, Pujols showed us why he is considered the best hitter in [...]
10/24/11
Phillies short stop, Jimmy Rollins, will be a free agent at the end of the season and according to Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated he’s looking for a five-year deal.
“Five would be great. Five would be the number,” Rollins said. “I don’t think I want six or seven. You start thinking about 39 (years old). [...]
09/28/11
Here’s a running list of injury updates around the Major Leagues:
– Short stop Rafael Furcal sprained his thumb yesterday in pregame workouts and was kept out of the game reports Buster olney of ESPN. He’s considered to be day-to-day.
– Carlos Quentin’s MRI showed a sprain of the AC joint according to the team’s official Twitter account. [...]
08/22/11
Shortstop Jose Reyes will become a free agent at the end of this season, and Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated provides us a list of possible destinations for Reyes.
– San Francisco Giants: Heyman believes the Giants are a “natural fit” for Reyes. The Giants are a big-market team, and they could use not only an [...]
08/11/11
Here’s the latest from FOXSports’ Ken Rosenthal via his Full Count video:
– It is still unclear when the Dodgers’ ownership situation will resolve, but the longer it takes the worse it will be for players like C.C. Sabathia. The left handed pitcher is expected to opt-out of his contract with the Yankees, and according to [...]
05/22/11