The Boston Red Sox announced that they have released Carlos Silva.
The Red Sox had signed Silva to a minor league deal with a base salary of $1mm with tons of incentives.
But Silva developed shoulder inflammation early in Spring Training and was never able to make it into a game before he was released.
Silva last pitched [...]
03/17/12
The Boston Red Sox have signed Aaron Cook to a minor league deal pending a physical, Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports reports.
Cook will contend for a back of the rotation spot in Boston with others at this time like Carlos Silva, though I don’t think Boston will settle for just them to compete for a spot.
Last [...]
01/09/12
In a Tweet by Donnie Collins of the Scranton Times-Tribune, he reports that the New York Yankees have released Carlos Silva.
The Yankees signed Silva to a Minor League deal on April 4, 2011. New York took a gamble at the time since they were only responsible for a the league minimum.
The Chicago Cubs, Silva’s former [...]
07/02/11
At the beginning of the week, Twins’ left handed pitcher Francisco Liriano threw the first no hitter of the 2011 season, and trade rumors involving Liriano have heated up since then.
ESPN’s Jayson Stark said today that if the Twins keep on “sliding”, Liriano’s “no-no” could wind up as a big trade chip in July. Even [...]
05/07/11
Kevin Millwood, has opted out of his contract with the Yankees, reports Buster Olney of ESPN. Millwood signed a minor league deal worth $1.5mm deal plus incentives towards the end of Spring Training if he made the major league roster. He also had a May 1st out clause if he was not on the [...]
05/01/11
Here’s the latest from Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports:
– A baseball GM predicts that first baseman Prince Fielder will be one of the most interesting free agents of all time this winter. Teams could use Fielder as a negotiating wage against Albert Pujols adds the GM.
– The Florida Marlins are off to a good start, but [...]
04/23/11
According to Jon Heyman of SI.com, the Yankees have signed Carlos Silva to a minor league deal.
The Yankees were originally not interested in Silva when he was released prior to the start of the season by the Cubs. Jack Curry of the YES Network points out that with the recent struggles of Phil Hughes, taking [...]
04/09/11
According to Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports, right handed pitcher Carlos Silva has several offers and could sign very soon. The Cubs would have to pay him nearly all of the $11.5 million owed to him while the new team pays only the league minimum.
The Cubs released Silva late in March. They told Silva they would [...]
04/08/11
Right handed pitcher Carlos Silva is not drawing too much interest after being released earlier today by the Cubs.
Jack Curry of YES Network says that the Yankees have no plans of pursuing Silva. The right hander worked with Larry Rothschild last season with the Cubs, but the team isn’t interested. The St. Louis Cardinals also [...]
03/27/11
The Cubs have released right-handed pitcher Carlos Silva, reports Paul Sullivan of the Chicago Tribune.
Yesterday, the Cubs named Andrew Cashner as the last member of the team’s rotation and Marcos Mateo as the last member of the bullpen. That left Silva without a spot on the team.
The team told Silva they would try and trade [...]
03/27/11