As free agency kicks off, many clubs and players have decisions they need to make on potential option year clauses in their contracts for next year. Here are just a few notes from around the league.
-According to the Associated Press (via Sports Illustrated), the St. Louis Cardinals have decided to decline their options on right [...]
11/01/11
In an expected move, general manager Neal Huntington of the Pittsburgh Pirates said (via Jenifer Langosch of MLB.com) his club will decline the options for catchers Ryan Doumit and Chris Snyder.
“I hate closing doors,” Huntington said, “but I think it’s realistic to assume that neither option is realistically in play at this point in [...]
10/21/11
Here’s the latest from the Boston Globe’s Nick Cafardo:
– “I guess it’s never too early,’’ said an American League general manager about looking at possible moves to improve their roster. “Sometimes you have to wait things out to see how well the team you’re trying to deal with is doing at the time [...]
05/15/11
According to sources close to Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports, the Boston Red Sox have made contact with free agent catcher Bengie Molina, but they are not ready to make a move on him.
The Boston Red Sox are in need of catching help to replace the unreliable Jarrod Saltalamacchia.
Other candidates the team may be looking are [...]
05/08/11
The Boston Red Sox are looking to upgrade their catching situation and they have Chris Snyder, Bengie Molina and Ivan Rodriguez on their wish list, according to a source close to Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports.
Rosenthal adds that Snyder would likely be off the table if the Pittsburgh Pirates ask for a significant return.
Molina has not [...]
04/27/11
Here’s the latest from the Boston Globe’s Nick Cafardo:
– Don’t expect Dodgers’ owner Frank McCourt to just sell his team for $900 million – $1 billion. Sources close to McCourt say that he’s “flabbergasted by Selig’s actions”.
– Outfielder Alex Gordon is starting to live up to expectations with The Royals. He’s hitting .361 with one [...]
04/24/11
In the aftermath of the Arizona Diamondbacks naming Kevin Towers as the team’s new general manager, interim GM, Jerry Dipoto will not return to the team, according to USA Today’s Bob Nightengale.
Multiple sources close to FOXSports’ Ken Rosenthal indicate that Dipoto is resigning, but nothing is official.
Diamondbacks CEO Derrick Hall made it clear that the [...]
09/23/10
An industry source close to MLB.com’s Steve Gilbert says that the Arizona Diamondbacks will decide between interim GM Jerry Dipoto and former San Diego Padres GM Kevin Towers.
The source says the other candidates, Dodgers assistant GMs Logan White and De Jon Watson, along with Angels scouting director Eddie Bane have been told that they are [...]
09/21/10
A baseball source close to Dylan Hernandez of the Los Angeles Times says that two assistant general managers of the Dodgers are being considered for the vacant Arizona Diamondbacks GM position. The source says that Scouting director Logan White interviewed with the Diamondbacks on Monday and player development De Jon Watson interviewed with the team [...]
09/15/10
9/11 13:03: ESPN’s Buster Olney tweets:
The D-Backs aren’t going to spend a billion on their next GM, but if they decide they want Kevin Towers is going to be their guy, they’ll spend the $ necessary to hire him.Decision among Towers, DiPoto, Logan White,others likely to come within the next couple [...]
09/11/10