The Florida Marlins signed infielder Jamie D’Antona, outfielder Dewayne Wise, infielder Joe Thurston and catcher Clint Sammons today according to Baseball America’s Matt Eddy. (Source: Twitter_1, Twitter_2)
After playing for two-years for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows of Nippon Professional Baseball D’Antona returns to the United States. His only Major League experience was with the 2008 Arizona [...]
01/12/11
Joe Thurston had a few comments about Washington Nationals’ phenom Stephen Strasburg after he faced him in a Triple-A game.
“He definitely has big league stuff,” Thurston said. “But I didn’t see anything to where I’d say, ‘Get him out of here. He doesn’t belong in this league.’ Nobody on our team was awed by him. [...]
05/10/10
Stltoday.com reports that Utlity infielder Joe Thurston has signed a split contract with the Atlanta Braves. A split contract includes salary rates to be paid to the player while they are in the minors, and if they get promoted during the lifespan of the contract, they will earn a Major League salary rate. Thurston also [...]
12/19/09