Juan Uribe

Here’s a running list of injury updates around the Major Leagues: – Marlon Byrd suffered multiple fractures in his face and was placed on the Disabled List reports Matthew Pouliot of NBCSports.com. Byrd was hit by a pitch in Saturday’s game against the Red Sox and had to spend the night in a hospital. – Left handed [...]

After losing Juan Uribe to the Dodgers, the Giants decided to sign another veteran shortstop, Miguel Tejada, to a one-year deal for about a third of the money Uribe signed for. ESPN’s Buster Olneysays that Tejada wasn’t their first choice at shortstop and he may not be manning shortstop by the end of this season either. The soon-to-be 37-years [...]

Here are a few notes from around the league provided by Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports, as we move closer to the start of the season. -Alex Rodriguez appears to be in prime shape going  into the season thanks to Cameron Diaz. Ok maybe not her but when Yankees hitting coach Kevin Long was asked about Rodriguez [...]

5. Washington Nationals: They signed Jayson Werth to a monster contract, acquired Tom Gorzelanny from the Cubs, added some veteran help with Jerry Hairston Jr., Alex Cora (back-up infielder) and Todd Coffey (bullpen arm) and signed power left-handed hitter Adam LaRoche. They might not be contenders for the 2011 season, but with a healthy Stephen [...]

The Chicago White Sox have officially announced Alexei Ramirez’s four-year extension according to Jon Paul Morosi of FOXSports. The deal was first reported by the El Nuevo Herald (via Jorge Ebro), on January 31  The contract is worth $32.5 million over four-years with a fifth-year club option for $10 million. The White Sox had previously exercised Ramirez’s [...]

In a Tweet by Enrique Rojas of ESPNDeportes, shortstop Miguel Tejada has agreed with the San Francisco Giants to a one-year deal for $6.5 million with a $500,000 bonus. The deal was officially announced by the team on December 2. A source close to Comcast Sports Network’s Mychael Urban and close to Tejada says that the [...]

The Chicago White Sox exercise club option on Alexei Ramirez, according to Joe Cowley of The Chicago Sun Times. The option is worth $2.75 million. It’s possible that Ramirez and the Sox could work out a long-term deal. “We’re very willing to discuss that,” Ramirez’s agent Jaime Torres said (via Dave Van Dyke of the Chicago Tribune). [...]

As expected, Alexei Ramirez of the Chicago White Sox has opted out of his $1.1 million contract for next season, according to Dave Van Dyke of the Chicago Tribune. Sports Illsutrated’s Jon Heyman says the White Sox will exercise their $2.75 Million option on Ramirez by December 15. “We’re very willing to discuss that,” agent Jaime [...]

A source close to the San Francisco Chronicle’s Henry Schulman says the San Francisco Giants wanted to keep infielder Juan Uribe in the black and orange.  The team made an offer to Uribe for three-years, $20 million, but Uribe wanted $25 million from the Giants. Uribe eventually signed a three-year, $21 million offer from the [...]

Dominican infielder Juan Uribe has agreed to a three-year, $21 million deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers, according sources close to Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports. The deal is now official according to the Los Angeles Times’ Dylan Hernandez. Uribe, a Type-B free agent was offered salary arbitration by the San Francisco Giants last week. Because [...]