http://www.flickr.com/photos/keithallison/7435757996/sizes/m/in/photostream/ Infielders: Catcher; Jesus Flores – In a shallow list of available catchers, I like Flores the best. Now his last two season have been abysmal, and that is due to injuries as well as never grabbing the starting catching job. Before that, Flores had looked like a promising catcher for the young Washington Nationals….
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MLB: Team by Team August/September Acquisitions, News, and Rumors
MLB: Team by Team August/September Acquisitions, News, and Rumors Oakland Athletics Re-signed 1B Tommy Everidge Rumor: 3b Eric Chavez who has been hampered with injuries is pondering retirement after his latest setback. Signed OF Jeremy Hermida 1b/OF Conor Jackson was put on the DL Rumor: OF Carl Crawford likes Oakland’s pitching which weighs heavy on…
MLB: Braves acquire Derrek Lee, Signings, and News
MLB: Braves acquire Derrek Lee, Signings and News The Atlanta Braves acquire 1B Derrek Lee from the Chicago Cubs for pitchers Robinson Lopez, Tyrelle Harris, and Jeffrey Lorick. The Cincinnati Reds designated P Michah Owings for assignment. Owings requested to be traded. The Texas Rangers sign P Jesus Colome The New York Mets place P…
MLB: Chipper Jones out for the year, News, Acquisitions, and Rumors
MLB: Chipper Jones out for the year, News, Acquisitions, and Rumors Atlanta Braves 3B Chipper Jones tore his anterior cruciate ligament and will require surgery. After already saying he would think about retiring come season end, it could now be sooner than we thought. This is pending on whether this injury will make him decide…
MLB: Red Sox sign Carlos Delgado, Signings, News, and Rumors
MLB: Red Sox sign Carlos Delgado, Signings, News, and Rumors 1B Carlos Delgado signs a minor league deal with the Boston Red Sox The Los Angeles Dodgers designate OF Garret Anderson for assignment and purchase the contract of OF Jay Gibbons from the teams Triple A affiliate. The New York Mets release INF Alex Cora…
MLB: Carlos Delgado possibly coming back, Signings, Trades, and Rumors
MLB: Carlos Delgado possibly coming back, Signings, Trades, and Rumors Several teams are eyeing former Mets slugger Carlos Delgado who has been recovering from arthroscopic hip surgery this year. The teams that are interested are the White Sox, Angels, Red Sox, and Rockies. The White Sox who heavily pursued Adam Dunn, and Prince Fielder are…
MLB: Yankees acquire Berkman from Astros and Kearns from Indians, News, and Rumors
MLB: Yankees acquire Berkman from Astros and Kearns from Indians, News, and Rumors The Houston Astros trade 1B Lance Berkman to the New York Yankees for P Mark Melancon and INF Jimmy Paredes The Cleveland Indians trade OF Austin Kearns to the New York Yankees for a player to be named later The Nationals wanted…
MLB: White Sox Acquire Edwin Jackson, News, and Rumors
MLB: White Sox Acquire Edwin Jackson, News, and Rumors The Arizona Diamondbacks trade P Edwin Jackson to the Chicago White Sox for pitchers Dan Hudson, and David Holmberg. The deal could also turn into a 3-way trade in which P Edwin Jackson would go to the Nationals, 1B/OF Adam Dunn to the White Sox, and…
MLB: Padres acquire Tejada, Rangers land Cantu, Other Trades, and Rumors
MLB: Padres acquire Tejada, Rangers land Cantu, Trades, and Rumors The Baltimore Orioles trade SS/3B Miguel Tejada and cash to the San Diego Padres for P Wynn Pelzer The Florida Marlins trade 1B/3B Jorge Cantu and cash to the Texas Rangers for pitchers Evan Reed, and Omar Poveda The Washington Nationals trade P Matt Capps…
MLB: Oswalt waives no trade clause and joins the Phillies, Trades, News, and Rumors
MLB: Dodgers Acquire Scott Podsednik, Trades, News, and Rumors Roy Oswalt waives his no trade clause and accepts the deal that will send him to the Philadelphia Phillies. The Astros are getting OF Anthony Gose, J.A. Happ, Jonathan Villar, and cash. The Kansas City Royals trade OF Scott Podsednik to the Los Angeles Dodgers for…
MLB: Possible 3-Way Trade between the Diamondbacks, White Sox, and Nationals
MLB: Possible 3-Way Trade between Diamondbacks, White Sox, and Nationals With the trade deadline approaching, these teams could work out a possible three way trade. The big names in the trade would be P Edwin Jackson, and 1B/OF Adam Dunn. The White Sox were interested in adding 1B Prince Fielder at first but now are…
MLB: Top Available Trade Targets by Positions
MLB: Top Available Trade Targets Starting Pitching Top 5 1. Houston Astros – Roy Oswalt (6-10, 3.08 ERA, 112 K’s, 33 Walks, 1:05 WHIP) 2. Arizona Diamondbacks – Dan Haren (7-7, 4.36 ERA, 125 K’s, 26 Walks, 1:33 WHIP) 3. Cleveland Indians – Fausto Carmona (8-7, 3.64 ERA, 61 K’s, 43 Walks, 1:29 WHIP) 4….
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