By Ryan Kelley | January 8, 2013 at 3:37 pm | No comments
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According to The Washington Post's Adam Kilgore, the Nationals have signed Adam LaRoche to a two-year deal worth approximately $24 million. LaRoche's new contract includes a mutual option for 2015.
After spending the offseason fielding outside bids,...
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By Ryan Kelley | December 11, 2012 at 7:48 pm | 2 comments
According to FoxSports.com's Ken Rosenthal (on Twitter), the Yankees have signed third baseman Kevin Youkilis to a one-year deal.
The deal is worth $12 million, and will become official once Youkilis passes his physical with team doctors.
Formerly the face of the...
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By Ryan Kelley | August 28, 2012 at 8:41 pm | No comments
Complete insanity.
On Sunday, the Red Sox and Dodgers completed an earth-shattering, blockbuster trade, and the biggest post deadline deal in history. Over $270 million in contracts and nine players changed hands, including three All-Stars. Sitting at 62-67 and thirteen games...
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By Ryan Kelley | January 11, 2012 at 3:30 pm | No comments
On Wednesday the Cincinnati Reds signed reliever Ryan Madson to a one-year $8.5 million dollar deal. Madson, who closed for the Phillies last season, could make upwards of $10 million if he meets his new contract's performance incentives with a strong season.
With...
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By Ryan Kelley | November 19, 2011 at 4:53 pm | 2 comments
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The 2012 crop of free agent catchers is thinning drastically. After Jose Molina, Rod Barajas, Gerald Laird and Matt Treanor all signed new contracts this past week, Ryan Doumit agreed to a one-year, $3 million deal with the Minnesota Twins on Saturday morning.
Two...
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By Ryan Kelley | November 2, 2011 at 2:38 am | No comments
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Yankees Decline Club Option on Andrew Brackman
More than four years after selecting him 30th overall in the 2007 MLB Amateur Draft, the Yankees have cut ties with right-handed pitching enigma...
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By Ryan Kelley | October 17, 2011 at 7:06 pm | No comments
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According to Bruce Levine of ESPNChicago, Red Sox front office personnel have urged the Cubs to send Matt Garza to Boston in exchange for rights to general manager Theo Epstein. The Red Sox have also shown interest in the North Siders' top pitching...
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By Ryan Kelley | July 31, 2011 at 5:10 pm | One comment
Following their trade for reliever Koji Uehara on Saturday afternoon, Texas Rangers front office executives (GM) Jon Daniels and president Nolan Ryan added knock-0ut set-up man Mike Adams to the Rangers bullpen this afternoon. Daniels, Baseball America's 2010 Major League...
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By Ryan Kelley | July 30, 2011 at 7:29 pm | One comment
Beginning their day by trading utilityman Jerry Hairston Jr. to the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for minor league outfielder Erik Komatsu, the Nationals continued their busy Saturday by sending veteran starter Jason Marquis to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Marquis, who was...
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By Ryan Kelley | July 30, 2011 at 12:37 am | One comment
Earlier this evening, Ken Rosenthal and Jon Morosi of Fox Sports reported that the Houston Astros had traded outfielder Hunter Pence to the Philadelphia Phillies for prospects Jonathan Singleton, Jarred Cosart and two players to be named later. Then, ESPN.com's Jayson Stark...
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