Major League Baseball News and Rumors
Dodgers still looking to add Ryu to their staffKen Gurnick, MLB.com Despite reaching a contract agreement with Zack Greinke on Saturday, the Dodgers still want to sign Korean left-hander Ryu Hyun-jin, according to a baseball source. |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com The Seattle Mariners finalized their one-year contract with outfielder Jason Bay on Saturday, returning the one-time slugger to familiar territory in the hopes of revitalizing his career. |
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New Dodgers owners prove they mean businessDec 8, 2012
Richard Justice, MLB.com Dodgers president Stan Kasten is proud of his vision of Dodger Stadium and how the new management team is spending millions to improve it from top to bottom and make it the best place on earth to watch a baseball game. Still, it all begins here, with ta… |
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Mark Townsend, yahoo.com After extensive and at times exhaustive negotiations - or at least that's how it felt on the outside looking in - we've finally reached a resolution in the Zack Greinke sweepstakes. The 29-year-old right-hander and 2009 Cy Young winner is reportedly s |
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JAFFE: Young outlived his usefulness in TexasDec 8, 2012
Michael Young is headed to Philly after 12 seasons in Texas, choosing a full-time role over staying home. How much of an upgrade he'll be at the hot corner is debatable, says Jay Jaffe. |
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Source: Ludwick returns to Reds with 2-year dealDec 8, 2012
(AP) -- A person familiar with the deal tells The Associated Press that free agent outfielder Ryan Ludwick is returning to the Cincinnati Reds for a two-year contract worth $15 million. |
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- A person familiar with the trade says the Philadelphia Phillies have acquired seven-time All-Star infielder Michael Young from the Texas Rangers for two relief pitchers. |
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What the late Marvin Miller and George Steinbrenner would say about free agents and penny-pinching YankeesDec 8, 2012
One can just imagine the conversation that went on between Marvin Miller and George Steinbrenner in baseball’s celestial “ever-after” last week. |
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A-Rod says he'll have hip surgery in mid-JanuaryDec 8, 2012
MIAMI (AP) -- Alex Rodriguez went to see doctors with hopes of finding something wrong. When they actually located a problem, only then did he start feeling a bit better. |
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Reds to incorporate 'Los Rojos' jerseys in 2013Dec 8, 2012
The front of rotation ace Johnny Cueto's No. 47 jersey said "Los Rojos," as the club is planning a Spanish-language alternate look for 2013. Cueto is from the Dominican Republic. |
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Leake preparing to start, but role undecidedDec 8, 2012
Reds starter Mike Leake heard that his team's signing of Jonathan Broxton to be the closer and moving Aroldis Chapman to the rotation would have repercussions. |
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Chapman bittersweet about move to rotationDec 8, 2012
Aroldis Chapman certainly likes the idea of moving into the Reds rotation in 2013. But the left-hander will also miss being a closer. |
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Young will feel at home with PhilliesDec 8, 2012
Richard Justice, MLB.com Phillies manager Charlie Manuel is going to love Michael Young -- and so will Jimmy Rollins, Ryan Howard, etc. Young will fit nicely on a team that prides itself on playing the game right, on playing hard and on competing like crazy. |
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Evan Drellich, MLB.com Lefty reliever and free agent Joe Beimel is ahead of schedule on his way back from Tommy John surgery and should be fully ready for the start of Spring Training. |
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Longtime Minors manager Carey dies at age 59Dec 8, 2012
Thomas Harding, MLB.com P.J. Carey, whose 22-season Minor League managing career was spent mostly directing the Rookie and Class A prospects in the Rockies' system, died Friday night at age 59 after a long illness. |
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Young close to accepting trade to PhilliesDec 8, 2012
Paul Hagen, MLB.com There were strong indications on Saturday that Rangers icon Michael Young is on the verge of accepting a trade that would send him to the Phillies. |
