Major League Baseball News and Rumors
Nick Johnson, The Nearly Perfect Baseball Player, RetiresSean Newell, deadspin.com Nick Johnson announced his retirement today after playing portions of 10 major league seasons due to an infuriating inability to stay healthy. It's impossible to read an article about Johnson without coming across the phrase "oft-injured." It … |
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Alden Gonzalez, MLB.com The Angels signed right-hander Robert Coello to a Minor League contract with an invitation to big league Spring Training on Monday. |
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Spencer Fordin, MLB.com It's an annual rite of spring, an accounting of talent as regular as arbitration. MLB.com will release its Top 100 Prospects list for 2013 on Tuesday night, and prospect expert Jonathan Mayo -- along with several of the players on the list -- will be on… |
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Evan Drellich, MLB.com Free-agent reliever Scott Atchison threw his first full-fledged bullpen of the winter on Monday, and this week he expects to announce what team he'll be pitching for in 2013, but he said it won't likely be the Red Sox. |
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David Waldstein, nytimes.com The 34-year-old right-handed-hitter will compete with Matt Diaz and Russ Canzler for a spot a reserve outfielder. |
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David Waldstein, nytimes.com Derek Jeter took ground balls Monday the Yankees training facility, three months after having surgery to repair a fracture of his left ankle. |
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Todd Zolecki, MLB.com Cole Hamels gave a few Phillies fans a moment of panic earlier this month when word spread he suffered from a sore left shoulder late last season, but Hamels said it was a non-issue when asked about it Tuesday. |
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Bryan Hoch, MLB.com Yankees right-hander Michael Pineda is set to reach a major checkpoint in his recovery from right shoulder surgery, graduating to tossing from a half mound on Tuesday at the club's complex in Tampa, Fla. |
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Looking to fortify their bullpen, the Philadelphia Phillies turned to a familiar face. |
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Corey Brock, MLB.com The Padres added another name to their pool of starting-rotation candidates on Monday, as they signed right-hander Freddy Garcia to a Minor League deal. |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com Infielder Ronny Cedeno has agreed to a $1.15 million, one-year contract with the St. Louis Cardinals, giving them insurance in case shortstop Rafael Furcal has problems returning from an elbow injury that sidelined him late last season. |
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After continuing their spending spree this offseason, the Dodgers are poised to reclaim the NL West crown but that doesn't mean their work is done, writes Jay Jaffe. |
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Steve Gilbert, MLB.com D-backs manager Kirk Gibson will have plenty more decisions to make this year when it comes to filling out his lineup card thanks to the work put in this winter by general manager Kevin Towers. |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com Luke Gregerson's agent says the pitcher has agreed to a $3.2 million, one-year contract with the San Diego Padres. |
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Evan Drellich, MLB.com The Red Sox's interest in bringing back outfielder Ryan Sweeney well may have been bolstered by Ryan Kalish's surgery news, but the Sox had interest in Sweeney beforehand. |
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Joe Frisaro, MLB.com Two of the top prospects in baseball will get their first taste of big league Spring Training when the Marlins open camp on Feb. 12. The Marlins on Monday announced that outfielder Christian Yelich and right-hander Jose Fernandez are among 31 non-roster… |
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Thomas Harding, MLB.com Although they didn't plan to sign any of their arbitration-eligible players for more than one year, the Rockies agreed to a two-year deal with right-handed pitcher Jhoulys Chacin and would be willing to consider a multiyear contract with outfielder Dext… |
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Richard Justice, MLB.com The D-backs are being second-guessed for trading away Justin Upton, but general manager Kevin Towers knows what he's doing. He has never had anything close to the most resources, but has kept his teams in contention. He has also understood that roster b… |
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David Brown, yahoo.com @johnaxford Thanks for the autographs & for reassuring that signing my belly wasn't the strangest request you've had! twitter.com/kristnanne19/s… — Kristin Corcoran (@kristnanne19) January 28, 2013 To be specific, Axford signed the T-shirt over the … |
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Greg Johns, MLB.com For all the talk about new additions and increased veteran leadership, the biggest improvement for the 2013 Mariners might well lie with the progress of their returning youngsters. And tops on that list figures to be Jesus Montero, the 23-year-old catch… |
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Anthony Castrovince, MLB.com The Tigers, fresh off an American League title and hopeful of another World Series opportunity, have about as firm an Opening Day outlook as a club can hope for two weeks before Spring Training camp. All that's missing is a proven closer, though flame-t… |
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David Brown, yahoo.com The video lasts just 11 seconds — the full ovation probably goes on longer — but to Drew Storen, his reception at Natsfest on Saturday still probably feels like a lifetime of goodwill coming from Washington Nationals fans. In case you forgot, the last… |
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Alden Gonzalez, MLB.com On a Major League club with a high payroll and World Series expectations, it's only natural for a farm system's ranking to descend over time. But you don't expect a flat-out free fall. That, essentially, is what has happened to the Angels over the last … |
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Jerry Crasnick, ESPN.com Reliever Chad Durbin and the Philadelphia Phillies agreed Monday on a $1.1 million guaranteed major league deal, according to a baseball source. |
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Joe Frisaro, MLB.com Jose Ceda, who is recovering from Tommy John surgery, is throwing without restrictions, and he could factor into the bullpen equation. |
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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The Los Angeles Dodgers have announced the launch of SportsNet LA, their regional sports network with Time Warner Cable for the 2014 season. |
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Carl Pavano's spleen was removed last week after the pitcher was injured when he fell in the snow. |
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Todd Zolecki, MLB.com The Phillies announced on Monday that they have signed infielder Yuniesky Betancourt to a Minor League contract. The deal includes an invitation to big league camp in Clearwater, Fla. |
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Bryan Hoch, MLB.com What is Andy Pettitte's status for the World Baseball Classic? Why didn't the Yankees pursue Justin Upton or Delmon Young? Beat reporter Bryan Hoch answers fans questions in his latest Inbox. |
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David Brown, yahoo.com Contrary to legend, the most popular guy on this leg of the Cincinnati Reds winter caravan isn't broadcaster Franchester "Marty" Brennaman, team owner Bob Castellini (the man paying Joey Votto), or even the mustachioed Mr. Redlegs. Instead, th… |
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Joey Nowak, MLB.com The Rays have agreed to a one-year contract with second baseman Kelly Johnson, according to a report by FoxSports.com. |
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Anthony DiComo, MLB.com The first installment of "Around the Horn" focuses on David Wright, Ike Davis and the infield, which will need to remain a strength for the Mets to compete in '13. |
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Tom Singer, MLB.com As John Thorn, MLB's official historian, noted a year ago upon Andy Pettitte's return, "Players retire from baseball for any number of reasons. And when the itch comes back, it is sometimes emotional and sometimes financial." But rarely is it … |
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Bernie Plesoff, MLB.com Astros prospect Robbie Grossman is a sturdy 6-foot, 205-pound 23-year-old from Cypress-Fairbanks High School in Texas. |
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Joe Frisaro, MLB.com For all of the changes the Marlins have made, one thing remains the same. "Our expectation is, we're going to play good baseball," Larry Beinfest said on Saturday. |
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Roger Schlueter, MLB.com With three triples, 27 home runs and a league-leading 50 doubles in 2012, Aramis Ramirez had a total of 80 extra-base hits in 630 plate appearances, for a percentage of 12.698. It was the third-highest mark for any third baseman who qualified for the ba… |
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Mark Townsend, yahoo.com It’s official. After two months of sfiting through submissions, tallying votes and weighing the opinions of their esteemed panel of judges, the Milwaukee Brewers announced the winner of their “Design a YOUniform” contest on Sunday morning. Naturally… |
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David Brown, yahoo.com Unsurprisingly, the admiration the city of St. Louis feels for Hall of Famer Stan Musial has no bounds. A day after Musial was laid to rest, every player on the NHL's St. Louis Blues took the ice wearing No. 6 Stan Musial jerseys for pregame warmups aga… |
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Speaking last week in front of the Hillsborough County Commission in an attempt to win support for a new publicly financed stadium, Tampa Bay Rays own... |
