Category Archives: TRANSACTIONS

Signings, Trades, Retirements, Etc.

GREINKE RETURNS WITH STRONG OUTING

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Steve Cummings

Zack Greinke returned from the DL on Wednesday and pitched 5 1/3 strong innings to help the Dodgers to a 3-1 win over the Nationals. After breaking his left collarbone on April 11 in a bean-ball fight with Padres OF Carlos … Continue reading →

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ARCHIE BRADLEY PROMOTED TO AA, WINS FIRST START

Posted on May 5, 2013 by Steve Cummings

RHP Archie Bradley showed the Diamondbacks organization all they wanted to see in five starts at hiA Visalia, and on Wednesday the club moved the 2011 #7 overall draft pick up to AA Mobile. Thursday night, Bradley took the mound for … Continue reading →

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IT’S RAINING MONEY FOR MLB STARS

Posted on March 29, 2013 by Steve Cummings

As MLB clubs were breaking camps this week, several high-profile deals were struck. The Giants, Tigers, Blue Jays and Cardinals got their negotiating done before the start of the season and in some cases, the terms were staggering. A lot of years and … Continue reading →

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ANGELS RENEW TROUT AT $510K

Posted on March 3, 2013 by Steve Cummings

The Los Angeles Angels renewed the contract of OF Mike Trout today and opted to pay the phenom $510,000 for the 2013 season, which rankled Trout’s agent. As Mark Townsend relates in that Big League Stew piece, Craig Landis went … Continue reading →

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TRADE: A’S GET LOWRIE, ASTROS GET PROSPECTS

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Steve Cummings

The Oakland A’s, defending AL west champs, continued stocking up for immediate improvement by adding INF Jed Lowrie from the Astros for a package of prospects: A’S GET – INF Jed Lowrie, RHP Fernando Rodriguez ASTROS GET – 1B/DH Chris … Continue reading →

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ROYALS’ MOORE MAKES BOLD MOVE TO CONTEND

Posted on December 29, 2012 by Steve Cummings

An already-busy hot stove season saw a high-stakes move on December 9th when the Royals and Rays hooked up for a multi-player trade that brought veteran hurlers James Shields and Wade Davis to Kansas City. It was a logical haul … Continue reading →

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BUSY HOT STOVE CONTINUES: ROSS, IBANEZ, HANRAHAN, ETC.

Posted on December 22, 2012 by Steve Cummings

While baseball is the one sport that truly has no offseason in terms of news and transactions, this Hot Stove season has been one for the ages. In brief (extreme brevity indeed): The mega-pitcher and mega-hitter on the free agent … Continue reading →

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HAMILTON TO ANGELS SHIFTS POWER OUT WEST

Posted on December 14, 2012 by Steve Cummings

Josh Hamilton’s 5 year, $125M contract with the Los Angeles Angels did more than just take the biggest name of this year’s free agent class off the board. By going to a division rival, a rival who was already well-stocked, … Continue reading →

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GREINKE TO DODGERS

Posted on December 8, 2012 by Steve Cummings

The Los Angeles Dodgers’ assault on the luxury tax continued on Saturday when the club came to an agreement with RHP Zack Greinke on a 6yr/$147M contract. Greinke now joins fellow Cy Young Award winner Clayton Kershaw at the front … Continue reading →

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RULE 5 DRAFT RESULTS

Posted on December 6, 2012 by Steve Cummings

On this last day of the 2012 Winter Meetings in Nashville, the Rule 5 draft was held. The draft is for players who aren’t on a major league 40-man roster after either four or five years since signing, depending on … Continue reading →

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