Glendale, AZ (SportsNetwork.com) – Los Angeles Dodgers reliever Brandon League is expected to miss at least the first two months of the upcoming 2015 season due to inflammation in his right shoulder. League, who...
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Glendale, AZ (SportsNetwork.com) – The Chicago White Sox claimed right-hander Kyle Drabek, a former top pitching prospect, off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday. Selected by Philadelphia in the first round of the 2006 draft, Drabek was part of a package the Phillies sent to Toronto for Roy Halladay in December 2009. After […]
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New York, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – Seattle Mariners left-handed pitcher David Rollins has been handed an 80-game suspension after testing positive for Stanozolol, a banned performance-enhancing substance. Rollins, 25, was competing for a spot in Seattle’s bullpen. In eight innings this spring, he allowed just one run on five hits with seven strikeouts and no walks. […]
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(SportsNetwork.com) – Pitching prospect Brady Aiken, the top overall selection in the 2014 draft, underwent Tommy John surgery on Wednesday. Aiken was selected No. 1 overall by the Houston Astros, but the two sides could not agree on a contract before the mandated deadline, thus giving Aiken another chance to enter the draft. Houston, which […]
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Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – The Houston Astros caught a lot of flack last year when they were unable to sign No. 1 overall draft pick Brady Aiken, the San Diego prep left-hander. You see, the Astros and Aiken’s advisor, Casey Close, supposedly had a wink- wink $6.5 million deal in place shortly after the draft […]
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Goodyear, AZ (SportsNetwork.com) – The Cincinnati Reds acquired infielder Dan Johnson from the Houston Astros for a player to be named later or cash considerations on Thursday. Johnson, 35, was a non-roster invite to major league spring training, signing a minor-league deal on Dec. 13, 2014. In 14 spring training games, he is batting just […]
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Scottsdale, AZ (SportsNetwork.com) – The San Diego Padres have placed catcher Tim Federowicz on the 60-day disabled list. Federowicz underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right knee on March 13 to repair a lateral meniscus tear. The 27-year-old backstop hit .113 in 23 games as a reserve for the Dodgers last season, but committed just three […]
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