Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – The casual baseball fan will tell you that right-hander James Shields is the best remaining free agent available. They’d be wrong though. The most sought after player on the market became available to everyone on Tuesday, […]
Pittsburgh, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – The Pittsburgh Pirates acquired infielder Steve Lombardozzi from the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday in exchange for cash considerations. Lombardozzi, 26, spent the majority of the 2014 season playing for Baltimore’s Triple-A club in Norfolk, hitting .270 […]
Kansas City, MO (SportsNetwork.com) – The Kansas City Royals signed outfielder Lorenzo Cain to a one-year contract Tuesday, avoiding arbitration. Cain, 28, batted .301 with five homers and 53 RBI in 133 games last season for the AL champion Royals. […]
Kansas City, MO (SportsNetwork.com) – The Kansas City Royals and third baseman Mike Moustakas avoided arbitration, agreeing on a one-year contract Tuesday. Moustakas, 26, hit just .212 with 15 homers and 54 runs batted in over 140 games last season. […]
Anaheim, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim avoided salary arbitration with pitcher Garrett Richards, agreeing to terms on a one- year deal. Financial terms were not disclosed, but reports over the weekend indicated the contract to be […]
Detroit, MI (SportsNetwork.com) – The Detroit Tigers announced Monday that former first baseman Dave Bergman died at the age of 61. “It is with heavy hearts we extend our condolences to the family of Dave Bergman. Dave was as spirited […]
Washington, DC (SportsNetwork.com) – The Washington Nationals agreed to terms with reliever Casey Janssen on a one-year contract, the team announced Monday. The deal also includes a mutual option for 2016. “We are happy to add Casey Janssen to our […]
Boston, MA (SportsNetwork.com) – The Boston Red Sox signed pitcher Alexi Ogando to a one-year contract on Friday. Ogando, 31, went 2-3 with a 6.84 ERA over 27 relief appearances last season with Texas before right elbow inflammation ended his […]
Baltimore, MD (SportsNetwork.com) – The Baltimore Orioles agreed to terms on a one-year deal with unexpected slugger Steve Pearce, the team announced Friday. The deal leaves the Orioles with three remaining arbitration-eligible players: pitchers Zach Britton and Miguel Gonzalez and […]
Atlanta, GA (SportsNetwork.com) – The Colorado Rockies have acquired right- handed pitchers David Hale and Gus Schlosser in exchange for catchers Jose Briceno and Chris O’Dowd. Hale and Schlosser are the only players in the deal with major league experience. […]