Atlanta, GA (SportsNetwork.com) – The Atlanta Braves on Tuesday avoided arbitration with Jason Heyward, agreeing to terms with the outfielder on a two-year contract. Heyward is coming off a 2013 season that was interrupted by two separate stints on the […]
Phoenix, AZ (Sports Network) – The Arizona Diamondbacks avoided arbitration with outfielder Gerardo Parra by agreeing on a one-year contract, the club announced Monday. Financial terms were not disclosed. Parra had been seeking a salary of $5.2 million, with the […]
Flushing, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – The New York Mets signed veteran pitcher Kyle Farnsworth to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training. Farnsworth, 37, was 3-1 with a 4.70 earned run average in 48 combined relief appearances with […]
Houston, TX (SportsNetwork.com) – The Houston Astros and pitcher Jerome Williams have agreed to terms on a one-year contract. According to MLB.com, the deal is pending a physical exam that will be performed Wednesday in Houston. The 32-year-old Williams went […]
Phoenix, AZ (SportsNetwork.com) – The Arizona Diamondbacks announced on Monday that the club extended the contracts of general manager Kevin Towers and manager Kirk Gibson beyond the 2014 season. The length and financial terms of each deal, however, were not […]
Arlington, TX (SportsNetwork.com) – The Texas Rangers signed pitchers Daniel Bard and Armando Galarraga to minor league contracts on Monday. Bard made just two appearances with the Red Sox last season due to a lengthy stay on the disabled list. […]
St. Petersburg, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Jeremy Hellickson is expected to miss the first 6-to-8 weeks of the season after undergoing minor arthroscopic surgery to remove loose bodies from his right elbow last week. Hellickson said he […]
Kansas City, MO (SportsNetwork.com) – The Kansas City Royals agreed to terms on a one-year contract Saturday with pitcher Bruce Chen. The deal also includes a mutual option for 2015. The itinerant Chen seems to have found a home with […]
Washington, DC (SportsNetwork.com) – The Washington Nationals have avoided arbitration with offseason acquisition Doug Fister, agreeing to terms on a contract for 2014. The Nationals obtained the pitcher in a December trade with the Detroit Tigers. Fister, who turns 30 […]
Detroit, MI (SportsNetwork.com) – The Detroit Tigers avoided arbitration with catcher Alex Avila after agreeing to terms on a one-year contract with an option for 2015. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Over 102 games last season, the […]