The Oakland Athletics signed Cuban outfielder Yoenis Cespedes to a four-year, $36 million contract today. For a team that was shedding payroll all winter and moved proven young pitching, it is strange to see the team throw out that much money on an unproven outfielder, especially after they picked up a couple of outfielders in [...]
 
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The Detroit Tigers made a move to fill a hole in their lineup created by the season-ending injury to designated hitter Victor Martinez by signing first basemen Prince Fielder to a nine-year contract worth a reported $214 million contract. This gives the Tigers two 40+ home run, 100+ RBI sluggers in the middle of the [...] The Boston Red Sox were looking to slash salary and the Colorado Rockies were looking for a proven second basemen so the two teams filled each others needs Saturday when the Red Sox dealt shortstop Marco Scutaro to the Rockies for right-handed pitcher Clayton Mortensen. Boston has depth at that position with Mike Aviles and [...] The Oakland Athletics continued to demolish their pitching staff by trading starting pitchers Guillermo Moscoso and Josh Outman to the Colorado Rockies for outfielder Seth Smith. Smith gives Oakland a solid outfielder and a legitimate cleanup hitter for a team lacking in offense. Smith has hit .296 in his career at Coors Field and batted [...] Some talking heads were saying just this week how the the New York Yankees had been so quiet this offseason until tonight when general manager Brian Cashman shook up the baseball world with a blockbuster trade that netted him right-handed starting pitchers Michael Pineda and Jose Campos from the Seattle Mariners in exchange for catcher [...] The Oakland Athletics continued to remake their pitching staff as they rebuild with an eye on the future by dealing closer Andrew Bailey to the Boston Red Sox along with outfielder Ryan Sweeney for outfielder Josh Reddick, minor league catcher Miles Head and pitcher Raul Alcantara. The deal fills a hole in the Red Sox [...] The Oakland Athletics continued to disassemble their pitching rotation by trading left-handed starting pitcher Gio Gonzalez to the Washington Nationals for starting pitchers Brad Peacock, Tom Milone, A.J. Cole and catcher Derek Norris. The Nationals paid a heavy price to get Gonzalez who they will control through 2015. It also gives the team a solid [...] The Cincinnati Reds made a big move to upgrade the front of their rotation by acquiring starting pitcher Mat Latos from the San Diego Padres for first basemen Yonder Alonso, starting pitcher Edinson Volquez, minor league relief pitcher Brad Boxberger and minor league catcher Yasmani Grandal. The Reds picked up a proven starter for extra [...] The Boston Red Sox made the first move to shore up their bullpen by acquiring closer Mark Melancon from the Houston Astros for shortstop Jed Lowrie and starting pitcher Kyle Weiland. With Jonathan Papelbon lost via free agency and setup man Daniel Bard potentially moving into the rotation, the Red Sox need alternatives for saves [...] The Milwaukee Brewers found a big bat to add to their lineup on Monday by signing free agent third basemen Aramis Ramirez to a three-year $36 million contract. With Ryan Braun possibly out for the first 50 games of the season, Ramirez will have a chance to drive in the majority of runs hitting third [...] The big news of day five of the major league baseball winter meetings was a trade between the Arizona Diamondbacks and Oakland Athletics with the Diamondbacks acquiring starting pitcher Trevor Cahill and Craig Breslow and Oakland picking up starting pitcher Jarrod Parker, outfielder Collin Cowgill and relief pitcher Ryan Cook. Parker has been the D-Backs [...] The Los Angeles Angels stole the thunder on Thursday at the major league baseball winter meetings by landing free agent first basement Albert Pujols with a 10-year $254 million contract. Outside of all of the hoopla surrounding the second highest contract in major league baseball history being awarded or the fact that the team gave [...] The Miami Marlins continue to the big spenders so far of the winter meetings as they snagged starting free agent pitcher Mark Buehrle, signing him to a four-year $58 million contract. The move reunites him with his old manager from the Chicago White Sox Ozzie Guillen. The left-handed Buehrle who turns 33 in March will [...] The 2011 Major League Baseball winter meetings kicked off in Dallas, TX with several teams jumping into trade action. The San Francisco Giants sent outfielder Andres Torres and relief pitcher Ramon Ramirez to the New York Mets for Angel Pagan. Pagan becomes the second new addition to the outfield for the Giants joining Melky Cabrera [...] The Miami Marlins made their first splash in free agency by signing free agent closer Heath Bell to a three-year contract for $27 million. With Juan Oviedo (formerly Leo Nunez) on the restricted list, this was a good move by the Marlins to lock up a solid closer. There is no change in Bell for [...] The Colorado Rockies made two moves that would make a veteran fantasy baseball owner smile had this been done in a fantasy league as they essentially swapped catchers while picking up a young starting pitcher. In their first move, the Rockies traded catcher Chris Iannetta to the Los Angeles Angels for starting pitcher Tyler Chatwood. [...] Through 30+ games of action in the Dominican Winter League, here is a snapshot of some of the top players and how they are performing as well as their potential impact in fantasy baseball leagues in 2012. Aguilas Cibaenas: Wilin Roasrio (COL) – Rosario has flashed power in 113 at bats with six home runs [...] With many of the professional winter baseball leagues halfway through their season, here is a look at some of the top names in the 2011 Caribbean Winter Leagues and how they are performing through 30+ games. Bravos de Margarita: Collin Cowgill (ARI) – the outfielder is hitting just .212 through 104 at bats with no [...] The Texas Rangers inked closer Joe Nathan to a two-year contract Monday night for $14 million with a team option in the third year of the deal worth $9 million or a $500,000 buyout. Next year will be his second season removed from Tommy John surgery and the second half of the 2011 season showed [...] The Philadelphia Phillies made a solid move to shore up their bench to and to give them protection in case first basemen Ryan Howard is not ready to start the season by picking up infielder Ty Wigginton from the Colorado Rockies for a player to be named later or cash considerations. Wigginton is the American [...] |
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