So the final offer from the Mariners to the Diamondbacks for Justin Upton was Taijuan Walker, Nick Franklin, Charlie Furbush, and Stephen Pryor. At first glance (and according to most of the Upton-related tweets and posts out there) it was looking like Seattle was paying a little too much to get three years of the Read More
On the pure conjecture front, let’s explore the Chase Headley trade rumors for a moment. The Tigers definitely want him, the Cubs might still after picking up the often-struggling Ian Stewart, while the Rockies have checked in recently as well. Beyond that, one assumes some other teams are looking at the young, cost-controlled bat. He can hit Read More
Earlier today we found out that the Braves would be sending Derek Lowe to join the Indians already groundball-heavy rotation. Coming back the other way is left hander Chris Jones, a 23 year old reliever currently sitting in High A Kingston, a Carolina League representative. This is by no means a big return for Atlanta, Read More
Conor Jackson is on the move to Boston, with the A’s receiving cash and reliever Jason Rice in return Jason Rice (To Oakland): Drafted by the White Sox in the 11th round in 2005, before joining the Red Sox organization in the Rule 5 draft before the 2009 season. Yanked between starting and the bullpen Read More
The Phillies acquired 1B/OF John Bowker from the Pirates yesterday in exchange for cash considerations or a player to be named later. John Bowker (To Philadelphia): Drafted in the 3rd round by the San Francisco Giants in 2004, Bowker found himself on the move to Pittsburgh at the deadline last year as part of the Read More
The Texas Rangers acquired LHP Mike Gonzalez for their bullpen today in exchange for a player to be named later from the Baltimore Orioles. Fast forward to the afternoon, RHP Pedro Strop is headed to Baltimore as the PTBNL. Gonzalez will be a free agent at the end of the season. Pedro Strop (To Baltimore Read More
RHP Lester Oliveros is headed to Minnesota to complete the Delmon Young trade to Detroit. The Tigers get Young, while the Twins receive two minor league relievers: Cole Nelson and now Oliveros. You can read about Nelson here. Lester Oliveros (to Minnesota Twins): The Tigers signed Oliveros as a 17-year-old out of Venezuela, and Baseball Read More
The Twins traded OF Delmon Young within the division to the rival Detroit Tigers for minor league pitcher Cole Nelson and a player to be named later. Cole Nelson (to Minnesota Twins): The 10th round pick by the Tigers in 2010 has spent two seasons split between Rookie and A+ ball, including all of this Read More