Rumors for January, 2010
List of MLB players that filed for salary arbitration on Friday
Posted by: | CommentsHere’s a list of 128 players that filed for salary arbitration on Friday (from MLB.com)
PLAYER TEAM POS Moylan, Peter ATL RP Drew, Stephen ARI SS Heilman, Aaron ARI RP Jackson, Edwin ARI SP Qualls, Chad ARI RP Guthrie, Jeremy BAL SP Scott, Luke BAL DH Delcarmen, Manny BOS RP Hermida, Jeremy BOS OF Papelbon, Jon BOS RP Ramirez, Ramon BOS RP Baker, Jeff CHC 2B Fontenot, Mike CHC 3B Gorzelanny, Tom CHC RP Guzman, Angel CHC RP Hill, Koyie CHC C Marmol, Carlos CHC RP Marshall, Sean CHC RP Theriot, Ryan CHC SS Burton, Jared CIN RP Masset, Nick CIN RP Perez, Rafael CLE RP Betancourt, Rafael COL RP Hammel, Jason COL SP Spilborghs, Ryan COL OF Street, Huston COL RP Danks, John CWS SP Jenks, Bobby CWS RP Pena, Tony CWS RP Quentin, Carlos CWS OF Laird, Gerald DET C Miner, Zach DET RP Seay, Bobby DET RP Verlander, Justin DET SP Cantu, Jorge FLA 1B Johnson, Josh FLA SP Nunez, Leo FLA RP Pinto, Renyel FLA RP Ross, Cody FLA OF Sanchez, Anibal FLA SP Uggla, Dan FLA 2B Bourn, Michael HOU OF Byrdak, Tim HOU RP Keppinger, Jeff HOU 3B Lindstrom, Matthew HOU RP Pence, Hunter HOU OF Quintero, Humberto HOU C Rodriguez, Wandy HOU SP Gordon, Alex KC 3B Tejeda, Robinson KC RP Aybar, Erick LAA SS Izturis, Maicer LAA 2B Kendrick, Howard LAA 2B Mathis, Jeff LAA C Napoli, Mike LAA C Saunders, Joe LAA SP Weaver, Jered LAA SP Willits, Reggie LAA OF Broxton, Jonathan LAD RP Ethier, Andre LAD OF Kemp, Matt LAD OF Kuo, Hong-Chih LAD RP Loney, James LAD 1B Martin, Russell LAD C Sherrill, George LAD RP Bush, David MIL SP Coffey, Todd MIL RP Gerut, Jody MIL OF Gomez, Carlos MIL OF Hart, Corey MIL OF Villanueva, Carlos MIL RP Weeks, Rickie MIL 2B Crain, Jesse MIN RP Guerrier, Matt MIN RP Hardy, J.J. MIN SS Harris, Brendan MIN SS Liriano, Francisco MIN SP Neshek, Pat MIN RP Pavano, Carl MIN SP Young, Delmon MIN OF Feliciano, Pedro NYM RP Francoeur, Jeff NYM OF Green, Sean NYM RP Maine, John NYM SP Pagan, Angel NYM OF Gaudin, Chad NYY SP Logan, Boone NYY RP Davis, Rajai OAK OF Hairston, Scott OAK OF Wuertz, Michael OAK RP Blanton, Joe PHI SP Durbin, Chad PHI RP Ruiz, Carlos PHI C Victorino, Shane PHI OF Duke, Zach PIT SP Adams, Mike SD RP Kouzmanoff, Kevin SD 3B Aardsma, David SEA RP Hernandez, Felix SEA SP Kotchman, Casey SEA 1B League, Brandon SEA RP Lowe, Mark SEA RP Lincecum, Tim SF SP Sanchez, Jonathan SF SP Wilson, Brian SF RP Ludwick, Ryan STL OF Schumaker, Skip STL 2B Bartlett, Jason TB SS Garza, Matt TB SP Howell, J.P. TB RP Upton, B.J. TB OF Feldman, Scott TEX SP Francisco, Frank TEX RP Hamilton, Josh TEX OF Ray, Chris TEX RP Wilson, C.J. TEX RP Accardo, Jeremy TOR RP Camp, Shawn TOR RP Frasor, Jason TOR RP Janssen, Casey TOR RP Marcum, Shaun TOR SP Tallet, Brian TOR SP Bergmann, Jay WAS RP Bruney, Brian WAS RP Burnett, Sean WAS RP Flores, Jesus WAS C Nieves, Wil WAS C Willingham, Josh WAS OF
MLB Secrets iPhone & iPod Touch App Version 1.00 is released
Posted by: | CommentsOn January 12, 2010, MLB Secrets released the MLB Secrets iPhone App version 1.00 on the iTunes App Store. We put a lot of hard work into getting the app ready for you, and we hope you enjoy it. Here’s a quick highlight of the app:
- Up-to-the-minute Major League Baseball rumors, trades, secrets and news from all 30 MLB teams with sources, so you can always double-check our work.
- Articles are downloaded to your iPhone or iPod Touch so if you lose connection to the mobile network, you can continue reading what’s already be download. If you’re about to take off on an airplane, then fire up the app and get the latest news and then sit back with your bag of peanuts and enjoy the latest MLB news.
- One button touch to share the stories on Twitter or send directly to a friend via email.
- View MLB Secrets Tweets from Twitter.
- All blog postings are linked to the player’s statistics and contract history (if available). Now you can tell immediately if the trade of the player pick-up was worth it.
- Many more features to come!
You can access the app by clicking on http://www.itunes.com/apps/mlbsecrets or on the App Store logo below.
You can see a list of Frequently Asked Questions (F.A.Q) here.
Cincinnati Reds Rumors: Masset, Burton, Chapman, Volquez
Posted by: | CommentsJohn Fay, Reds beat writer for the Enquirer, writes about the Reds today:
- The team hopes to wrap up a contract with arbitration-eligible player with Nick Masset and Jared Burton before it gets to an arbitrator. Right now the Reds are offering one-year deals to both players.
- Aroldis Chapman will arrive in Arizona next week to begin working out with pitching coach Bryan Price.
- Edinson Volquez has begun his throwing program in the Dominican and everything is going fine. Volquez had Tommy John surgery in 2009. It can take a year or more to recover from the surgery.
Los Angeles Dodgers Rumors: Joe Torre done after 2011?
Posted by: | CommentsBob Nightengale of USA Today Tweeted yesterday that Los Angeles Dodger’s manager Joe Torre will hang it up after the 2011 season. According to Nightengale, “at least that’s what he feels now.”
Bill Shaikin of the LA Times said last month that Dodger’s GM Ned Colletti is working on an extension for manager Joe Torre through 2011. Don Mattingly may be the heir apparent to Torre after he steps down from the managerial role. Torre’s three-year, $13 million contract will wrap up after the completion of the 2010 season.
Pittsburgh Pirates Rumors: Going After Mystery Relief Pitcher?
Posted by: | CommentsThe other day, it was reported that the Pittsburgh Pirates were going after a mystery relief pitcher. Today, Dejan Kovacevic of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette says that relievers Kevin Gregg and Tyler Walker could be crossed off the list.
At the time, suggestions included Jamey Wright, Kiko Calero, Brendan Donnelly, Seth McClung, Russ Springer and Chan Ho Park.
In the meantime, the team and Octavio Dotel are getting closer to a contract agreement. If it gets done, it’s likely that Dotel will be named the team’s closer. However, management see two closer candidates in Joel Hanrahan and Evan Meek.
Eric Byrnes Rumors: To be released by Diamondbacks?
Posted by: | CommentsUpdate 12:00: It’s official. Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic Tweets that Byrnes has been designated for assignment.
Just following up on a rumor from yesterday. Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic says that once the Adam LaRoche deal becomes official, the Diamondbacks may need to make a roster move and the candidate to be dropped may be Eric Byrnes. Byrnes has one-year left on his three-year contract. He’s owed $11 million.
The plan is to have LaRoche at first and Conor Jackson will play left. The D-backs have the option to trade Byrnes, but ESPN says that the team wants to avoid the distraction of having Byrnes at Spring Training while he is being shopped.
