Jun
02
PRO Rumors: iPhone, Strasburg, Iwamura, Dan Lozano, Lindsay, Englebrook
ByHere are a few PRO Rumors to take you from Tuesday to Wednesday:
- Remember to stay up-to-date with the latest MLB rumors, gossip and news with the PRO Rumors iPhone app for your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch devices. Download it here or get more information here.
- Jamie Mottram at Mr. Irrelevant looks into Stephen Strasburg’s first seven starts and their potential dates: June 8 vs. Pirates, June 13 at Cleveland, June 19 vs. White Sox, June 25 at Baltimore, June 30 at Atlanta, July 6 vs. Padres and July 11 vs. Giants.
- Pittsburgh Pirates Akinori Iwamura is the team’s highest paid player, but he’s sitting on the bench thanks to Neil Walker, the team’s new second baseman. Dejan Kovacevic of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette wonders if Iwamura could be released.
- Follow your favorite teams rumors, gossip and news using RSS. Check this page out for a listing of PRO Rumors RSS feeds by team.
- Agent Dan Lozano is officially levaing Beverly Hills Sports Council to start his own firm. He will continue to represent Albert Pujols, J.C. Romero, Joey Votto, Jimmy Rollins, Michael Young, Orlando Cabrera and Dallas Braden (Jerry Crasnick, ESPN)
- The Indians claimed Shane Lindsay off waivers from the Yankees (Anthony Castrovince, MLB.com)
- The Brewers designated outfielder Adam Stern for assignment to make room for Kameron Loe. (Adam McCalvy, MLB.com)
- The Mariners designated Jesus Colome and Kanekoa Texeira for assignment. (Geoff Baker, The Seattle Times)
- Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch talks about Ben Sheets, Jake Westbrook, Cliff Lee, Braden Looper, Pedro Martinez and Kevin Millwood being possible trade candidates for the St. Louis Cardinals.
- The Astros designated Minor League reliever Evan Englebrook for assignment to make room for Casey Daigle. (Alyson Footer, MLB.com)

