Rumors for August, 2011
Rockies designate Edgar Gonzalez for assignment
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The Colorado Rockies have designated Edgar Gonzalez for assignment according to the team’s official Twitter account. Left handed pitcher J.C. Romero will be taking his roster spot.
A couple of days ago, Troy Renck of the Denver Post reported that Romero was scheduled to see a doctor and that if all went well he could be active for today’s game.
Gonzalez had a 9.00 ERA in 2 innings in one apparance with the Rockies in 2011.
Jorge Posada open to new team after contract expires
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Long-time New York Yankee Jorge Posada told the New York Post (as reported by Mark Hale) that he would consider playing for another team after his current contract expires at the end of the season.
“It could [happen],” Posada told The Post on Sunday. “I don’t know what’s going to happen after this year. But we’ll see.”
Posada later said that leaving New York would be difficult for him.
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Twins trade Delmon Young to the Tigers
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According to an announcement by the Minnesota Twins the team has traded Delmon Young to the Detroit Tigers for left-handed pitcher Cole Nelson and a player to be named later.
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Phillies send Domingo Santana to Astros as PTBNL in Pence deal
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The Philadelphia Phillies have sent outfielder Domingo Santana to the Houston Astros as the player to be named later in the Hunter Pence trade, according to Todd Zolecki of MLB.com.
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White Sox request unconditional release waivers on Brian Bruney
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The Chicago White Sox have requested unconditional release waivers on right handed pitcher Brian Bruney according to Scott Merkin of MLB.com. He was designated for assignment earlier this month.
Bruney was 1-0 with a 6.86 ERA in 19.2 innings throughout 23 games for the White Sox in 2011.
Alfonso Soriano, Carlos Lee clear waivers
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According to Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated, outfielder Alfonso Soriano has cleared waivers and the Cubs are willing to pay most of the $50 million pluss owed to him.
Heyman adds that Carlos Lee has also cleared waivers and that he’s a DH playing for a National League team, so any team looking for an offensive boost could consider Lee or Soriano.
Back in July, we learned that the Cubs would be willing to deal Soriano if the right offer comes along. Soriano is hitting .247/.286/.472 with 20 HR’s and 58 RBI’s in 356 AB’s for the Cubs in 2011. Lee is hitting .263/.321/.417 with 11 HR’s and 68 RBI’s in 441 AB’s for the Astros in 2011.
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Injury updates: Marquis, Rodriguez, Weeks and Zito
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Here’s a running list of injury updates around the Major Leagues:
– Jason Marquis will be out for four to six weeks after fracturing his fibula in yesterday’s game against the Mets reports NBCSports.com.
– Yankees third baseman, Alex Rodriguez, will have a day off today and will play at Triple-A tomorrow as part of his rehab assignment according to NBCSports.com. Rodriguez didn’t rule out rejoining the team for the start of a series Thursday in Minnesota.
– Rickie Weeks was allowed to take ground balls yesterday morning for the first time since his ankle injury reports Tom Haudricourt of the Journal Sentinel.
– Left handed pitcher Barry Zito sprained his ankle yesterday while pitching for the Giants’ Triple-A team reports Andrew Baggarly of the San Jose Mercury News. According to manager, Bruce Bochy, he’ll be out for a while. “I saw a picture and it’s pretty bad,” Bochy said. “It’s very swollen. It looks like there’s a baseball in there. It looks like it’ll be quite awhile.”
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Phillies sign top pick – OF Larry Greene
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The Phildelphia Phillies have signed supplemental first-round pick Larry Green to a $1 million bonus, John Manuel of Baseball America reports.
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Colorado Rockies close to signing top pick?
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According to multiple sources close to The Denver Posts’ Troy E. Renck, the Colorado Rockies should sign top pick Tyler Anderson. Renck adds that the slot bonus will be around $1.6 million as the 20th overall pick.
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Toronto Blue Jays sign OF Dwight Smith Jr.
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According to an announcement by the Toronto Blue Jays, the team has signed supplemental first-round pick Dwight Smith Jr. The outfielder was the 53rd overall pick in the 2011 June MLB draft.
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