Rumors for December, 2011
Giants trade Torres and Ramirez to Mets for Pagan
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The San Francisco Giants have traded Andres Torres and Ramon Ramirez to the New York Mets for Angel Pagan, Joel Sherman of The New York Post reports. The deal is pending a physical.
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New York Mets reach agreement with Jon Rauch
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The New York Mets have reached an agreement with Jon Rauch, according to a Tweet by Jim Duquette of MLB Network. The deal is for 1-year at $3.5mm plus incentives and is pending a physical.
Rauch, 33, spent his only season with the Toronto Blue Jays in 2011 where he went 5-4 with a 4.85 ERA and had 11 saves.
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Rays sign Juan Miranda, three others to Minor League deals
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The Tampa Bay Rays have signed infielder Matt Mangini, right handed pitcher Jhonny Nunez, first baseman Juan Miranda and right handed pitcher Ricky Ortiz to minor league deals with invites to Spring Training according to the Tampa Tribune.
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Brewers appear to be out on Prince Fielder
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With the Winter Meetings already underway, Tom Haudricourt of the Journal Sentinel asked Brewers GM, Doug Melvin, if he was going to meet with Prince Fielder’s agent, Scott Boras, and he said, “I don’t know. I don’t have plans on it.”
If that means the Brewers are moving on even though Fielder’s market is shrinking, as Haudricourt points out, they will probably give Mat Gamel a shot at first base. If Gamel fails, Haudricourt says that a “contingency plan” for the Brewers could be moving Casey McGehee from third to first base.
Fielder hit .299/.415/.566 with 38 HR’s and 120 RBI’s in 569 AB’s for the Brewers in 2011.
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Boston Red Sox re-sign Andrew Miller
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The Boston Red Sox have re-signed left handed pitcher Andrew Miller according to Jon Paul Morosi of FOXSports. The Red Sox signed the left handed pitcher back in December 2010.
In 2011 he went 6-3 with a 5.54 ERA in 65 innings throughout 17 games, 12 starts for the Boston Red Sox.
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White Sox trade Sergio Santos to the Blue Jays
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The Chicago White Sox have traded right handed pitcher Sergio Santos to the Toronto Blue Jays for Nestor Molina according to several reports. Santos and the White Sox agreed to a long-term deal back in September.
Santos began his career as an infielder in the Blue Jays’ organization, and made his Major League debut as a pitcher in 2010. Last season he went 4-5 with a 3.55 ERA and 30 saves in 63.1 innings with the White Sox.
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Twins trade Kevin Slowey to the Rockies for a PTBNL or cash considerations
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According to Jon Heyman of CBSSports, the Minnesota Twins have traded right handed pitcher Kevin Slowey to the Colorado Rockies for a player to be named later or cash considerations.
Back in July, we learned that the Rockies had interest in Slowey, and that the Twins were looking at the Rockies’ bullpen for possible targets.
The 27-year old Slowey was 0-8 with a 6.67 ERA in 59.1 innings throughout 14 games, 8 starts with the Twins in 2011.
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Red Sox will make a push for A’s closer Andrew Bailey
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The Boston Red Sox are trying to get a new closer since Jonathan Papelbon signed with the Philadelphia Phillies back in November, and according to a team source cloce to Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe, they will make a push for A’s closer Andrew Bailey.
The A’s are “very willing” to trade him this winter. Yesterday, we learned that the Angels were inquiring about him, and last week, we learned that the Reds, Blue Jays, Mariners, Rangers and Red Sox were among the teams interested in him.
Bailey was 0-4 with a 3.24 ERA and 24 saves in 41.2 innings for the A’s in 2011.
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Angels making a ’serious push’ to sign LHP C.J. Wilson
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According to sources close to Jon Paul Morosi of FOXSports, the Los Angeles Angels are making a strong push to land left hended pitcher C.J. Wilson.
Yesterday, we learned that there are at least five teams, including the Rangers, in for “the hunt” of Wilson, and that one of them made a six-year deal offers.
Late in November, Wilson had dinner with Angels manager, Mike Scioscia, and their new GM, Jerry DiPoto. DiPoto also met with Wilson’s agent, Bob Garber, during the GM’s meetings in Milwaukee.
It is known that the left hander and the Angels have mutual interest. Wilson ($7,000,000) was 16-7 with a 2.94 ERA in 223.1 innings throughout 34 starts for the Rangers in 2011. He got $437,500 for every won game, or $33,980.58 for every strike out. Wilson took the mound 34 times last season which means he earned $205,882 for every start.
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Dodgers and Harang agree to $12 million deal
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The Los Angeles Dodgers and Aaron Harang have agreed to a two-year, $12 million deal, Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated reports via Twitter.
Yesterday, we learned that the Dodgers were close to an agreement with the right hander. Harang was 14-7 with a 3.64 ERA in 170.2 innings in 28 starts with the Padres in 2011.
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