Rumors for Minor League contract
Red Sox sign Mark Prior to a Minor League deal
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The Boston Red Sox have agreed to a Minor League deal with right handed pitcher Mark Prior according to Jon Heyman of CBSSports.
Prior, 31, last pitched in the Major in 2006 with the Cubs. He has a career record of 42-29 with a 3.51 ERA, 1.1 HR/9, 3.1 BB/9 and 10.4 SO/9 in 657.0 innings with the Cubs.
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Reds sign Michael Wuertz to a Minor League deal
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The Cincinnati Reds have signed veteran reliever Michael Wuertz to a Minor league deal according to Joel Sherman of the New York Post.
Wuertz, 33, pitched last season with the A’s where he went 0-0 with a 6.68 ERA, 1.3 HR/9, 7.0 BB/9 and 8.6 SO/9 in 33.2 innings.
He has a career record of 21-11 with a 3.71 ERA, 1.0 HR/9, 4.3 BB/9 and 9.6 SO/9 in 414.1 innings with the Cubs and Athletics.
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Red Sox do not call up Aaron Cook…yet
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The Red Sox did not call up Aaron Cook by midnight (which was the deadline in his contract), WEEI.com’s Alex Speier reports. Cook though can still end up with the Red Sox as he has 24 hours to exercise the opt-out in his contract. The team would then have 48 hours to respond by calling him up or trading him.
Speier does note that Boston will work out an agreement to keep Cook and will eventually call him up, though no agreement is in place. In five Triple-A starts, Cook has posted 1.89 ERA with 13 strikeouts and 11 walks.
Back in January, Cook signed a minor league deal after spending the 2011 season with the Rockies.
In 2008, Cook posted his career year while with the Rockies where he went 16-9 with a 3.96 ERA as he was healthy that season and had his sinkerball working for him.
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Athletics sign Brandon Inge
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The Oakland Athletics have signed Brandon Inge, Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports reports. Inge was released earlier this week. The Orioles and Phillies were also looking at Inge prior to his deal with the A’s.
The 34-years old third baseman is a career .234/.304/.387 hitter with 140 HR’s, 589 RBI’s and a 83 OPS+ in 4,626 Major League at bats. He played his entire career with the Detroit Tigers. He had only two hits in twenty at-bats this season for the Tigers (double and home run).
Last season in July, the Tigers designated Inge for assignment where he cleared waivers and went to Triple-A.
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Mets sign Fred Lewis, Brad Emaus to Minor League deals
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The New York Mets have signed outfielder Fred Lewis and infielder Brad Emaus to Minor League deals according to the Mets official Twitter account. Both players were assigned to Triple-A Buffalo.
Lewis hit .230/.321/.317 with 3 HR’s, 19 RBI’s and a 75 OPS+ in 183 AB’s for the Reds. Emaus hit .162/.262/.162 with 1 RBI and a 22 OPS+ in 37 AB’s in his Major League debut season with the Mets last season.
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Orioles sign Bill Hall to a Minor League deal
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The Baltimore Orioles have agreed to a Minor League deal with veteran Bill Hall. He will take recently traded, Josh Bell’s spot in the Orioles’ Triple-A team.
Hall, 32, is a career .248/.307/.436 hitter with 124 HR’s, 439 RBI’s and a 92 OPS+ in ten seasons in the Majors with the Brewers, Mariners, Red Sox, Astros and Giants.
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Hideki Matsui expected to sign a Minor League deal with the Rays
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According to Jack Curry of YES Network, Hideki Matsui is expected to sign a Minor League deal with the Tampa Bay Rays soon. He adds that the veteran outfielder has been working out in the New York area “in hopes of continuing his career,” and the Rays are apparently going to give him a chance.
Matsui, 37, is a career .285/.363/.467 hitter with 173 HR’s, 753 RBI’s and a 120 OPS+ in 4,347 AB’s throughout nine Major League seasons with the Yankees, Angels and Athletics.
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Yankees sign veteran Nelson Figueroa to a Minor league deal
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The New York Yankees have signed right handed pitcher Nelson Figueroa to a Minor League deal according to Jon Heyman of CBSSports.
Figueroa, 37, played in 2011 with the Astros and went 0-3 with a 8.69 ERA, 0.9 HR/9, 5.0 BB/9 and 5.3 SO/9 in 8 games, 5 starts and 29 innings.
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Phillies sign Mike Fontenot
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The Philadelphia Phillies have signed infielder Mike Fontenot to a minor league deal, Jim Bowden of ESPN and MLB Network Radio reports. Just before the start of the season, the Giants released Fontenot.
Fontenot posted a .227 avg, .304 OBP and.377 SLG in 252 plate while logging time at second base, shortstop and third base last season.
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Orioles sign Joel Pineiro to a Minor League deal
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The Baltimore Orioles have decided to add more pitching depth by signing right handed pitcher Joel Pineiro to a Minor League deal according to Rich Dubroff of NBCSports. Pineiro was released by the Phillies back in March.
The veteran right hander was 7-7 with a 5.13 ERA, 3.8 SO/9, 2.3 BB/9, 1.0 HR/9 and 50 GB% in 145.2 innings last season with the Angels.
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