The New York Yankees have announced that Freddy Garcia will be the fifth starter in their rotation. Garcia will join CC Sabathia, A.J. Burnett, Phil Hughes, and Ivan Nova in the rotation. Garcia had a 12-6 record with a 4.64 […]
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Cubs cut Carlos Silva
The Chicago Cubs have informed pitcher Carlos Silva that he will not be a part of their starting rotation or make the team’s 25-man roster. The Cubs took rookie Marcos Mateo over the $11.5-million Silva for the final spot on […]
Mike Hampton retires
Veteran pitcher Mike Hampton has announced his retirement from major league baseball. The two-time All Star posted a 148-115 record during 15-year MLB career with the Seattle Mariners, Houston Astros, New York Mets, Colorado Rockies, Atlanta Braves, and Arizona Diamondbacks. […]
Yankees trade Sergio Mitre to Brewers
The New York Yankees have traded pitcher Sergio Mitre to the Milwaukee Brewers for outfielder Chris Dickerson. ESPN’s Jerry Crasnick was first to report the deal. After coming into camp in a battle for one of New York’s final spots […]
Brad Lidge to start season on DL
More bad news on the injury front for the Philadelphia Phillies. One day after the team officially announced star 2nd baseman Chase Utley will begin the season on the disabled list, the Phillies announced closer Brad Lidge will miss the […]
Yankees close to signing RHP Kevin Millwood
The New York Yankees are close to signing free-agent pitcher Kevin Millwood to an incentive-laden minor league contract. Millwood was 4-16 with a 5.10 ERA last season for the Baltimore Orioles. The 14-year veteran went 13-10 with a 3.67 ERA […]
30 Clubs in 30 Days: No.1 Philadelphia Phillies
We made it! It’s been a long time coming but we’ve finally got there, the final team on our 30 Clubs in 30 Days Countdown! And we did it two weeks before MLB Network! Without further ado the team that […]
Pittsburgh Pirates moving pitchers
Charlie Morton is looking like he will grab the final spot in the starting roation. in 14 innings of work over 14 games, Morton has a 1.29 ERA with eight strikeouts. Also, according to the Associated Press, the Pirates reassigned […]
Bonds trial starts
Three years later. Three years after Barry Bonds was charged with perjury – for lying to a federal grand jury about taking performance-enhancing drugs. Today, the Barry Bonds perjury trial finally starts. Bonds’ lawyers and prosecutors start to select the […]
Oliver Perez released
The New York Mets pitching woes continue. Monday they released pitcher Oliver Perez. The left-hander allowed back-to-back home runs to two minor leaguers on Saturday. The move will cost the Mets roughly $12 million. The story was originally tweeted by […]