Rangers Continue To Explore Michael Young Trade
7:31pm: The Rangers and Rockies are talking about a trade of Young again and one source says the talks have reached an advanced stage, writes Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports. However, other sources are...
View ArticleMichael Young Rumors: Saturday
In today's blog post at ESPN (Insider req'd), Buster Olney notes that something has changed in the relationship between Michael Young and Rangers, possibly because of trade talk this winter. He...
View ArticleMichael Young Wants Out Of Texas
After hearing his name in countless trade rumors and seeing his infield position filled by Adrian Beltre, Michael Young has "grown disillusioned with his diminished role" on the Rangers and wants out...
View ArticleJose Lopez Drawing Trade Interest
5:42pm: The Rockies "have [an] open mind about dealing" Lopez, tweets Troy Renck of the Denver Post, though the club feels "no urgency" to make such a move. 5:19pm: The Rockies have received some trade...
View ArticleQuick Hits: Santiago, Eric Young, Giants
We're officially less than a week away from the start of the 2011 season! Here are some news items to tide you over as we start the countdown to another great year of baseball… Ramon Santiago "is...
View ArticleRockies Would Listen On Lopez; No Current Talks
The Rockies would listen to trade offers for Jose Lopez, but no talks are going on at the moment, according to Troy Renck of the Denver Post (Twitter links). Though the Rockies have been impressed with...
View ArticleRockies Looking To Improve Bench
The Rockies are dissatisfied with their lack of athleticism and plan to shake up their bench, major-league sources tell Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports. The players that are most in jeopardy are...
View ArticleQuick Hits: Gomes, Pudge, Lopez, Diamondbacks
With plenty of baseball still going on, here are some Saturday evening Quick Hits.. Jonny Gomes is slumping badly for the Reds (.168/.302/.366 coming into today), and ESPN's Buster Olney doubts they'll...
View ArticleRockies Release Jose Lopez
JUNE 7TH: The Rockies officially released Lopez, according to their Twitter page. MAY 26TH: The Rockies designated infielder Jose Lopez for assignment, according to MLB.com's Thomas Harding (on...
View ArticleMarlins Sign Jose Lopez
The Marlins have signed Jose Lopez to a minor league contract reports MLB.com's Greg Johns (on Twitter). He had been released by the Rockies earlier this week. Lopez, 27, hit just .208/.233/.288 in 129...
View ArticleMarlins Designate Jose Lopez For Assignment
The Marlins have designated infielder Jose Lopez for assignment, according to Clark Spencer of the Miami Herald (via Twitter). The move will allow Florida to recall outfielder Bryan Petersen. Lopez,...
View ArticleOutrighted To Triple-A: Jose Lopez
Here's where we'll keep track of the latest players to get outrighted to the minors… The Marlins outrighted Jose Lopez to Triple-A, according to MLB.com's transactions page. They had designated the...
View ArticleNL East Notes: Vazquez, Dobbs, Lopez, Nix
On this date in 1973, Tom Seaver of the Mets won the NL Cy Young award, becoming the first pitcher to take home the prize with fewer than 20 wins. We checked in on the Mets earlier tonight; here are...
View ArticleIndians In Serious Talks With Jose Lopez
In an effort to balance out their predominantly left-handed lineup, the Indians are in serious talks with infielder Jose Lopez according to Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports. This is another indication...
View ArticleIndians Sign Jose Lopez
The Indians announced that they signed infielder Jose Lopez to a minor league deal that includes an invitation to Spring Training. The team also officially announced the signing of Felix Pie to a minor...
View ArticleCentral Notes: Beltran, Lopez, Astros
On this day in 2005, Rick Ankiel of the Cardinals collected a base hit in his first Grapefruit League game as a position player after beginning his career as a pitcher. He'd later make it back to the...
View ArticleIndians Designate Jose Lopez For Assignment
The Indians designated infielder Jose Lopez for assignment, Paul Hoynes of the Cleveland Plain Dealer tweets. The move creates roster space for Johnny Damon. Lopez played in five games for the Indians...
View ArticleIndians Notes: Lopez, Jimenez
It was on this day in 1952 that the Indians used a record 23 players in a game against the Washington Senators. Despite using nearly their entire roster, the Indians still lost, 7-6, on Pete Runnels'...
View ArticleQuick Hits: Span, White Sox, Soriano
The Phillies acquired Hunter Pence from the Astros for prospects Jarred Cosart, Jonathan Singleton and Josh Zeid and a player to be named later on this date last year. Here are the latest links as we...
View ArticleIndians Designate Jose Lopez For Assignment
The Indians announced that they designated infielder Jose Lopez for assignment. The move creates roster space for right-hander Frank Herrmann, who has been recalled from Triple-A. The Indians, losers...
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