The Denver Post is reporting that Marcus Giles has signed a minor league deal with the Philadelphia Phillies. Giles sat out last season after failing to make the Rockies out of Spring Training. He has played seven big league seasons mostly with Atlanta from 2001-2006 and with San Diego in 2007.
It was reported here back [...]
You know it’s minor league contracts when the guy with the best chance of returning to form is known more for wearing wrap-around sunglasses that make him look like a super villian.
The Washington Nationals went and announced some of their minor league contracts today. Along with the likes of Corey Patterson, Luis Castillo and amphatimine [...]
The Arizona Diamonbacks have added a Texas League pitcher of the year to their 40-man roster. Of course the year Travis Blackley was the Texas League pitcher of the year was 2003 and arm troubles have robbed him of his career.
Following the 2006 season I wrote about the teams and players of the Texas League. [...]
His father Joe did it, his uncle Phil did it better. Now Lance Niekro will give it a try. Niekro, 29, has signed with the Atlanta Braves on a minor league contract and now hopes to keep the family craft alive.
Once it seemed Niekro would be manning first base for the San Fransisco Giants after [...]
The Houston Astros have signed utility player Matt Kata to a minor league contract with an invite to spring training. If Kata fails to make the Astros out of spring training his drive to work will be a short drive as Kata and his wife make their home in Round Rock, Texas home of the [...]
It never seems to fail. Yesterday we mentioned Tomo Ohka as a relief option that likely would be better then Mike Lincoln and today the Cleveland Indians announced they have signed the 32-year-old to a minor league contract.
Ohka spent last year at Triple-A gong 5-11 with a 4.18 ERA while a member of the Chicago [...]
The Boston Red Sox have signed left hander Billy Traber to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training.
Traber, 29, pitched briefly for the New York Yankees last season posting a 7.02 ERA while the league hit .273 against him.
The club is explected to look at the former first round pick as a [...]
I can’t remember an off season when so many big leaguers have been announced as heading to Japan as this one. Justin Germano and Ryan Wing are the two latest names announced to be heading across the Pacific.
Germano, a free agent, signed with the Softbank Hawks. The Hawks were the same team that acquired former [...]
It’s one of those moments. Back when this site actually had a banner Mike Maroth was on it. Granted he was sitting in the dugout frustrated after getting shelled and taking a loss in what would be a season of 20 for the wrong reason but alas we once thought highly of the guy, well [...]
Tyler Lumsden has been picked up by the Houston Astros for a player to be named or cash. The left hander formerly of the Royals was designated for assignment earlier this week following a tough year in Triple-A.
Lumsden, who was once a member of the Chicago White Sox farm system, arrived in Kansas City as [...]
Travis Chick is one of nearly 600 minor league free agents. The former 14th round pick who most recently pitched in the Seattle Mariners minor league system has made his way around the league in recent years and this winter will look to find another place to call home.
It’s not that Chick can’t pitch. He’s [...]
One guy who has been a minor league free agent before is Dennis Tankersley. Tankersley will look to do the seemingly impossible feat of joining his sixth organization in six years this off season.
Tankersley began his career in the Boston Red Sox organization after being selected in the 38th round of the 1998 draft. Previously [...]
The 2009 season will be a lost season for Tampa Bay Rays prospect Wade Townsend. Townsend who was a first round pick in 2005 out of Rice University underwent shoulder surgery on his right shoulder.
Townsend, 25, has done his share of rehabbing during his professional career. The former Rice standout spent the 2006 season working [...]
The Baltimore Sun today announced the first of what figures to be many underwhelming signings for the Baltimore Orioles this off season.
The team has added 25 year-old utility player Donnie Murphy. Murphy who has spent parts of four seasons in the big leagues split between the Kansas City Royals and the Oakland A’s has a [...]
Tobi Stoner spent time at both Single-A St. Lucie and Double-A Binghamton this year combining to post a 5-11 record and a 3.64 ERA in 131 innings.
Sent to the Arizona Fall League, Stoner has been lights out.
A 16th round pick of the Mets in 2006 the 6′2″ right hander from Oakland Maryland projects to be [...]