Here are some quick notes on the few big headlines from another relatively quiet day around baseball Sunday: Veteran pitcher Josh Johnson is reportedly talking to 5-6 teams but his first choice remains the San Diego Padres, according to Dennis Lin of U-T San Diego. Read more: theScore According to reportsRead More
The Chicago Cubs announced on Twitter that they have acquired infielder Tommy La Stella along with a international signing bonus slot from the Atlanta Braves for right-handed pitcher Arodys Vizcaino and three of the Cubs’ international bonus slots.
Here are some quick notes on the few big headlines from a very quiet day around baseball Saturday: Miami Marlins closer Steve Cishek said Friday on MLB Network Radio that the team hasn’t had any contract extension discussions with him. Read more: theScore
Here’s a look at a few news and notes on the St. Louis Cardinals: Cardinals GM John Mozeliak said that the team isn’t heavily involved in the market for Asian players right now, according to David Laurilla of Fangraphs. Mozeliak’s answer was a response to a question about star JapaneseRead More
Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak said on Friday that he has discussed moving two-time All-Star third baseman Matt Carpenter down in the lineup with manager Mike Matheny. The 28-year old Carpenter has shown good contact skills over the course of his career but doesn’t have the speed often associated withRead More
Here are a few of the latest news and notes on the Cardinals: St. Louis Cardinals ace Adam Wainwright finished third in the National League Cy Young Award race behind winner Clayton Kershaw of the Los Angles Dodgers, who has now won the award in three of the last fourRead More
Here are some quick notes on some of the big headlines from around baseball on Thursday and Friday: The Chicago Cubs have emerged as the favorites to sign top free agent catcher Russell Martin, according to Gordon Wittenmeyer of the Chicago Sun Times. The Detroit Tigers have signed two-time All-StarRead More
Friday morning ESPN and Major League Baseball announced that the opening day game between the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field has been selected for opening night of the ESPN Sunday Night Baseball broadcast on Sunday, April 5 to kick of the 2015 MLB Season.