The St. Louis Cardinals announced on Monday that they have hired 43-year-old former Boston Red Sox third baseman and Chicago Cubs hitting coach Bill Mueller to serve as the team’s new assistant hitting coach following the departure of bench coach Mike Aldrete for the Oakland Athletics.
Here are some notes on some of the big headlines from another busy day around baseball Tuesday: Gordon Edes of ESPN Boston reports that the Red Sox may be willing to offer a six-year contract to bring back free agent starting pitcher Jon Lester. Read more: theScore The Houston Astros areRead More
Here are some quick notes on some of the big headlines from a busy day around baseball Monday: Joel Sherman of The New York Post reports that the Tampa Bay Rays are “moving closer to dealing (pitcher) Jeremy Hellickson to an NL team,” and that a trade is likely toRead More
Here are some quick notes on some of the big headlines around baseball Saturday: Free agent starter Brandon McCarthy has received interest from multiple teams but is likely to wait and let the market play out, according to Jon Heyman of CBS Sports. Read more: theScore, NBCSports.com CBS Chicago reportsRead More
These are some quick notes on some of the big headlines around baseball Friday: Reliever Casey Janssen, who has spent his entire major league career with the Blue Jays, is considering the Los Angeles Dodgers as one of the teams he would prefer to pitch for next season. Read more:Read More
Here are some quick notes on some of the big headlines around baseball from Wednesday and Thursday: According to reports, New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez admitted to using steroids during a January meeting with the Drug Enforcement Administration. Read more: CBSSports.com Seven-time All-Star and long time Texas RangersRead More
These are some quick notes on some of the big headlines around baseball Tuesday: The New York Mets are reportedly no longer considering outfielder Michael Cuddyer after he received a qualifying offer from the Rockies on Monday. Read more: theScore. According to Mark Feinstein and Bill Madden of the New YorkRead More
Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post Dispatch reports that the Cardinals are expected to target free agent left-handed reliever Andrew Miller this winter. The 29-year-old posted a career-best 2.02 ERA with a 0.80 WHIP over 62 1/3 innings between the Red Sox and Orioles in 2014. Read more aboutRead More