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 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.
Here are some brief notes on some of the big headlines from around baseball Wednesday: Washington Nationals GM Mike Rizzo said on Tuesday that the team has been in touch with free agent infielder Asdrubal Cabrera. (James Wagner of the Washington Post) Ken Rosenthal reports that the San Francisco GiantsRead More
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 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