Quick Hits: Maholm, Chulk, Cardinals
Two years ago today, the Indians traded third baseman Mark DeRosa to the Cardinals for Chris Perez, with Jess Todd also going to Cleveland as the player to be named later. DeRosa injured his wrist...
View ArticleNL Central Notes: Pirates, Barmes, Reds
Already today we've seen the Pirates add one player and contemplate more changes. We've seen the Brewers express interest in a versatile infielder and learned about how the Cubs intend to approach the...
View ArticleNL Central Links: Taillon, Maholm, Schumaker, Crane
The Brewers have gone 8-2 over their last 10 games to pull away in the NL Central race, currently leading by 8.5 games. There's more to this division than just the standings though, as shown in this...
View ArticlePirates Notes: Maholm, Lee, Ludwick, Jones
Despite the Pirates' midseason flirtation with the pennant race, they're going to finish below .500 again, barring a late-season surge. Here's the latest on the 62-71 Pirates from Rob Biertempfel of...
View ArticlePirates Notes: Doumit, Snyder, Ohlendorf
The latest from the Bucs, who are looking to keep their streak of losing seasons from reaching 20 next year… The Pirates are expected to decline contract options on Ryan Doumit, Chris Snyder and Paul...
View ArticleCentral Notes: Ventura, Ordonez, Sizemore, Epstein
If the Tigers win the ALCS, we could see the first all-Central World Series since St. Louis topped Detroit five years ago. Today's AL and NL Central links… The White Sox announced they'll introduce...
View ArticlePirates Haven’t Ruled Out Exercising Maholm’s Option
5:33PM: Pirates GM Neal Huntington still has not entirely ruled out exercising Maholm's option, writes MLB.com's Jenifer Langosch. The Bucs do not plan on paying Paul Maholm $9.75MM in 2012, but...
View ArticleQuick Hits: McCourt, Maholm, Mariners, Axford
Another night, another pair of exciting LCS games. The Tigers succeeded in stretching the ALCS to a sixth game while the Brewers evened the NLCS at 2-2 with the Cardinals. Here's the latest from...
View ArticleQuick Hits: Pirates, CBA, Cubs, Royals
Some late-night links on this Saturday night … The Pirates are considering exercising shortstop Ronny Cedeno's $3MM 2012 option, but they will likely pass on options for Chris Snyder ($6.75MM), Ryan...
View ArticlePirates Decline Options On Maholm, Snyder, Doumit, Cedeno
The Pirates announced today they've declined club options on Paul Maholm, Chris Snyder, Ryan Doumit, and Ronny Cedeno. The decision on Cedeno was the Pirates' one unknown. Though a case could be made...
View ArticleNL West Rumors: Lincecum, Rockies, Dodgers
The latest out of the NL West… Signing Tim Lincecum to a multiyear deal is at the top of the Giants' agenda, reports SI's Jon Heyman. The Giants are aiming for at least a four-year deal, which would...
View ArticleCubs Negotiating With Paul Maholm
The Cubs are in talks with left-hander Paul Maholm, reports ESPNChicago.com's Bruce Levine. The team and Bo McKinnis, Maholm's agent, "have been negotiating the parameters of a deal" between the two...
View ArticleRockies Notes: Prado, Jurrjens, Spilborghs, Ross
Troy Renck of the Denver Post shared a number of Rockies tidbits with his Twitter followers this afternoon. Here are a few of the hot stove-related highlights… There hasn't been much movement in the...
View ArticlePadres Notes: Rizzo, Maholm, Young, Quentin
Bill Center of the San Diego Union-Tribune held his weekly chat with fans today and shared some news about some possible moves the Padres could have cooking this offseason… Center thinks Anthony Rizzo...
View ArticleOrioles Eyeing Chen, Jackson, Maholm
Wei-Yin Chen, Edwin Jackson, and Paul Maholm are among the pitchers of interest to the Orioles as they seek to further upgrade their rotation, writes Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports. Their interest in...
View ArticleQuick Hits: Harden, Wheeler, Padres, Votto, Mets
Links for Tuesday as news and rumors pick up after a holiday lull… Free agent right-hander Rich Harden is drawing interest from teams that would use him either as a starter or a reliever, according to...
View ArticleRed Sox, Mariners Interested In Maholm
The Red Sox and Mariners are among the teams interested in Paul Maholm, tweets Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports. The Cubs and Orioles are still in on the free agent left-hander and the Pirates remain in...
View ArticleCafardo On Red Sox, Soriano, Madson, Mahay
Within this week's Sunday Baseball Notes, Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe reported that Kevin Cash has decided to end his playing career. Let's take a look at a few other notes Cafardo shared in his...
View ArticleGammons On Fielder, Madson, Cook
The relative inactivity of the Yankees and Red Sox on the market for expensive free agents has rendered this offseason a strange one, writes Peter Gammons of MLB.com. Both clubs are concerned about the...
View ArticleCubs Close To Deal With Paul Maholm
11:26am: The Cubs are close on Maholm, tweets Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports. 10:59am: The Cubs and free agent lefty Paul Maholm are trying to work out an agreement, tweets Bruce Levine of ESPNChicago....
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