Here’s the latest from ESPN’s Buster Olney:
– The Tampa Bay Rays will have ten of the first 60 picks in the upcoming MLB draft. According to a rival executive “If they hit it right on just half of those picks, then this draft will set them up for years to come. This draft is loaded [...]
05/05/11
Tampa Bay Rays, Rocco Baldelli, is expected to announce his official retirement as a baseball player today according to Marc Topkin of the St. Petersburg Times.
“I don’t anticipate ever playing baseball again. I’m retired. The paperwork will be filed,” Baldelli said Tuesday night. “And you know what. The only time I feel like [...]
01/26/11
Here’s the latest from the Boston Globe’s Nick Cafardo:
– Don’t be surprised if the Boston Red Sox add another free agent left-handed pitcher.
– A’s owner Lew Wolff is optimistic that the he can move the team to San Jose. “I’m fairly optimistic now,’’ Wolff said. “We’re waiting for commissioner [Bud] Selig to give us the [...]
01/16/11
Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Rocco Baldelli started this season as a special instructor to the team despite being only 28-years-old. He recently returned to the active roster, and plans to continue playing as opposed to coaching, according got Ben Shpigel of the New York Times.
“I like playing; I don’t know what else I would do,” [...]
09/07/10
Marc Topkin of The St. Petersburg Times says that Rocco Baldelli is expected to a sign a Minor League contract this afternoon and be the DH tonight for the Single-A Charlotte Stone Crabs.
Baldelli, 28, has been working as a special assistant coach for the Rays all year and has been taking batting practice with the [...]
07/19/10
Here are a few Monday evening PRO Rumors:
Former Cincinnati Red infielder and outfielder Ryan Freel has retired. Freel, 34, has played with the Blue Jays, Reds, Orioles, Cubs and Royals in his 8 year career. He has a lifetime .268/.354/.369. You can see his complete contract history and statistics here. (Mike Ashmore, Somerset Patriots beat [...]
05/18/10
4/23 11:16: The Tampa Bay Tribune tweets that the new deal is $18 million guaranteed through 2013 with club options at $7 million and $7.5 million in 2014 and 2015.
4/23 03:46: Bill Chastain of MLB.com says that the Tampa Bay Rays and infielder/outfielder Ben Zobrist have agreed to a five-year extension. The deal will formally [...]
04/23/10
Jeff Wilson of The Dallas Morning News reports that the Texas Rangers off season acquisitions may be finished Rangers’ GM Jon Daniels said, “At this point I’d say it’s less than 50-50 that we add anyone else.”
The Rangers could add another right-handed hitter to complement Chris Davis at first base, a veteran outfielder or a [...]
02/14/10
According to Jerry Crasnick of ESPN (Insider) the Texas Rangers are looking for right-handed bats at the right price.
The team is considering free agents Ryan Garko and Rocco Baldelli. Both will give manager Ron Washington power off the bench and the versatility to play the outfield and first base.
Garko, 29, hit .268 with 13 home [...]
01/28/10
Jerry Crasnick of ESPN put up a list of big name free agents:
Starting pitcher:
Right-handed pitchers: Ben Sheets, Jon Garland, Vicente Padilla, Pedro Martinez, Braden Looper, John Smoltz, Chien-Ming Wang, Livan Hernandez, Jose Contreras and Todd Wellemeyer
Left-handed pitchers: Jarrod Washburn, Erik Bedard and Noah Lowry.
Catchers:
Yorvit Torrealba, Rod Barajas, Brad Ausmus, Jose Molina, Paul Bako
First basemen:
Left-handers: [...]
01/21/10