Rafael Betancourt

Here are your final trade deadline rumors to follow.  Follow PRO Rumors throughout the day as we give you the latest moves. – Jon Paul Morosi of FOXSports reports that the Yankees aren’t going for any big-name player at the moment. He adds that a small upgrade could be possible. – Brandon League will be staying put [...]

Here’s a list of rumors involving the Colorado Rockies: – The Pittsburgh Pirates have shown interest in Ty Wigginton, Troy Renck of the Denver Post reports. He adds that he’s not sure if the Pirates are interested in Jason Giambi. – Renck says that the Rockies will try to move a reliever and Rafael Betancourt could be [...]

Last week, we took a look at the offseason rankings for the American League. Today, we tackle the National League. 1. Colorado Rockies: The Rockies locked up some of their important core players this offsesason. They signed Jorge de la Rosa (two-year deal), Troy Tulowitzki (seven-year deal) and Carlos Gonzalez (seven-year deal) as well. Besides that, [...]

According to a source close to Enrique Rojas of ESPNDeportes.com, the Colorado Rockies and right-handed pitcher Rafael Betancourt have agreed to a contract extension. The pitcher is already signed for 2011, but the new contract will cover a guaranteed 2012 with a mutual option for 2013. Betancourt will make $3.77 million in 2011 and $4 million [...]

The Colorado Rockies are currently in fourth place in the National League West, eight games back and in fifth place in the wild-card standings, five games back, and according to a source close to Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports, the team is preparing for the possibility of becoming a seller. Until that becomes official, the Rockies are [...]

Almost through the week. Here ya’ go! Jordan Bastian of MLB.com says that right-handed pitcher Dustin McGowan of the Toronto Blue Jays is a candidate to make the starting rotation for Opening Day. McGowan threw two innings in a simulated game with GM Alex Anthopoulos present.When asked if McGown could be in the starting rotation,”right now, [...]

Good morning, here are your Tuesday morning PRO Rumors According to Tom Fornelli of MLB Fanhouse, the divorce between Jason Kendall and his wife Chantel is getting ugly. Chantel Kendall says that Major League catcher Jason Kendall of the Kansas City Royals is abusing the prescription drug Adderall. Adderall is used to treat those diagnosed with [...]

Here are some links: According to Troy Renck of the Denver Post, the Rockies two-year contract with pitcher Rafael Betancourt breaks down to base salaries of $3.775 million for each year. He can make an additional $450,000 in incentives for games finished: $50,000 for 40 games, $50,000 for 45 games, $100,000 for 50 games, $100,000 for [...]

Here is a running list of players who avoided arbitration on Tuesday. All deals are for one-year unless noted: Arizona Diamondbacks: Steve Gilbert of MLB.com reports that Stephen Drew agreed on a one-year contract worth $3.4 million. Baltimore Orioles: Spencer Fordin of MLB.com reports that Luke Scott signed a one-year $4.05 contract with the Orioles. Boston Red Sox: [...]