The Washington Nationals have apparently begun preliminary negotiations with Jordan Zimmermann’s agent to discuss a long-term deal reports Adam Kilgore of the Washington Post. And although Zimmermann has not been included in the conversations so far, he would be open to signing a long-term deal with the Nationals.
“I haven’t talked to the Nationals about it,” [...]
04/18/12
The San Francisco Giants have agreed to a five-year deal with left handed pitcher Madison Bumgarner according to Alex Pavlovic of the San Francisco Mercury News. He adds that the deal includes options for the 2018 and 2019 seasons.
Bumgarner’s agents said the deal is worth $35 million. The 22-year old has a career record of [...]
04/16/12
The San Francisco Giants have traded left handed pitchers Jonathan Sanchez and Ryan Verdugo to the Kansas City Royals in exchange for outfielder Melky Cabrera the team announced.
Earlier today, we learned that Major league sources close to Jon Paul Morosi of FOXSports said the team was willing to deal Sanchez in order to “free up money,”desperately [...]
11/07/11
In more of a technical move, the San Francisco Giants have renewed the contract of Madison Bumgarner, Chris Haft of MLB.com reports. Bumgarner was not eligible for salary arbitration given that he has not earned enough service time.
Teams usually reward players by giving them higher salaries than the Major League minimum if they deserve [...]
03/12/11
What happens when reports come out about you walking a thin line between being employed and being out on the street? You throw three innings of two hit and one run ball.
Barry Zito was in the rumor mill earlier this week with reports of a possible release in the wake of his poor outing on [...]
03/05/11
The San Francisco Giants have announced that they have agreed to a Minor League deal with right-handed pitcher Jeff Suppan.
Andrew Baggarly of the San Jose Mercury News was the first to report that the sides were close to a deal. He adds that Suppan will earn $1 million if he makes the club, and the [...]
01/21/11
According to Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated, the Yankees could be open to trading Joba Chamberlain, but probably only in package that includes a viable starter.
Chamberlain will be a middle reliever at best now that the New York Yankees have agreed to terms with Rafael Soriano. Soriano will take the eighth inning setup role while [...]
01/14/11
The San Francisco Giants appear to have many assets on at the”starting pitcher” position. Names like Tim Lincecum, Matt Cain, Jonathan Sanchez and Madison Bumgarner are already set to return with the team for 2011, but there may be an opening at the fifth spot on the rotation.
Barry Zito still has the job for now according [...]
11/02/10
Despite not not being on the entire playoff roster in 2010, the San Francisco Giants have no intention to trade left-handed pitcher Barry Zito, according to The Los Angeles Times’ Bill Shaikin.
“We like Barry’s contribution as far as the innings he pitches and the starts he makes,” GM Brian Sabean said on Monday. “Part [...]
11/01/10
Most of you may be watching the San Francisco Giant’s starting pitcher Madison Bumgarner take a lead into the 5th inning in Game 4 of the World Series. It’s safe say he’s been pretty dominant against the Texas Rangers hitters so far. He wasn’t always calm under pressure. Let’s rewind back to June of this [...]
11/01/10