Here’s a running list of injury updates around the Major Leagues:
– The St. Louis Cardinals placed first baseman Lance Berkman on the 15-day Disabled List with a right knee injury according to the team official Twitter account. Joe Strauss of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch adds that Berkman could consider retirement if he has re-torn his [...]
05/21/12
The Los Angeles Dodgers and second baseman Mark Ellis have agreed to a two-year, $8.75 million deal, according to Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports. Buster Olney of ESPN first reported that the sides were close to a deal earlier today.
Rosenthal adds that the Dodgers have a club option for 2014.
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11/14/11
Here’s a list of rumors involving the Colorado Rockies provided by Troy Renck of the Denver Post.
– The Rockies are interested in bringing Jamey Carroll back, but Renck isn’t sure if the Rockies can afford a hitter with no power. He also believes that Carroll’s market value is about $8 million for two years. The [...]
11/07/11
In an announcement by the team (via Jane Lee of MLB.com), the Athletics have received outfielder Eliezer Mesa from the Colorado Rockies as a player to be named later in the Mark Ellis trade.
The A’s traded Ellis and cash considerations to the Rockies on June 30th for right-handed pitcher Bruce Billings and a player to [...]
10/01/11
The Colorado Rockies traded right handed pitcher Bruce Billings in exchange of second baseman Mark Ellis earlier today, and according to Rockies GM, Dan O’Dowd, the team has “little” financial room to make another move (via Troy Renck of the Denver Post).
Last week, we learnedthat the Rockies were inquiring about starting pitchers. They wanted to [...]
06/30/11
The Oakland Athletics have announced that they have traded Mark Ellis and cash considerations to the Colorado Rockies for right-handed pitcher Bruce Billings and a player to be named later.
Ellis, 34, has been with the A’s since his rookie season in 2002. In 62 games this year for Oakland he has hit .217/.253/.290 with one [...]
06/30/11
The San Francisco Giants are looking for a catcher since they lost Buster Posey to a season-ending surgery, but they also need help up the middle and could be interested in Mark Ellis according to Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle.
A source close to Schulman says the Giants have asked questions about the Athletics’ second baseman. Another source [...]
06/21/11
Here’s the latest from Buster Olney of ESPN:
– The Twins have been playing better lately so it’s way too early for them to become sellers. In any case, teams are waiting to see if some of their veterans become available, such as Michael Cuddyer or Francisco Liriano. Olney adds that if Liriano becomes available, he [...]
06/14/11
The Oakland Athletics started the season with aspirations that their young starting rotation could give them a chance to compete in the AL West, but after Brett Anderson’s injury, the A’s have lost four starting pitchers in the past three weeks.
One of them, Dallas Braden, is out for the season due to a season-ending surgery. [...]
06/07/11
Earlier today A’s outfielder Coco Crisp announced from his Twitter account that the team have picked up his option. Now according to MLB.com’s Jane Lee the A’s have also picked up second baseman Mark Ellis’s $6 million option.
Lee says that both decisions were expected. Crisp’s lineup presence was a strong facet of the team, and [...]
11/03/10