The Toronto Blue Jays have agreed to a Minor League deal with veteran outfielder/designated hitter Vladimir Guerrero according to Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports. He adds that Guerrero will report to extended spring training and “proceed from there.” The deal is worth $1.3 million and according to Rosenthal “prorated for time in majors.”
Guerrero worked out for [...]
05/10/12
GM Kevin Towers was interviewed during the team’s broadcast today and mentioned that free agent Vladimir Guerrero will work out for the team sometime this week in the Dominican Republic (via Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic).
Towers is headed to take a look at some amateur players with D-backs vice president of Latin operations, Junior [...]
04/30/12
The Detroit Tigers were dealt a serious blow today when they learned Victor Martinez had a torn ACL which will likely require season ending surgery. Luckily for Tiger fans, general manager Dave Dombrowski isn’t rushing his next step on who he will potentially target to help fill the offensive void that was created with the [...]
01/18/12
Orioles designated hitter Vladimir Guerrero is not thinking about retirement even though the Orioles are unlikely to re-sign him, Dan Connolly of the Baltimore Sun reports.
Guerrero is on the verge of becoming the All-Time MLB hits leader for a Dominican Republic player, and Connolly says that he wants” to build on that record for another couple [...]
09/22/11
The Angels in a surprising move, have called up the best prospect in all of baseball not named Bryce Harper, Mike Trout. The move comes as somewhat of a surprise as Trout is only 19 years old and has no experience above Double-A. Though a move was needed as current center fielder Peter Bourjos was [...]
07/08/11
Here is the latest from Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports via his Full Count video.
–The Mets are not likely to sign Jose Reyes to a long term deal similar to Carl Crawford (seven-years, $142mm). If Reyes is willing to take less years and money, say three-years $45-$50mm then the Mets may look into keeping him. Though [...]
04/30/11
The Boston Red Sox’s designated hitter, David Ortiz, knows that his current $12.5 million contract is a luxury, and he likely won’t see anywhere close to that number come next season. Despite a likely reduced salary, Ortiz said that he would like to stay in baseball a few more years, Nick Cafardo of the Boston [...]
02/27/11
The Baltimore Orioles have officially signed veteran slugger Vladimir Guerrero to a one-year, $8 million deal according to a team press release. Both parts agreed to a deal earlier this month.
Guerrero will earn $5 million in 2011 with $3 million being deferred. The designated hitter was asking for a two-year, $16 million deal earlier this [...]
02/18/11
The Seattle Mariners have signed Gabriel Guerrero, Vladimir Guerrero’s nephew, for $400,000 according to Ben Badler of Baseball America.
The 17-year old, is a right-handed hitter outfielder with raw power and a solid arm. Guerrero is said to have made improvements at the plate and in the field since he became eligible to sign last [...]
02/10/11
According to Enrique Rojas of ESPNDeportes.com, the Orioles have agreed to a one-year, $8 million deal with free agent designated hitter/outfielder Vladimir Guerrero. Guerrero is scheduled to take his physical next Friday says Rojas.
Jeff Zrebiec of the Baltimore Sun says that when Guerrero’s deal becomes official, he will earn $5 million in 2011 with $3 [...]
02/07/11