According to The Orange County Register’s Bill Plunkett, indications are that Los Angeles Angels’ owner Arte Moreno will be willing to increase the payroll for 2011 despite losing money this past season.
The Angels’ payroll for next year is expected to be about $120 million as is with $81 million committed to nine players (Torii Hunter, [...]
10/05/10
In the aftermath of the Arizona Diamondbacks naming Kevin Towers as the team’s new general manager, interim GM, Jerry Dipoto will not return to the team, according to USA Today’s Bob Nightengale.
Multiple sources close to FOXSports’ Ken Rosenthal indicate that Dipoto is resigning, but nothing is official.
Diamondbacks CEO Derrick Hall made it clear that the [...]
09/23/10
An industry source close to MLB.com’s Steve Gilbert says that the Arizona Diamondbacks will decide between interim GM Jerry Dipoto and former San Diego Padres GM Kevin Towers.
The source says the other candidates, Dodgers assistant GMs Logan White and De Jon Watson, along with Angels scouting director Eddie Bane have been told that they are [...]
09/21/10
A baseball source close to Dylan Hernandez of the Los Angeles Times says that two assistant general managers of the Dodgers are being considered for the vacant Arizona Diamondbacks GM position. The source says that Scouting director Logan White interviewed with the Diamondbacks on Monday and player development De Jon Watson interviewed with the team [...]
09/15/10
9/11 13:03: ESPN’s Buster Olney tweets:
The D-Backs aren’t going to spend a billion on their next GM, but if they decide they want Kevin Towers is going to be their guy, they’ll spend the $ necessary to hire him.Decision among Towers, DiPoto, Logan White,others likely to come within the next couple [...]
09/11/10
FOXSports’ Jon Paul Morosi says the Arizona Diamondbacks’ list of potential general manager candidates is starting to take shape. According to sources close to Morosi, the Diamondbacks plan to speak with the following six people:
Jerry Dipoto, Diamondbacks interim GM
Peter Woodfork, Diamondbacks assistant GM
Kevin Towers, former Padres GM and current Yankees adviser
Damon [...]
09/02/10
With little more than a month left in the season, and the team being 9 games back in the American League West division, the Los Angeles Angels look like they are giving up by placing several trade candidates on waivers. According to Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports, Brian Fuentes, Juan Rivera, Mike Napoli and Bobby Abreu [...]
08/24/10
According to multiple reports heard by Carl Steward of the San Jose Mercury News, Oakland Athletics top power prospect Chris Carter will join the team today in Seattle.
The A’s had no intention to rush their top prospect, but injuries to first baseman Daric Barton may have accelerated their planning. Barton is listed as day-to-day due [...]
08/09/10
According to interim General Manager Jerry Dipoto (via a team press release), the Arizona Diamondbacks have acquired left-handed pitcher Tyler Skaggs from the Los Angeles Angels to complete the July 25 trade for Dan Haren.
Team
Acquires
Los Angeles Angels
RHP Dan Haren
Arizona Diamondbacks
LHP Joe Saunders
RHP Rafael Rodriguez
LHP Patrick Corbin
Player to be named later (LHP Tyler Skaggs completed 8/7/10)
Skaggs [...]
08/07/10
Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe highlights the winners and losers of this year’s MLB Trade Deadline. Here’s the skinny:
Texas Rangers (winner): “go bankrupt and you can make your dreams come true.”
Philadelphia Phillies (winner): “Once the Phillies get Shane Victorino back, their lineup should be cranking again, and the only issue will be the bullpen.”
Toronto [...]
08/01/10