Here’s a running list of injury updates around the Major Leagues:
– The Oakland Athletics have placed third baseman Brandon Inge on the 15-day Disabled List with a groin injury according to Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle. He’ll be available to come off the DL on May 28.
– The Minnesota Twins placed right handed [...]
05/17/12
The Oakland Athletics have signed Brandon Inge, Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports reports. Inge was released earlier this week. The Orioles and Phillies were also looking at Inge prior to his deal with the A’s.
The 34-years old third baseman is a career .234/.304/.387 hitter with 140 HR’s, 589 RBI’s and a 83 OPS+ in 4,626 [...]
04/29/12
Veteran third baseman Brandon Inge was released by the Detroit Tigers yesterday, and according to Jon Paul Morosi of FOXSports, he wants to continue playing.
Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com, says that the Orioles have “some interest” in Inge and Joe Stiglich of the Bay Area News Group believes that the Athletics will consider him at third [...]
04/27/12
The Detroit Tigers have released veteran third baseman Brandon Inge according to Brian Britten (Tigers’ Director of Media Relations). He adds that Brad Eldred’s contract will be purchased from Toledo on Friday.
The 34-years old third baseman is a career .234/.304/.387 hitter with 140 HR’s, 589 RBI’s and a 83 OPS+ in 4,626 Major League at [...]
04/26/12
Last week, we learned that the Marlins were interested in Tigers’ third baseman Brandon Inge, but according to Juan C. Rodriguez of the Sun Sentinel, Inge is not an option for the Marlins.
The third baseman is making $5.5 million this year and is under contract for $5.5 million in 2012. He also have a club [...]
07/25/11
The Florida Marlins are apparently looking for a veteran third baseman and have turned their attention to Brandon Inge, Joe Frisaro of MLB.com reports.
Inge was designated for assignment yesterday by the Tigers to make room for Wilson Betemit was acquired from the Royals.
The third baseman is making $5.5 million this year and is under [...]
07/22/11
According to Jason Beck of MLB.com, the Tigers have designated Brandon Inge for assignment. Inge has already said he will accept an assignment to Triple-A Toledo if he clears waivers.
After hitting .247 in 144 games last season, the Tigers rewarded Inge with a two-year deal worth $11.5 million which included a $6 million club option [...]
07/21/11
The Detroit Tigers will consider either an outfielder or third baseman in a trade, Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated reports via Twitter. He adds that David Wright of the New York Mets is an unlikely target because of his $15 million ($14 million according to our database) salary.
There was speculation last week that the Tigers [...]
05/16/11
The Detroit Tigers are tied for second place with the Kansas City Royals in the American League Central, four games behind the Cleveland Indians. They rank fifth in the American League with a .270 BA and first with 181 runs scored. But according to Lynn Henning of the Detroit News, they could improve their offense even more [...]
05/13/11
Jon Morosi of FOXSports is reporting that the Detroit Tigers will decline Jhonny Peralta’s $7.25 million option for next season and instead are negotiating and are expected to reach a deal on a new 2 year contract.
Morosi believes that the contract will be slightly less than the two-year $11.5 million deal Brandon Inge signed [...]
10/27/10