Cesar Izturis

According to Dan Connolly of the Baltimore Sun, infielder Cesar Izturis won’t be back with the Orioles for 2012, but his agent says he has drawn interest from “several teams.” Izturis says he wants to keep playing and is looking for a Major League deal adds Connolly. The 31-year old agreed to a one-year deal with [...]

The Baltimore Orioles have designated Brandon Erbe for assignment to make room for Cesar Izturis, Jeff Zrebiec of The Baltimore Sun reports. Image by Keith Allison under the Creative Commons License.

Here’s a running list of injury updates around the Major Leagues: – Josh Hamilton could play in his first rehab game on Wednesday according to the Associated Press (via NBCSports.com). Hamilton returned today to Texas to be re-evaluated by team physician Dr. Keith Meister. He will decide if Hamilton is ready to play Wednesday at Double-A [...]

Here’s the latest from the Boston Globe’s Nick Cafardo: – “I guess it’s never too early,’’ said an American League general manager about looking at possible moves to improve their roster. “Sometimes you have to wait things out to see how well the team you’re trying to deal with is doing at the time [...]

According to Dan Connolly of the Baltimore Sun the Baltimore Orioles have made official the deal with short stop Cesar Izturis. Connolly adds that the deal took so long to become official because Izturis took his physical on Tuesday. Izturis agreed on a one-year, $1.5 million deal on December 10, 2010 with the Orioles. The deal [...]

Dan Connolly of the Baltimore Sun reports that the Orioles have re-signed Cesar Izturis to a one-year deal worth $1.5 million.  The deal includes $1.7 million in incentives based on plate appearances and games started, Tim Brown of Yahoo Sports adds. Izturis was brought back by the Orioles for his slick fielding as well as his [...]

Expanding on a few hot stove topics from the Boston Globe’s Nick Cafardo: – Looks like the San Francisco Giants are considering bringing back infielder Juan Uribe. The Giants need a shortstop, and could use help at third base and the occasional second base relief duty. If the Giants stay true to their threat on Pablo [...]

The Baltimore Orioles had trade discussions with the Tampa Bay Rays and the Minnesota Twins about shortstops Jason Bartlett and J.J. Hardy respectively, according to The Baltimore Sun’s Jeff Zrebiec. The O’s are in search of a shortstop, and they haven’t ruled out bringing back Cesar Izturis, Zrebiec says. The Rays and Orioles have talked about a [...]

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, [...]

6/19 23:28: Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports says the Rockies may make a move to get a replacement for the injured Tulowitzki. However, the team may only sign someone like former Detroit Tigers shortstop Adam Everett as insurance in Triple-A. 6/19 10:53: Buster Olney of ESPN speculates on possible infield trade targets for the Colorado Rockies. The [...]