According to Chad Finn of the Boston Globe, former Red Sox first baseman Kevin Millar has join NESN as a studio analyst. He will make his debut on the May 27 pregame shore before the Red Sox host the Kansas City Royals.
Millar also recently joined MLB Network as a studio analyst, and is contributing to [...]
05/21/10
The Pioneer Press says the St. Paul Saints, a non-affiliated Minor League baseball team, will open their season tonight with a new mascot – Brat Favre, in honor of Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre.
No picture is available now, but we’ll post it once we find it.
“We didn’t really care about the timing of when he [...]
05/13/10
According to a team press release, the independent league St. Paul Saints have signed former Major Leaguer Kevin Millar. Millar began his career in 1993 with the Saints.
Millar was with the Chicago Cubs throughout Spring Training and had been doing will by hitting .385 with an on-base percentage of .600 before he was cut.
Millar, 38, [...]
05/05/10
Here are a few rumors from Jayson Stark of ESPN:
The Minnesota Twins have an insurance policy on Joe Nathan’s contract that allow them to be reimbursed for a significant chunk of the $11.25 million that they are paying him. With the insurance money, the team could afford a reliever that they could use well into [...]
04/15/10
Andrew Baggarly of the San Jose Mercury believes that Travis Ishikawa will make the team out of camp, but he speculates that if the Giants want a right-handed hitting first baseman that can also play left field the team may look at the recently released Kevin Millar. San Francisco may want Millar’s experience to come [...]
03/31/10
Tuesday afternoon PRO Rumors:
Switch-pitcher Pat Venditte, will make his Major League Spring Training debut today for the New York Yankees versus the Atlanta Braves. (Anthony DiComo, MLB.com)
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch says that Jaime Garcia will be the Cardinal’s fifth starter over Kyle McClellan.
T.R. Sullivan of MLB.com says that Texas Rangers have no interest in the [...]
03/30/10
According to Paul Sullivan of the Chicago Tribune, he tweets that the Chicago Cubs have released Kevin Millar.
As recently as mid-March, Millar was in a good position to get a bench spot. Millar had been tearing up Spring Training by hitting .385 with an on-base percentage of .600.
Millar, 38, hit .223 with 7 home runs [...]
03/30/10
Jim Reeves of ESPN.com says that the Texas Rangers are “scouring other camps to find that right-handed hitting role player” that team needs. Manager Ron Washington had been hoping to find an internal player to fill the backup first baseman/third baseman role, but one has yet to step up.
The Rangers recently acquired Andres Blanco from [...]
03/29/10
Good morning! Here are a few stories to follow today:
Paul Hagen of the Philadelphia Daily News says that former Phillies relief pitcher Scott Eyre is not against a comeback. “I’m not against [a comeback] completely,” Eyre said. “Somebody would have to call me. But my elbow feels good. I throw batting practice to my two [...]
03/15/10
Here are your Friday afternoon PRO Rumors:
The Baltimore Sun says the Orioles are holding tryouts for men and women who want to be a ballboy or ballgirl. Those at least 18 years old are asked to wear business casual attire and bring a resume with them.
The Chicago Tribune says that Kevin Millar is the only [...]
02/27/10