The Colorado Rockies have acquired Marco Scutaro from the Boston Red Sox for Clayton Mortenson, Jim Bowden of ESPN.com reports (Troy Renck of the Denver Post reported deal was close first).
Both sides had been talking about the deal for the last few days with one of the issues being how much of Scutaro’s $6mm salary [...]
01/21/12
According to the Colorado Rockies official Twitter page, the team has designated right-handed pitcher Alan Johnson for assignment.
In parallel, the team purchased the contract of infielder Alfredo Amezaga and optioned right-handed pitcher Clayton Mortensen to Triple-A.
In one start for the Rockies in 2011, the 27-year-old Johnson pitched four innings and gave up six hits and [...]
04/29/11
Right-handed pitcher Aaron Cook has a broken right finger and he will be out for at least a month according to Denver Post’s Troy Renck.
Cook apparently broke his finger as a result of shutting it in a door adds NBCSports.com. The right-hander hasn’t thrown off a mound yet and was experiencing shoulder soreness early in [...]
03/12/11
According to the Oakland Athletics official Twitter account, the team has traded right-handed pitcher Clayton Mortensen to the Colorado Rockies for Minor League right-handed pitcher Ethan Hollingsworth.
Mortensen pitched six innings in one start with the Athletics in 2010. He had a 4.50 ERA. The right-hander was designated for assignment by the A’s on January 18.
The [...]
01/25/11
According to a team press release, the Oakland Athletics have agreed to terms with all 29 pre-arbitration players on their 40-man roster with one-year contracts. Some notable names on the list include closer Andrew Bailey, and pitchers Trevor Cahill, Brett Anderson, Dallas Braden and Gio Gonzalez.
Here’s the complete list:
Brett Anderson, Andrew Bailey, Daric Barton, Jerry [...]
03/08/10