The Boston Red Sox have signed Vicente Padilla to a minor-league deal, Peter Gammons of MLB Network reports. Padilla will make $1.5mm while in the Majors.
It is unclear if Boston views Padilla as a starter or a bullpen piece but will likely start off in the competition for the fifth starter role. Last year [...]
01/17/12
The Boston Red Sox are continuing to speak with Roy Oswalt and his representatives, Jon Morosi of FOXSports.com reports.
With Hiroki Kuroda off the market, Oswalt along with Edwin Jackson are two of the more sought after quality arms still left on the market.
The difference between Jackson and Oswalt is that Oswalt is willing to accept [...]
01/16/12
Yesterday, Francisco Jarquin Soto of El Nuevo Diario reported that right-handed pitcher, Vicente Padilla, was in Boston in order to be checked out by the Red Sox and their medial staff.
Today, Jon Heyman of CBSSports is reporting that the sides are moving closer to a deal. It is unclear if Boston views Padilla as a [...]
01/15/12
The Dodgers filed for bankruptcy today and that will make their seller status almost certain. I even think that if the fans prove they are good they will probably sell them as well, so Ryan you better watch out.
Jon Paul Morosi of FOXSports writes a list of top Dodgers’ candidates for being traded:
– Hiroki Kuroda: [...]
06/28/11
You know you’re having a rough to start to the season when you have an entire post dedicated to injury updates related only to your team. So here they are compliments of Joe Block of Dodger Talk 790 KABC, from manager Don Mattingly.
-Rafael Furcal could be rejoining the team Sunday or Monday as he completes [...]
05/21/11
Here’s a running list of injury updates around the Major Leagues:
– Rockies left fielder Carlos Gonzalez left yesterday’s game with left groin tightness according to Jerry Crasnick of ESPN.com. Gonzalez injured himself while chasing down a fly ball at Citizens Bank Park.
– The Dodgers have placed Vicente Padilla on the Disabled List with a sore [...]
05/20/11
Dodgers’ closer Jonathan Broxton is on the 15-day Disabled List, and the team decided to give Vicente Padilla the closer job while Broxton is injured. Padilla, on Sunday earned his second save, and according to Dodgers’ manager, Don Mattingly, if Padilla continues to pitch well, he could remain the closer even after Broxton is activated [...]
05/09/11
Here is a running list of injury updates regarding some starting pitchers around the Majors:
– Jake Peavy will make his first rehabilitation start in Double-A Birmingham on Friday reports Mark Gonzalez of the Chicago Tribune. The right hander said he felt better after throwing four innings and 59 pitches in a simulated game in Glendale, Arizona, [...]
04/04/11
Right-handed pitcher Tim Redding was told by clubs in South Korea and Japan that they wouldn’t offer him a contract this year. He may not have to travel over seas this year to pitch as Dylan Hernandez of the Los Angeles Times reports he may have found a job with the Dodgers.
Redding played in South [...]
03/23/11
Right handed pitcher Vicente Padilla will undergo elbow surgery tomorrow to free up a nerve that is entrapped in his forearm according to the team’s official Twitter account. How long will be out of action will be determined after the surgery.
The Dodgers signed Padilla to a one-year deal this winter. The deal includes a $2 million base [...]
02/23/11