Texas Rangers’ backup catcher Yorvit Torrealba is drawing attention from his former employer, the San Francisco Giants, Jon Paul Morosi of FOXSports reports.
The Giants lost last year’s Rookie of the Year, Buster Posey, and have been using a platoon of Eli Whiteside and Chris Stewart, but both have performed poorly as of late. However, [...]
06/26/11
Here are a few rumors from the New York Mets (via Mike Puma of the New York Post) to keep an eye on this week:
– Jason Isringhausen and Blaine Boyer are in employment “limbo”, Both pitchers are competing for a bullpen spot.
– Right-handed reliever Pedro Beato is also in limbo, but he is [...]
03/29/11
11. Arizona Diamondbacks: The Diamondbacks had, in my opinion, a very similar off season as the Marlins did. Their most significant moves were the signing of J.J. Putz and trading for Armando Galarraga. They also brought a few veterans in to their roster with Xavier Nady, Melvin Mora, Willie Bloomquist, Mike Hampton, [...]
02/22/11
Despite not getting a big name free agent this winter, New York Mets GM, Sandy Alderson, is satisfied with the job the team has done this winter.
“Actually, I feel pretty good about it,” Alderson said at a press conference, according to Dan Martin of the New York Post. “We’ve been able to address all of [...]
01/27/11
The New York Mets have officially signed catcher Ronny Paulino to a one-year contract according to a team press release. While the figures were not available in the release, it was previously reported that the deal is for $1.3 million.
Here’s a running list of Ronny Paulino rumors that lead up to the official signing:
–According to [...]
12/09/10
According to the Palm Beach Post’s Joe Capozzi, the Florida Marlins and free agent catcher A.J. Pierzynski have mutual interest in each other. Capozzi cautions that Pierzynski may be too expensive for the Marlins. He made $6.75 million with the Chicago White Sox in 2011.
In mid-September, we heard that the Marlins had planned to address [...]
11/15/10
One of the primary positions the Florida Marlins plan to address in the off season is catcher, according to Joe Frisaro of MLB.com. The Marlins lost catcher Ronny Paulino earlier this season to a 50 game suspension for violating MLB’s subtance abuse policy. The team signed catcher Mike Rivera and assigned him to Triple-A New [...]
09/15/10
Yesterday we heard that the Florida Marlins would be looking to add another catcher during the off-season in the wake of Ronny Paulino’s recent 50 game suspension for violating MLB’s substance abuse policy. Today is appears that the team isn’t going to wait until the off-season to make the move. Manager Edwin Rodriguez says that [...]
09/02/10
MLB.com’s Joe Frisaro says the Florida Marlins are strongly considering moving in another direction at catcher in the wake of Ronny Paulino’s recent 50 game suspension for violating MLB’s substance abuse policy.
Paulino is under team control, and could see a salary increase to $3 million for 2011, but the Marlins may be cautious about paying [...]
08/31/10
8/20 13:43: According to Alden Gonzalez of MLB.com, Paulino will be ineligible to play for the remainder of the season. Paulino said the specific drug that he tested positive for stemmed from the use of a dietary supplement. He will not challenge the suspension.
“To control my weight this season, I used a dietary pill,” Paulino [...]
08/20/10