The San Francisco Giants have signed Brad Penny to a minor league contract, John Shea of The San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Penny will head to extended Spring Training next week and is considered a bullpen option. He will also make the pro-rated portion of $500K while with the big league club. There is no set opt [...]
05/19/12
Brad Penny has signed a one-year deal with Japan’s Softbank Hawks, according to the San Diego Tribune. The deal is for $4mm and includes $3.5mm in performance bonuses and a $4.5mm mutual option for 2013 (contract info provided by Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports).
Last season, Penny went 11-11 last season for the Detroit Tigers with [...]
02/05/12
5. Rangers- Yes the Rangers are in the top 5 in my eyes. And yes I know they lost out on Cliff Lee. But take away that and the fact they overpaid a bit for Adrian Beltre and they had a decent offseason. They brought in catcher Yorvit Torrealba as well as Mike Napoli via-trade [...]
02/13/11
The Detroit Tigers have officially signed right handed pitcher Brad Penny to a one-year, $3 million deal guaranteed, according to Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated.
Yesterday, we learned that Penny had an agreement with the Tigers, and that the deal would include $3 million in performance bonuses. Jon Paul Morosi of FOXSports said that Penny should [...]
01/12/11
According to Jason Beck of MLB.com the Detroit Tigers have agreed on a one-year deal with right handed pitcher Brad Penny. The deal is pending a physical.
FOXSports’ Jon Paul Morosi said earlier today that the Tigers were on the verge of signing the 32-year old Penny to a one-year, $3 million deal. Sports Illustrated’s Jon [...]
01/11/11
Buster Olney of ESPN says that the Detroit Tigers are the front-runners for free agent pitcher Brad Penny.
Earlier today, in a somewhat cryptic Tweet, Penny said, “Getting close to finding my new home. Should know by the end of the day”.
Last week, source close to FOXSports Jon Paul Morosi said that the Tigers are still [...]
01/11/11
The Detroit Tigers are looking for a veteran starter, and they are considering Brad Penny and Jeremy Bonderman for that position according to MLB.com’s Jason Beck, but they could also look at Freddy Garcia.
The native of Venezuela, Garcia, played with the Tigers in 2008 where he went 1-1 with a 4.20 ERA in three starts. [...]
01/10/11
In early December, we learned that the Tigers were after right handed pitcher Brad Penny because they are looking to upgrade their starting rotation.
Today, a source close to FOXSports Jon Paul Morosi said that the Tigers are still pursuing Penny.
Team president and GM Dave Dombrowski has a history with Penny. He acquired Penny in a [...]
01/06/11
Here’s the latest from The Boston Globe’s Nick Cafardo:
– The Tampa Bay Rays could be in a position to re-sign right-handed relief pitcher Grant Balfour if the market drops on relievers.
– The New York Mets are in need of pitching, and a few available candidates include: Jeff Francis, Bruce Chen, Brian Burres, Kevin Millwood, Brad [...]
01/02/11
As you read this posting, it’s quite possible that it’s already out of date. Free agents have been moving quickly over the last few days, but if your favorite team has not made its move yet – don’t be down in the dumps. There are several good free agents left. Here’s a list of some [...]
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