The Los Angeles Dodgers have signed Josh Bard to a one-year deal, believed to be $750k Jon Heyman of CBSSports reports. Dylan Hernandez of the LA Times clarifies the signing by noting that the deal is a minor-league deal.
In 81 at-bats this season, Bard hit .210.
The move is considered odd as the Dodgers are set [...]
12/07/11
The Los Angeles Dodgers and Matt Treanor have agreed to a one-year deal, Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports reports. Treanor is set to earn $850,000 in 2012 with a team option for 2013 at $950,000 with a $150,000 buy out.
Treanor returned to the Texas Rangers in an August trade. In 72 games in 2011, the [...]
11/15/11
According to several news outlets, the Texas Rangers have acquired catcher Matt Treanor from the Kansas City Royals for a player to be named later or for cash, and they have acquired left-handed pitcher Mike Gonzalez from the Baltimore Orioles for a player to be named later.
Treanor, 35, is headed back to the Rangers – [...]
08/31/11
The Kansas City Royals have acquired catcher Matt Treanor from the Texas Rangers for cash considerations according to Bob Dutton of the Kansas City Star.
The Rangers signed Treanor for $850,000 back in December. Treanor, 34, hit .211/.387/.308 in 82 games with the Texas Rangers in 2010.
03/28/11
In a Tweet by T.R. Sullivan of MLB.com, he says the Texas Rangers have signed catcher Matt Treanor to a one-year, $850,000 deal. The team also outrighted Ryan Tucker to make room on the 40-man roster for Trenor.
Treanor, 34, hit .211/.387/.308 in 82 games with the Texas Rangers in 2010.
Tucker, 24, did not pitch with [...]
12/13/10
Catcher Matt Treanor is close to returning with the Texas Rangers, according to MLB.com’s T.R. Sullivan. If he returns, he will most likely be the backup to Yorvit Torrealba.
“I don’t know if it will happen in the next day but we’re pretty confident Matt is coming back,” general manager Jon Daniels said Friday.
12/04/10
The Texas Rangers have reached a two-year deal with free agent catcher Yorvit Torrealba, according to Jeff Wilson of the Fort Worth Star Telegram.
Anthony Andro of the Star Telegram says that the Rangers are paying Torrealba $6.25 million over two-years, with $3 million in 2011 and $3.25 million in 2012.
Torrealba declined his side of the [...]
11/29/10
It’s no surprise that the Texas Rangers are trying to bring back left-handed pitcher Cliff Lee, but according to a baseball source close to T.R. Sullivan of MLB.com, the team is making Victor Martinez the number one target to upgrade at catcher.
“He’s somebody we’re going to talk to,” said a club official.
Texas used Bengie Molina [...]
11/17/10
When Texas Rangers catcher Bengie Molina was asked about retirement as reported by MLB.com’s Lyle Spencer, the 36-year-old catcher said it was a “possibility.”
“It’s more ‘yes’ than ‘no’ right now,” Molina said. “Something could get worked out this winter. As for now … yes.”
Molina will be a free-agent after the season, along with a [...]
10/27/10
Boston Red Sox team captain Jason Varitek said he was mentally and emotionally prepared for the possibility that he played his last game in a Red Sox uniform, according to ESPN’s Gordon Edes.
“One thing I’ve always been able to do is be realistic,” Varitek said on Sunday, “so we’ll just have to see. There’s about [...]
10/04/10