According to a team announcement, the Cleveland Indians received infielder Josh Rodriguez from the Pittsburgh Pirates. Rodriguez was picked by the Pirates in the December Rule V draft, and by rule must remain on the team’s active roster for the entire season or be offered back to the original team.
The Pirates designated Rodriguez for assignment [...]
04/29/11
The Pittsburgh Pirates have designated Josh Rodriguez for assignment according to Jenifer Langosch of MLB.com. Rodriguez was designated for assignment to make room for newly acquired Brandon Wood.
Wood was claimed off waivers earlier today. He hit .154/.154/.231 (2-for-13) in five games for the Angels this year. Rodriguez was hitting .083/.214/.083 with 1 RBI in 12 [...]
04/22/11
The Pittsburgh Pirates have claimed infielder Brandon Wood off waivers from the Angels reports Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports. Rosenthal adds that Wood will probably get a shot at shortstop with the Pirates. They are apparently not happy with Ronny Cedeno.
Earlier today, we learned that the Pirates were “almost surely” placing a claim on Wood.
The Angels [...]
04/22/11
According to Colin Dunlap of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the Pirates “will almost surely” place a waiver claim on infielder Brandon Wood. The window to file a waiver claim on Wood closes today at noon.
Bob Nightengale of USA Today tweeted earlier this week that there’s no way that the Angels infielder will clear waivers. Nightengale pointed [...]
04/22/11
According to Victor Rojas of the Angels’ television network, the team designated Brandon Wood to create roster space for Erick Aybar. Wood took over for Aybar when the infielder suffered a slight strain on his side at the beginning of April.
Wood hit .154/.154/.231 (2-for-13) in five games for the Angels this year.
04/20/11
Los Angeles Angels infielder Erick Aybar underwent an MRI on Wednesday morning and it revealed a slight strain on his side, according to Mike Scioscia (via Kevin Baxter of the Los Angeles Times).
“Right now we’re hoping it’s not a [disabled-list] situation,” he said.
Ayber is likely of Friday’s home opener in Anaheim, but he could be [...]
04/07/11
On April 8th as the season was getting under way, we took a moment to reflect on the tragic loss of Nick Adenhart and his two friends, Courtney Stewart and Henry Pearson. Today, opening statements began with what is expected to be a lengthy trial for Andrew Gallo. Jurors heard about how Gallo spent hours [...]
09/15/10
Tom Singer of MLB.com talks about 16 players that could benefit from a change of scenery via the July 31st non-waiver Trade Deadline. He’s dubbed them the Bittersweet 16:
Mike Lowell, Boston Red Sox
No revelations here for the Prisoner of Yawkey Way. He was ticketed out of town when Boston signed free agent Adrian Beltre, [...]
07/20/10
Nick Cafardo of The Boston Globe turns our attention to possible trade candidates. Here’s his summary:
Cliff Lee — With him becoming a free agent at season’s end, two things could happen. The Mariners could sell him off to the bidder that unloads the most prospects, or they will try to sign him, feeling he’s a [...]
06/20/10