Free agent
Today, Fox Sports' Ken Rosenthal reports that Jorge Soler is finally a free agent: Source: Cuban outfielder Jorge Soler, 20, is now a free agent, eligible to sign with any club. Let the bidding on Soler begin. He had been waiting to be cleared by the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control. Jeff […]
@GMCarson just pointed me to this: The Phillies have moved one-time super prospect Domonic Brown to center field at AAA Lehigh Valley. Wow. If you fail at left and fail at right, only other place is center, right? (Well, I suppose Brown could return to pitching). This move could be very telling about the Phillies' […]
(Photo: Wikipedia Commons) According to MLB Trade Rumors, 30 year-old infielder Jorge Cantú has opted out of his minor-league contract with the Los Angeles Angels and is now a free agent client. Cantú, a seven year veteran, has played for five different teams over his career. Most recently being the San Diego Padres. Cantú signed […]
Posted by Mike Frohwirth The Phillies' signing of reliever Jonathan Papelbon to a free agent contract worth a minimum of $50MM (4 years/$50MM, with a $12MM option for Year 5) was surprising this early in the offseason. Was it a smart acquisition by the Phillies? Let's look at the pros and cons of the move. […]
Posted by Frank Klose Courtesy fbjunkie.com Jimmy Rollins appeared on 97.5 the Fanatic this morning with Harry Mayes and Brian Baldinger, and had this to say when looking at the future: "Business is buisness, and the numbers are the numbers…there's no such thing as a home-town discount" Hmm, well, if that's the case, then the […]
