Thursday's Sports Transactions
USA Today - Thu Dec 10, 10:34 pm ETThursday's Sports Transactions
20576 Stories, most recent news story added 2 hours 0 minutes ago
Thursday's Sports Transactions
Major League Baseball offseason signings heated up on Wednesday, with Milwaukee landing pitchers Randy Wolf and LaTroy Hawkins, Baltimore acquiring Kevin Millwood in a trade with Texas, and the New York Yankees completing the three-team, seven-player swap that brought them All-Star center fielder Curtis Granderson.
Cleveland Indians general manager Mark Shapiro predicted they would spend more on their food bill than actual player acquisitions at the baseball winter meetings.
What can we say about the 2008 World Champion and 2009 National League Champion Philadelphia Phillies. Regardless of records, regardless of who won the 2009 World Series the Phillies may just be the best team in baseball. The may have the best lineup in the MLB, and they are unafraid to go out and make [...]
INDIANAPOLIS -- As general managers headed out the hotel doors and into the bone-chilling air, most had much work to do. Only the New York Yankees , Houston, Texas and Milwaukee accomplished a lot this week during the winter meetings.The top three free agents -- John Lackey, Matt Holliday and Jason Bay -- remained unsigned. Toronto ace Roy Halladay was still being shopped.With two weeks left ...
The Cleveland Indians are in start-over mode, but that doesn't mean they don't see themselves as contenders in the American League Central.
According to a scout familiar with the situation, the White Sox were one of two teams in the American League Central Division letting the New York Yankees know during this week's Winter Meetings that they covet the services of outfielder Brett Gardner.
As the winter meetings ended Thursday, the Red Sox were nearing a trade to send Mike Lowell, the 2007 World Series M.V.P., to the Texas Rangers.
INDIANAPOLIS — The St. Louis Cardinals were one of the teams in the headlines during this week’s — really, this year’s — Winter Meetings, but they don’t show up on the transaction summary just released by Major League Baseball.
Right-hander Rich Harden and the Texas Rangers completed a one-year contract yesterday that guarantees him $7.5 million.
INDIANAPOLIS -- White Sox general manager Ken Williams has said it before, and he said it again.''We don't have any money,'' Williams said Wednesday during his meeting with the media. ''We're close to our budget right now, and that really inhibits what we can do in terms of the free-agent market. So we have to get creative, and we've done that before.''Here's the latest example of Williams ...
INDIANAPOLIS — The Boston Red Sox are discussing a trade that would send 2007 World Series MVP Mike Lowell to the Texas Rangers.
The Valley Isle might have its third Major Leaguer in the 2010 season after pitcher Kanekoa Texeira was picked up by the Seattle Mariners in the Rule 5 Draft yesterday at the MLB Winter Meetings in Indianapolis.
White Sox looking at Brett Gardner? The Chicago Sun-Times reports: According to a scout familiar with the situation, the White Sox were one of two teams in the American League Central letting the New York Yankees know during the winter meetings this week that they covet outfielder Brett Gardner.
INDIANAPOLIS — Rich Harden and the Texas Rangers completed a one-year contract Thursday that guarantees the pitcher $7.5 million.
PLAYER OF THE DECADE: Albert Pujols, Cardinals Look at these numbers: .314 batting average, 40 doubles, 34 homers, 127 RBIs, 118 runs. Those numbers make up Pujols' worst season this decade. Pujols' story is already legend. He was a 13th-round pick of the Cardinals in 1999 ... meaning he was even passed over 17 times by his hometown Kansas City Royals. Eighteen months later, he began one of the ...
Veteran left-hander Andy Pettitte and the New York Yankees have agreed to terms on a one-year contract worth $11.75 million.
The Red Sox and Rangers -- according to FoxSports.com -- have reached a preliminary agreement on a deal that would send veteran Mike Lowell to Texas for Minor League catcher Max Ramirez.
Tickets for all Boston Red Sox 2010 spring training home games at City of Palms Park in Fort Myers will go on sale on Saturday. The club also released an amended spring schedule with two additional games bringing the total up to 35 games, which includes 18 games at City of Palms Park.Tickets will also be available beginning at 10 a.m. at the City of Palms Park box office, on www ...
Economic uncertainty handcuffed most teams and made determining the winter meeting winners a tough task.
Free agent left-hander Randy Wolf and the Milwaukee Brewers have agreed to a three-year contract worth $29.75 million, major league sources tell ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney.
Toronto Blue Jays ace Roy Halladay (notes) could be moving to the ...
It's looking like the Boston Red Sox are sending Mike Lowell ...
The 29-year-old Dan Uggla (notes) hit .243 with 31 homers and 90 ...
Catcher Yorvit Torrealba's (notes) reps spent Wednesday evening ...
The word from MLB.com is that the New York Mets will offer catcher ...