MLB News and Rumors

The Chicago Cubs were said to be listening to trade offers for starting pitcher Matt Garza this offseason, but the team apparently didn’t like any of them because the word is now that the team wants to sign the 28-year-old to a long-term deal even though he can’t become a free agent till after the [...]

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Ian Kennedy has now been with the Arizona Diamondbacks for two seasons since being traded there from the New York Yankees in a three-team deal that found Curtis Granderson moving to the Bronx from the Detroit Tigers. Since then, Kennedy has gone 30-14 with a 3.31 ERA. He went 21-4 with a 2.88 ERA last [...]

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Seattle Mariners outfielder Franklin Gutierrez had a rough season last year, appearing in only 92 games due mostly to stomach issues. And things haven’t started well at spring training for the 29-year-old. MLB.com reports that Gutierrez injured his right pectoral muscle on Tuesday and was kept out of the team’s intrasquad game. “We don’t really [...]

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The St. Louis Cardinals do not want to wait till season’s end to make a deal with impending free agent catcher Yadier Molina. Instead, it’s looking like an extension will be in place soon. According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the two sides are “close to agreement on a multi-year extension likely to make Molina [...]

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San Francisco Giants closer Brian Wilson won’t pitch in a game for two more weeks and hasn’t faced a batter since elbow pain forced him from the mound last August, but he’s sure he’ll be ready for Opening Day, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. “I’ll be ready Opening Day,” he said, the paper notes. [...]

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Reliever Joel Zumaya has spent his whole six-year career with the Detroit Tigers, missing last season and the final four months of the 2010 season with elbow problems. The 27-year-old was signed by the Minnesota Twins in January to a deal that was set to pay him anywhere between $ 800,000 and $ 1.7 million. [...]

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Atlanta Braves pitcher Tommy Hanson suffered a concussion after his Infiniti M45 blew out a tire and was wrecked last Monday, but may be ready to get back to full workouts Tuesday, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Hanson ran a little bit and spent about five minutes playing catch Sunday, the first time the Braves [...]

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Lefty reliever Sean Marshall appeared in 78 games for the Chicago Cubs, going 6-6 with 34 holds and five saves in his sixth season with the team. The Cincinnati Reds sent lefty Travis Wood, outfielder Dave Sappelt, and infielder Ronald Torreyes to the Windy City on Dec. 23 to snag Marshall and are now hoping [...]

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