12 Teams In On Jason Hammel
12 teams are currently in on free agent righty Jason Hammel, MLBTR has learned. Though he has yet to receive an offer, teams have discussed one-year concepts so far. There is a sense that three...
View ArticleRockies Rumors: Pomeranz, Davis, Anderson, Hammel
The Rockies haven't made any moves yet in Orlando, but they're expected to be active this week, according to Troy Renck of the Denver Post. Renck passed along a few tidbits of note in a Monday piece...
View ArticleFour Teams Interested In Jason Hammel
Free agent starting pitcher Jason Hammel has had interest from the Cubs, Pirates, Royals and Braves, FOX Sports' Jon Morosi tweets. Hammel posted a 4.97 ERA with 6.2 K/9 and 3.1 BB/9 in 139 1/3 innings...
View ArticleThe Latest On The Orioles’ Pitching Search
Reports yesterday once again connected the Orioles to right-hander Bronson Arroyo, reviving some early offseason linking between the two sides. In his latest piece, Dan Connolly of the Baltimore Sun...
View ArticleCubs Looking At Starters, Will Not Re-Sign Scott Baker
After losing out on Masahiro Tanaka, the Cubs remain interested in adding rotation depth, likely in the form of a relatively minor signing, reports Jesse Rogers of ESPNChicago.com. Chicago will not be...
View ArticlePitching Notes: Garza, Arroyo, Buyers, Hammel, Williams, Byrdak
There were no new developments today relating to Matt Garza, who looked to have a deal in place with the Brewers yesterday before an unidentified snag held things up. Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee...
View ArticleFree Agent Notes: Angels, Phillies, Yankees
Draft pick compensation is hanging over the market for several prominent, unsigned free agents — namely, Ervin Santana, Ubaldo Jimenez, Stephen Drew, Nelson Cruz, and Kendrys Morales. Ken Rosenthal of...
View ArticleEast Notes: Blue Jays, Mets, Phillies, Orioles
Here are some notes from around the game's eastern divisions: Blue Jays GM Alex Anthopoulos hopes his club can benefit from the qualifying offer system given its array of draft picks, Ben...
View ArticleCubs Notes: Samardzija, Hammel
Jeff Samardzija and the Cubs still haven't come to terms on a contract to avoid arbitration for 2014, with the pitcher filing for $6.2MM and the team countering with $4.4MM. That gap is indicative of...
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Cubs Sign Jason Hammel
The Cubs have officially signed free agent starter Jason Hammel to a one-year, $6MM deal. The 31-year-old Octagon client can earn an additional $1MM in incentives. After posting a strong 3.43 ERA in...
View ArticleChicago Notes: Abreu, Sox, Cubs, Hammel
Here’s the latest about both Windy City franchises… Jose Abreu “may turn out to be the bargain of the winter,” writes CBS Sports’ Jon Heyman. The White Sox signed Abreu to a six-year, $68MM contract...
View ArticleCentral Notes: Chapman, Wong, Weeks, ChiSox, Cubs
On this date 70 years ago, Sportsman’s Park in St. Louis (home to the National League’s Cardinals and the American League’s Browns) became the final MLB stadium to integrate seating for fans. Although...
View ArticleQuick Hits: Taveras, Samardzija, Hammel, Amateur
Speculation has heightened as to when the Cardinals will call up top prospect Oscar Taveras. He is part of a special trio of Triple-A outfielders, along with Stephen Piscotty and Randal Grichuk, a...
View ArticleQuick Hits: Pollock, Morales, Lester, Cubs
The Diamondbacks announced today that outfielder A.J. Pollock underwent surgery to repair a right hand fracture and would not resume baseball activity for eight weeks. Pollock, 26, had been a rare...
View ArticleTrade Deadline Notes: D’Backs, Price, Zobrist, Lee, Cubs
With the draft in the rear-view mirror, the league’s attention will increasingly turn to the coming summer trade market — though, with so many teams still in the hunt and so much money owed to many...
View ArticleCafardo On Lee, Papelbon, Giants, Hammel, Black
In his Sunday Baseball Notes column, Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe reminisces about a pitchers’ duel between the Red Sox’s Luis Tiant and the Angels’ Nolan Ryan 40 years ago, the likes of which we...
View ArticleCubs Gauging Market On Samardzija, Hammel, Arrieta, Jackson
JUNE 16: In addition to discussing Samardzija and Hammel trades, the Cubs are at least willing to consider the possibility of moving additional arms, Jon Morosi of FOX Sports reports (Twitter links)....
View ArticleStark On Rays, Zobrist, Utley, Cubs, Padres
The trade deadline is rapidly approaching and while things figure to get exciting over the next month and change, not everyone is drooling over what might be available. “To be honest, I don’t see much...
View ArticleRockies Notes: Cubs, De La Rosa, Tulowitzki
It’s been a rough week for the Rockies, who have lost five games in a row, got no-hit by Clayton Kershaw on Wednesday and allowed three runs to score on one wild pitch in yesterday’s 9-4 defeat to the...
View ArticleNL Central Notes: Hammel, Wada, Cards, Bucs
Here’s the latest out of the NL Central: If the Cubs trade Jason Hammel as expected, the 31-year-old says that he would be open to returning to Chicago in the winter. “I would assume they are pretty...
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