On Thursday Ervin Santana, having only been signed by the Braves on March 12 of this year, pitched two innings for the first time since last season in a game against the New York Mets. Having been on the free agent market for quite a while, Santana looked as though he hadn't missed a beat. Looking primed for a third inning, the...
After Braves starters Kris Medlen and Brandon Beachy went down with injuries in Sunday's and Monday's games against the New York Mets respectively, it was clear that the Braves felt they needed to bring in another starter to shore up their rotation. On Wednesday, Atlanta did just that with the signing of the best starting pitcher...
Ervin Santana UPDATE: March 9, 2014:
So much for Santana's self imposed deadline. Orioles beat writer for the Baltimore Sun, Eduardo A. Encina, tweeted this yesterday afternoon,
Even though there was some rumor of a 4-5 pm deadline on Ervin Santana, the #Orioles continue to be engaged in discussions this evening. —...
Free agent starting pitcher Ervin Santana is now looking for a one year deal that he can sign before the beginning of the season. Throughout the off-season, Santana has been looking for a deal in the neighborhood of four years/$60 million. Without serious contenders in that ballpark and with Opening Day fast approaching it appears...
On Saturday, the Baltimore Orioles and free agent outfielder Nelson Cruz agreed to a one-year deal worth $8 million. The deal is still pending the dreaded physical - which free agents have not fared well with when coming to terms with the Orioles (Most notably closer Grant Balfour, who would eventually sign with the Tampa Bay...
On the surface, according to MLB.com's Brittany Ghiroli, it appears that Korean pitcher Suk-min Yoon and the Orioles have agreed, tentatively, to a three year, $5.75 million contract. Yet the Orioles haven't said much regarding the deal because ... wait for it ... it depends upon Yoon passing a physical.
The ball club is...
After watching pitcher Suk-min Yoon last week out in California it appears the Baltimore Orioles were impressed about what they saw. The Orioles have reportedly made an offer to right-hander, proving how serious they really are about the young Korean. As the Orioles are one of the main teams still shopping for a starter but seem to have...
The Masahiro Tanaka sweepstakes is officially over and now that the Brewers have agreed to a deal with Matt Garza the baseball world is turning their attention to Ubaldo Jimenez and Ervin Santana with the latter seemingly drawing the most current attention.
At a minimum the Colorado Rockies, New York Yankees, Seattle Mariners, Los...
The Brewers and free agent starting pitcher Matt Garza agreed to a four year, $50 million deal on Sunday. The deal is pending a physical, which is important considering we have already seen Grant Balfour (now signed with the Rays) fail a physical earlier this off-season with the Baltimore Orioles.
Garza, 30, was arguably the best...
According to multiple sources including Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports, the Yankees and Masahiro Tanaka have agreed to a seven year, $155 million deal. The deal reportedly includes an opt out clause for Tanaka after four years.
Tanaka was the prized pitching prospect in this year's free agent market despite the fact that he has never...
