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Lance Berkman injury could lead to Matt Adams call up

St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Lance Berkman injured his right knee after stretching to get to a throw from shortstop Rafael Furcal. The veteran slugger could be headed to the DL, but the Cardinals…Read More

Chicago White Sox DFA Eric Stults, activate Jesse Crain

In order to make room for right-handed set-up man Jesse Crain, the Chicago White Sox designated left-handed reliever Eric Stults for assignment. Crain was activated from the 15-day disabled list after…Read More

Baltimore Orioles designate Matt Antonelli for assignment

Infielder Matt Antonelli has been designated for assignment, so that the Baltimore Orioles can purchase the contract of outfieler Xavier Avery, who will likely make his Major League debut for the club.…Read More

Minnesota Twins Justin Morneau on DL, Brian Dozier called up

The Minnesota Twins have placed first baseman Justin Morneau on the disabled list due to a sore left wrist. The 15-day DL trip is retroactive to the first day of May, so expect Morneau to be back in the…Read More

Bryce Harper Called Up; Nationals Place Ryan Zimmerman on DL

Bryce Harper has arrived.  The day many Washington Nationals and baseball fans in general have waited for is here.  To replace injured third baseman Ryan Zimmerman, who’s been placed on the Nationals…Read More

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Mike Trout Called Up; Angels Release Bobby Abreu

The Los Angeles Angels have announced that they’ve released veteran outfielder/designated hitter Bobby…Read More

Marlon Byrd Traded to Boston Red Sox

The Boston Red Sox have found their outfielder as they’ve announced a trade with the Chicago Cubs for…Read More

Boston Red Sox close to adding Marlon Byrd

It’s no secret that the Chicago Cubs have been looking to trade former Texas Rangers outfielder…Read More

Brandon Allen Claimed by Tampa Bay Rays

A week and a half after being designated for assignment by the Oakland Athletics, Brandon Allen was claimed…Read More

New York Yankees sign Nelson Figueroa

The New York Yankees have signed veteran, 37-year-old right-hander Nelson Figueroa to a minor league…Read More

Arizona Diamondbacks sign Brent Clevlen

The Arizona Diamondbacks are the eighth best team in our site’s power rankings, and the D’Backs have signed 28-year-old Octagon client Brent Clevlen to a minor league deal. The former Detroit…Read More

Daric Barton Activated; A’s Designate Brandon Allen

Yesterday the Oakland Athletics activated first baseman Daric Barton from their disabled list.  In a corresponding move, the A’s designated first baseman Brandon Allen for assignment. Read | Share

New York Yankees Acquire Catcher Chris Stewart; Option Francisco Cervelli

Yesterday the New York Yankees acquired veteran catcher Chris Stewart from the San Francisco Giants in exchange for right-hander George Kontos.  While the transaction itself wasn’t anything special,…Read More

Reds Trade Juan Francisco to Braves for J.J. Hoover

Yesterday it was announced that the Cincinnati Reds had traded third baseman Juan Francisco to the Atlanta Braves in exchange for right-hander J.J. Hoover.  Francisco was out of options with the Reds…Read More

Royals Acquire Jason Bourgeois, Humberto Quintero From Astros

The Houston Astros and Kansas City Royals announced a trade yesterday that sent catcher Humberto Quintero and outfielder Jason Bourgeois to KC.  In exchange for the veterans, the Astros received 24-year-old…Read More

Washington Nationals and Ryan Zimmerman extension

The Washington Post is reporting that star third baseman Ryan Zimmerman has indeed come to an agreement on a contract extension, but the terms are not yet known. It was once thought that there would be…Read More

Theo Epstein Compensation Resolved; Red Sox Receive Chris Carpenter, PTBNL

The Theo Epstein Compensation situation is resolved…well kind of resolved.  The Red Sox and Cubs have announced the terms of the Epstein swap; Chris Carpenter and a player to be named later will be…Read More

Yankees, Pirates Finalize A.J. Burnett Trade

The Yankees and Pirates were finally able to hammer out a deal that will send starting pitcher A.J. Burnett to Pittsburgh in exchange for salary relief and a pair of prospects.  The Pirates are set to…Read More

Yoenis Cespedes signs with Oakland Athletics

Tim Brown of Yahoo! Sports tweeted that 26-year-old Cuban outfielder Yoenis Cespedes has agreed to terms with the Oakland Athletics. Brown reported the Prince Fielder signing earlier this offseason. Read…Read More

Other Tweets Considered by Jeremy Guthrie Following Being Traded

Yesterday, the Baltimore Orioles traded a baseball player to the Colorado Rockies in return for two other baseball players. Jeremy Guthrie and two other guys. I’m not so interested in the details…Read More

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