Update: The news went from bad to worse for Grady Sizemore as he had to undergo back surgery and now will be out eight-to-12 weeks. Sizemore had a micro discectomy procedure on his lower back Thursday. Of course the re-signing of Sizemore looks even worse now, but nobody could have predicted this. This is really [...]
The Chicago White Sox have signed OF Kosuke Fukudome to a one-year, $1 million contract with a club option of $3.5 million for 2013. Fukudome hit .262/.342/.370 with eight HR’s in 603 PA’s with the Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians in 2011. For one million boxes of ziti, this is a pretty good pickup for [...]
On Friday, we took a very early look at some National League postseason predictions, so it’s only fitting that we take a look at some early American League postseason predictions. American League East 1. Z – Tampa Bay Rays: A full year of Matt Moore and Desmond Jennings and Evan Longoria, B.J. Upton, and David [...]
The Cleveland Indians were looking to upgrade their first base situation all winter and on Thursday afternoon, the Indians finally found their man. The Indians signed 1B Casey Kotchman to a one-year, $3 million contract according to Paul Hoynes of the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Kotchman spent last season with the Tampa Bay Rays and had [...]
Tom Britton of the Providence Journal is reporting that Pedro Martinez told reporters over the weekend that he is finally officially planning to retire. Martinez hasn’t pitched since 2009 when he went 5-1 with a 3.63 ERA in nine starts with the Philadelphia Phillies. Martinez will finish his career with a 219-100 record with a [...]
After being courted by 9-to-10 teams (according to reports), Grady Sizemore has decided to return to the only place he has called home in his Major League career — Cleveland. As reported by Buster Olney, the Cleveland Indians have re-signed OF Grady Sizemore to a one-year, $5 million contract. Sizemore can earn another $4 million [...]
