Yankees sign Russell Branyan

According to John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle, the Los Angeles Angels have signed free agent Russell Branyan. Branyan was released by the Diamondbacks last week. He was hitting only .210 in 62 at-bats, and became the odd man out as the D-backs needed a starting pitcher for last Saturday’s game. Branyan will provide depth for [...]

Here’s the latest from FOXSports’ Ken Rosenthal via his Full Count video: – It is still unclear when the Dodgers’ ownership situation will resolve, but the longer it takes the worse it will be for players like C.C. Sabathia. The left handed pitcher is expected to opt-out of his contract with the Yankees, and according to [...]

According to the Arizona Diamondback’s twitter feed, the team has released Russell Branyan to make room on the 25-man roster for Micah Owings. Branyan who was hitting only .210 in 62 at-bats, and became the odd man out as the D-backs needed a starter for Saturdays game.  Xavier Nady and Juan Miranda will now see more [...]

The Tampa Bay Rays have been using Casey Kotchman as their everyday first baseman. Although he’s been hitting well so far, FOXSports’ Ken Rosenthal believes the Rays could benefit from an upgrade. Rosenthal says though that there might not be a good replacement for Kotchman at the moment. Diamondbacks Russell Branyan would not be much better [...]