After finishing off the AL, lets jump on over to the NL West and check out the amnesty candidates in this division.
NL WEST
Diamondbacks- Since players that signed new deals this offseason are ineligible to be amnestied, you have to go down the list to find a potential candidate. Though Kevin Towers has done a good [...]
02/20/12
Left handed pitcher Aroldis Chapman, who made his debut in the Majors last year with the Reds, has apparently experienced a drop in his velocity which is generating some concerns among the team.
In yesterday’s game, according to John Fay of the Cincinnati Enquirer, Reds catcher Ramon Hernandez called the trainer and pitching coach to check [...]
04/14/11
Last week, we took a look at the offseason rankings for the American League. Today, we tackle the National League.
1. Colorado Rockies: The Rockies locked up some of their important core players this offsesason. They signed Jorge de la Rosa (two-year deal), Troy Tulowitzki (seven-year deal) and Carlos Gonzalez (seven-year deal) as well. Besides that, [...]
02/22/11
Baseball season has finally arrived and that means that the offseason is almost officially over. So we at PRO Rumors decided to take a look back at the offseason that each AL team had and how they compared to other clubs in the league. Some clubs had an offseason to remember because of who [...]
02/13/11
According to the Padres’ official Twitter account, the team has agreed on a two-year, $11 million deal with short stop Jason Bartlett. The deal will have a vesting option for 2013 that could bring the total to $15 million.
Bartlett will receive $4 million in 2011, $5.5 million in 2012 and $5.5 million team option for [...]
01/10/11
The San Diego Padres had one of the busier off-seasons with the additions of Brad Hawpe, Cameron Maybin, Jason Bartlett and Orlando Hudson to name a few. Because the team moved so quickly, the team isn’t expected to add any other big names to their 2011 roster, according to general manager Jed Hoyer (via The [...]
01/09/11
In a move that has been in the works for over a week, the San Diego Padres have acquired shortstop Jason Bartlett and a player to be named later from the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for Brandon Gomes, Adam Russell, Cesar Ramos and Cole Figueroa, according to Marty Caswell of XX1090 Sports Radio.
The trade [...]
12/17/10
San Diego Padres GM Jed Hoyer told radio station XX1090 that they are continuing to work with the Tampa Bay Rays for a trade involving shortstop Jason Bartlett. Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated confirms that the trade issue is nearly resolved.
“We’re working on some things with Tampa. I hope it’s something that can get resolved [...]
12/16/10
The Third of the Winter Meetings, proved to be the busiest. Type-A free agents were signed, there were plenty of Cliff Lee rumors and we almost had a trade (maybe early tomorrow morning). O yeah and some guy name Carl Crawford signed a huge seven-year $142 million with the Red Sox. If you missed the [...]
12/09/10
The Tampa Bay Rays have traded shortstop Jason Bartlett to the San Diego Padres, according to FOXSports’ Jon Paul Morosi.
Until Morosi’s Tweet, there was confusion in the latter part of the evening whether or not Bartlett was traded.
The 31-year-old Bartlett played the last three seasons with the Rays. He’s a lifetime .281/.345/.385 hitter in seven [...]
12/09/10