The Kansas City Royals announced that they have signed shortstop Alcides Escobar to a four-year extension. The deal will pay Escobar $10.5mm through 2015 with the possibility to earn a total of $21.75mm if the two club options are exercised.
Escobar, 25, posted a .254 avg, .290 OBP and .343 SLG while stealing 26 bases in 2011.
Earlier this week, the Royal signed [...]
03/15/12
The Kansas City Royals have agreed to one-year deals with short stop Alcides Escobar and third baseman Mike Aviles according to the team (via Meridiano.com).
Escobar was part of the trade that involved right handed pitcher Zack Greinke this winter between the Royals and the Brewers. The Venezuelan short stop hit .235/.288/.326 with 4 HR’s and [...]
02/21/11
5. Rangers- Yes the Rangers are in the top 5 in my eyes. And yes I know they lost out on Cliff Lee. But take away that and the fact they overpaid a bit for Adrian Beltre and they had a decent offseason. They brought in catcher Yorvit Torrealba as well as Mike Napoli via-trade [...]
02/13/11
The Milwaukee Brewers made one of the bigger splashes this winter with the unexpected acquisition of right-handed pitcher Zack Greinke from the Kansas City Royals. While signed through 2012, you have to wonder if the Brewers will keep Greinke past his current contract, especially with the number of prospects the team had to give up.
Wonder [...]
01/03/11
Right-handed pitcher Zack Greinke has been traded from the Kansas City Royals to the Milwaukee Brewers. The transaction was first reported by Jim Breen of the Bernie’s Crew blog as published in the Journal Sentinel. It was then followed up in a report by Andrew Wagner of OnMilwaukee.com that confirmed the sides had reached an [...]
12/19/10
There’s something going on at Miller Park, home of the Milwaukee Brewers. On Sunday, a Cub’s fan fell 14 feet from the left field stands. Last night, a young boy was hit when a bat shattered and flew about ten rows behind the Pirates’ on-deck circle.
According to the Associated Press, Alcides Escobar’s bat shattered in [...]
04/27/10