The Baltimore Orioles have agreed to a Minor League deal with veteran Bill Hall. He will take recently traded, Josh Bell’s spot in the Orioles’ Triple-A team.
Hall, 32, is a career .248/.307/.436 hitter with 124 HR’s, 439 RBI’s and a 92 OPS+ in ten seasons in the Majors with the Brewers, Mariners, Red Sox, Astros [...]
04/24/12
According to Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle, the San Francisco Giants have released infielder Bill Hall.
Hall hit .224 in 158 plate appearances this season with the Astros before being released.
In 2006, Hall ate his Wheaties as he had a career year with 35 home runs, 85 RBI all while hitting .270 for the [...]
07/28/11
Here’s the latest from Buster Olney of ESPN:
– The Twins have been playing better lately so it’s way too early for them to become sellers. In any case, teams are waiting to see if some of their veterans become available, such as Michael Cuddyer or Francisco Liriano. Olney adds that if Liriano becomes available, he [...]
06/14/11
The Giants have signed Bill Hall reports Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports. The Giants became interested yesterday in Hall, after second baseman Freddy Sanchez dislocated his right shoulder diving for a ball.
One option for the Giants would have been Mike Fontenot, but he left Friday night game in Triple-A with a groin injury.
Hall hit .224 in [...]
06/11/11
In an article by Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports, he reports that the Baltimore Orioles and Washington Nationals are interested in Bill Hall, and the New York Yankees may consider him as well. The Houston Astros released Hall last weekend.
Hall hit .224 in 158 plate appearances this season. In 2006, Hall ate his Wheaties as he [...]
06/10/11
After Friday night’s game, the Astros released struggling second basemen Bill Hall, reports, Zachary Levine of the Houston Chronicle. If no team claims Hall, then he would become an unrestricted free agent on Wednesday.
Astros manager Brad Mills said he hoped Hall found a new home where he would be able to get playing time. “I [...]
06/04/11
11. Arizona Diamondbacks: The Diamondbacks had, in my opinion, a very similar off season as the Marlins did. Their most significant moves were the signing of J.J. Putz and trading for Armando Galarraga. They also brought a few veterans in to their roster with Xavier Nady, Melvin Mora, Willie Bloomquist, Mike Hampton, [...]
02/22/11
The Los Angeles Dodgers have agreed to terms with free agent Marcus Thames according to Dylan Hernandez of the Los Angeles Times. The deal could be finalized tomorrow.
Danny Knobler of CBSSports was the first to report that the Dodgers were interest in Thames earlier today.
The club declined to confirm that they were close to signing [...]
01/18/11
The Los Angeles Dodgers are looking for one more outfielder, according to Danny Knobler of CBSSports, and Marcus Thames has become the latest candidate to be thrown into the cap as a possibility to fill the void. The Dodgers are looking for a right handed hitting left fielder and in addition to Thames, they were [...]
01/17/11
The Houston Astros have officially signed Bill Hallto a one-year $3 million contract, according to the Astros Sr. Director of Social Media Alyson Footer. Hall’s contract will include a $4 million option for 2012, with a $250,000 buyout.
Hall, 30, hit .247/.316/.456 with the Boston Red Sox in 2010. Although he will be the Astros’ everyday [...]
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