The Arizona Diamondbacks have signed Jason Kubel to a two-year deal worth $15mm, Jon Heyman of CBS Sports reports. The deal also includes an option for a third year and is pending a physical.
Kubel is slated to take over left field duties, pushing Gerardo Parra into the fourth outfielder role.
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12/19/11
Sources close to Buster Olney of ESPN say that the Minnesota Twins and the Cleveland Indians are in trade talks. Olney presumes the talks are involving Jim Thome and/or Jason Kubel.
It was reported yesterday, that both of the players were claimed by a team on Wednesday.
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08/25/11
With the trade deadline now in our rearview mirror, we embark on a different scenario for the next month where teams try to add to their rosters as they make one last push towards the playoffs.
As we pointed out to you yesterday, trade scenarios are far from over, but this time they will happen through the waiver process.
Buster [...]
08/01/11
Here is the PRO Rumors’ Friday Rumor Mill. With only two days left until the trade deadline, the trade rumors are going to start picking up. Stay with us to see if your team picks up that one piece they may need to push them over the top and into the playoffs.
– Sources close to [...]
07/30/11
With the trade deadline less than a week away, we at PRO Rumors want to make sure you are up-to-date with all the trade rumors. For that reason, we present to you the “Rumor Mill.” This article will include all the rumors and speculations around the Major League. So make sure you check our Twitter [...]
07/26/11
Here’s the latest from Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports:
– Rosenthal expects the trade deadline to be crazy this year, but he doesn’t expect to see the big names changing teams as in years past.
– The Tampa Bay Rays may deal if GM Andrew Friedman believes that he cannot catch the Yankees [...]
07/14/11
Here is the latest from Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports via his full count video.
–The Twins are not sellers….yet, as GM Bill Smith believes the team can still compete in the AL Central. In the upcoming weeks, they will get Jason Kubel, Jim Thome, Tsuyoshi Nishioka and Joe Mauer back from the DL list.
–The [...]
06/11/11
Twins outfielder Jason Kubel, who is leading the team with a .306 average, can become a free agent at the end of this season. The 29-year old is being paid a very affordable $5.25 million this season.
It has been rumored that the team could deal him if they become sellers at the deadline, and the [...]
05/26/11
The Philadelphia Phillies currently have a payroll of just over $175 million according to CSNPhilly.com, but by season’s end, the payroll could be even higher.
If after all performance and award bonuses are paid out to players the Phillies’ payroll exceeds $178 million, they will have to pay the MLB’s luxury tax. This means the Phillies [...]
05/22/11
Here’s the latest from the Boston Globe’s Nick Cafardo:
– “I guess it’s never too early,’’ said an American League general manager about looking at possible moves to improve their roster. “Sometimes you have to wait things out to see how well the team you’re trying to deal with is doing at the time [...]
05/15/11