Many will be watching the San Diego – San Francisco – Atlanta tie-breaking triangle on Sunday that could make this one of the most exciting playoffs in the history of Major League Baseball. However, others may tune in to watch a few notable people that will either be ending their careers by retirement or will [...]
10/03/10
Check out this video of Boston Red Sox Mike Lowell getting struck in the head by a bad ground ball hop.
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Lowell left the game on Friday after the ball struck his right temple, according to MLB.com’s Tim Britton. Lowell had previously announced his [...]
09/25/10
Boston Red Sox third baseman Mike Lowell officially confirmed today that he will retire after the season, according to John Tomase of the Boston Herald.
“I’m retiring,” he said. “I just don’t want to make it a song and dance because I don’t think that’s necessary, but if someone needs something official, yeah, I’m [...]
09/12/10
8/31 15:22: A club official close to MLB.com’s T.R. Sullivan said “Nothing is happening with Lowell.”
8/31 14:26: MLB.com’s T.R. Sullivan says the Texas Rangers are in talks with the Boston Red Sox for Mike Lowell. Sullivan says the conversations “have heated up.”
The talks between the Rangers and Red Sox for Lowell started last winter. At [...]
08/31/10
When Boston Red Sox infielder Mike Lowell was asked about his expectations that 2010 would be his last, he anticipated that it would be his final one, according to Alex Speier of WEEI.
“I’m pretty much set in knowing what I’m going to do after this year,” said Lowell. “It will be fun. It will be [...]
08/23/10
Here’s the latest summary of Ken Rosenthal’s Full Count Video:
If the Washington Nationals sign Adam Dunn, then the team’s refusal to trade him will make more sense. As of now, rival executives could not figure out what the Nationals were thinking. Had they traded Dunn, they would have saved about $4 million in salary, and [...]
08/07/10
8/6 18:55: Amalie Benjamin of the Boston Globe tweets, “Delgado would need a week or 2 to get timing down, fielding down, his agent told me. As for signing, ‘It could be as early as tonight.’”
8/6 13:05: Carlos Delgado worked out for the Red Sox today at Yankee Stadium, agent [...]
08/07/10
The St. Louis Cardinals aren’t leaving any stone unturned in their pursuit for a third baseman. The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review’s Rob Biertempfel says the Cardinals are eyeing Pittsburgh Pirates’ infielder Andy LaRoche as a possible trade target if he can clear waivers.
The Cardinals’ third baseman, David Freese, is out for the year due to a right [...]
08/06/10
The St. Louis Cardinals, half-game out of the NL Central, are in need of a third basemen due to the recent injury to David Freese. The Detroit Tigers on the other hand need a whole lot more than a third baseman to get out of their 8 game hole in the AL Central.
Jeff Gordon of [...]
08/05/10
Here are a few evening PRO Rumors that will ease you into Thursday:
Buster Olney of ESPN spoke with Cincinnati Reds GM Walt Jocketty and he said he hasn’t discussed with manager Dusy Baker about a possible promotion for Aroldis Chapman in awhile. The two may speak later this week.
Peter Gammons of MLB.com says (via Mark [...]
08/05/10