Beyond the Boxscore (Free subscription) | yesterday
More photos » by Tony Gutierrez - AP In this April 30, 2009 photo, Center fielder Andruw Jones fields a fly out for the Texas Rangers during a baseball game against the Oakland Athletics in Arlington, Texas. If Jones can prove he can still do this, Jones' new emplyer, the Chicago White Sox, should be fairly happy with their investment.. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez) Browse more photos » The...
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
The latest Rangers hot stove buzz, courtesy of MLB.com's T.R. Sullivan... The Rangers were told by the Marlins that Josh Johnson is not available, which jives with Michael Hill's recent comments. Texas also inquired on other Marlins pitchers, and Sullivan says "there doesn't appear to be a match." Sullivan says the teams had "absolutely no discussions" about Marlins second baseman...
Zoner Sports (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
Ken Williams can’t get mo money from Mr. Jerry Reinsdorf, so he’s partying like it’s 1999. How so? By signing 2 players that were in their prime back then: Omar Vizquel and Andruw Jones. Those 2 also both played in the infamous “tie game” in 2002 All-Star Game. Is Kenny getting all nostalgic? Here are [...]
MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
Happy Thanksgiving to those who celebrated this week! Here's your weekly look back at all things Hot Stove from MLBTR: The Blue Jays signed not one, but two shortstops this week, inking Alex Gonzalez to a one-year, $2.75MM contract with a $2.5MM club option, and re-signing John McDonald for two years and $3MM total. The White Sox also made two signings this week, inking Andruw Jones on a one-year deal...
Baseball Analysts (Free subscription) | 11/29/2009
Bob Ryan took to the pages of the Boston Globe yesterday to list Alex Gonzalez's departure for Toronto as the latest in a series of shortstop mishandlings by Red Sox General Manager Theo Epstein. The logic seems to go something like this: Gonzalez suits my eye when I watch him field a baseball. He even hits a little bit. Theo has no credibility on shortstops. Therefore Gonzalez should have been retained....
Amazin' Avenue (Free subscription) | 11/28/2009
Hope everyone is enjoying their leftovers so far. Some pretty good stuff out there in the last few days. Take a look. Meet the Mets Doesn't this Jose Guillen rumor sound like exactly the sort of thing the Mets would do? There are some strong performances to report in off-season play. Tobi Stoner is turning some heads and might be a consideration for the rotation . Josh Thole continues to rake and Lance...
ChicagoCubsOnline.com (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009
On the day after Thanksgiving, will Jim Hendry make any progress on " Movin' Milton "? Reports before the holiday indicated the Cubs remain focused on unloading Milton Bradley , which could clear a little necessary room on the payroll. Rumors have suggested the Cubs' payroll for 2010 will be anywhere from $140 million to $150 million. With all of the high-priced contracts ( that includes...
Mets Today (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009
The first free agents of this winter’s pool have agreed to terms with new teams: Alex Gonzalez has moved on to the Toronto Blue Jays, and both Andruw Jones and Omar Vizquel are moving from Texas to the Chicago White Sox. How do these signings affect the Mets? The Jays’ addition of Gonzalez — and [...]
TigerBlog (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009
The White Sox have been busy here in the early stages of the free agent season. They inked Omar Vizquel to a one year deal earlier in the week and then yesterday, the signed Andruw Jones to a one year incentive laden deal. While neither are long term options, it does give the White Sox [...]
Chicago Tribune (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009
Outfielder-DH coming off two poor seasons For the second time in a week, the White Sox signed an aging player they have sought for years, although the question is whether outfielder Andruw Jones can be as valuable as infielder Omar Vizquel, or whether either might be the new Bartolo Colon.
The FanHouse - Wisconsin Basketball (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
by Pat Lackey Filed under: White Sox , AL Central , MLB Free Agency Andruw Jones can start a day early on his Thanksgiving celebration, because word this afternoon is that the veteran outfielder has signed a one-year deal with the Chicago White Sox . There's no word on financial terms yet, but it appears the Sox are hellbent on shoring up their bench as they've now signed Jones, and Omar Vizquel in...
Chicagoist (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File The White Sox aren't spending Thanksgiving Eve laying about; they're making moves. With the departure of a players like Jim Thome and Jermaine Dye, the team seems to be looking for someone to add a little power and it looks like they're going to take a gamble on Andruw Jones. The Sox and Jones agreed to a one-year, $500,000 deal that includes a potential $1 million in...
South Side Sox (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
More photos » by Tony Gutierrez - AP Jones is here to help you fill your quota of fat jokes Browse more photos » The White Sox seem to be going about their off-season in reverse. They're lining up their bench pieces to a team that still lacks two (or three) legitimate full-time major league position players. Today, they've reportedly signed Andruw Jones to a 1-year, $500K incentive-laden...
Mopupduty.com (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
The other day Omar Vizquel signed for virtually peanuts ($1.375 million). Some ‘journalists’ have claimed that Omar’s signing has set the market. Give me a break. Depending on how much collusion is in the cards the Jays could end up with Marco via arbitration, although I highly doubt it. Coming off of a career year [...]
The Hardball Times (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
On the face of it, Juan Castro signing a major-league contract worth about $700,000 with a 2011 club option makes no sense. After all, this is a 37-year old with a career line of .230/.270/.332. He has negligible value on offense, and I couldn't care less about his .277 mark he posted last year (/.311/.339). The only thing separating .277 from a .230 average is five hits. With Castro's weak power,...
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