Chris Carpenter is preparing himself as if he will be a starting pitcher should he return to the St. Louis Cardinals. Carpenter has not played this year after experiencing nerve irrational prior to the start of Spring Training. On Wednesday the former Cy Young winner threw roughly 30 pitches after throwing double that on Monday. [...]
David Ortiz uttered the now-famous words, “this is our f—— city!” at Fenway Park after the Boston Marathon bombing. Now the Red Sox slugger is raising money for the One Fund Boston charity by selling bats with his quote. The bats start at $125 with al of the proceeds going to the charity. For $500 [...]
Francisco Rodriguez was called up to the major league roster by the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday. The Brewers were up against a Wednesday deadline that required them to call him up to the major leagues or grant him his release. During his time at the minor league level Rodriguez struck out seven in four scoreless [...]
Jonathan Sanchez and the Los Angeles Dodgers have reached an agreement on a contract pending a physical per Pedro Gomez. Sanchez was released by the Pittsburgh Pirates earlier this month after he was wildly ineffective. Sanchez posted a 11.85 ERA and 15/8 K/BB ratio in 13 2/3 innings for the Pirates. He also received a [...]
The reports about Carlos Zambrano signing a minor league deal with the Philadelphia Phillies were true, they just were a little early. On Wednesday the team announced that it had signed the 31-year-old Zambrano to a minor league deal. Carlos Zambrano will begin his return to the majors by reporting to Clearwater, FL for extended [...]
The New York Yankees have been riddled with injuries since the start of the season but slowly players are returning to the field. Curtis Granderson returned to the lineup recently and Mark Teixeira should be back with the team shortly. Teixeira told MLB.com writer Brian Hoch that he expects to be back with the team [...]
The Atlanta Braves are slowly working pitcher Brandon Beachy back to the major league level. On Tuesday the 26-year-old threw 29 pitches in an extended spring training start. According to David O’Brien the right hander threw in the 92-93 mph range with his fastball. Beachy made 13 starts for the Braves last season finishing with [...]
Terry Francona plans to start Mark Reynolds at third base with the demotion of Lonnie Chisenhall. Reynolds is a liability at third base but one the Indians are willing to live with as long as he continues to swing a hot bat. Reynolds has been one of the surprise story lines to open the 2013 [...]
Travis Hafner has had some soreness in his right shoulder lately and the Yankees DH is going to attempt to get some answers. Hafner will sit out a few games and undergo an MRI according to Andy Martino of the New York Daily News. Hafner has had a long list of injuries during his career [...]
Matt Garza could rejoin the Cubs’ rotation after Thursday’s rehab start with Triple-A Iowa. Garza has been Sidelined due to his lat. Garza lasted just 3 1/3 frames in his last rehab start, but three 66 pitches in the contest Cubs manager Dale Sveum said the righty threw with a lot of “aggressiveness” in his [...]
