John Parrish Rumors

John Parrish, Orioles Agree To Terms

12:55pm: From Roch Kubatko of MASN: The Orioles have reached agreement on a minor league deal with Parrish that includes a spring training invite and an out-clause that would allow him to leave the organization if he's not on the major league roster by April 3. Parrish will get a chance to crack the Orioles' rotation. 8:53am: According to Jon Paul Morosi of the Detroit Free Press, lefty John Parrish is likely to sign a minor league deal with the Orioles this week. The Tigers had expressed interest in Parrish earlier this winter. Parrish, 31, posted a 2.97 ERA in...   Continue Reading

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Tigers After Affordable Lefty John Parrish

According to John Paul Morosi of the Detroit Free Press, the Tigers are pursuing free agent left-hander John Parrish. Parrish spent most of his time last season with the Blue Jays' Triple-A affiliate in Syracuse. He was just 1-1 with a 4.04 ERA in six starts and seven relief appearances for the big league club in '08. The 31-year-old represents a cheaper option than some of the other free agent lefties still on the market, including Joe Beimel, who the Tigers were reportedly courting in early December. Beimel's agent said Saturday that he has not heard from the Tigers since...   Continue Reading

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Tigers Bullpen Rumors

9:15pm: Jon Paul Morosi says Beimel still tops the Tigers' list among lefties, but they've also expressed interest in John Parrish. 2:23pm: MLB.com's Jason Beck says the Tigers talked to Joe Beimel's agent at the Meetings. They intend to sort out their closer situation first though. The Reds also like Beimel. 2:28am: For roughly $4MM in '09 salaries, the Tigers filled two needs Monday with defensive-minded pickups Gerald Laird and Adam Everett. Now Dave Dombrowski will set his sights on a closer. Jon Paul Morosi maintains that the Tigers are most interested in J.J. Putz and Kerry Wood. It may...   Continue Reading

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Stark's Latest: Prior, Lofton, Otsuka

ESPN's Jayson Stark dishes some good rumorage in his latest column. Stark dug around to find all the Mark Prior suitors and came up with this list: Yankees, Red Sox, White Sox, Mariners, Mets, Cardinals, Padres, Astros, Giants, Reds, Nationals (11 teams). Let's compare notes. MLBTR readers have seen the Yankees, Mets, Cards, Padres, Astros, Reds, and Nats linked to Prior already. So Stark has added the Red Sox, White Sox, Mariners, and Giants. The idea of the Mariners runs contrary to this MLB.com article. Stark did not name the Rangers, who are said to be aggressively pursuing Prior. Prior..   Continue Reading

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