Juan Gonzalez Rumors

Cardinals Leaning Towards Keeping Barton

Joe Strauss of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch notes that Brian Barton is one player that may not switch teams prior to the regular season. Barton was selected by the Cardinals with the 10th pick of the Rule 5 draft from the Indians. The Cardinals are said to be deciding between keeping Barton or 2-time MVP Juan Gonzalez who is battling an abdominal injury. "When you have a (Rule 5) guy, if there's a way that guy can fit on your ballclub, you try to figure a way if you see a legitimate major-league future," La Russa said. While Gonzalez' spring...   Continue Reading

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Odds and Ends: Crisp, Stewart, Meyer

Let's round 'em up! I'm doing a fantasy baseball mailbag feature at The Hardball Times. Check out the first entry. Nothing really new from Coco Crisp...if he loses the center field battle, he'll probably prefer a trade. The Brewers are close to a minor league deal with Russell Branyan, who might have a hard time sniffing the big league roster anytime this season. The Toronto Star relays from J.P. Ricciardi that the Blue Jays no longer have an offer on the table for Shannon Stewart. Turns out Oakland's Dan Meyer has a fourth option, meaning he's likely to lose the...   Continue Reading

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Cardinals Considering Juan Gonzalez

This one isn't a prank...the Cardinals are considering signing Juan Gonzalez and inviting him to Spring Training. Every year there are rumors about comeback attempts. It would be surprising to see Gonzalez in the St. Louis outfield at any point in 2008, but you never know. Juan-Gone is 38 now, and hasn't been in the Majors since that infamous one at-bat in 2005 with the Tribe. He's 66 home runs away from 500   Continue Reading

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Report: Juan Gonzalez Signs With Yankees?

UPDATE, 12-29-07 at 12:43pm: I'm told the article is the equivalent of an April Fool's joke. FROM 12-29-07 at 10:38am: El Vocero, one of the bigger newspapers in Puerto Rico, is reporting that the Yankees signed Juan Gonzalez to a two-year, $2MM deal. This report definitely makes me raise an eyebrow, for three reasons: In both 2006 and 2005, odd reports surfaced about teams being interested in Gonzalez, only to have the teams publically deny interest a day or two later. It seems absurd to give Gonzalez two years or $2MM when he hasn't played in the Majors since that..   Continue Reading

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Juan Gone Still On The Radar?

Despite published reports to the contrary, Tracy Ringolsby says the Tigers and Orioles are considering extending a spring training invite to Juan Gonzalez. He adds that despite Bill Stoneman's denial, the Angels had scouts watching Gonzalez in Puerto Rico this winter. Now let us all sit back and wait for those three clubs to re-deny interest. It's funny to me that the clubs even felt compelled to comment on the rumor in the first place   Continue Reading

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Juan Gone Still On The Radar?

Despite published reports to the contrary, Tracy Ringolsby says the Tigers and Orioles are considering extending a spring training invite to Juan Gonzalez. He adds that despite Bill Stoneman's denial, the Angels had scouts watching Gonzalez in Puerto Rico this winter. Now let us all sit back and wait for those three clubs to re-deny interest. It's funny to me that the clubs even felt compelled to comment on the rumor in the first place   Continue Reading

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Juan Gonzalez Wants Back In

It was bound to happen sooner or later - Igor, aka Juan Gonzalez, is attempting another return to the Majors. Published reports in Puerto Rico named the Angels, Tigers, and Orioles as interested parties. Update: the Orioles aren't interested after all. And the Tigers denying interest as well. Ah, there we go - the Angels are not pursuing him. That was awesome - each team systematically denied any interest in Gonzalez within a few days of the rumor surfacing. The slimmed-down Gonzalez spent last year in the Atlantic League and he's currently playing in the Caribbean Series. Baseball Prospectus's Derek..   Continue Reading

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Juan Gonzalez Wants Back In

It was bound to happen sooner or later - Igor, aka Juan Gonzalez, is attempting another return to the Majors. Published reports in Puerto Rico named the Angels, Tigers, and Orioles as interested parties. Update: the Orioles aren't interested after all. And the Tigers denying interest as well. Ah, there we go - the Angels are not pursuing him. That was awesome - each team systematically denied any interest in Gonzalez within a few days of the rumor surfacing. The slimmed-down Gonzalez spent last year in the Atlantic League and he's currently playing in the Caribbean Series. Baseball Prospectus's Derek..   Continue Reading

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Juan Gonzalez Tries Out For Rockies

The Juan Gonzalez saga is fairly amusing for a lazy Friday afternoon, so let me take another crack at translating a new El Nuevo Dia article. Yesterday, Juan Gonzalez tried out for the Colorado Rockies in Puerto Rico. He's reportedly in magnificent physical condition. That report has been passed along to Colorado's front office, but there is no agreement as of yet. Gonzalez tried out for the Athletics on Monday, and worked for the Red Sox and Cubs previously. Despite reports that Gonzalez was due in Red Sox camp this week, a close friend of Gonzalez's told El Nuevo Dia..   Continue Reading

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Cubs Interested In Juan Gonzalez

Now that it's February 20th, the trade and signing rumors aren't flowing as freely as they used to. Occasionally we have to go to great lengths to dig up mildly intriguing rumors. By great lengths I mean I had to bust out my high school Spanish textbook. El Nuevo Dia is a Puerto Rican newspaper. Yesterday, Hiram Alberto Torraca had an exclusive interview with former MVP Juan Gonzalez. Gonzalez was last seen with the Indians, amassing a single at-bat before straining his hamstring. If you want to register and can read Spanish, you can view the article here. For the..   Continue Reading

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