Kiko Calero Rumors

Odds & Ends: Jaramillo, Varitek, D'Backs

Links for Wednesday... Longtime Rangers hitting coach Rudy Jaramillo turned down a one-year offer from the team and will explore free agency, according to Evan Grant. Phil Rogers of the Chicago Tribune thinks Jaramillo would be a perfect addition to the Cubs. According to Bob Dutton of the Kansas City Star, the Royals re-signed three players eligible for minor league free agency: Scott Thorman, Kelvin Villa, and Carlos Rivas. Dave Cameron of FanGraphs says this year's free agent class is pretty darn interesting, even if it lacks top-level talent. Sean McAdam of the Boston Herald considers free agent alternatives should...   Continue Reading

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Odds & Ends: Chen, Mets, White Sox

An action-packed set of links for Wednesday... Patrick Newman of NPB Tracker passes along a report about MLB teams, the Cubs included, watching Chunichi Dragons pitcher Wei-Yin Chen's last start. It's possible Chen will be a free agent after the season. The Taiwanese southpaw has a 1.45 ERA this year and would be in high demand. MetsBlog's Matthew Cerrone does not believe the team will non-tender starter John Maine after the season. Maine, coming back from a shoulder injury, may start Sunday. SNY's Ted Berg says this is a terrible time to trade Jose Reyes. R.J. Anderson of DRays Bay...   Continue Reading

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Marlins Sign Kiko Calero, Jason Standridge

According to Clark Spencer of the Miami Herald, the Marlins signed pitchers Kiko Calero and Jason Standridge to minor league deals. Calero, 34, was last useful in 2006 when he logged 58 innings of 3.41 ball for the A's. He dealt with a torn rotator cuff in 2008. Calero was part of the 2004 trade that Daric Barton and Dan Haren to Oakland for Mark Mulder. Standridge, 30, pitched in Japan last year. He's logged 127 innings in the Majors at various stops. He was the Rays' first round pick in '97 (#31 overall).   Continue Reading

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Odds and Ends: LaRoche, Bonds, Salazar

As America collectively recovers from yesterday's festivities, here are some odds and ends from the world of baseball. The Rangers signed 33 year-old reliever Kiko Calero to a minor league deal. Calero is currently pitching with a torn rotator cuff. The Dodgers' Andy LaRoche commented to XM Radio on the idea of a C.C. Sabathia acquisition. He doesn't seem to acknowledge that he could be part of such a deal. Larry King chatted with Barry Bonds a couple of weeks ago. His impression is that Bonds would like to play but doesn't expect an offer. King also mentions an interesting...   Continue Reading

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Oakland Designates Calero For Assignment

To make room for RHP Santiago Casilla, the Oakland A's have designated reliever Kiko Calero for assignment. The 33-year old Calero began the season on the disabled list with a torn rotator cuff and finally returned on May 30th. Since then, the righty reliever was used very sparingly, only pitching 4 2/3 innings in five appearances in 2008 and had a 3.86 ERA over this span. Last year, Calero's season ended in early September due to the rotator cuff injury and he had also missed three weeks in July with a sore shoulder. Oakland now has ten days to waive,...   Continue Reading

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Odds and Ends: Rowand, A-Rod, Calero, Clemens

Some odds and ends floating about... Andrew Baggarly has the structure of Aaron Rowand's new deal. It's quite backloaded and has partial no-trade protection after the first year. The Yankees made A-Rod's ten-year deal official. The A's quickly moved to sign Kiko Calero to a one-year deal the day after non-tendering him. I mentioned here that he was a solid reliever for four years prior to 2007. The Rocket denies the steroid allegations. Thoughts   Continue Reading

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Today's Non-tenders: Towers, Prior, Everett, Durbin

Tim's out for the night, so we've got a fresh post started for the non-tenders. MLB.com has a running list as well. These guys are the officials as of now: As expected, the Marlins non-tendered catcher Miguel Olivo. Johnny Estrada was another casualty; these two make up the market for starting catchers. The Blue Jays non-tendered Josh Towers, a surprising move. Some NL team could offer him two years and get league average work out of him. Mark Prior has been non-tendered. Honestly if I were the Cubs, I would've tossed the $3.5MM his way just to see. Aaron Miles..   Continue Reading

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Joel Sherman's Ten Trade Candidates

Joel Sherman of the New York Post has an article today regarding ten veterans who may be traded this month. He's packed the column full of insider info beyond the ten players highlighted; check it out. Mark Teixeira is now more likely to be dealt than Eric Gagne. Sherman sees the Angels as perhaps the best possibility here; they'd have to include Casey Kotchman. I imagine Ervin Santana's stock is down far enough that the Rangers would not settle for the two. The Indians appear to be out on Gagne but the Tigers still make sense for all parties. Would..   Continue Reading

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