Lew Ford Rumors

Reds Sign Lew Ford

According to the MILB transactions feed, the Reds have signed OF Lew Ford to a minor-league deal. Ford, 33, returned from a stint in Japan with the Hanshin Tigers and previously had signed a deal with the Rockies this year but never got into game action. Ford last appeared in the majors in 2007 with the Twins, where he posted a .233/.315/.362 line.   Continue Reading

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Rockies Sign Lew Ford

We haven't written about Lew Ford in years. According to Jack Etkin of Inside The Rockies, Colorado signed the outfielder to a minor league deal. Ford spent '08 in Japan. He seems to have little chance of making the big league team. It seems that Seth Stohs had this news way back on March 4th. Back in '04, Ford played regularly for the Twins and hit .299/.381/.446 in 154 games.   Continue Reading

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Odds and Ends: Burke, Nathan, Adam Miller

Here we go, another collection of random rumors. Chris Burke is definitely getting traded. Though Burke was the 10th overall pick in 2001, he'll be 28 in March and sports a career line of .249/.319/.377. Joe Nathan is in Nashville, and seemed amused by the closer vacancies in San Francisco and Milwaukee. The Royals have $25MM to burn, and whether or not it makes sense they're damn well going to spend it. The Indians refused to trade Adam Miller for Delmon Young. Paul Hoynes suggests the Tribe tried to push Cliff Lee for Young instead but Lee was too expensive..   Continue Reading

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