Athletics To Sign Yoenis Cespedes
2012/02/athletics-agree-to-sign-yoenis-cespedes.htmlThe window to add premium young international talent by spending eight digits on a player is closing quickly, as the new collective bargaining agreement calls for a $2.9MM per team cap beginning with the July 2012 signing period. … The Athletics continued their offseason stockpiling of young talent with the ultimate free agent addition, signing 26-year-old Cuban outfielder Yoenis Cespedes to a four-year, $36MM contract that allows him to reach free agency at its conclusion.
A Look At The Prospects Headed To The Red Sox
2012/08/a-look-at-the-prospects-headed-to-the-red-sox.htmlPitchFX confirms that he can run his fastball into the upper-90s and triple digits. … The Red Sox and Dodgers completed what is arguably the biggest trade of the MLB Trade Rumors era today, a nine-player swap featuring Josh Beckett, Adrian Gonzalez, and Carl Crawford moving to Los Angeles.
Prospect Rumor Roundup
2013/04/weekly-prospect-rumors.htmlThe 22-year-old hurler has a dominating fastball that can reach triple-digits. … Welcome to the first edition of the weekly Prospect Rumor Roundup here at MLBTR...
Rockies, Gray Expected To Complete Deal Today
2013/06/rockies-gray-expected-to-complete-deal-today.htmlGray spent the season as the Sooners' Friday starter, flashing a fastball that hit triple digits and showing the ability to maintain that velocity deep into his outings. … The assigned pick value of the No.
Rockies Sign Jonathan Gray
2013/06/rockies-sign-jonathan-gray.htmlThe 6'4", 245-pounder spent the season as the Sooners' Friday starter, flashing a fastball that hit triple digits and showing the ability to maintain that velocity deep into his outings. … The Rockies signed first-round pick Jonathan Gray to a $4.8MM deal, tweets Jim Callis of Baseball America.
Prospect Rumor Roundup: Future Promotions
2013/06/prospect-rumor-roundup-the-next-wave-of-promotions.htmlLike Toronto's Marcus Stroman, the slender Ventura doesn't break the six-foot mark, but his upper-90s velocity -- which tickles triple digits -- has intrigued prospect watchers since he came over to North America from the Dominican Republic in 2010. … If you're a moderate to hardcore baseball fan, you've probably heard of the term "Super Two" when top prospects and their imminent big league promotions are being discussed.
Red Sox Acquire Jake Peavy In Three-Team Deal With White Sox, Tigers
2013/07/red-sox-white-sox-agree-to-jake-peavy-trade.htmlBA wrote that Montas "can light up a radar gun" better than anyone in Boston's system, as he regularly touches triple digits with his fastball. … Advanced metrics like FIP (4.09) and xFIP (3.68) indicate that Peavy has been the recipient of some poor luck.
Prospect Rumor Roundup: National Improvements
2013/08/prospect-rumor-roundup-national-improvements.htmlThe hard-throwing pitcher -- who touched triple digits with his fastball when healthy -- underwent Tommy John surgery in September 2012 but officially returned to the mound last month. … The demise of the Montreal Expos led to years of MLB control for the organization (2001-04), which resulted in limited budgets until the club was officially sold and became the Washington Nationals in 2005.
Prospect Rumor Roundup: All-Prospect All-Star Team
2013/09/prospect-rumor-roundup-all-prospect-team.htmlJust 19 and in his first full pro season, the five-tool outfielder played at two A-ball levels while hitting more than .330 and producing double digits in doubles, triples and homers. … Where did the year go? The 2013 minor league regular season is in the books, and the lucky few are currently competing in the playoffs.
Quick Hits: Beckham, Lind, Tejada, Sveum, Ravin
2013/09/quick-hits-beckham-lind-tejada-sveum-ravin.htmlThe Brewers claimed pitcher Josh Ravin off waivers from the Reds today, and MLB.com's Adam McCalvy compares Ravin to Joe Nathan, noting that Ravin can throw in triple digits (Twitter link). … It marked a milestone for the infielder, who crawled through the minor leagues, never hitting all that impressively at any level, before posting a line of .276/.342/.387 in 2013 for Triple-A Durham.
2014 Top 50 Free Agents With Predictions
2013/11/2014-top-50-free-agents-with-predictions-1.htmlHis power is mostly of the doubles and triples variety, as he's only reached double digits in home runs once. … The eighth annual MLB Trade Rumors Top 50 Free Agents list is here! The entire list of available free agents can be found here, and you can filter by position and signing team with our free agent tracker here.
Arbitration Breakdown: Giancarlo Stanton
2013/11/arbitration-breakdown-giancarlo-stanton.htmlDespite the 117 career home runs that Stanton has hit, he is probably going to fall short of the earnings of the three other most recent players to enter their first year of arbitration who can claim triple-digits in career home runs. … Over the next few months, I will be discussing some of the higher profile upcoming arbitration cases.
Indians To Sign Nyjer Morgan
2014/01/indians-to-sign-nyjer-morgan.htmlHe notched 42 and 34 stolen bases over the 2009 and 2010 seasons, respectively, but barely mustered double-digits in his last two seasons of big league action and had just three for the Bay Stars last year. … 6:34pm: Nyjer Morgan has signed a minor league deal with the Indians, reports Jerry Crasnick of ESPN.com (via Twitter).
Quick Hits: NPB Salaries, Robinson, Figgins, Dozier
2014/02/quick-hits-npb-salaries-robinson-figgins-dozier.htmlDozier hit 18 long balls in his first full-time year, despite having never reached double-digits at any professional level. … Patrick Newman of NPB Tracker provides an interesting breakdown of the payrolls of Japanese clubs.