Shohei Ohtani Notes: Advertising Revenue, 40-Man Roster Move
2023/12/shohei-ohtani-notes-advertising-revenue-40-man-roster-move.htmlJon Heyman of the New York Post quotes a team source from one of the finalists, who claimed, "We certainly were not at 699 [million dollars]." Meanwhile, when asked if the Angels had made an offer close to that $700MM number, team president John Carpino simply responded, "No comment" (per Sarah Valenzuela of the L.A. … The baseball world is still reeling from the news of two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani signing a ten-year, $700MM deal with the Dodgers.
Angels Part Ways With Hitting Coaches Jeremy Reed, John Mallee, Third Base Coach Mike Gallego
2022/10/angels-part-ways-with-hitting-coach-jeremy-reed.html9:06pm: In addition to Reed and Mallee, Mike Gallego will not return to the Angels as third base coach next season, reports Sarah Valenzuela of the LA Times (Twitter link). … Mallee got the job over the 2019-20 offseason, not long after a stint as the lead hitting coach in Philadelphia.
Oakland Ballpark Proposal Clears Key Hurdle
2022/01/oakland-ballpark-proposal-clears-key-hurdle.htmlOakland mayor Libby Schaaf celebrated the vote, calling the decision "a huge win for our entire region" that "puts Oakland one step closer to building a landmark waterfront ballpark district with the highest environmental standards." Per reporting from Sarah Ravani of the San Francisco Chronicle, opponents of the certification cited issues surrounding affordable housing (an increasingly prominent issue in a rapidly changing city), traffic congestion, air pollution, the project's compatibility with seaport operations, and inadequate measures to deal with toxic substances known to be present on the site. … Considered innovative and cost-efficient in the 1960s and '70s, multi-sport 'cookie-cutter' stadiums such as the Coliseum have fallen out of favor, and the A's are the last major league team to play its home games in a multi-sport facility from that era (the Rogers Centre, home of the Blue Jays, has hosted the CFL's Toronto Argonauts and the NBA's Raptors but was opened in 1989 and is qualitatively different from its earlier counterparts).
Latest On Oakland’s Stadium Situation
2021/12/latest-on-oaklands-stadium-situation.htmlThe city of Oakland released a 3,500-page environmental report related to the Athletics' planned waterfront ballpark project, per a report from Sarah Ravani and Roland Li of the San Francisco Chronicle. … It also includes "3,000 units of housing, 1.5 million square feet of offices, 270,000 square feet of retail space, a 3,500-person performance venue, up to 400 hotel rooms and 8,900 parking spaces," per the report.
Quick Hits: Hamilton, Feierabend, Draft, Lannan
2020/04/quick-hits-hamilton-feierabend-draft-lannan.html"It’s a sacrifice being away...Having to deal with that while the pandemic is going on, it’s definitely stressful," Feierabend said,…… The Major League career of former first baseman/outfielder Mark Hamilton consisted of 47 games with the Cardinals in 2010-11, a brief stint that netted Hamilton a World Series ring for his role in the Cards' 2011 championship squad.
NL West Notes: Dahl, Aardsma, Bradley, Cahill
2015/06/nl-west-notes-dahl-aardsma-bradley-cahill.htmlSpeaking of Cahill, the right-hander recently spoke to the Republic's Sarah McLellan about being traded to Atlanta at the end of Spring Training. … David said, 'I can't play the rest of my career worrying about this, and I don't want to miss any more time this year than I have to.'" Dahl got off to a slow start at Double-A this season, but it seems likely that he'll get a chance to improve those numbers yet -- an outcome that seemed impossible as recently as one week ago.
Francoeur to the Royals?
2008/09/francoeur-to-th.htmlSo any ideas on what the Royals might be willing to part with? Sarah Green writes for the Boston Metro and UmpBump. … Pure speculation here, but the Jeff Francoeur-to-the-Royals rumors continue.
Rosenthal’s Latest: Nationals, Manny, Peavy, Vazquez
2008/11/rosenthals-la-4-2.htmlSarah Green can be reached here. … We've already touched on Ken Rosenthal's Matt Holliday update, but there are other good tidbits in the article as well: "Club officials believe" that the Nationals are "reasonably close to a breakthrough." They blame 2008's sorry performance on the raft of injuries Washington suffered, which is why they're willing to spend now for a big bat -- the key names floating around have been the aforementioned Holliday, Adam Dunn, and Mark Teixeira, though Rosenthal seems skeptical they could snag any of them.