Draft Notes: Gray, Manaea, Ball, Twins
Oklahoma pitcher Jonathan Gray's strong performance in the Big 12 conference tournament increased the likelihood that the Astros will pick him No. 1 overall, ESPN.com's Christopher Crawford writes...
View ArticleDraft Reactions: Appel, Gray, Cubs, Red Sox
With the first round of the 2013 draft in the books, here's a look at the latest news on this year's top picks.. Astros GM Jeff Luhnow told reporters, including Alyson Footer of MLB.com (via Twitter)...
View ArticleDraft Notes: Appel, Red Sox, Shipley, Cardinals
The Astros had scouted Mark Appel for two years before making the Houston native the first overall selection in the 2013 amateur draft, reports Brian T. Smith of the Houston Chronicle. The Astros...
View ArticleRed Sox Sign Trey Ball
3:48pm: Speier adds that Ball signed for $2.75MM, which represents a savings of nearly $500K for the Red Sox (Twitter link). 2:20pm: The Red Sox have officially announced the signing of Ball. 12:02pm:...
View ArticleAL East Notes: Rays, Ramos, Yanks, Torres, Red Sox
The Rays “would love to talk” with the Mets about catcher Wilson Ramos if New York is interested in absorbing most of his $10.5MM salary, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times writes. Whether the Mets are...
View ArticleEast Notes: Mets Front Office, Frazier, Ball, Prado
It seems the Mets have yet to get their much-anticipated front-office search underway in earnest. But there has been a steady steam of information on the process of finding a new top baseball...
View ArticleAL Notes: Alvarez, Astros, Benintendi, BoSox, Rays
The Astros and Dodgers “were at an impasse” in trade negotiations over reliever Josh Fields at the 2016 trade deadline, Houston GM Jeff Luhnow said, before Luhnow decided to aim beyond L.A.’s farm...
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