A’s Unlikely To Retain Danny Valencia For 2017
SEPT. 13, 10:49pm: Valencia’s roster spot isn’t at risk now, but he is unlikely to return for 2017, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports. She notes that it’s unclear whether he could be...
View ArticleQuick Hits: Indians, McCutchen, A’s, Valencia, Brewers
Indians manager Terry Francona announced Saturday that Trevor Bauer, not Cy Young hopeful Corey Kluber, will start Game 1 of the American League Division Series on Thursday (via Jordan Bastian of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Mariners Acquire Danny Valencia From Athletics
The Mariners have acquired Danny Valencia from the Athletics, Yahoo! Sports’ Jeff Passan tweets. In exchange, Oakland will receive righty Paul Blackburn, tweets MLB.com’s Greg Johns. [Related: Updated...
View ArticleJerry Dipoto, David Forst On Danny Valencia Trade
The Mariners’ acquisition of utilityman Danny Valencia from the Athletics in exchange for right-hander Paul Blackburn is likely to end the Seattle tenures of two free agents – first baseman Dae-ho Lee...
View ArticlePlayers Avoiding Arbitration: American League
The deadline for players and teams to exchange arbitration figures has come and gone, and there have been dozens of agreements broken throughout the league today. So many, in fact, that I’ve split the...
View ArticleAL West Notes: Meyer, Miranda, Reddick, Rangers, Mariners
Prior to acquiring Ricky Nolasco and Alex Meyer (plus some cash to offset Nolasco’s salary) in the trade that sent Hector Santiago to the Twins last summer, the Angels had the opportunity to trade...
View ArticleOrioles Sign Danny Valencia To Minor League Deal
SATURDAY, 8:18am: The signing is now official. FRIDAY, 10:44am: USA Today’s Bob Nightengale tweets that Valencia’s deal comes with a $1.2MM base salary and an additional $3MM worth of possible...
View ArticleAL East Notes: Pomeranz, Davis, Valencia, Arroyo
The results of Red Sox lefty Drew Pomeranz’ recent MRI showed a flexor strain, Jason Mastrodonato of the Boston Herald reports on Twitter. Jen McCaffrey of MassLive.com says that Pomeranz describes the...
View ArticleArticle XX(B) Free Agents Update: Saturday
Major League Baseball’s collective bargaining agreement contains a provision that allows certain free agents who are signed to minor league contracts to receive a $100K retention bonus if they are not...
View ArticleOrioles Designate Four Players, Set Opening Day Roster
The Orioles set their Opening Day roster Thursday, announcing that they’ve designated right-handers Alec Asher, Stefan Crichton, Michael Kelly and Jesus Liranzo for assignment. Their 40-man spots will...
View ArticleAL East Notes: Red Sox, Jones, Orioles, Sanchez, Blue Jays
It’s still early in the season relative to the league’s non-waiver trade deadline at the end of July, so with the disclaimer that trade are still subject to change before then, Evan Drellich of NBC...
View ArticleOrioles Rumors: O’Day, Jones, Britton, Valencia
Orioles righty Darren O’Day had been pitching well enough this season to be counted among Baltimore’s many trade chips, but the hamstring strain he suffered this week could alter that scenario. As...
View ArticleOrioles Notes: Jones, Payroll, Valencia, Rickard
As a pending free agent on a rebuilding team, Orioles center fielder Adam Jones is a logical trade candidate leading up to Tuesday’s non-waiver deadline. While the 32-year-old has drawn interest on the...
View ArticleOrioles Designate Danny Valencia, Select Cedric Mullins
The Orioles announced today that they have designated infielder Danny Valencia for assignment. The move will make way for outfielder Cedric Mullins, whose contract was selected. Valencia, 33, joined...
View ArticleOrioles Release Danny Valencia
The Orioles announced today that they have released veteran infielder/outfielder Danny Valencia. He had been designated for assignment recently. Clearly, the O’s weren’t able to find a taker for any of...
View Article
