Olney On Santos, Trades, Sheffield
In today's blog post at ESPN.com, Buster Olney writes about White Sox pitcher Sergio Santos, who made the transition from being a flamed-out shortstop prospect to a hard throwing relief candidate....
View ArticleCafardo’s Latest: Fielder, Pedro, Gagne, Santos
In his latest column, Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe ranks baseball's managers, from first (Bobby Cox) to 30th (rookie skipper Brad Mills). He also shares a few hot stove notes: Contracts like the...
View ArticleOdds & Ends: Dodgers, Giants, Lo Duca, Stults
Tuesday night linkage.. The Dodgers' ownership issue won't be resolved until the end of the season, writes Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times. The trial to determine the owner of the club will...
View ArticleOdds & Ends: Beimel, Cust, Dukes, Santos
Saturday links.. Jim Armstrong of the Denver Post says that Joe Beimel should arrive in the big leagues within a few days, once he's able to pitch in back-to-back games. Beimel signed a minor league...
View ArticleOdds & Ends: Loe, Baldelli, Vizquel, Hill
Links for Tuesday, as catcher Chris Iannetta rejoins the Rockies after a torrid Triple A stint… Kameron Loe has a clause in his contract that allows him to ask for his release if he isn't in the major...
View ArticleTransactions History: Sergio Santos
When the Twins claimed a shortstop off of waivers on this date in 2008, they probably wouldn’t have guessed that Sergio Santos would go on to become a closer for their division rivals. Yet that’s...
View ArticleWhite Sox, Sergio Santos Agree To Multiyear Deal
Three years ago, Sergio Santos was a shortstop prospect going nowhere. Now an integral part of Chicago’s bullpen, the right-hander has agreed to sign a three-year, $8.25MM deal with the White Sox,...
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Blue Jays Acquire Sergio Santos
The Blue Jays acquired reliever Sergio Santos from the White Sox for righty prospect Nestor Molina, announced the team. In Santos, 28, Blue Jays GM Alex Anthopoulos found his closer on the trade...
View ArticleAL East Links: Ibanez, Orioles, Blue Jays, Red Sox
Four years ago today, the Yankees traded a package headlined by Wilson Betemit to the White Sox for Nick Swisher. After helping New York to the 2009 World Series and three other playoff appearances,...
View ArticleAL East Notes: Yankees, Pimentel, Santos, Orioles
It was on this day in 1974 that the first real "free agent" signing in modern baseball history was made by (who else?) the Yankees when they inked Catfish Hunter to a five-year, $3.75MM deal. Hunter...
View ArticleBlue Jays Notes: Bullpen, Izturis, Bonifacio
The Blue Jays have been one of the busiest teams this offseason, per MLBTR's Transaction Tracker. GM Alex Anthopoulos has traded a manager (John Farrell), hired his replacement (John Gibbons, his...
View ArticleBlue Jays Claim Thad Weber
The Blue Jays have announced they have claimed right-hander Thad Weber off waivers from the Padres and assigned him to Triple-A Buffalo. To make room for Weber on the 40-man roster, the team...
View ArticleTrade Involving Blue Jays, Rangers Fell Through
The Rangers, Blue Jays, and an unknown third team agreed on a trade about two weeks ago that would have sent Sergio Santos to Texas, reports Jon Morosi and Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports. However,...
View ArticleBlue Jays Pursued Trades For Kinsler, Anderson
The Blue Jays almost finalized trades that would've seen them acquire Ian Kinsler from the Rangers and Brett Anderson from the Athletics earlier this winter, but both deals ended up as "near-misses,"...
View ArticleBlue Jays Designate Sergio Santos For Assignment
3:02pm: Anthopoulos tells reporters, including Brendan Kennedy of the Toronto Star, that he made no effort to trade Santos and has already placed him on waivers (Twitter link). Santos did not ask to be...
View ArticleBuddy Carlyle, Jair Jurrjens, Sergio Santos Outrighted
Here are today’s outright assignments from around the league… Mets righty Buddy Carlyle has also been outrighted to Triple-A, per the MLB transactions page. He was recently designated by the club in...
View ArticleMinor Moves: Link, Santos, Miller, Schierholtz
We’ll keep track of today’s minor moves here. Former Rangers outfield prospect Jamie Jarmon will attend the University of Delaware to play football, writes Gerry Fraley of SportsDayDFW. Jarmon retired...
View ArticleBlue Jays Designate Sergio Santos For Assignment
The Blue Jays have designated right-hander Sergio Santos for the second time this season, according to a team press release. The move makes room on the roster for fellow right-hander Chad Jenkins. The...
View ArticleMinor Moves: Hill, Gwynn, Berry, Rangers, Reds
Here are today’s minor transactions from around baseball, with the most recent moves at the top of the post… Lefty Rich Hill has been outrighted to Triple-A by the Yankees, according to the...
View ArticleBlue Jays Decline Option On Sergio Santos
The Blue Jays have declined their 2015 option on reliever Sergio Santos, Ben Nicholson-Smith of SportsNet.ca reports. Rather than paying Santos $6MM next season, the Jays will pay a $750K buyout. The...
View ArticleAL Notes: Blue Jays, Yankees, Rangers, Santos
Now that Andrew Miller, David Robertson, Luke Gregerson and Pat Neshek are off the market, the Blue Jays are likely to try to upgrade their bullpen through trades, Shi Davidi of SportsNet.ca writes. GM...
View ArticleMinor Moves: Teahen, Pridie, Kelly, Worth, Francisco
Former Royals infielder/outfielder Mark Teahen has retired from baseball, tweets SB Nation’s Chris Cotillo. Now 33 years old, Teahen last appeared in the Majors in 2011 and most recently split the 2013...
View ArticleSergio Santos, Dodgers Agree To Minor League Deal
The Dodgers have agreed to sign reliever Sergio Santos to a minor-league deal, CBS Sports’ Jon Heyman tweets. Santos, the former White Sox and Blue Jays closer, has fallen on hard times over the past...
View ArticleWest Links: Luhnow, Reimold, Angels, Dodgers
In an interview with Casey Stern and Jim Bowden on MLB Network Radio on Sirius XM (Twitter link), Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow said his club had looked at signing Kevin Correia and Kyle Kendrick....
View ArticleNL Notes: Yelich, Braves, Guerrero, Dodgers Pen
MLB.com’s Joe Frisaro discusses the path that led the Marlins to link up with young outfielder Christian Yelich on a still-unofficial extension. After exploratory talks last year, the team waited to...
View ArticleDodgers Designate Xavier Cedeno, Purchase Contract Of Sergio Santos
In yet another round of reliever roulette, the Dodgers have designated the just-acquired Xavier Cedeno for assignment. The club selected the contract of veteran righty Sergio Santos, necessitating the...
View ArticleDodgers Designate Sergio Santos
The Dodgers have designated reliever Sergio Santos for assignment, the club announced. He’ll be replaced on the active roster by outfielder Chris Heisey, though more broadly the move is presumably...
View ArticleMinor Moves: Santos, Solano, Sands, Hester
Here are today’s minor moves from around the game. Reliever Sergio Santos has cleared waivers and will elect free agency, Dylan Hernandez of the Los Angeles Times tweets. The Dodgers designated Santos...
View ArticleYankees To Sign Sergio Santos
The Yankees are set to sign righty Sergio Santos to a minor league deal, Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports reports on Twitter. He’ll reportedly head to Double-A. Santos was designated by the Dodgers and...
View ArticleMinor Moves: Gott, Young, Santos, Lindgren
Here are the day’s minor moves: The Angels have selected the contract of right-handed reliever Trevor Gott. FOX Sports’ Ken Rosenthal was the first to note the move (via Twitter). Gott was a sixth...
View ArticleAL East Notes: Blue Jays, Masterson, Santos
Blue Jays GM Alex Anthopoulos told MLB Network Radio on SiriusXM (audio link) that he’s zeroing in on fixing the starting five before addressing the relief situation. “That’s probably more our...
View ArticleOutrighted: Schafer, Hellweg, Jimenez, Moreno, Santos
Here are the day’s outright assignments: As teams continue paring back their 40-man rosters in anticipation of a busy offseason, the Brewers were the latest to announce a group of outrights. Righty...
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