Mariners Won&#39;t Pick Up Guardado Option
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SEATTLE - The Mariners declined to pick up the contract option on closer Eddie Guardado, giving the injured left-hander 10 days to decide if he wants to become a free agent.
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ANAHEIM -- While the Red Sox remain focused on trying to keep Pedro Martinez in a Boston uniform, they are on the verge of adding another key rotation member.
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Different night. Different motivation. Same Ichiro Suzuki. For the second straight game, the Seattle Mariners took advantage of a shaky Baltimore bullpen, with Suzuki again providing the decisive blow in Seattle's 5-4 win over the Orioles on Tuesday night.
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By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer. either pick up his option or not, it&#39;s up to them. Jon wants to remain a. on first baseman Travis Lee and their 2006 option on reliever Paul Quantrill.
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The Twins hesitated not a whit in sending Johan Santana to the mound yesterday on three days&#39; rest. The Yankees refused to do the same with Mike
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The Boston Red Sox cannot reduce their $51.1 million bid for Daisuke Matsuzaka in order to sign him, even if his Japanese team agrees to take less, baseball officials said Tuesday.
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The Mets did not retain their right fielder, are hoping to trade their left fielder and now will not have their center fielder available for the start of next season.
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he Yankees&#39; game against the Minnesota Twins was rained out last night, but Orlando HernÃ¡ndez, the Yankees&#39; scheduled starter, would not have pitched anyway.
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The Indians declined to pick up the $5 million option on Omar Vizquel&#39;s contract, marking the next step in the on-going dialogue between Vizquel and team officials.
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Anaheim, CA (Sports Network) - The Seattle Mariners have reportedly found their slugging first baseman for the 2005 season and beyond by coming to terms with free agent Richie Sexson.
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It turns out Mike Lowell was never a part of the internal DH discussion. Terry Francona was never taking him out of the lineup.
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Omar Minaya may be the only person in baseball prepared to take Sammy Sosa off the Cubs&#39; hands and his recent offer to Pedro Martinez threatens to break up a Red Sox partnership that helped lift an 86-year curse.
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The Astros met with Carlos Beltran on Wednesday, as the free agent center fielder continues to weigh his options. Beltran and agent Scott Boras, who met with Yankees
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So much for Carlos Beltran in a Cubs uniform. It was an interesting dream while it lasted. Barring shocking news that Sammy Sosa can be traded this week, the Cubs can&#39;t even enter the bidding for Beltran -- the
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The Orioles have not penciled Rodrigo Lopez into their starting rotation and appear to be able to trade the disgruntled pitcher.
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As much as Omar Minaya and his staff have lauded Mike Pelfrey during the off-season, there is no place for him in the Metsâ rotation.
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The proposed three-team, 10-player trade that would send five-time Cy Young Award winner Randy Johnson from the Arizona Diamondbacks to the New York Yankees still hadn&#39;t been submitted