AGRI Biz

On a day when the Houston Astros lost relief pitcher LaTroy Hawkins to their division rival Milwaukee Brewers, the Astros moved quickly to replace him. The Houston Chronicle is reporting that the Astros have acquired RHP Matt Lindstrom from the Florida Marlins for minor leaguers RHP Robert Bono and INF Luis Bryan. Lindstrom, who is 29 and made $410,000 in 2009, is a first-year arbitration eligible player, which is why the ...

What a last couple of hours for the Texas Rangers. In span of what seemed like five minutes, the Rangers traded RHP Kevin Millwood to the Baltimore Orioles for RHP Chris Ray and a player to be named later. Then, in order to replace Millwood, the Rangers signed RHP Rich Harden to a one-year, $7.5 million contract with an $11.5 million option for 2011. First, lets talk about the Millwood trade to ...

It's been a very busy day for the Milwaukee Brewers . Earlier today they landed LHP Randy Wolf and now they have inked their second pitcher of the day. According to FOXSports.comÆs Ken Rosenthal , the Brewers have signed RHP LaTroy Hawkins to a two-year contract. The deal is for $7.5 million for the two years. Though I am surprised Hawkins got a two-year deal and $7.5 million, this is another good signing ...

According to Joel Sherman of the New York Post , the New York Yankees have re-signed LHP Andy Pettitte to a one-year, $11.75 million contract. The $11.75 million for one-year is a nice increase in base salary for Pettitte. If you remember, Pettitte signed an incentive laden deal last winter with a base of $5.5 million. Pettitte earned a total of $10.5 million in 2009, so he got a slight raise in ...

In order to make room on the 40-man roster for Rafael Soriano, the Atlanta Braves have designated OF Ryan Church for assignment. Church came to Atlanta in the Jeff Francoeur trade in the summer of 2009 and hit .260 with two home runs in 44 games for Atlanta.   The Braves have 10 days to either trade him or release him. Okay, so I talk about when I am right on my baseball ...

Update: Well, it appears I got my wish and then some. The MLB Network has officially sent out a press release stating that Peter Gammons will be joining the network, as well as MLB.com as an on-air and online analyst. The press release also states that Gammons has signed a multi-year deal with NESN starting in 2010 to be a studio analyst and reporter. NESN is home to the Boston Red ...

A deal that was seemingly consummated weeks ago was finally made official today. The Seattle Mariners officially announced the signing of 3B Chone Figgins to a four-year, $36 million contract. The deal also includes a $9 million option for 2014. My two biggest free agent bust hitters are now off the market. Marco Scutaro, who signed last week with the Boston Red Sox, was the other one. I know I am in the ...

ItÆs a sad day for baseball fans everywhere. The great Peter Gammons is leaving ESPN. My decision to leave ESPN and move on at this point in my life has been conflicted,ö said Gammons in a statement. ôI owe a great deal of my professional life to ESPN, having spent more than half of my 40 years in journalism working for the network, and the choice to move on was made ...

The first blockbuster move of the offseason has taken place. According to Jon Heyman, via Twitter , the New York Yankees, Detroit Tigers, and Arizona Diamondbacks have agreed to a three-way trade. The deal will be officially announced once medical records check out. Here is the breakdown of the trade. Yankees receive: Curtis Granderson Tigers receive: Phil Coke, Austin Jackson, Max Scherzer, and Daniel Schlereth Diamondbacks receive: Edwin Jackson and Ian Kennedy. My initial take ...