San Diego Padres sign Gary Schneidmiller

The San Diego Padres have purchased the contract of third baseman Gary Schneidmiller from the Amarillo Dillas. Schneidmiller will report to Spring Training in Peoria, AZ with a chance to make the Double-A San Antonio Missions. Schneidmiller had 33 extra base hits this past season and with the departure of David Freese to St. Louis in a deal that netted Jim Edmonds there is little competition at the hot corner in Double-A.

Add comment January 10th, 2008

Mariners Pursuing Erik Bedard

The Seattle Mariners are continuing to pursue a trade for Baltimore Orioles ace Erik Bedard. the Cincinnati Reds also remain in the hunt, but the Mariners have the edge because they are willing to part with top outfield prospect Adam Jones. Jones has been slated to start in right field for the Mariners in 2008.

Add comment January 8th, 2008

Top 10 of Best Baseball Players in 2007 season

1) George Mitchell

2) Bud Selig

3) Jimmy Rollins

4) Theo Epstein

5) Frank Thomas

6) Josh Beckett

7) C.C. Sabathia

Josh Hamilton

9) Hank Steinbrenner

10) Jon Lester

Add comment January 3rd, 2008

The Milwaukee Brewers Traded Mota from the Mets

The Brewers and the Mets have recently exchanged their players. Milwaukee sent catcher Johnny Estrada to the Mets and got reliever Guillermo Mota in exchange. Mota is a 34 year-old reliever who is coming off his ninth Major League season. His experience with the Mets ended up with 2-2 with a 5.76 ERA in 52 appearances after returning from a 50-game suspension for using performance-enhancing drugs. The Mets, in their turn, contracted Johnny Estrada to a two-year, $5 million contract that will pay $3.2 million in 2008.

Add comment December 20th, 2007

Mariano Rivera and His Attitude to Drug Use in the Game

Mariano Rivera is one of those people who is not indifferent to baseball. He tries to stay away from everything connected with the use of performance-enhancing drugs in the game. Therefore he was not that much interested in the last week’s report from the former Senator George J. Mitchell. To prevent such things Rivera prefers to counsel teammates and speak up in meetings, but he prepares on his own and keeps things simple.

Add comment December 18th, 2007

Baseball transactions

Baseball transactions

Monday has brought the following changes in the world of baseball:

MLB. MLB-Suspended Oakland minor league C Raul Padron for the first 50 games of the 2008 season.

American League. BOSTON RED SOX- Named Kevin Boles manager, Billy McMillon hitting coach and Bob Kipper pitching coach for Greenville (SAL).

National League. CINCINNATI REDS-Named Michael E. Anderson public relations manager for business operations.

HOUSTON ASTROS-Named Luis Pujols manager for Corpus Christi (Texas).

American Association. EL PASO DIABLOS-Agreed to terms with RHP Josh Neitz.

ST. PAUL SAINTS-Agreed to terms with OF Andre Marshall.

SIOUX FALLS CANARIES-Agreed to terms with LHP Josh Kite and LHP Ryan Ford.

Can-Am League. ATLANTIC CITY SURF-Agreed to terms with OF Chaz Lytle and INF Logan Christensen.

Northern League. JOLIET JACKHAMMERS-Named Wally Backman field manager.

Add comment December 11th, 2007