The Twins have claimed Clete Thomas off waivers from the Tigers, reports MLB.com's Jason Beck (on Twitter). The team confirmed the move and announced that they've placed Scott Baker on the 60-day DL to open a 40-man roster spot. Detroit designated Thom... »
10:49am: Geoff Baker of the Seattle Times hears that the Mariners will not be signing Wuertz (Twitter link). Heyman confirms that there's no agreement in place (Twitter link). 10:22am: The Mariners have agreed to sign free agent reliever Michael Wuertz... »
One of the most entertaining and insightful ways to follow the Rockies is to follow the players on Twitter. That has never been more true than now. A year ago at this time, the Rockies had just ONE major leaguer with a twitter account. Due to various m... »
On this day in 1982, the Padres traded Ozzie Smith, Steve Mura, and Al Olmsted to the Cardinals for Luis DeLeon, Sixto Lezcano and Garry Templeton. The trade was sparked by both Smith and Templeton having issues with their respective teams. Here's a lo... »
3:22pm: The sides agreed to a minor league deal, according to Fay on Twitter. Harris can earn an $800K salary if he makes the Reds out of Spring Training and the deal includes another $200K in incentives, according to MLB.com's Mark Sheldon. 1:48pm: Re... »
Social Media is really becoming pretty much already is the new wave in Sports Journalism. News gets out quicker, opinions are shared faster, and long winded offseason articles are now irrelevant, because the italicized "Notes" section at the end that h... »
10:57pm: Geoff Baker of The Seattle Times reports (on Twitter) that the incentives kick in at 20 starts, at which point Iwakuma will be paid a $200K bonus. He will make $250K for 22 starts, $300K for 25 starts, and $400K for 30 starts. The innings bonu... »
National Hey copywriters. Want to give your art director some words of encouragement but just can't seem to find the words because you're too busy doing other copywriter stuff? Well, Creative Circus students, Will Benham and Chris Baker have got your b... »
