Terry McGuirk didn't hesitate when the front office called to request an increase in payroll to sign Ervin Santana earlier this week.
June 2014 - Baseball Wiretap
Braves Chairman: 'We're In A Winning Mode'
Yankees Pulled Offer To Choo After One Day
The Yankees offered Shin-Soo Choo a seven-year, $140 million deal in December, but it didn't last long.
Mets Pitching Coach Apologizes For Asian Slur
Dan Warthen further aggravated some as he used the slur again when apologizing.
Garza Confident Despite 19.06 Spring ERA
The right-hander signed a four-year, $50 million contract with the Brewers this winter.
K-Rod Gets Treatment After Stepping On Cactus
The incident occurred Monday night or at some point during Tuesday's off-day.
Blue Jays To Fill Rotation Spot Internally
The Blue Jays flirted with Ervin Santana before the right-hander signed with the Braves this week.
Livan Hernandez To Make Retirement Official
Livan Hernandez will file his retirement papers on Thursday, officially ending his playing career.
Medlen Expects To Have Second Tommy John Surgery
Kris Medlen was "angry and in denial" after injuring his arm on Sunday.
Masterson To Start Opener For Indians
Justin Masterson said that there was nothing new to report on talks over a contract extension.
Sizemore Could Win Starting Job With Red Sox
Grady Sizemore has been passing all his tests this spring and could end up winning a starting job with the Boston Red Sox.
Astros Release Brett Wallace
In eight games this spring, Wallace was 2-for-14 with eight strikeouts.
Wieters Sidelined With Ankle Sprain
Matt Wieters will miss several games after spraining his right ankle running the bases.
Hamels Encouraged By Bullpen Session
Cole Hamels is encouraged and says that his arm "feels really good" after he threw a bullpen session on Wednesday.
Braves Sign Ervin Santana To $14.1M Contract
Santana already had received one-year offers from the Orioles and Blue Jays along with a three-year offer from the Twins, according to a source.
Braun Signs First Post-Suspension Endorsement Deal
Upstart baseball cleat manufacturer 3N2 will pay Braun a fraction of the price he was getting from Nike, which terminated his deal on Aug. 2.
Sabathia 'Light Years' Ahead Of Last Spring
CC Sabathia also is continuing to work on his new pitch, a cutter, estimating he threw eight or nine, none of which were put in play.
Mark Mulder Released By Angels
Mulder's comeback to the Major Leagues was cut short when he ruptured his Achilles tendon during agility drills.
Orioles Discussed Machado Extension Last Fall
Manny Machado said on Monday that he was disappointed to have his deal renewed for roughly $500,000 this season.
Starlin Castro Cleared To Begin Drills
Starlin Castro will begin fielding and hitting drills as he recovers from a right hamstring strain.
MRI Shows Medlen Has Ligament Damage
Kris Medlen underwent an MRI on Monday that revealed an "injury to the ligament" in his pitching elbow, according to Frank Wren.
Stanton Clears Two Fences At Tradition Field
Giancarlo Stanton cleared a pair of fences on Monday afternoon against the Mets at Tradition Field.
Darvish Wants To Pitch Deeper Into Games
Yu Darvish averaged 16.5 pitches per inning last season, 12th highest among qualifying American League pitchers.
Source: Cervelli Drawing Trade Interest
The White Sox are among the many teams looking at Francisco Cervelli.
Sizemore Can Make $6M With Red Sox
Grady Sizemore signed a contract worth $750,000 with the Red Sox, but he has the ability to make as much as $6 million.
Nate Schierholtz Available Via Trade
The development is a result of Ryan Kalish's progress with the Cubs.
Maybin Admits He Needs To Play Smarter
Within the last year Cameron Maybin has suffered a torn PCL, a wrist injury that required surgery and now a tear in his biceps.
Machado Disappointed By New Deal
Manny Machado is disappointed with the one-year, $519,000 deal he recently reached with the Orioles.
Hamels Scheduled For Bullpen Session This Week
Cole Hamels opened camp last month behind schedule after feeling discomfort in his left shoulder in November.
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