Baseball Time in Arlington (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009
... listed as part of the Opening Day payroll, the combined $3.75 million owed to ex-Rangers Frank Catalanotto and Vicente Padilla isn't included here. Second, right-hander Dustin Nippert has evidently attained arbitration eligiblity as a "Super Two" player (by two days of service time, no less), which should earn him a paygrade bump from the league minimum ($400,000) into high...
Bless You Boys (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
... take a look at this offseason. There are a couple of interesting names suggested ( Endy Chavez , Frank Catalanotto ) and one that makes me - and I'm only speaking for myself - want to pull my hair out ( John Smoltz ). With the 40-man roster needing to be finalized today, it's worth checking out the Organizational Tree that Bill Ferris has set up at The Detroit Tigers Weblog . How...
Mets Fever (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
... be worth the contract he gets. A cheaper version of DeRosa that nobody has linked to any team is Frank Catalanotto. The free agent 35 y/o is a lefty and only played 80 games the last two season but otherwise his numbers are strikingly similar to DeRosa's. He has played every position except catcher, center field and SS ( DeRosa not much of a SS either anymore). He's a lifetime .292...
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
... even busier. As McCalvy notes, Milwaukee has nine outgoing free agents: Outfielders Mike Cameron , Frank Catalanotto and Corey Patterson , infielders Craig Counsell and Felipe Lopez , catcher Jason Kendall and pitchers Braden Looper , Claudio Vargas and David Weathers . The Carlos Gomez acquisition likely means Cameron is gone and the Brewers are ready to give a healthy Rickie Weeks...
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009
... Neftali Feliz, Matt Harrison, C.J. Wilson, Dustin Nippert, Guillermo Moscoso, Eric Hurley RP - Frank Francisco - $1.615MM+ RP - C.J. Wilson - $1.85MM+ RP - Darren O'Day - $406K RP - Dustin Nippert - $412K+ RP - Neftali Feliz - $400K RP - Doug Mathis - $400K RP - Willie Eyre - $410K Other bullpen candidates: Guillermo Moscoso, Warner Madrigal, Pedro Strop Other commitments: Frank Catalanotto...
Let's Go Tribe (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Indians hire Ramon Pena as Latin American director "More than 40 players signed by or under Pena have reached the Majors, including prominent closers Francisco Cordero and Fernando Rodney out of the Dominican Republic, starting pitcher Jair Jurrjens out of Curacao, utility man Omar Infante from Venezuela and outfielder Frank Catalanotto."
Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
As noted by Adam McCalvy today, the Brewers have seven players eligible for free agency now that the World Series are over, as well as two players — Braden Looper and David Weathers — who have options that need to be addressed within the next 10 days. Mike Cameron, Jason Kendall, Frank Catalanotto, Craig Counsell, Felipe [...]
SI.com (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
Posted: Monday November 9, 2009 2:49PM; Updated: Monday November 9, 2009 2:49PMCameron, four other Brewers file for free agency Cameron's spot will be taken by Carlos Gomez, who was acquired last Friday Others to file: Frank Catalanotto, Corey Patterson, Jason Kendall, Felipe LopezMILWAUKEE (AP) -- The era in center field for the ended Monday when the 15-year veteran filed for free agency.Cameron's...
MSNBC.com: Baseball (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
Associated Press Sportsupdated 1:43 p.m. ET Nov. 9, 2009MILWAUKEE (AP) -The Mike Cameron era in center field for the Milwaukee Brewers ended Monday when the 15-year veteran filed for free agency.Cameron's spot will be taken by Carlos Gomez, who was acquired Friday from Minnesota for shortstop J.J. Hardy.Four other Brewers filed for free agency, including outfielders Frank Catalanotto...
Beyond the Boxscore (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
... 38 B 0.8 -2.0 0.394 0.223 Miguel Cairo 36 0.2 N/A 0.304 0.156 Jeff Bailey 31 0.2 6.8 0.331 0.208 Frank Catalanotto 36 0.0 N/A 0.315 0.104 Hank Blalock 29 0.0 -12.5 0.313 0.225 Tony Clark 38 -0.1 10.0 0.313 0.242 Ross Gload 34 $2.6M -0.1 4.6 0.316 0.139 Doug Mientkiewicz 36 -0.1 -47.6 0.358 0.056 Nomar Garciaparra 36 -0.3 -30.6 0.309 0.106 Rich Aurilia 38 -0.5 25.8 0.236 0.066 Chad...
Dominican Today (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
... have reached the big league level, including Francisco Cordero, Fernando Rodney, Jair Jurrjens, Frank Catalanotto, Ramon Santiago and Omar Infante to name a few. He was the Detroit Tigers’ 1997 Scout of the Year. Pena also currently serves as a Sports Advisor to Dominican Republic President Leonel Fernandez. Pena replaces Lino Diaz, who will remain in the organization in a more hands-on...
