http://www.sportsnipe.com MLB Baseball News, Team News, Updates, and Stats from all sports sources, updated continually. http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1048663/twins-add-six-to-fill-out-40man-roster.html Twins add six to fill out 40-man roster MLB Baseball News - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1048662/marlins-add-five-to-fill-up-40man-roster.html Marlins add five to fill up 40-man roster MLB Baseball News - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1048661/cubs-grabow-agree-to-2yr-75m-deal-ap.html Pitcher John Grabow became the first of the 171 free agents to reach agreement on a new deal, getting a $7.5 million, two-year contract Friday from the Chicago Cubs. The 31-year-old left-hander combined to go 3-0 with a 3.36 ERA last season in a career-high 75 relief appearances with the Pittsburgh Pirates and Cubs. MLB Baseball News - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1048660/red-sox-manuel-acquired.html MLB.com's Ian Browne reports the Boston Red Sox acquired P Robert Manuel from the Seattle Mariners Friday, Nov. 20. MLB Baseball News - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1048392/reds-add-seven-to-roster.html Mark Sheldon, of MLB.com, reports the Cincinnati Reds added OF Chris Heisey, SS Chris Valaika, P Enerio Del Rosario, P Logan Ondrusek, P Jordan Smith, P Phil Valiquette and P Travis Wood to their 40-man roster Friday, Nov. 20, protecting them from the Rule 5 draft. MLB Baseball News - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1047972/tigers-add-four-players-to-roster.html Tigers add four players to roster MLB Baseball News - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1047971/nationals-coaching-staff-in-place.html Nationals' coaching staff in place MLB Baseball News - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1047970/white-sox-add-five-to-40man-roster.html White Sox add five to 40-man roster MLB Baseball News - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1047969/byrds-future-home-up-in-air.html Byrd's future home up in air MLB Baseball News - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1047968/white-sox-expecting-to-ink-ss-vizquel.html The Chicago White Sox are talking to veteran shortstop Omar Viquel about a contract and a deal is expected in coming days, sources tell SI.com. MLB Baseball News - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1047967/rockies-phillips-resigned.html Troy E. Renck, of The Denver Post, reports the Colorado Rockies re-signed C Paul Phillips to a minor league deal Friday, Nov. 20. He will make $13,000 a month in the minors and $450,000 if he is on the major league roster. Phillips will also receive an invitation to Spring Training. MLB Baseball News - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1047966/mlb-two-teams-interested-in-torrealba.html Troy E. Renck, of The Denver Post, reports two teams have reported interest in free-agent C Yorvit Torrealba (Rockies), one from the National League and one from the American League. MLB Baseball News - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1047965/orioles-waters-designated-for-assignment.html CBSSports.com reports the Baltimore Orioles designated SP Chris Waters for assignment Friday, Nov. 20. MLB Baseball News - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1047964/twins-add-seven-to-roster.html The Sports Network reports the Minnesota Twins added P Robert Delaney, P Loek Van Mil, P Deolis Guerra, 3B Estarlin De Los Santos, 3B Danny Valencia, P Alex Burnett and 3B Deibinson Romero to their 40-man roster Friday, Nov. 20. MLB Baseball News - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1047963/brewers-heether-injured.html Adam McCalvy, of MLB.com, reports Milwaukee Brewers 3B Adam Heether (rib cage) has returned home from the Venezuelan Winter League after straining a rib cage muscle. Assistant general manager Gord Ash is saying that Heether's injury is "very minor." MLB Baseball News - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1047962/brewers-gamel-to-play-winter-ball.html Adam McCalvy, of MLB.com, reports Milwaukee Brewers 3B Mat Gamel will play in the Venezuelan Winter League this offseason. MLB Baseball News - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1047961/jason-marquis-wants-to-pitch-for-mets.html by Pat LackeyFiled under: Mets, NL East, MLB RumorsIn the six weeks since the Mets' disastrous season has ended, lots of people have opined on how to fix the Mets. One person who'd like to chip in to the conversation is Jason Marquis. The Mets need to add a starter and, well, what do you know! Marquis is a free agent starter! After adding those two together, the Staten Island native has gone ahead and declared himself a "perfect fit" for the Mets. Marquis had a nice enough year for the Rockies in 2009, notching 15 wins, a 4.04 ERA, and his first career All-Star nod. He's not a bad pitcher. He'd make a nice enough fit for a contender looking for a back-end starter to eat some innings and not embarrass himself. For a team like the Mets that trotted out Mike Pelfrey, John Maine, Oliver Perez, Tim Redding, and Livan Hernandez after Johan Santana, well, I dunno if I'd call him a "perfect fit."Jason Marquis Wants to Pitch For the Mets originally appeared on MLB FanHouse on Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:02:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments MLB Baseball News - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1047877/cubs-reach-2year-75m-deal-lefty-grabow.html The Chicago Cubs and left-handed reliever John Grabow have agreed to a two-year contract. The 31-year-old Grabow combined to go 3-0 with a 3.36 ERA last season in a career-high 75 relief appearances with the Pittsburgh Pirates and Cubs. He pitched 30 games for the Cubs after he was traded from the Pirates along with lefty Tom Gorzellany for pitchers Jose Ascanio and Kevin Hart, and minor league infielder Josh Harrison on July 30. MLB Baseball News - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1047876/nats-add-exms-manager-others-to-coaching-staff.html The Washington Nationals have hired former Seattle Mariners manager John McLaren as bench coach, Jim Lett as bullpen coach and Dan Radison as first-base coach. MLB Baseball News - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1047875/cubs-sign-reliever-grabow-to-2year-75m-deal.html CHICAGO (AP) -- Pitcher John Grabow became the first of the 171 free agents to reach agreement on a new deal, getting a $7.5 million, two-year contract Friday from the Chicago Cubs. MLB Baseball News - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1047874/nationals-sign-mclaren-lett-radison-as-coaches.html WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Washington Nationals have hired former Seattle Mariners manager John McLaren as bench coach, Jim Lett as bullpen coach and Dan Radison as first-base coach. MLB Baseball News - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1047873/fanhouse-white-sox-honing-in-on-omar-vizquel.html MLB Baseball News - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1047872/cubs-p-grabow-agree-to-2yr-75m-deal-ap.html Pitcher John Grabow became the first of the 171 free agents to reach agreement on a new deal, getting a $7.5 million, two-year contract Friday from the Chicago Cubs. The 31-year-old left-hander combined to go 3-0 with a 3.36 ERA last season in a career-high 75 relief appearances with the Pittsburgh Pirates and Cubs. MLB Baseball News - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1047871/orioles-tatum-claimed-off-waivers.html MLB.com's Mark Sheldon reports the Baltimore Orioles claimed C Craig Tatum off waivers from the Cincinnati Reds Friday, Nov. 20. MLB Baseball News - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1047870/reds-thompson-outrighted.html MLB.com' Mark Sheldon reports the Cincinnati Reds outrighted SP Daryl Thompson to the minors Friday, Nov. 20. MLB Baseball News - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1047869/reds-nix-becomes-free-agent.html MLB.com's Mark Sheldon reports Cincinnati Reds OF Laynce Nix refused his outright assignment to the minors Friday, Nov. 20, and has become a free agent. MLB Baseball News - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1047868/mlb-several-teams-will-be-aggressive-sellers.html SI.com's Jon Heyman reports the Florida Marlins, Kansas City Royals, Detroit Tigers and Cincinnati Reds will be the most active sellers in the offseason, according to one baseball executive. MLB Baseball News - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1047867/prospectus-q-lou-marson-david-huff-by-laurila.html Two of Cleveland`s young prospects sit down to talk about their relationship, changing organizations, and working the strike zone. MLB Baseball News - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1047866/nats-name-mclaren-lett-radison-coaches-ap.html Former Seattle Mariners manager John McLaren was hired Friday as bench coach for the Washington Nationals, who rounded out manager Jim Riggleman's staff by also adding Jim Lett as bullpen coach and Dan Radison as first-base coach. McLaren replaces Pat Corrales, Lett takes over for Randy Knorr, and Radison replaces Marquis Grissom. MLB Baseball News - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1047865/newage-stats-shed-light-on-cy-youngs-ap.html For so many years, the formula for winning a Cy Young Award was pretty simple: Win a lot of games. Denny McLain was a unanimous pick in 1968 and deservedly so. He posted 31 victories -- the combined total of this year's Cy Young starters, Tim Lincecum and Zack Greinke. A whopping win total, a good ERA and a bunch of strikeouts often brought home the hardware. MLB Baseball News - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1047864/white-sox-honing-in-on-omar-vizquel.html by Tom FornelliFiled under: White Sox, AL Central, MLB Rumors, MLB Hot StoveAs FanHouse went over in our Footprints in the Snow on the Chicago White Sox earlier on Friday, the Sox aren't expected to be big buyers this offseason after making big moves to land Jake Peavy and Alex Rios last summer. Still, that doesn't mean they won't be making smaller moves to tweak their roster in the coming weeks. Moves like trying to sign Omar Vizquel to a one-year deal to be a backup infielder as FOX Sports' Ken Rosenthal is reporting.White Sox Honing In on Omar Vizquel originally appeared on MLB FanHouse on Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:12:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments MLB Baseball News - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1047863/what-fip-cy-voters-still-missed.html by Jeff FletcherFiled under: Cardinals, Giants, MLB AwardsSince Zack Greinke and Tim Lincecum won Cy Young awards this week with modest victory totals, there has been much discussion about how baseball writers are finally moving into the 21st century and looking beyond the win column. Although I'm all for patting baseball writers on the back -- since I am one, and I did vote for Greinke -- I think in the case of the NL Cy Young, my colleagues may have looked past victories, and still picked the wrong guy to make their point. Let's start with the ol' FIP, or Fielding Independent Pitching. FIP is a stat intended to quantify how well a pitcher performed based solely on the things in his control (strikeouts, walks and homers) without regard to the vagaries of the defense behind him. More Coverage: Lincecum Ekes Out NL Cy Young What the FIP? Cy Voters Still Missed originally appeared on MLB FanHouse on Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:30:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments MLB Baseball News - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1047542/tht-live-kevin-millwood-or-luis-castillo-who-more-valuable.html MLB Baseball News - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1047539/roundup-vizquel-to-light-hot-stove.html Veteran shortstop Omar Vizquel is reportedly close to signing a one-year deal with the White Sox, which could serve to get the Hot Stove burning. MLB Baseball News - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1047538/mlb-free-agency-rosenthal-morosi-track-news.html MLB Baseball News - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1047537/rosenthal-morosi-offseason-blog.html At least Scott Boras says it is. See what else Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi are hearing as MLB free agency season gets started. MLB Baseball News - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1047530/mlb-teams-have-strong-interest-in-beltre.html Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi, of FOXSports.com, report Scott Boras, the agent for free-agent 3B Adrian Beltre (Mariners), said there has been strong interest in his client. MLB Baseball News - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1047529/rangers-deny-potential-bradley-deal.html Carrie Muskat, of MLB.com, reports the Texas Rangers have denied a report of a potential three-team trade that would land them Chicago Cubs OF Milton Bradley. The Chicago Tribune report had the Rangers sending SP Kevin Millwood to the New York Mets. The Cubs would have received Mets 2B Luis Castillo. The Cubs would have had to pay part of the $21 million remaining on Bradley's contract. MLB Baseball News - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1047528/rays-could-be-interested-in-rivera.html Lyle Spencer, of MLB.com, reports the Tampa Bay Rays could be interested in trading for Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim OF Juan Rivera. MLB Baseball News - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1047527/nationals-add-two-coaches-to-staff.html Dave Sheinin, of The Washington Post, reports the Washington Nationals hired Jim Lett and Dan Radison to their coaching staff Friday, Nov. 20. Lett will serve as the bullpen coach and Radison will be the team's first-base coach next year. MLB Baseball News - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1047526/tigers-four-added-to-roster.html Lynn Henning, of The Detroit News, reports the Detroit Tigers added 2B Scott Sizemore, SS Audy Ciriaco, OF Ryan Strieby and OF Brennan Boesch to their 40-man roster Friday, Nov. 20, protecting them from the Rule 5 Draft. MLB Baseball News - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1047525/rangers-teagarden-homers-in-afl-finale.html MLB.com reports Texas Rangers C Taylor Teagarden hit a walkoff three-run home run in the Arizona Fall League finale Thursday, Nov. 19. MLB Baseball News - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1047524/reds-leake-sharp-in-last-afl-start.html MLB.com reports Cincinnati Reds SP Mike Leake gave up two hits and struck out four in four shutout innings in his final start in the Arizona Fall League Thursday, Nov. 19. MLB Baseball News - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1047523/padres-zawadzki-goes-deep-thursday.html MLB.com reports San Diego Padres SS Lance Zawadzki hit his second home run and knocked in three runs in the Arizona Fall League Thursday, Nov. 19. He ended his AFL season on a 14-game hitting streak. MLB Baseball News - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1047522/giants-posey-ends-afl-season-on-high-note.html MLB.com reports San Francisco Giants C Buster Posey drove in four runs in his Arizona Fall League finale Thursday, Nov. 19. MLB Baseball News - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1047521/pirates-tabata-dazzles-in-final-afl-game.html MLB.com reports Pittsburgh Pirates OF Jose Tabata collected six hits in his Arizona Fall League finale Thursday, Nov. 19, to raise his average to .392, which was good for third best in the league. MLB Baseball News - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1047520/rockies-rosario-knocks-in-five-thursday.html MLB.com reports Colorado Rockies C Wilin Rosario doubled and knocked in five runs in the Arizona Fall League finale Thursday, Nov. 19. MLB Baseball News - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1047519/cubs-grabow-contract-update.html Updating previous reports, Gordon Wittenmyer, of the Chicago Sun-Times, reports the Chicago Cubs re-signed RP John Grabow to a two-year deal that sources believe is worth $7.5 million Thursday, Nov. 19. MLB Baseball News - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1047102/white-sox-reportedly-near-vizquel-deal.html White Sox reportedly near Vizquel deal MLB Baseball News - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1047101/cubs-ink-grabow-to-twoyear-deal.html Cubs ink Grabow to two-year deal MLB Baseball News - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates