According to a report by Washington Post writer Adam Kilgore the Washington Nationals and Adam LaRoche have agreed on a two-year deal, ending a long winter of waiting to see if the 33-year-old infielder would return to D.C.
Yes, everyone: he can, in fact, pitch.
Break out the Ginger Ale
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Multiple sources on Twitter (Ken Rosenthal, Jon Heyman; as Captain Renault said, round up the usual suspects) are reporting that the Yankees are on the verge, the doorstep, the edge of re-signing...
Let's take a deep breath and look at how this trade affects the Indians in 2013 and beyond.
The Dodgers will reportedly ship infielder Jake Lemmerman to St. Louis to complete the trade, per Mike Petriello of Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness.
The Reds will get Shin-Soo Choo and Jason Donald, the Indians get Drew Stubbs and a prospect, and the Diamondbacks get Didi Gregorius.
The Yankees have reportedly signed the former Boston star to a one-year deal worth $12 million.
The 25-year old left-hander gives the Dodgers eight starting under contract for 2013, for now.
At $147 million over six years, Greinke has the largest contract ever given to a right-handed pitcher in baseball history.
This was the inevitable outcome, wasn't it?
The D-backs have signed Brandon McCarthy to a two-year deal worth $15.5 million.
Todd Zolecki of MLB.com reports that the Phillies have acquired outfielder Ben Revere from the Twins via trade. Philadelphia will send pitchers Vance Worley and Trevor May to Minnesota.
Jeff Francis will be back with the Rockies for the 2013 season.
Free agent starter Joe Blanton agrees to a 2-year/$15 million deal with a third-year option. Sean Burnett will get $8 million over two seasons.
The Seattle Mariners have reportedly signed free-agent outfielder Jason Bay to a one-year contract worth seven figures.
The former Athletic and Yankee has signed a one year/3 Million Dollar deal with the D'Backs. Wil Nieves returns in the backup Catcher role for one year/800,000 dollars.
Rick Hahn has made his first free agent signing from outside the organization today.
Source: Scutaro in agreement with #SFGiants, $20 million for three years. — Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) December 5, 2012 React accordingly.
The former Houston closer was dealt for former first round pick White and Low A pitcher Gillingham.
The Red Sox and outfielder Shane Victorino have agreed to a three-year deal worth $38 million.
Several sources say the D-backs have signed Eric Hinske to a one-year deal. He'll primarily act as a back-up to Paul Goldschmidt at first: Hinske spent the last three seasons with the Atlanta Braves.
The Washington Nationals have reportedly signed free agent right-hander Dan Haren to a 1-year/$13M dollar deal, adding the starter to a rotation that will feature Stephen Strasburg, Gio Gonzalez, Jordan Zimmermann and Ross Detwiler.
The Rangers have reportedly agreed on a 2 year, $8 million deal with Joakim Soria that includes a third year team option
The Red Sox have their man! Mike Napoli will be coming to Boston on a 3-year deal.
