Ryan Braun
Ryan Braun has agreed on a seven-year extension with the Brewers, according to the AP. Brauns deal is expected to surpass the largest contract in club history. The deal will be officially announced later today. |
Travis Hafner
Travis Hafner is expected to play first base this weekend when their inter-league season starts against the Reds, if he's healthy enough, according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Hafner has a chronically sore right elbow that has acted up in the past when he's tried to play first base. He's also been frequently icing his right shoulder. Manager Eric Wedge said, "We want to try and have him in there as much as we can. If we have him in there, you're going to have to take Ryan Garko or someone else out. We're going to see how he feels physically. He's been taking ground balls and throwing a little bit." |
Luis Castillo
Luis Castillo is going to return to his starting post at second base today and bat second in the lineup, according to Newsday. He has been bothered by a strained left quad. |
Ken Griffey Jr.
Reds' GM Walt Jocketty commented on the trade rumors involving Ken Griffey Jr., according to the Cincinnati Enquirer. Jocketty said, "I've had no trade discussions. I've talked with him. Not knowing Junior that well, I wanted to make sure we had a line of communication open. He assured me that he'd like to play here and hopefully win a championship." |
Scott Schoeneweis
Scott Schoeneweis experienced severe abdominal pain at his home in Connecticut on Tuesday, which led to him being hospitalized for six hours, according to the NY Daily News. The doctors at one point feared he was suffering from appendicitis. Schoeneweis, who said his arms turned blue for a while, guessed the illness is probably a bug going around the team. Schoeneweis' stomach was still noticeably bloated after last night's game. He had experienced waves of freezing and shaking the previous night. He said, "I've been through a lot of stuff. For me to call an ambulance, I had to be in dire straits." |
Ty Wigginton
Ty Wigginton was still out of the Astros' lineup on Wednesday due to a sore rib cage, two days after being drilled by a pitch on his left side, according to the Houston Chronicle. He said, "It feels like a knife is going through me. It still grabs me. Running it will grab me. I made some progress, but it still grabs me." |
Lance Berkman
Manager Cecil Cooper wants to give Lance Berkman a rest from the field, and is considering using Berkman as the Astros' DH when they play the Texas Rangers this weekend in inter-league play, according to the Houston Chronicle. |
Ryan Braun
Ryan Braun has officially signed a eight-year deal worth $42 million, according to the AP. The contract includes this season and a seven-year extension, meaning Braun will not be eligible for free agency until after the 2015 season. |
Kazuo Matsui
Kazuo Matsui returned to the Astros' lineup on Wednesday, according to the Houston Chronicle. He collided with outfielder Hunter Pence while chasing a bloop single hit by the Giants' Bengie Molina. Matsui took a blow to his left knee and slid into Pence's right shin. Matsui commented that he is fine. |
Tyler Johnson
Tyler Johnson had arthroscopic surgery on his left shoulder to address inflammation in the joint and repair some slight damage to his rotator cuff, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. |