AL Central Notes: Hunter, Twins, Hanrahan, Aviles
Torii Hunter spoke with Bob Nightengale of USA Today about his return to the Twins and an interesting aspiration that he has in his post-playing days. The 39-year-old Hunter would eventually like to...
View ArticleAL Central Notes: Boyer, Hanrahan, Chamberlain
Twins righty Blaine Boyer hung up his spikes after 2012, in spite of good health and a live arm, in large part to spend more time with his family, as he tells Phil Miller of the Star Tribune. But his...
View ArticleJoel Hanrahan To Undergo Tommy John Surgery, Released By Tigers
8:01am: Detroit has released Hanrahan, Anthony Fenech of the Detroit Free Press tweets. 7:35am: Tigers reliever Joel Hanrahan will undergo his second Tommy John procedure after failing to progress in...
View ArticleHeyman’s Latest: Samardzija, GMs, Ozuna, Managers, Giants, Iwakuma
Despite a terrible second half following up what had been an already underwhelming season, multiple executives tell Jon Heyman of CBS Sports that they expect White Sox right-hander Jeff Samardzija to...
View ArticleCafardo’s Latest: Blue Jays, Fister, Hanrahan, Parnell, Latos
Here’s the latest from Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe: Former Blue Jays GM Alex Anthopoulos (who’s now with the Dodgers) believes his old team is going to be “really good” next season, Cafardo...
View ArticleJoel Hanrahan Retires
Reliever Joel Hanrahan has decided to retire from the game, as he announced in an appearance on MLB on TuneIn (audio link). He had been seeking to make a comeback in 2016, but ultimately wasn’t able to...
View ArticleNL Central Notes: Hanrahan, Kang, Arrieta, Reds
Recently retired right-hander Joel Hanrahan will rejoin the Pirates organization as a pitching coach for the team’s Class-A affiliate in West Virginia, writes MLB.com’s Adam Berry. The 35-year-old...
View ArticleNL Central Notes: Castellanos, Ozuna, Pirates
The Reds “remain a player” for free-agent outfielder Nicholas Castellanos, tweets MLB Network’s Jon Heyman. The extent to which the Reds are interested is far from clear, though. Cincinnati has already...
View ArticleCoaching/Scouting Notes: Stottlemyre, Kotsay, Hanrahan, Diversity Pipeline
Marlins pitching coach Mel Stottlemyre Jr. recently signed a contract extension to return in 2022, reports Craig Mish of the Miami Herald. It’ll be his fourth season in that capacity, as Stottlemyre...
View ArticleJoel Hanrahan Departs Pirates Organization
Two-time All-Star reliever Joel Hanrahan, who has spent the past five years coaching in the Pirates organization, announced on Twitter today that he’s decided to step away from the organization. Said...
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