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Scott Podsednik Signs With Blue Jays

The clock was getting awfully close to midnight, but Scott Podsednik got in under the wire to grab a chance to compete for a job at spring training. The veteran outfielder signed a minor-league deal with the Blue Jays on Wednesday. The deal comes with a invitation to major league spring training, which officially gets...

Report: Blue Jays Shopping Juan Rivera

The Toronto Blue Jays are looking to trade outfielder Juan Rivera, one of the two players they got from the Angels in return for Vernon Wells last month, according to a report by FOXSports.com. The Blue Jays already traded the other half of their haul for Wells, dealing catcher/first baseman Mike Napoli to the Texas...

The Pickup Artist: Super Kalish-Fragilisticexpialidocious

Need help navigating the waiver wire each week? Let the Pickup Artist be your guide. Ryan Kalish (OF, BOS) - 4% owned Kalish has been a top-20 outfielder over the last two weeks, putting together a friendly 5X5 of .275-2-12-7-3. He's been playing virtually every day for the BoSox, driving in 14 runs in 14 September...

Torii Hunter Will Start in Right Field for First Time Since 1999

When the Angels take the field against the Orioles on Tuesday something will be very out of place. Torii Hunter, winner of nine straight Gold Gloves as a center fielder, will be playing right field. It is Hunter's first game at the position since Sept. 19, 1999 when Hunter moved to right to replace Midre Cummings for the...

Yard Work: Bengie Molina, Texas Slugger

After years of playing with the Giants, the writing was on the walk for Bengie Molina when Buster Posey was promoted and excelled at the Major League level. By the time he was traded to Texas, many people had given up on Molina in fantasy leagues -- he had just three HRs and a .257 average in 202 at-bats with the Giants....

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05/28/12 Kemp and Rivera Aid Isotopes' 11-9 Win Over RedHawks Source: Minor League Baseball Rehabbing Los Angles Dodgers outfielders Matt Kemp and Juan Rivera each hit home runs as the Albuquerque Isotopes (29-22) had another big day at the plate and held off a furious rally by the Oklahoma City RedHawks (28-22) to win 11-9 before 10,028 Sunday evening at Isotopes Park. One day after setting a franchise record with nine doubles, the Isotopes tied a season high with four homers and racked up 18 more hits.
05/27/12 Ellis homer in 9th lifts Dodgers Source: The Orange County Register - Orange County CA The Dodgers struggled again with the lowly Houston Astros, but the longer the game, the better chance the better team has to win.
05/24/12 Juan Rivera ahead of schedule in return from torn... Source: Comcast SportsNet Juan Rivera was initially scheduled to miss two months with a ruptured hamstring, but Ken Gurnick of MLB.com reports that the veteran outfielder/first baseman is "healing faster than expected."
05/22/12 Man Sentenced for Killing 2-Year-Old Source: KNRS 570 - Salt Lake City UT 33-year old Juan Rivera still maintains his innocence with his attorney.
05/21/12 Lititz man jailed 15-30 years for sexual abuse of... Source: LancasterOnline.com It was an emotional time in court Monday for a local teenager who was sexually abused for years by a caretaker.