In what has to be one of the more unusual clubhouse transactions in baseball history, Carlos Beltran has come through on his promise to pay for ex-Mets teammate Jonathon Niese's nose job. Beltran footed the $10K bill for Niese's rhinoplasty, which, as Mets fan Jerry Seinfeld famously observed, is a pretty unusual name for such a procedure.
Some news from around the majors…
- The terms of Roberto Hernandez's restructured contract with the Indians have been reported by The Associated Press. The pitcher formerly known as Fausto Carmona will now earn $2.5MM in 2012 (down from $7MM) with another $2.7MM available in roster and performance bonuses. The Tribe's $9MM option on Hernandez for 2013 drops to $6MM, though Hernandez can earn that money back based on innings pitched and bonuses carried over from 2012. Cleveland also holds a $14MM team option on the right-hander for 2014 that is apparently still intact.
- Cole Hamels feels bad that his friend Ryan Madson will miss the season after undergoing Tommy John surgery, but Hamels said that Madson's situation won't cause him to rethink his own plans for free agency, reports Scott Miller of CBS Sports. "If you're in the game long enough, nothing can push you in a different direction and make you worry," Hamels said. "If you're able to reach free agency, you've obviously had success in the big leagues, and there are going to be teams that trust you….Surgeries are a lot better today, they're not as scary as they were 10 or 12 years ago."
- The Pirates haven't yet expressed interest in left-hander John Grabow, tweets Rob Biertempfel of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Grabow exercised an out clause in his Dodgers contract earlier today and is now a free agent. Grabow was originally drafted by the Bucs in 1997 and pitched for the club from 2003-09.
- Right-hander Kip Wells threw for the Mets a few weeks ago and hit 93 mph on the radar gun, reports Jon Heyman of CBS Sports (Twitter link). Wells hasn't pitched in the majors since 2009 but recently signed a minor league deal with the Diamondbacks.
- “I’ve been a Red for 10 years now,” Joey Votto tells John Fay of the Cincinnati Enquirer. “I don’t daydream about playing for another team. I don’t.” Votto is scheduled to hit free agency after 2013 but again reiterated that he hopes to remain with the Reds and is only focused on the upcoming season.
It would be pretty cool to see Votto in a Jays uni.
In 2 years anything can happen, he may not be a need for them. and I sincerely doubt he’ll be signing a 5 year deal to go to toronto.
I don’t actually think he’ll go there. I just think it’d be cool since he was born in Toronto.
I think it would be cool because he’s an amazing player.
The Pirates should get their game on with Grabow.
I can’t see where Grabow has anything left to offer any team, let alone the Pirates :shrug:
bucs only have 1 lefty reliever, so thats what hed offer
How does Madson’s injury affect Cole Hamels’ contract talks?
it doesn’t… what cole was saying is that he isn’t going to sign an extension now solely based on the fact that another pitcher just went down with a serious injury.
makes sense
“I don’t daydream about playing for another team. I don’t.”
But, in two years when I am a Free Agent and the Reds offer me a six year, $120 million dollar contract and five other teams top that and I sign for eight years and $200 million dollars, I will leave Cincinnati and wont think about them again. I wont.
optimism is always the way to go bruh. Assuming you’re a cincy fan?
That Kip Wells signing is dated before the start of last season, not recently.
Hey Carlos,
Nice jesture, but what about me?
Sincerely,
Barbra Streisand