Grant Balfour Agrees To Join Rays - RealGM Wiretap
The Tampa Bay Rays have reached an agreement on a deal with Grant Balfour
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The Rays will pay Balfour $12 million over two seasons.
The agreement comes more than a month after Balfour agreed to a two-year, $15 million deal with the Baltimore Orioles. The Orioles backed out of the deal after concerns over his physical.
Balfour, a 36-year-old Australia native, went 1-3 with a 2.59 ERA and 38 saves last season in Oakland.
Royals Claim Moises Sierra Off Waivers From White Sox - RealGM Wiretap
The Royals announced that they have claimed outfielder Moises Sierra off Outright Waivers from the White Sox. In a corresponding roster move, the Royals have designated right-handed pitcher Liam Hendriks for assignment.
Sierra, 26, split the 2014 season between the White Sox and Blue Jays
Cheap Jerseys From China , batting .230 with 8 doubles, 2 triples, 2 homers and 22 runs scored in 96 games combined. It marked his third Major League season as he made his debut with Toronto in 2012, playing in 49 games. He was a member of the Dominican Republic Team which won the World Baseball Classic in 2013, highlighted by a catch he made going into the stands here in San Francisco.
Hendriks, 25, came to the Royals along with catcher Erik Kratz in the July 29 trade that sent third baseman Danny Valencia to Toronto.
Rays Longoria Agree To $100M Extension - RealGM Wiretap
The Rays and Evan Longoria have agreed to a $100 million contract extension that will keep the third baseman with the team through the 2023 season.
The new agreement will maintain the terms of his contract through 2016 and then tacks on six more years. Tampa Bay has an option for 2023.
"We drafted Evan in 2006 with the belief that he and the organization would grow with each other and together accomplish great things
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"That is why the Rays and Evan signed a long-term contract in 2008, and it is why we are extending our commitments today. Evan has clearly become a cornerstone player and a fixture in our organization. We are proud of what we have accomplished these past seven years, and I expect the best is yet to come."
Braves Leave Uggla Off NLDS Roster - RealGM Wiretap
The Atlanta Braves have not included Dan Uggla on their National League Division Series roster.
The Braves will open their series against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday.
Uggla hit .179.309.362 with 22 home runs and 55 RBIs this season.
Sabathia Undefeated In Last Eight Playoff Starts - RealGM Wiretap
CC Sabathia led the Yankees to the ALCS on Friday night with a complete game against the Orioles.
He allowed just one run as New York won 3-1 at Yankee Stadium.
Sabathia is undefeated in his last eight postseason starts, the fifth-longest streak in Yankee history.
Roger Clemens owns the longest streak, a 10-game run from 2001-07.
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