Balentien is getting 7.5M from 2014-2016 with his current team.
Balentien is getting 7.5M from 2014-2016 with his current team.
Tom Servo (08-05-2013)
Balentien is getting 7.5M from 2014-2016 with his current team. He is only getting $950,000 this season.
Redeyecat (08-05-2013)
I was a fan of Wlad as well who raged when Dusty played Darnell McDonald and whoever over him in 09. Glad he's gonna get paaaaaaid.
“I don’t care,” Votto said of passing his friend and former teammate. “He’s in the past. Bye-bye, Jay.”
dougdirt (08-05-2013)
http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/20...eals-in-japan/
According to Tim Dierkes, the Swallows have re-signed outfielder Wladmir Balentien to a three-year, $7.5 million contract, outfielder Lastings Milledge to a three-year, $4.4 million contract and reliever Tony Barnette to a two-year, $3.2 million contract.
Balentien hit .272/.386/.572 with a Central League-high 31 homers last year in his second season in Japan. Milledge hit .300/.379/.485 with 21 homers. The two were easily the Swallows’ best hitters; no one else on the squad managed an .800 OPS.
Barnette had 33 saves and a 1.82 ERA as the team’s closer.
While there probably weren’t any major league teams craving another shot at Milledge or Barnette, Balentien likely would have drawn some interest had he waited another year and chosen to return to the United States. The 28-year-old disappointed in his early major league stints, but he hardly embarrassed himself. After getting traded away from the Mariners and out of Safeco, he hit a respectable .264/.352/.427 in 110 at-bats for the Reds in 2009.
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CoachBombay (08-15-2013)
I loved Wladimir Balentien. One of my favorite (non-achieving) Reds.
Go BLUE!!!
“I don’t care,” Votto said of passing his friend and former teammate. “He’s in the past. Bye-bye, Jay.”
Redeyecat (08-05-2013)
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2013/0...rade+Rumors%29The Rangers have designated Adam Rosales for assignment to clear a roster spot for Joey Butler, whose contract was selected from Triple-A Round Rock, according to Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News (on Twitter).
The Rangers just claimed the 30-year-old Rosales off waivers from the division-rival Athletics this past Friday
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