Hot Stove Digest: White Sox let Tyler Flowers go, but have other plans
Welcome to The Stew’s Hot Stove Digest, our daily rundown of MLB news, rumors and gossip for Hot Stove season. Here you’ll find a recap of all the day’s action and other fun stuff from around the Internet.
HE GONE: The Chicago White Sox made a bit of a surprising move, non-tendering starting catcher Tyler Flowers. [Bob Nightengale]
HE’S AVAILABLE: With Flowers out of the picture, the White Sox could turn to free-agent Dioner Navarro. [Jeff Passan]
LET GO: The Royals did not offer a contract to former closer Greg Holland. [Royals]
ROUNDUP: Steve Cishek, Neftali Feliz and Ike Davis were among the player who were non-tendered Wednesday. [MLBTradeRumors]
DONE DEAL: The San Diego Padres and Oakland Athletics came together on a four-player deal that saw Drew Pomeranz and Yonder Alonso switch teams. [The Stew]
HATCHET BURIED: David Ortiz says he’s fine with the Red Sox signing Price despite their past issues. [WEEI]
ON THE MOVE: The Philadelphia Phillies claimed outfielder Peter Bourjos on waivers from the St. Louis Cardinals. [Derrick Goold]
DONE DEAL: The Mariners inked outfielder Nori Aoki on a one-year deal. [The Stew]
WILL IT HAPPEN? Tim Raines is a deserving Hall of Fame candidate, but he’s running out of time. [Jay Jaffe]
IT’S DONE: Mark McGwire is officially the San Diego Padres’ new bench coach. [Corey Brock]
STICKING AROUND: A.J. Ellis decided to stay with the Los Angeles Dodgers. [Jon Heyman]
HE’S A STAR: Ellis also recently made a reality TV show appearance. [Yahoo TV]
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