Hot Stove Digest: Mike Pelfrey lands two-year deal with Tigers
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.
DONE DEAL: Mike Pelfrey has agreed to join the Detroit Tigers on a two-year, $16 million deal. [Joel Sherman]
NEW THREADS: The Diamondbacks have unveiled eight new uniform designs [The Stew]
SHOCKER: The Diamondbacks also landed Zack Greinke on Friday. Will that change the balance of power in the NL West? [The Stew]
WELCOME: The Marlins officially named Barry Bonds their hitting coach. [Clark Spencer]
VERSATILITY: Cubs infielder Javier Baez intends to play center field in Puerto Rico this winter in an attempt to enhance his versatility and value to the team. [Chicago Tribune]
BEST WISHES: Mets general manager Sandy Alderson has been diagnosed with a treatable form of cancer and will miss the winter meetings. [The Stew]
DONE DEAL: Left-handed reliever Oliver Perez agreed to a two-year contract with the Washington Nationals. [Jesse Sanchez]
NO DEAL: No MLB teams placed a bid on Korean third baseman Jae-gyun Hwang. He’ll return to Korea this season and try free agency next offseason. [Jeff Passan]
PLAN B: Before losing out on Zack Greinke, the Dodgers were talking to representatives of Johnny Cueto, Jeff Samardzija and Scott Kazmir, and expressed interest in Hisashi Iwakuma. [Ken Rosenthal]
RETURN: Josh Thole re-signed with the Toronto Blue Jays, inking a one-year deal worth $800K. [Blue Jays]
FRONTRUNNER: The Washington Nationals could have a four-year deal with reliever Darren O-Day by the winter meetings. [Dan Connelly]
MINOR DEAL: The Atlanta Braves have acquired right-hander Jose Ramirez from the Seattle Mariners for a player to be named later or cash considerations. [Braves]
SAY HELLO: David Price was officially introduced by the Boston Red Sox. [The Stew]
CELBRATE: Friday was National Cookie Day. Celebrate belatedly with Cookie Rojas. [Cut 4]
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