Sox claim OF Fields off waivers
The White Sox claimed outfielder Daniel Fields off waivers from the Los Angeles Dodgers. Fields, 24, batted .228with 25 doubles, seven home runs, 41 RBI, 66 walks and 17 stolen bases over 122 games for the Tigers’ AAA club in 2015.
The White Sox claimed outfielder Daniel Fields off waivers from the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Fields, 24, batted .228 with 25 doubles, seven home runs, 41 RBI, 66 walks and 17 stolen bases with a .335 on-base percentage over 122 games for the Detroit Tigers’ Class AAA club in Toledo in 2015.
A well-regarded defensive player who bats left and throws right, Fields made one appearance with the Tigers on June 4.
Since then, he has bounced around, claimed off waivers by Milwaukee on September 10 and by the Dodgers on December 7.
Baseball America ranked Fields as the best defensive outfielder in the Tigers’ organization following the 2012 and 2013 seasons. He is a .244 hitter with 42 homers and a .329 on-base percentage over six seasons in the Tigers’ organization.
The Sox claimed outfielder Jerry Sands from the Cleveland Indians on Dec. 23. Following Fields’ addition, the Sox’ 40-man roster increases to 38.
Clemens, Halladay spat
After receiving the equivalent of a brushback from former major-league pitcher Roy Halladay, Roger Clemens charged the mound in a socialmedia battle surrounding the 2016 Hall of Fame voting.
Halladay, a two-time Cy Young Award winner who retired in 2013 with 203 wins, 2,117 strikeouts and a 3.38 ERA, started the Twitter skirmish by saying that Clemens and Barry Bonds don’t belong in Cooperstown.
In 2007, Clemens was named in the Mitchell report as having allegedly used anabolic steroids in the latter part of his career, an allegation he denied in front of Congress in 2008. He later was charged with perjury for those denials as evidence of his PED use mounted, but he was found not guilty in a trial.
Clemens fired back at Halladay, saying it was “disheartening” to hear about “an illinformed player making an asinine statement.”
Meada, Dodgers finalize deal
The Dodgers finalized a eight-year, $25 million contract with Japanese pitcher Kenta Maeda, a deal that could be worth $106.2 million if he stays healthy.
Maeda was 15-8 with a 2.09 ERA in 29 starts in 2015. In eight seasons with Hiroshima, Maeda went 97-67 with a 2.39 ERA and 1.05 WHIP.
Other news
The Giants agreed to terms with outfielder Denard Span on a three-year, $31 million contract.
In 2013 with the Nationals, he led the National League in triples, then followed that in 2014 by leading the league in hits. Last season, hampered by injuries to his hip and core, Span appeared in a career-low 61 games.
The Royals signed former Cy Young runner-up ChienMing Wang to a minor-league contract.