Topic: Johnny Damon

Damon, Tigers finalize eight million-dollar deal

Johnny Damon, let go by the World Series-winning New York Yankees, has found a home in Detroit." Atlanta and the Chicago White Sox had also expressed interest in Damon, who said he was attracted by the youthfulness of the Tigers.Damon brings another ...

Damon signs Tigers deal: report

DETROIT (Reuters) - Free-agent outfielder Johnny Damon has agreed to an $8 million, one-year contract with the Detroit Tigers, The Detroit Free Press reported on its website on Saturday.The deal is dependant on Damon, who played for the New York Yankees last ...
OF Johnny Damon completes physical, clearing way to sign 1-year deal with Tigers A person familiar with the negotiations says Johnny Damon has completed his physical with the Detroit Tigers, clearing the way for the team to finalize a one-year contract with ...
Braves make offer to free-agent OF Johnny Damon The Atlanta Braves appear interested in adding Johnny Damon to the top of their lineup.The 36-year-old Damon hit .286 with 24 homers for the New York Yankees last season and likely would bat leadoff ...

Tiger's Tail

Best excuse not to concentrate on golf. Coincidence?. David Ortiz tells Red Sox teammate Johnny Damon to stay away from Damon's fiancee before Game Seven with the Yankees. "Look at my man today," says Ortiz after Damon cracks two homers to send ...
Javy Vazquez back to the Bronx as the Melk-man goeth to the Atlanta BravesWhen Javier Vazquez last threw a pitch for the New York Yankees, it was a nadir in the team's storied history. He gave up two homers to Johnny Damon, ...
Bradley to Seattle and Silva to Cubs; Johnson to Yankees, leaving Damon huntingThe Chicago Cubs and Mariners traded headaches Friday, with mercurial outfielder Milton Bradley heading to Seattle for underperforming pitcher Carlos Silva.Cubs general manager Jim Hendry had been trying to deal ...
Johnson reaches $5.5 million deal with YankeesNick Johnson is returning to the Yankees, a move that likely will end Johnny Damon's time in New York after four seasons.Johnson reached a preliminary agreement Friday on a $5.5 million, one-year contract, a person familiar ...

Yankees swing tentative deal for Granderson

Detroit star centerfielder Curtis Granderson is headed for the World Series champion New York Yankees as part of a tentative three-team, seven-player trade agreement.The biggest move so far at Major League Baseball's winter meetings will ship Granderson from Detroit the Yankees, where ...
During last year's winter meetings, baseball executives hobnobbing at Las Vegas' Bellagio Hotel were trying to make sense of the broader market. A year ago, the top-flight free agents CC Sabathia, Mark Teixeira and A.J. Burnett got big contracts (all from the ...