Bartolo Colon agrees to 1-year deal with A's

Late late night, a report surfaced that free agent starter Bartolo Colon had signed with an infamous "mystery team". Earlier in the day, Colon had been linked to the Oakland A's. Putting two and two together, it seems logical that Colon's mystery team would be Oakland, but that hasn't been confirmed yet. Does the former Yankees hurler match up well with Oakland...

The Washington Nationals signed lefthander Gio Gonzalez to a five-year contract Sunday. The deal is worth $42 million for Gonzalez, who was acquired from Oakland in exchange for four prospects last month. The 26-year-old went 16-12 with a 3.12 ERA in 32 starts last season. For his career, Gonzalez is 38-32 with a 3.93 ERA over three-plus seasons. Gonzalez will join a Washington...

The Washington Nationals have locked up the guy they just traded for, Gio Gonzalez, for 5 years 45 million dollars. Again, I’ve really liked this trade for awhile as the Nationals got a young and controllable left handed power arm to go with Stephen Strasburg and Jordan Zimmerman. The Nationals are building one heck of an organization, and fi they could lock Prince Fielder...

The A's added some much-needed experience to their rotation by reportedly agreeing to a one-year deal with free-agent pitcher Bartolo Colon, ESPN reported Sunday.

Nationals pitcher Gio Gonzalez's new $42 million, five-year contract includes both a club option and a vesting player option that could make it worth $65.5 million over seven seasons. The deal, announced by Washington on Sunday, includes a $500,000 signing bonus and salaries of $3.25 million in 2012, $6.25 million in 2013, $8.5 million in 2014, $11 million in 2015 and $12 million...

After reviving his career with the Yankees last season, Bartolo Colon signed a one-year deal with the A’s on Sunday, according to ESPN.com. The 2005 Cy Young award winner spent 2010 out of baseball before the Yankees took a chance on him. Colon started last season as the...

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) The Oakland Athletics and free agent right-hander Bartolo Colon have reached agreement on a one-year deal that will bolster the team's depleted rotation, a person with knowledge of the negotiations said Sunday.

Gio Gonzalez agreed to a contract extension with the Washington Nationals on Sunday, just three weeks after the left-hander was acquired in a trade with the Oakland Athletics. The deal runs though the 2016 season and includes options for two more years. Gonzalez had filed for arbitration on Friday. The 26-year-old Gonzalez went 16-12 last season -- a career high for wins -- with...

A person with knowledge of the negotiations says the Oakland Athletics and right-hander Bartolo Colon have reached agreement on a one-year deal that will bolster the team's depleted rotation. Colon's contract is pending a physical, the person said Sunday, speaking on condition of anonymity because the team had yet to make a formal announcement.

Nationals pitcher Gio Gonzalez's new $42 million, five-year contract includes both a club option and a vesting player option that could make it worth $65.5 million over seven seasons. The deal, announced by Washington on Sunday, includes a $500,000 signing bonus and salaries of $3.25 million in 2012, $6.25 million in 2013, $8.5 million in 2014, $11 million in 2015 and $12 million in 2006.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Gio Gonzalez has agreed to a contract extension with the Washington Nationals just three weeks after the left-hander was acquired in a trade with the Oakland Athletics.

The Washington Nationals on Sunday afternoon announced a contract extension with left-handed pitcher Gio Gonzalez that will keep their newest starting pitcher with the team through the 2016 season, with options for the 2017 and 2018 campaigns. The extension not only bought out all four of Gonzalez's potential arbitration years ...