FRED LEWIS RUMORS & GOSSIP

Fred LewisThe Cleveland Indians today have announced that they have signed free agent outfielder Fred Lewis and right-handed pitcher Jeremy Accardo to minor league contracts with non-roster invitations to Major League spring training camp.Lewis, 31, is a career .267 hitting in the Major Leagues with 91 2B, 21 3B, 27 HR and 136 RBI in 517 combined games with the San Francisco Giants...

According to the team, the Cincinnati Reds have signed free agent outfielder Fred Lewis. Jon Paul Morosi of FOXSports first reported on January 3, that the Reds were showing interest in the former Toronto Blue Jays outfielder. During the Winter Meetings, 7-8 clubs were showing interest in the former outfielder for the Toronto Blue Jays. At the time, ESPN's Jerry Crasnick said...

Jerry Crasnick of ESPN.com reports that the Indians, Tigers and Mets are among the seven to eight teams that have expressed interest in free agent outfielder Fred Lewis. The former Giant, who who turns 30 on Thursday, was non-tendered by the Toronto Blue Jays after batting .262/.332/.414 with eight home runs, 36 RBI and 17 stolen bases in 2010. The attraction to F-dot-Lew is...

Toronto Blue Jays outfielder, Fred Lewis, is not sure where he falls in the team’s plans for 2011, according to MLB.com’s Jordan Bastian. “I’m a whole lot unsure,” Lewis said. “I know that I’m an everyday positio

Following his first return to the Bay Area since being traded, former Giant Fred Lewis took to Facebook to address the apparent legions of Fred Lewis haters out there.

  If you’re like me, you are shocked at the incredible start the Blue Jays have had during this 2010 campaign. Not only are the Jays a winning team, they are winning in exciting fashion – by regularly launching balls out of every park they visit! Despite a recent pair of 9th inning loses to the first place Rays, the bluebirds find themselves only 5.5 games out of first in the...

I last wrote about Fred Lewis and stated that hos getting hot could have a major impact for the Jays, well he continued the trend today with a 3-run HR, a BB, and a SB – giving the Jays a little bit of everything at the top of the lineup. The Jays got another quality start from Shaun Marcum who got his “earned 3 times” first win of the season. However, I wanted...

I’m a glass half full guy, so instead of chatting up the mediocre outing of Dana Eveland (6.2 IP, 8 hits, 4 ER, 3 BB, 1 K) or the lack of offensive output by the Jays (5 hits and 2 walks), I’d like to examine the impact that Fred Lewis (.245) could have if his bat continues to come alive. Fred had 3 of the Jays hits as he hit his 4th double of the season. Fred is just...

There have been a lot of players over the years that have stirred up debates among fans and educated baseball minds alike. One camp believes a guy is capable and isn't getting a fair shake, while their counterpart wants him gone at all costs. In the ongoing battle between good and evil, there surely had to be one Giant that became such a heatseeker for debate. That Giant was...

After eight years in the organization, San Francisco Giants outfielder Fred Lewis will be traded to the Toronto Blue Jays in the next 24 hours, according to numerous sources, including a radio interview with Giants GM Brian Sabean. Lewis, who started the season on the 15-day DL and was in Triple-A rehabbing a sore rib cage, was not available for comment. He was drafted by the Giants in the