JEFF SALAZAR RUMORS & GOSSIP

The Colorado Rockies sign Jeff Salazar

The Rockies have signed 30-year old lefty swinging outfielder Jeff Salazar to a minor league deal. Salazar played in 117 games in AAA-ball last season and he was 110 of 436 (.252 avg, .724 OPS) with 59 runs scored, 16 homers, 55 RBIs and 26 stolen bases. He last played in the majors in 2009 with the Pirates. Salazar has played in 168 games in his first four years in the majors...
Via Rockies Locker  |  December 25, 2010

Rockies sign Salazar, Macri and Hulett to Minor League deals

According to player development director Marc Gustafson (via Thomas Harding of MLB.com), the Colorado Rockies have signed outfielder Jeff Salazar and infielder Matt Macri and Tug Hulett to Minor League deals. Salazar, 30, is a career .232/.335/.349 hitter with the Rockies, Arizona Diamondbacks and Pittsburgh Pirates. Macri, 28, played 18 games for the Minnesota Twins in 2008 where...
Via PRO Rumors  |  December 23, 2010

Video: The Craziest Mexican Winter League Baseball Fight Of 2010 Featuring MLB Journeyman Jeff Salazar Getting KO’ed

From time to time we’ll get dispatches from Scot Drucker, a RHP who has pitched in the Oakland and Detroit farm systems, as he journeys through the winter leagues of the Dominican Republic and now the Mexican Winter League. Scot wrote to us Friday with news of the craziest baseball brawl we’ve seen this year. [...]
Via Busted Coverage  |  December 20, 2010

Tides Storm Back For 11-6 Victory Over Tribe

Brandon Moss TIDES STORM BACK FOR 11-6 VICTORY OVER TRIBE Former Indians’ OF Salazar Launches Game-Winning Home Run NORFOLK, Va. — Former Tribe outfielder Jeff Salazar snapped a 6-6 tie with a two-run home run in the bottom of the eighth inning and the Norfolk Tides scored 11 runs over the sixth, seventh and eighth innings to defeat the Indianapolis Indians 11-6 on...
Via Pirates Prospects  |  August 02, 2010

Tillman, Salazar are All-Stars

Right-hander Chris Tillman and outfielder Jeff Salazar have been chosen to represent the Norfolk Tides in the Triple-A All-Star Game.
Via Ravens Insider  |  June 30, 2010

Pirates DFA Jeff Salazar

According to Jen Langosch at MLB.com (via Twitter), the Pirates have designated outfielder Jeff Salazar for assignment. Salazar, 28, hasn't been able to put it together at the plate this year, managing just one hit in 26 plate appearances for the Bucs.
Via MLB Trade Rumors  |  August 15, 2009

Buccos almost win…but don’t

I missed most of the game, but I listened to the 9th on the radio and got to see the highlights.  In lieu of a stock recap, here are some quick notes on the game. Jeff Salazar still can’t hit, going 0-3 to lower his average to an even .050, but he was outstanding in the [...]
Via Raise the Jolly Roger!  |  August 05, 2009

McCutchen to start in minors

[Not unexpected]. Andrew clearly did all he could to make the squad and is undoubtedly a better player than the likes of Nyjer Morgan, Craig Monroe, Jeff Salazar, etc., but this was a simple matter of business. From my understanding, the Pirates current contract with McCutchen would stay valid for one year longer if he were [...]
Via Raise the Jolly Roger!  |  March 30, 2009

Bucs win again with 9th inning comeback

It seems like every spring training game has come down to the reserves for the Pirates so far this year, and so far the youngsters are getting the job done. The Bucs scored three in the ninth to come back and beat the World Champion Phillies, 6-5. The rally was keyed by a Jeff Salazar homer. Zach [...]
Via Raise the Jolly Roger!  |  March 13, 2009

Cactus League Opens Today, Yea!

(Cross-posted from my own blog, so it isn't plagiarism). Finally, the long, boring, drug-addled off-season is really, really over! Yeah, I know, the pitchers will go at most two innings. We'll see faces and numbers that will disappear two or three weeks from now. And my player, Eric Byrnes, isn't even starting today; he starts tomorrow. (That's OK, I like Jeff...
Via Fanster  |  February 28, 2008
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