NICK PUNTO RUMORS & GOSSIP
Three Reasons Cardinals Will Miss Nick Punto
When the St. Louis Cardinals made their unexpected surprise run to their 11th World Series Championship last season, they had a surprise face playing second base. For most of September and the entire post-season, defensive minded, switch-hitting Nick Punto played second base for the Cardinals. As of Wednesday afternoon, Punto officially will not be playing for the Cardinals at...
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December 15, 2011
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December 15, 2011
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Red Sox sign P Melancon, INF Punto to bolster team
The Boston Red Sox have attempted to bolster their bullpen and bench, trading for pitcher Mark Melancon and signing infielder Nick Punto.
And if they add some guys who can pull together their fractured clubhouse, that's OK, too.
The Red Sox traded for Melancon, the former Astros reliever, and signed former St. Louis Cardinals infielder Punto as a free agent. General manager...
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December 15, 2011
Red Sox Sign Nick Punto To Two-Year Deal
It's been a busy day for Boston Red Sox general manager Ben Cherington his staff on Yawkey Way in Boston.
Shortly after acquiring Mark Melancon from the Houston Astros for Jed Lowrie and Kyle Weiland, Cherington dipped his feet into the free agent pool by signing Nick Punto to a two-year contract.
The contract is worth $3 million for two-years and according to Alex Speier...
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December 14, 2011
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December 14, 2011
Red Sox sign veteran Punto
Fresh off a World Championship with the St. Louis Cardinals, 11-year veteran Nick Punto has signed with the Boston Red Sox to a 2 year $3 million deal. It didn't take long for Boston to find another utility infielder after the team traded Jed Lowrie to the Astros.
Punto has played 250 games or more at three infield positions: second base, third base, and shortstop...
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December 14, 2011
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December 14, 2011
Nick Punto to Sign with Boston
According to John Heyman (now at CBS Sports, apparently), Nick Punto has agreed to a 2 year, $3.0 million deal with the Boston Red Sox. The deal will also include $500k in incentives.
So remember that news earlier today about the Red Sox trading away Jed Lowrie to the Astros for reliever Mark Melancon? Now that all begins to make some sense. It’s not that trading Lowrie for...
Via Fangraphs
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December 14, 2011
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December 14, 2011
NLCS Golden Sombrero: Nick Punto
Top 2: Nick Punto struck out swinging against Chris Narveson
Top 3: hit a sacrifice fly to right field against Narveson
Top 5: struck out swinging against Kameron Loe
Top 7: called out on strikes against Takashi Saito
Top 9: called out on strikes against John Axford
Final Line: 0-for-4, 4 K, RBI
Notes: Punto’s golden sombrero against the Brewers on Sunday night was his first...
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October 17, 2011
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October 17, 2011
Who Doesn't Want to See a Shirtless Nick Punto?? Ummm... Everyone.
We wanted to share this photo of Nick Punto with you. No reason, other than it made us laugh hysterically. Special thanks to good pal and commenter Seth for posting this on Sooze's Facebook wall... it made her pee a little.
The St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies will meet up for Game One of the best-of-five NLDS Saturday evening with Roy Halladay taking the hill...
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October 01, 2011
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October 01, 2011
Cardinals activate Punto from disabled list
Infielder Nick Punto has been activated from the 15-day disabled list by the St. Louis Cardinals.
The 33-year-old Punto is rejoining the roster Tuesday after missing 36 games because of a strained left oblique. He was out earlier this season with a sports hernia and a right forearm injury.
He was batting .271 with 13 RBIs in 44 games, with 21 starts at second base, three at third...
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September 06, 2011
Freese, Punto quick to make impact in return
Tony La Russa wasted no time putting his two new additions into the starting lineup. David Freese and Nick Punto, who were officially activated from the disabled list on Monday, both started on Tuesday night after each had missed more than a month of games.
Via mlb.com
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June 28, 2011
St. Louis Cardinals to sign Nick Punto
According to a team release, the St. Louis Cardinals have agreed to sign infielder Nick Punto.
Punto, 33, played his tenth Major League season with the Minnesota Twin in 2010. He's a career .247/.321/.322 hitter. He returns to the National League for the first time since 2003 when he was with the Philadelphia Phillies. The infielder will bring the Cardinals the flexibility...
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January 21, 2011
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January 21, 2011
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