SCOTT OLSEN RUMORS & GOSSIP

White Sox Sign Scott Olsen

The White Sox signed left-hander Scott Olsen to a minor league contract, ESPN.com's Jerry Crasnick tweets. The deal includes a 2013 option on Olsen, a Sosnick/Cobbe client. Olsen, 28, signed with the Pirates last offseason, but he had shoulder problems and they released him in May. He was a serviceable starter for the Marlins from 2006-08, when he posted a 4.65 ERA with 6...
Via MLB Trade Rumors  |  19 days ago

Clarification on Scott Olsen’s 2011 Salary

The Pittsburgh Pirates released Scott Olsen last week, after Olsen spent the start of the 2011 season on the 60-day disabled list.  The Pirates originally signed Olsen to a one year, $550 K guaranteed deal, which included a $450 K salary in 2011, and a $100 K buyout on his option in 2012.  If you [...]
Via Pirates Prospects  |  May 17, 2011

Pirates Dump LHP Scott Olsen

Last night, the Pittsburgh Pirates officially cut ties with left-handed pitcher Scott Olsen. The Bucs signed Olsen in the offseason to compete for the fourth and fifth spots in their starting rotation, but the 27-year-old was injured in Spring Training and still hasn’t fully recoverd. The team will be on the hook for Olsen’s $450,000 salary unless another team signs him...
Via Buccos Buzz  |  May 15, 2011

Olsen no longer a rotation candidate

Scott Olsen has been removed from game action, and is no longer a candidate to begin the season in the Pirates rotation. Olsen was expected to compete with Charlie Morton and others for the fifth starter spot, but he has been slowed by a hamstring injury for most of the spring. He has only pitched [...]
Via Pirates Prospects  |  March 21, 2011

Pirates Caffeine: Its Scott Olsen Time

Scott Olsen will get some action today as he attempts to be the comeback kid in a quest for the fifth starters spot in the Pittsburgh Pirates rotation.  “I don’t really have much of a choice,” Olsen said, when asked if he’d accept a relief role. “I’m open for whatever.” Lastings Milledge is playing mostly in centerfield?  http://www.csnchicago...
Via Rum Bunter  |  March 14, 2011

Scott Olsen Just Needs A Smoke

Scott Olsen needs a smoke Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Scott Olsen spoke his mind.  Why it has to be in the paper really sucks, and might show an underlying concern, but it didn’t really bother us.  The timing of the comment is bad.  Who is ready to wrap up the naming of the five Pirates starters already?  More people should say less on the Pirates teams.  It’s an...
Via Rum Bunter  |  March 02, 2011

Interesting Details Involved In Pirates Deal With Kevin Coreia

The Pittsburgh Pirates contracts for Scott Olsen, Keven Coreia, and Josh Fields had some greater detail than we first read, as Jennifer Langosch reported last night.   The contract details that stand out for us are that the Pirates cannot offer Correia or Olsen arbitration if they are Type A free agents after the 2012 season. It also doesn’t appear that Coreia has performance...
Via Rum Bunter  |  December 22, 2010

Pirates Officially Sign Scott Olsen

The Pittsburgh Pirates have officially signed left hander Scott Olsen, according to the team's Twitter feed.  We learned yesterday that Olsen received a one year deal for $500,000, with up to $3 M in performance bonuses.  We also learned that the deal includes a club option for $4 M for the 2012 season.  No word [...]
Via Pirates Prospects  |  December 10, 2010

$250K Doesn't Buy You Much These Days

  (Scott Olsen stunk Wednesday night, but he cashed in. Screengrab of TV/MASN by Nationals Enquirer staff.) Scott Olsen's 11th start of the season tonight was fairly Marquisian: 1.2 IP, 8 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 1 HR, 56 pitches. 15 batters faced, 10 reached base. And it was a lucrative disaster for Olsen. As Adam Kilgore reported on Nationals Journal before the...
Via Nationals Enquirer  |  August 11, 2010

Olsen will miss next start

(by Ian Koski) Scott Olsen will miss his next start in the rotation after coming out of Friday night's game early due to inflammation in his left arm. The team doesn't have a game on Monday, so the Nationals can utilize a four-man rotation until May 29th or 30th in San Diego, Rigglemen said.
Via Nationals Pride  |  May 22, 2010
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