TONY PENA RUMORS & GOSSIP
Red Sox Sign Reliever, Former SS Tony Pena Jr.
Multiple sources are reporting that the Red Sox have signed right-handed reliever and former shortstop Tony Pena Jr. (the son of former Red Sox All-Star catcher Tony Pena) to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training.
The 29-year-old was converted to a relief pitcher in 2009 and pitched in the Giants’ minor league system last year. He went 3-2 with a 2.53...
Via Fenway Faithful Report
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January 06, 2011
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A person familiar with the negotiations says the Boston Red Sox have agreed to a minor league contract with right-handed reliever Tony Pena Jr.The person spoke Wednesday on condition of anonymity because the...
Via Ted's Army
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January 06, 2011
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January 06, 2011
Report: Red Sox Sign Reliever Tony Pena Jr.
The Red Sox have signed right-handed reliever Tony Pena Jr. to a minor league contract, according to ESPN's Jayson Stark. A converted shortstop, Pena will be given an invitation to spring training camp, joining a collection of arms that will potentially give the club more relief depth at the minor league level. The 29-year-old Pena appeared in 53 games at two levels of the San...
Via NESN.com
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January 05, 2011
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January 05, 2011
Pirates: Just Make Banister The Guy
The Pittsburgh Pirates continue to let us know who won’t get the managerial job. Tony Pena is the latest name checked off the list.
The five-time All-Star catcher was thought to be a candidate for the Pirates job, but it appears dead. The buzz in Pittsburgh was hot throughout October for both Pena and Andy Van Slyke. But hiring a manager simply because they once won...
Via Rum Bunter
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November 01, 2010
Tony Pena Jr. Opts For Free Agency
Shortstop turned reliever Tony Pena Jr. has chosen to become a minor league free agent, according to Bob Dutton of the Kansas City Star. As Dutton points out, this likely ends Pena's tenure with the Royals.
Via MLB Trade Rumors
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October 23, 2009
Crown Gems: Dwyer, Myers, Roberts, Pena, Duffy, Metcalf, AFL
Covered in this issue of Crown Gems: Chris Dwyer, Wil Myers, Lee Roberts, Tony Pena Jr., Danny Duffy, Travis Metcalf, Zack Greinke, and the Royals AFL announcements.
LHP-Chris Dwyer, the Royals 2009 4th round pick, made his professional debut on the 23rd with the Idaho Falls Chukars. He pitched 1.2 innings and allowed 2 hits, 1 [...]
Via Kings of Kauffman
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August 26, 2009
Royals' Tony Pena Moving From Shortstop to Pitcher
by Josh AlperFiled under: Royals, AL CentralTony Pena already hits like a pitcher, so the Royals decided to see if he could throw like one too. That's actually not fair to pitchers, Pena hits like the kid picked last during gym who would prefer perfecting his cursive to do anything athletic. He always flashed a fine glove at shortstop, but a career OPS+ of 44 (including a mind...
Via FanHouse
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July 27, 2009
The Dugout: The Renaissance Man
by Jon BoisFiled under: Royals, The DugoutWithin four short years, Tony Pena, Jr. has mastered the art of hitting. There is nothing more that he can possibly accomplish with the baseball bat. As such, he's planning on becoming a pitcher.To you and I, pitching is a hopelessly sophisticated art that is fully understood by few and mastered by almost nobody. To Pena, it is merely...
Via FanHouse
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July 26, 2009
Royals giving light-hitting Pena chance as pitcher
Tony Pena Jr. has hit like a pitcher for the past two years, so the Kansas City Royals plan to convert him to one.
Via CBSSports.com
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July 26, 2009
Kansas City Royals' struggling Tony Pena Jr. to put in work as pitcher
Tony Pena Jr. has hit like a pitcher for the past two years, so the Kansas City Royals plan to convert him to one.
Via ESPN
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July 26, 2009
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