The Chicago Cubs signed reliever Manny Corpas to a one-year contract on Thursday. Financial terms were not disclosed. Corpas is attempting to return from Tommy John elbow surgery after sitting out last season. The righthander rehabbed with the Texas Rangers in 2011, but did not throw a single pitch for the American League club. The 29-year-old Corpas posted a 3-5 mark with 10...

Former Rockies closer Manny Corpas and top prospect Brett Jackson headlined a list of 21 non-roster players invited by the Cubs on Monday to participate in Major League Spring Training camp.

The Cubs removed reliever Manny Corpas, who is still recovering from elbow surgery, from the 40-man roster but will still invite him to spring training with a chance to make the team.

The Yankees were in talks earlier this month with right handed reliever Manuel Corpas, who missed all of last season with Tommy John Surgery, but Corpas signed a deal with the Cubs yesterday. The deal was a major league deal which is probably why the Yankees didn’t last him as they were likely offering a minor league deal only as is their style with relievers like this. According...

As the Cubs continue to look for pitching depth and pick players off of the scrap heap, they killed two birds with one stone in their signing of Manny Corpas. According to ESPN Chicago’s Bruce Levine, the Cubs agreed to a one-year deal with the 29-year-old reliever, formerly of the Colorado Rockies. Tommy John surgery has kept him out of baseball since the 2010 season. The Texas...

The Yankees have been in talks with former Colorado Rockie right handed reliever Manuel Corpas who missed all of last season with Tommy John Surgery, according to George King of the NY Post. In five seasons Corpas, 29, had a 3.93 ERA, a 6.5 K/9, and a 2.5 BB/9 in 286 innings. If the Yankees signed him it would be a typical sign a lot of relievers and hope one of them makes...

The Chicago Cubs have agreed to one-year contracts with right-handers Andy Sonnanstine and Manny Corpas. The deals, which are non-guaranteed split contracts, were announced Monday. Terms were not available. Sonnanstine, who turns 29 in March, was 28-31 with a 5.26 ERA in five seasons with Tampa Bay. He made 80 starts in 132 appearances. The 29-year-old Corpas spent five seasons...

The Chicago Cubs have come to terms with relief pitcher Manny Corpas, according to a source close to Bruce Levine of ESPNChicago.com.  The deal will come become official on Friday.  Terms of the deal are not yet public. Image by Anne Hornyak under the Creative Commons License. ]]>

27-year old righty reliever Manny Corpas will undergo Tommy John Surgery next Wednesday which will likely cause him to miss most if not all of the 2011 season. Corpas pitched in 56 games (0 starts) for the Rockies this year and he was 3-5 with 10 saves, a 4.62 ERA and a 1.41 WHIP. He has now pitched in 280 games (0 starts) in his five years with the Rockies and he is 12-16 with...

The Rockies have released 27-year old righty reliever Manny Corpas. Corpas pitched in 56 games (0 starts) for the Rockies last season and he was 3-5 with 10 saves, a 4.62 ERA and a 1.41 WHIP. He pitched in 280 games (0 starts) in parts of five years for the Rockies and he was 12-16 with 34 saves, a 3.93 ERA and a 1.34 WHIP. Corpas had Tommy John Surgery last September so his release...

Cubs insider reports: The Cubs have agreed to terms with RHP Manny Corpas and RHP Andy Sonnanstine on non-guaranteed split contracts for the 2012 season. We've had some time to discuss the many corpses that seem to have recently been wheeled in to the catacombs of Wrigley Field of late. The newest name to that group is Andy Sonnenstine. Rotoworld says: Sonnanstine...

(Photo: Yardbarker.com) They released Manny?! The Rockies released closer Manny Corpas today. Long gone are the days of Manny locking down play-off games. The relief pitcher has battled injuries and laziness ever since his outstanding 2007 season. While throwing sixty-two innings in 2010, he was solid, but not brilliant. His season ended early when he blew out his elbow and underwent...

According to Troy E. Renck of The Denver Post, the Colorado Rockies have released Manny Corpas. The 28-year-old right-handed pitcher was 3-5 with a 4.62 ERA in 56 relief appearances for the Rockies in 2010.

The Texas Rangers have agreed to a Minor league deal with right handed pitcher Manny Corpas according to Evan P. Grant of the Dallas Morning News. Corpas is coming back from Tommy John surgery. Corpas was released by the Rockies back in November. The 28-year-old right-handed pitcher was 3-5 with a 4.62 ERA in 56 relief appearances for the Rockies in 2010. ]]>

The Rockies have placed 27-year old righty reliever Manny Corpas on the 15-day disabled list with a sprained ligament in his right elbow. Corpas has pitched in 56 games (0 starts) for the Rockies this year and he is 3-5 with 10 saves, a 4.62 ERA and a 1.41 WHIP. He will be replaced in the bullpen by 27-year old righty Samuel Deduno who has been summoned from AAA. Deduno made his...

As the winter begins to turn into spring, slowly but surely, we’re getting a better idea of what the Cubs’ roster is going to look like in April. But there is plenty to still be figured out, and it’s a cloudy picture sure to be made even less clear by the 21 non-roster invitees that will be joining the Cubs at spring training this year. Overall, the Cubs invited...

The Chicago Cubs have agreed to terms with relief pitcher Manny Corpas.

Manuel Corpas becomes the latest pitcher to need Tommy John surgery: Corpas, placed on the 15-day disabled list last Friday with a sprained ligament in his right elbow, received a second opinion Tuesday from Dr. Lewis Yocum. Corpas is set for surgery next Wednesday and could be sidelined for the entire 2011 season considering the typical recovery time from Tommy John surgery is...

by FanHouse StaffFiled under: Rockies, MLB InjuriesAdd another name to the list of pitchers likely to miss the 2011 season. Rockies reliever Manny Corpas will undergo Tommy John surgery next Wednesday, the team announced. The usual recovery time for the procedure is 12-18 months, so unless Corpas is especially speedy in his rehab process, it seems unlikely he'll see the field...

SAN FRANCISCO -- (AP) Colorado Rockies right-handed reliever Manuel Corpas will undergo reconstructive Tommy John elbow surgery.

Manuel Corpas has put the month leading up to the all-star break behind him. His eyes are focused straight ahead on the remainder of the season.

The Rockies have placed their former closer, right-hander Manuel Corpas, on unconditional release waivers, industry sources told MLB.com Tuesday.

Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer have made a number of moves in their first offseason with the Cubs, acquiring Travis Wood, Ian Stewart and Casey Weathers in trades and signing David DeJesus, Manny Corpas and Andy Sonnanstine as free agents. The Cubs also made a more subtle change that could impact their daily performance: The team hired former Red Sox major league scout Kyle Evans and...

For whatever reason, Rockies fans may boo the hometown team less than any other fans in the major leagues. But Manuel Corpas has been the exception to the rule. Todd Helton continues to draw loud rounds of applause despite his season-long struggles. Ian Stewart? He has done little offensively since April, but he, too, is greeted warmly when he comes to the plate. Corpas? He was booed...

Colorado Rockies reliever Manuel Corpas was lifted in the fourth inning of Wednesday's game against the Atlanta Braves after he felt pain in his pitching elbow.