One of the greatest underdog stories in football history. JOSE BAUTISTA Struggling at the plate with the Pirates in 2008, lost starting job to Adam Laroche and was optioned to Triple A before being traded to the Jays in August for a player to be named...

He has benefited heavily from Ricciardi’s most inspired move—trading catcher Robinzon Diaz to the Pirates for Jose Bautista—but showed an ability to make a tough call in trading Roy Halladay and Shaun Marcum for badly needed flexibility and four...

The group includes recently signed veterans such as corner infielder Jorge Cantu, left-handed-hitting corner outfielder Ryan Langerhans, catcher Robinzon Diaz and right-handed starter Eric Hurley. It also consists of several Angels Minor Leaguers,...

Bautista was like a yo-yo bouncing from the Pittsburgh system to the Baltimore Orioles in the Rule V draft, then to Tampa Bay, Kansas City and back to Pittsburgh. J.P. Ricciardi dealt Robinzon Diaz to the Pirates for Bautista late in the 2008 season. ...

Angels on Friday signed veteran outfielder Ryan Langerhans and longtime minor leaguers Eric Hurley, a right-handed pitcher, and Robinzon Diaz, a catcher, to minor league contracts with invitations to spring training. Langerhans, 31, spent parts of the...

Angels signed three players on Friday -- outfielder Ryan Langerhans, right-handed pitcher Eric Hurley and catcher Robinzon Diaz -- to Minor League contracts with Spring Training invites. Langerhans is a left-handed hitter with experience at all three...