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Blue Jays GM: Starting Pitching Likely A Deadline Priority
Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins met with members of the media today, including Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet. “It’s probably starting pitching,” Atkins said, when asked about the area of the roster he saw as the biggest opportunity to improve ahead of the trade deadline. “But it’s not as easy as just deciding to do […]
MLB Mailbag: Gray, May, Arraez, Pages
In this week’s Mailbag, we’ll dive into Sonny Gray‘s trade candidacy and which clubs stand out as the best fits for him. We’ll also look at the factors the Cardinals need to consider when weighing a Dustin May trade (and what’s a realistic asking price for him), whether the Giants should trade or extend Luis […]
Cubs Claim Bryse Wilson, Designate Christian Roa For Assignment
The Cubs have claimed right-hander Bryse Wilson from the Phillies, per Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune. Philadelphia designated him for assignment earlier this week. In a corresponding 40-man move, the Cubs have designated righty Christian Roa for assignment. Wilson is out of options and will also need an active roster spot when he reports […]
Mets Designate Zack Short For Assignment
Between games of today’s doubleheader, the Mets reinstated shortstop Francisco Lindor from the ten-day injured list. In a corresponding move, infielder Zack Short was designated for assignment. A left calf strain sent Lindor to the IL for about two months. Before hitting the shelf, he was out to a slow start, hitting .226/.314/.355. For the […]
Nationals Claim Justin Lawrence
The Nationals announced that they have claimed right-hander Justin Lawrence off waivers from the Twins. Minnesota designated him for assignment a few days ago. In a corresponding move, the Nats designated right-hander Jhancarlos Lara for assignment. Lawrence is out of options and will need an active roster spot once he reports to the team. Lawrence, […]
Diamondbacks Designate Carlos Santana For Assignment
The Diamondbacks announced that left-hander Mitch Bratt has been recalled from Triple-A Reno. Fellow lefty Kohl Drake was optioned to Reno as a corresponding move. MLBTR covered the Bratt promotion yesterday. Additionally, the Snakes announced that first baseman Carlos Santana has been reinstated from the 60-day injured list and designated for assignment. Arizona signed the […]
Braves Designate Carlos Carrasco For Assignment, Select Ian Hamilton
The Braves announced some moves on the pitching staff today. They reinstated right-hander Tyler Kinley from the 15-day injured list and selected the contract of righty Ian Hamilton. In corresponding moves, they optioned righty JR Ritchie and designated righty Carlos Carrasco for assignment. Ritchie has been up-and-down for Atlanta this year. His last two starts […]
Cubs Place Ben Brown On Injured List, Designate Eduarniel Núñez
The Cubs’ astonishing run of injuries continues. Just one morning after manager Craig Counsell announced that a hamstring strain was sending righty Edward Cabrera to the injured list, Chicago has now placed Ben Brown on the 15-day IL due to a neck strain. The Cubs made both of those IL placements official via a press […]
Mets Move Kodai Senga To Bullpen
The Mets are moving struggling right-hander Kodai Senga from the rotation to the bullpen, manager Carlos Mendoza announced to reporters this morning (via ESPN’s Jorge Castillo). Senga’s move to relief work is the latest development in what’s been a nightmare calendar year for the former NL Rookie of the Year runner-up. The now-33-year-old righty got […]
Cubs To Select Vince Velasquez
The Cubs will select the contract of righty Vince Velasquez from Triple-A Iowa today, per Taylor McGregor of Marquee Sports. Chicago also plans to bring reliever Tyler Ferguson up from Des Moines to serve as the 27th man for today’s twin bill against the Mets. Velasquez will take the active roster spot of righty Edward […]
Twins Designate Austin Voth For Assignment, Recall Marco Raya For Debut
The Twins have designated righty Austin Voth for assignment and optioned young lefty Kendry Rojas to Triple-A St. Paul, per a club announcement. Their spots on the active roster will go to left-hander Kody Funderburk and right-hander Marco Raya, both of whom have been recalled from Triple-A. Raya will be making his big league debut […]
Rangers Promote Winston Santos
The Rangers announced this morning that they’ve recalled righty Winston Santos from Double-A Frisco. Fellow right-hander Jose Corniell was optioned to Triple-A Round Rock to open a spot on the active roster. It’ll be Santos’ major league debut the first time he takes the mound. Santos entered the season ranked seventh among Rangers farmhands over […]
MLBTR Podcast: The D-Backs Battle Injuries, Boston’s Trade Chips, And More!
The latest episode of the MLB Trade Rumors Podcast is now live on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and wherever you get your podcasts! Make sure you subscribe as well! You can also use the player at this link to listen, if you don’t use Spotify or Apple for podcasts. This week, host Darragh McDonald is joined by Steve Adams of […]
The Opener: Alcantara, Bratt, Cardinals
Marlins right-hander Eury Perez was supposed to miss eight weeks with a hamstring strain. Instead, he’ll return to the big-league club in less than a month. Perez is expected to be activated to start against the Rangers today. 1. Alcantara sets franchise record Another Marlins righty, former NL Cy Young winner Sandy Alcantara, made Miami […]
Jed Hoyer Discusses Cubs’ Pitching Needs
Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer said at the start of June that pitching was likely to be the team’s focus as they get closer to the August 3 trade deadline. That remains the case even as the offense has struggled this month, as they’re among a number of teams whose pitching staff has […]
Cubs To Place Edward Cabrera On Injured List
The Cubs are placing starter Edward Cabrera on the 15-day injured list, skipper Craig Counsell told reporters after tonight’s win over the Mets (relayed by Bob Nightengale of USA Today). He’ll go for imaging tomorrow after leaving today’s game with a left hamstring strain. Cabrera suffered the injury while covering first base on a ground-ball to […]
Posey Discusses Giants’ Deadline, No Plans To Trade Logan Webb
Giants president of baseball operations Buster Posey met with the media on Tuesday afternoon. He predictably expressed disappointment with San Francisco’s place 15 games under .500 while alluding to an expected deadline sale. “I think we’ll leave all options on the table,” Posey said (links via John Shea of The San Francisco Standard and Susan […]
Phillies, Jackson Rutledge Agree To Minor League Deal
The Phillies re-signed reliever Jackson Rutledge on a minor league contract, according to the MLB.com transaction tracker. He was assigned back to Triple-A Lehigh Valley, where he’ll go on the injured list. Philadelphia released Rutledge last week, a few days after he was designated for assignment to open a roster spot for Derek Hill. That was […]
Chase Dollander Undergoes Internal Brace Surgery
Rockies right-hander Chase Dollander underwent internal brace surgery yesterday, skipper Warren Schaeffer tells Kevin Henry of The Denver Gazette. Schaeffer had said a few weeks ago that Dollander’s UCL sprain was trending toward surgery, and that has proven to be the case. It’ll not only officially end Dollander’s season but likely cost him the first half […]
Twins GM: No Interest In Trading Buxton
Twins star Byron Buxton did his best to shut down trade chatter last week, reiterating his longstanding stance that he’s not interested in waiving his no-trade clause. Minnesota’s front office is evidently on the same page. “We have no plans to trade Byron” general manager Jeremy Zoll tells reporters (via Dan Hayes of The Athletic […]
Padres Place Lucas Giolito On IL With Elbow Inflammation
5:45pm: Per Annie Heilbrunn of the San Diego Union-Tribune, Sears will start tomorrow’s game with Vásquez pushed to Friday. 4:55pm: The Padres announced that right-hander Lucas Giolito has been placed on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to June 22nd, with right elbow inflammation. Lefty JP Sears has been recalled to take Giolito’s roster spot. The […]
Mets Claim Jared Oliva
4:40pm: Oliva has been optioned to Triple-A Syracuse, per Anthony DiComo of MLB.com. 3:35pm: The Mets have claimed outfielder Jared Oliva off waivers from the Giants, per Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area. San Francisco designated him for assignment a few days ago. The Mets have an open 40-man roster spot, so Oliva can […]
Rangers, Austin Wynns Agree To Minor League Deal
The Rangers and veteran catcher Austin Wynns are in agreement on a minor league contract, as first indicated by their transaction log at MLB.com. Wynns, a client of Klutch Sports, joins his fourth organization of the season — his third in the American League West. He’s already suited up for the A’s and Braves this […]
Jack Leiter Undergoes Arthroscopic Ankle Surgery
Rangers right-hander Jack Leiter was placed on the 15-day injured list a couple of days ago with a right ankle posterior impingement. It appears he will be out for more than 15 days. Per Kennedi Landry of MLB.com, Leiter underwent arthroscopic surgery this morning to remove a loose body from that ankle. Landry adds that […]
Cardinals Trade Chris Roycroft To Rays
The Cardinals have traded right-hander Chris Roycroft to the Rays in exchange for a player to be named later or cash, per announcements from both clubs. St. Louis had designated Roycroft for assignment a few days back. Tampa Bay announced that catcher Dom Keegan has been designated for assignment to open a spot on the […]
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