Rangers Designate Shelby Miller The Rangers have designated righty Shelby Miller for assignment, Jeff Wilson of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram was among those to cover on Twitter. He’ll be replaced on the active roster by southpaw Jesse Biddle. More to come .. Source: https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/07/rangers-designate-shelby-miller.html
DetailsMLBTR Chat Transcript: All-Stars, Boyd, Wheeler Click here to read a transcript of today’s chat with Tim Dierkes. Source: https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/07/mlbtr-live-chat-with-tim-dierkes-22.html
DetailsRays’ Franco headlines Players of the Week Rays top prospect Wander Franco went 10-for-18 (.556) over his first five games in the Florida State League to highlight the latest group of Minor League Offensive Players of the Week. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190701&content_id=308652258&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_opotw&sid=milb
DetailsAces’ Widener picks up Pitcher of the Week D-backs No. 3 prospect Taylor Widener earned Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Week honors after ringing up 14 batters and allowing just two runs and seven hits over 11 innings for Triple-A Reno. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190701&content_id=308653590&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_opotw&sid=milb
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DJ LeMahieu Stays One Step Ahead The New York Yankees are incredible. They control first place in a strong American League East division by seven games; our playoff odds project them as having an 88.3% chance of winning the division, with 16.2% odds to win the World Series. This, despite an astonishing volume of injuries…
DetailsReds Designate Zach Duke The Reds have designated lefty Zach Duke for assignment, per a club announcement. He’ll be replaced on the active roster by righty Jimmy Herget, who’ll be in line to make his MLB debut. More to come … Source: https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/07/reds-designate-zach-duke.html
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The Braves’ Luke Jackson Is for Real Luke Jackson has blown six saves this season, tied for the major league lead. His struggles as the Braves closer have given rise to a play on the chorus from OutKast’s “Ms. Jackson”: Back in mid-May, after blowing two save opportunities in a row, fans on the Atlanta…
DetailsRays Place Nick Ciuffo On Release Waivers The Rays have requested unconditional release waivers on catcher Nick Ciuffo, tweets Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times. He’ll become a free agent in 48 hours if he clears. As I noted when Ciuffo was designated for assignment, a release seemed the likeliest outcome for him. Ciuffo…
DetailsSALTDOGS’ KINMAN DOMINATES JUNE TO EARN PITCHER OF THE MONTH MOORHEAD, MN.- The official statistician of the American Association, Pointstreak, has announced that Lincoln Saltdogs’ LHP Kyle Kinman has been named the league’s Rawlings Pitcher of the Month for the month of June. Kinman made six starts in June, going 1-1 with a 1.40 ERA…
DetailsCANARIES’ LAGO EARNS PLAYER OF THE MONTH AWARD MOORHEAD, MN.- The official statistician of the American Association, Pointstreak, has announced that Sioux Falls Canaries’ INF Alay Lago has been named the league’s Rawlings Player of the Month for the month of June. Lago is now batting .390 on the season after a fantastic month of…
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