Starling Marte Open To Being Traded To Contending Team With the Pirates coming off a disappointing season and new general manager Ben Cherington now in charge of the organization, there has been wide speculation that a rebuild could be coming in Pittsburgh. This would naturally make Starling Marte into a trade candidate, and the center…
DetailsNL East Notes: Harrison, Braves, Nationals Josh Harrison received interest from multiple teams before signing his minor league deal with the Phillies yesterday, and MLB Network’s Jon Heyman reports (Twitter link) that the Mets were the runners-up in the race for the veteran infielder. Given that Cesar Hernandez has been widely tabbed as a non-tender…
DetailsMinor MLB Transactions: 11/28/19 The latest minor league moves from around baseball… The Twins have agreed to a minor league deal with left-hander Mitch Horacek, reporter Robert Murray tweets. A ninth-round pick for the Orioles in the 2013 draft, Horacek has a 4.21 ERA, 8.9 K/9, and 2.97 K/BB rate over 658 2/3 career minor…
DetailsWhat could be next for Greg Bird and other MLB storylines Let’s take a few news stories from the past few days and dive deeper into them: — Greg Bird elected free agency rather than an outright assignment to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Bird turned out to be Nick Johnson 2.0 for the Yankees — a lefty-hitting…
DetailsMLBTR Chat Transcript: Twins, Merrifield, Dodgers, Villar Click here to read the transcript the Thanksgiving Day baseball chat, moderated by MLBTR’s Mark Polishuk Source: https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/11/mlbtr-live-chat-473.html
DetailsJorge Polanco Undergoes Arthroscopic Surgery On Right Ankle Twins shortstop Jorge Polanco is expected to need six weeks of recovery after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his right ankle last Friday, according to an announcement from the team. The surgery was intended to fix what was described as a chronic issue for Polanco, and the All-Star…
DetailsQuick Hits: Jays, Gibson, Padres, Quiroz After you get your turkey in the oven, feel free to check in on a few notes from around baseball. The Blue Jays made an offer to right-hander Kyle Gibson before he signed with the Rangers, reports Shi Davidi of Sportsnet. It’s unclear exactly how much Toronto was willing to put…
DetailsOrioles put Jonathan Villar on waivers in ‘soulless’ tanking move And you thought the Orioles were tanking last season. Slugging middle infielder Jonathan Villar was placed on outright waivers by Baltimore on Wednesday, according to multiple media reports. The move was made to beat the non-tender deadline for arbitration-eligible players on Monday. According to MASN…
DetailsAaron Judge, girlfriend Samantha Bracksieck are still going strong It’s back to school for Aaron Judge. Source: https://nypost.com/2019/11/28/aaron-judge-girlfriend-samantha-bracksieck-are-still-going-strong/
DetailsMLBTR Poll: Grading The Brewers/Padres Trade Yesterday, the Brewers and Padres linked up on an interesting four-player swap. MLBTR’s Jeff Todd discussed the players involved in the immediate aftermath of the deal, but it’s worth pondering a little further. San Diego sent middle infielder Luis Urías and left-hander Eric Lauer to Milwaukee in exchange for outfielder Trent Grisham and right-hander Zach…
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