Athletics Designate Nick Hundley For Assignment The A’s have designated Nick Hundley for assignment after activating the catcher from the injured list, according to a team media release. More analysis to come… Source: https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/07/athletics-designate-nick-hundley-for-assignment.html
DetailsJoey Gallo To Undergo Hamate Bone Surgery Rangers outfielder Joey Gallo will undergo surgery to fix a broken hamate bone in his right hand, The Athletic’s Levi Weaver reports (Twitter link). Reports yesterday suggested that Gallo would likely require an injured list stint to recover from a nagging wrist injury. Judging from the timelines associated…
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Josh Donaldson Has Finally Settled In After a surprise first-place finish in the National League East last year, the Atlanta Braves entered this offseason searching for an offensive threat to bolster their lineup. After being shutout twice in their Division Series matchup against the Dodgers, they probably had good reason to be on the lookout…
DetailsNationals Activate Max Scherzer The Nationals announced Thursday that they’ve activated ace Max Scherzer from the injured list. Catcher Raudy Read was optioned to Triple-A to open a spot on the active roster. Scherzer hasn’t taken the mound since July 6 due to a mid-back strain. His return will be a boost for an already-surging…
DetailsBlake Snell To Undergo Elbow Surgery, Miss At Least Four Weeks Rays ace Blake Snell is set to undergo arthroscopic surgery in his left elbow, as per The Athletic’s Josh Tolentino (subscription required). The procedure will remove some loose bodies from Snell’s elbow and will cost the southpaw at least four weeks of action, though…
DetailsWhere Yankees fit as Marcus Stroman’s value skyrockets Two veteran managers, facing a sudden-death game, decided to give the ball to Marcus Stroman because they had determined he had the right stuff — diabolical sink to his pitchers and unsinkable faith in himself. In a decisive Division Series Game 5 against the Rangers in 2015,…
DetailsOrioles Select Jace Peterson’s Contract The Orioles have selected the contract of infielder Jace Peterson from Triple-A, as per a team announcement. Rio Ruiz was optioned to the minors earlier today, and no 40-man move was required since Baltimore had open space on its 40-man roster. More analysis to come…. Source: https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/07/orioles-select-jace-petersons-contract.html
DetailsCubs To Recall Ian Happ The Cubs will recall infielder/outfielder Ian Happ from Triple-A Iowa for this weekend’s series against the Brewers, reports Tommy Birch of the Des Moines Resgister. It’ll be the first big league action of the season for Happ, a former first-round pick and top prospect who has spent the entire season…
DetailsSmall Adjustments and Glenn Sparkman This is an unusually sunny era in which to write about player development. Seemingly every other month, someone new finds their power stroke, optimizes their curveball, or writes a best-selling book about how players are embracing technology to improve. I don’t know if any one player embodies the face of…
DetailsAstros To Designate Tony Kemp, Activate Carlos Correa The Astros will designate second baseman/outfielder Tony Kemp for assignment tomorrow in order to open a roster spot for Carlos Correa, Jake Kaplan of The Athletic tweets. Correa is set to return from the 60-day injured list after missing two months due to a broke rib. More…
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