Mets To Acquire Marcus Stroman The Mets and Blue Jays have reached an agreement on a trade that will send Blue Jays right-hander Marcus Stroman to New York, according to Jon Morosi of MLB Network. The deal is pending medical review. The pieces being sent to Toronto are not yet known. More to come. Source: https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/07/mets-to-acquire-marcus-stroman.html
DetailsRangers Return Rule 5 Pick Kyle Dowdy To Indians The Rangers have returned right-handed pitcher Kyle Dowdy, who was chosen in December’s Rule 5 Draft, to the Indians, per a club announcement. He had been designated for assignment on Thursday and was offered to his original club after clearing waivers. Originally chosen by the Mets…
DetailsIndians’ Trevor Bauer has meltdown, throws ball over wall Going, going, gone! Cleveland Indians pitcher Trevor Bauer threw the ball from the mound over the 410-foot center-field wall at Kauffman Stadium as manager Terry Francona walked on to the field to take the star righty out of a 9-6 loss to the Royals on Sunday.…
DetailsGiants Outright Ryder Jones The Giants have outrighted first baseman Ryder Jones to Double-A Richmond, according to Kerry Crowley of the Bay Area News Group. He was designated for assignment last week and is no longer on the 40-man roster, though he will remain in the Giants organization. Source: https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/07/giants-outright-ryder-jones.html
DetailsMinor MLB Transactions: 7/28/19 The latest minor moves from around baseball… Former Mets outfielder Matt den Dekker announced his retirement via Instagram, as Tim Healey of Newsday reports. Now 31 years old, den Dekker enjoyed a 10-year professional career, playing in parts of six Major League seasons with the Mets, Nationals, and Tigers. He was a fifth-round…
DetailsMets castoff TJ Rivera takes drastic step to keep dream alive Standing under the sweltering sun by the Long Island Ducks dugout, TJ Rivera refuses to call his time in the lowly independent Atlantic League a pit stop. “Because I don’t feel like anything is guaranteed,” the former Mets infielder told The Post after batting…
DetailsMets’ other trade candidate proves his worth in another win If Sunday was Jason Vargas’ Mets finale it can be said he departed Citi Field in much better standing than shortly after he arrived last season. The veteran left-hander, a trade candidate, has clearly emerged as a dependable back-of-the-rotation piece. The question now is whether…
DetailsMets face obstacles in dream Noah Syndergaard trade scenario If the Mets are to trade Noah Syndergaard then they need to complete the kind of deal that netted them Noah Syndergaard. When this organization makes a talented starter available it evokes the worst visions for despondent fans of Nolan Ryan and Tom Seaver walking out…
DetailsRockies Release Mark Reynolds, Seunghwan Oh The Rockies have officially released first baseman Mark Reynolds and right-handed pitcher Seunghwan Oh, according to Kyle Newman of the Denver Post. Both Reynolds and Oh had been designated for assignment by the club. Reynolds’s second stint in Colorado will officially come to a close after a dreadful season…
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Eric Sogard Takes Nerd Power to Tampa The Rays and Jays pulled off a minor trade on Sunday, sending utilityman Eric Sogard to Tampa Bay for a player or players to be named later, or a player or players to be named soon. Sogard is a good example of a player who wrings the most…
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