Giants Less Likely To Trade Bumgarner, Could Be Deadline Buyers Once seen as one of the likeliest players to be moved prior to the July 31 deadline, Madison Bumgarner may now stay put entirely since the Giants’ improbable 17-4 record over their last 21 games has put the club firmly back into the NL wild…
DetailsRoyals Rumors: Merrifield, Diekman Royals utilityman Whit Merrifield is unsurprisingly drawing interest from contenders with the trade deadline just a few days away. The Cubs, Braves and Phillies are among the teams eyeing Merrifield, but it appears they’ll have to look elsewhere. The Royals are telling teams they’re not going to deal him, Jon Morosi…
DetailsJoey Gallo To Miss At Least Four Weeks After Hamate Bone Surgery 5:38PM: Gallo underwent the surgery today and is expected to be sidelined for at least four weeks, Rangers executive VP of communications John Blake tweets. Willie Calhoun has been called up to replace Gallo on the 25-man roster. 2:07PM: Rangers outfielder Joey Gallo…
DetailsDiamondbacks To Call Up Yasmany Tomas The Diamondbacks will call up outfielder Yasmany Tomas prior to Friday’s game against the Marlins, the Pelota Cubana blog reports (Twitter link). Adjustments will have to be made to Arizona’s 25-man and 40-man roster, as Tomas was outrighted off the 40-man in April 2018. More analysis to come… Source:…
DetailsBrett Gardner’s knee injury sends him to IL Brett Gardner has hit the injured list. The Yankees placed the outfielder on the 10-day IL with knee inflammation prior to Thursday’s game in Boston, retroactive to July 22. They recalled relief pitcher Stephen Tarpley from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to fill his roster spot. Gardner had been optimistic…
DetailsTwins Activate Byron Buxton From Injured List The Twins announced that center fielder Byron Buxton has been activated from the seven-day concussion injured list. Buxton and Triple-A callup Sean Poppen are active for tonight’s game against the White Sox, with outfielder Jake Cave and southpaw Devin Smeltzer optioned to Triple-A in corresponding 25-man roster moves.…
DetailsBlake Snell surgery deals huge blow to Rays’ playoff chances As the MLB playoff race heats up, the Tampa Bay Rays will be without their ace. Starting pitcher Blake Snell will undergo arthroscopic surgery to remove a loose body in his left elbow this weekend, the team announced Thursday. He was placed on the 10-day…
DetailsBrewers To Call Up Travis Shaw The Brewers will call infielder Travis Shaw up from Triple-A prior to tomorrow’s game, The Athletic’s Robert Murray and Ken Rosenthal report (Twitter link). Shaw will take the 25-man roster spot left open by Jhoulys Chacin’s placement on the 10-day injured list. More analysis to come… Source: https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/07/brewers-to-call-up-travis-shaw.html
DetailsMets “Fully Intent” On Trading Syndergaard, Considering Extending Wheeler 4:03pm: The Mets “want to move” Syndergaard in a trade, a rival evaluator tells ESPN.com’s Buster Olney (Twitter link). The feeling amongst many outside evaluators is that the Mets are “fully intent” on dealing Syndergaard. As to The Athletic’s Marc Carig hears from a rival executive,…
DetailsTroy Tulowitzki emerges from Yankees obscurity to retire at age 34 After 13 MLB seasons, Troy Tulowitzki is calling it a career. The Yankees infielder announced Thursday that his playing days are over. “I wanted to take this opportunity to announce my retirement as a Major League Baseball player,” he said in a press release.…
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