Optioned Players: 3/28/20 Today is the last day in which teams can option players to the minors before the MLB roster freeze kicks in. We’ll keep track of the smaller-scale option decisions around the league. The Padres optioned reliever Gerardo Reyes to Triple-A El Paso, the club announced. The righty logged 26 innings in 27 MLB appearances…
DetailsWhat coronavirus has stolen from MLB Jacob deGrom would have thrown one of the first pitches of the 2020 season, shortly after 1 p.m. Thursday. Perhaps 20 minutes later and 205 miles to the south of Citi Field, Gerrit Cole would have unleashed the first pitch of the rest of his life. So much is…
DetailsEx-Astro Evan Gattis shows off Mike Fiers ‘snitches’ beer mug Evan Gattis might have Mike Fiers on his mind every time he drinks a cold one. The former Astros catcher and designated hitter on Friday showed off his creepy new beer glass, which depicts Fiers’ face and the line, “snitches get stitches.” It was Fiers…
DetailsMarlins Option Monte Harrison, Nick Neidert The Marlins have optioned a pair of prospects to Triple-A Wichita, per multiple reporters (including Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald). Outfielder Monte Harrison and right-hander Nick Neidert are headed to the Pacific Coast League. Both Harrison, 24, and Neidert, 23, finished last season at the minors’ highest level, but each looked…
DetailsBreakout Candidate: Willie Calhoun Willie Calhoun was up and down between the majors and Triple-A quite a few times between 2017 and the first half of 2019. Last June, he got his long-awaited opportunity to play every day, emerging as the Rangers’ starting left fielder. He made the most of it at the plate, hitting .269/.323/.524 (110…
DetailsMets’ Steven Matz staying ready for time when baseball returns There was no baseball on Thursday, when the Mets had been scheduled to open their season against the Nationals at Citi Field. But Steven Matz still wanted a bit of normalcy, so he played catch near his Nashville, Tenn., home with teammate Brad Brach. Beyond…
DetailsLosing Noah Syndergaard isn’t shaking Steven Matz’s Mets confidence It’s anyone’s guess when — or if — baseball will be played this season due to the coronavirus pandemic, but Steven Matz says he believes the Mets will still be able to contend, even after the loss of Noah Syndergaard to Tommy John surgery. “It’s hard…
DetailsReport: Twins’ top trio assigned to Minors After impressive showings during Spring Training, top Twins prospects Royce Lewis, Alex Kiriloff and Trevor Larnach reportedly were assigned to Minor League camp on Friday. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20200328&content_id=313155374&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsLatest On MLB Plans For Team Employees We’ve been learning quite a bit about Major League Baseball’s coronavirus plans involving players, whose relationships with the league are conditioned upon a collective bargaining agreement. But teams also employ quite a few other personnel under rather different terms. It has not been clear to this point just…
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Effectively Wild Episode 1520: Rough Draft Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the benefits, uncertainties, and downsides of the deal between MLB and the MLBPA to sort out salary and service time in the event of a shortened or canceled season, whether and how a social distancing-approved version of baseball could be played while…
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