Athletics Place Stephen Piscotty On Injured List 11:55am: The A’s have placed Piscotty on the IL and recalled infielder/outfielder Franklin Barreto from Triple-A Las Vegas, the team announced. 8:53am: Athetics right fielder Stephen Piscotty exited the team’s win over the Angels on Saturday with a right knee sprain, Oakland announced. Piscotty incurred the injury while…
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White Sox To Promote Dylan Cease The White Sox announced that they’ll promote top pitching prospect Dylan Cease to start Game 1 of Wednesday’s doubleheader against the Tigers. The right-hander is already on Chicago’s 40-man roster, so it won’t need to make a corresponding move in that regard. Cease joined the White Sox in July…
DetailsRed Sox Reportedly “Surveying” Bullpen Market Saturday was not one to remember for Boston’s bullpen, which surrendered 11 earned runs in a 17-13 video game loss to the Yankees. Red Sox relievers still rank between seventh and 11th in the majors in FIP, K/BB ratio, win probability added and ERA, though it appears president of…
DetailsTyler Glasnow Expects To Return In 2019 Burgeoning Rays ace Tyler Glasnow has been on the shelf since May 10 with right forearm tightness, an injury that will keep him out for at least several more weeks after a recent setback. But Glasnow issued an encouraging update Sunday, per Juan Toribio of MLB.com. The 25-year-old…
DetailsGiants CEO Larry Baer To Return From Suspension July 2 The Giants announced Saturday that CEO and president Larry Baer will return July 2 from his unpaid 120-day suspension. Major League Baseball issued a four-month ban to Baer as a result of a public altercation he had with his wife on March 1. Baer wrested…
DetailsProspect Roundup: Games of June 29 D-backs infielder Domingo Leyba went 5-for-6 with a pair of homers and a career-high six RBIs for Triple-A Reno, while Nationals shortstop Carter Kieboom collected three hits for Triple-A Fresno. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190630&content_id=308622768&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsDavid Robertson Aiming To Return By Late July Injured Phillies reliever David Robertson is finally progressing toward a return, per Matt Breen of the Philadelphia Inquirer. Robertson, out since mid-April with a right flexor strain, threw a successful bullpen session Sunday. Although Robertson’s velocity isn’t where it needs to be yet, he expects to return…
DetailsRangers Release Josh Fields The Rangers’ Triple-A affiliate in Nashville has released reliever Josh Fields, per the Pacific Coast League transactions page. Fields lasted a little over a month and a half with the Rangers, who signed him to a minor league contract May 11. Fields will now seek his fourth organization of 2019. The…
DetailsBrian Cashman can’t hide frustration with Yankees’ injury epidemic LONDON — While The Cashman Report will not be released to the public, you need not have passed a bar exam to read between the lines: No exoneration. Before the Yankees and Red Sox closed the inaugural London Series on Sunday, Yankees general manager Brian Cashman…
DetailsStephen Piscotty Suffers Knee Sprain Athetics right fielder Stephen Piscotty exited the team’s win over the Angels on Saturday with a right knee sprain, Oakland announced. Piscotty incurred the injury while sliding into second base and then needed assistance getting off the field (video via Martin Gallegos of MLB.com). The A’s aren’t “a hundred percent…
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