Braves, Yangervis Solarte Agree To Minor League Deal The Braves have agreed to a minor league contract with veteran infielder Yangervis Solarte, USA Today’s Bob Nightengale reports (via Twitter). The versatile switch-hitter will be in Major League camp this spring and will earn a $1MM salary if he cracks the big league roster. Solarte, 32,…
DetailsGiants Place Zack Cozart On Release Waivers The Giants have placed veteran infielder Zack Cozart on release waivers following his DFA earlier this week, tweets Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area. Cozart never seemed particularly likely to see the field with the Giants, who have veterans Evan Longoria and Brandon Crawford locked in on…
DetailsMarlins Acquire Stephen Tarpley, Designate Brian Moran For Assignment The Yankees have traded left-hander Stephen Tarpley to the Marlins in exchange for minor league third baseman James Nelson and cash, the two teams announced. In order to open a spot for Tarpley on the 40-man roster, fellow southpaw Brian Moran was designated for assignment. Tarpley…
DetailsTop 25 Breakdown: No. 15 Duke Coming off two straight super regional appearances, Duke might have its best team yet in 2020, with an experienced and powerful lineup and the deepest pitching staff of the Chris Pollard era. Source: https://d1baseball.com/season-preview/top-25-breakdown-no-15-duke/
DetailsAngels Acquire Andriese From Arizona With Anthony Rendon now under contract in Anaheim, our depth charts project Angels position players for 30.0 WAR — fifth-best in the major leagues, and within a half-win of second place. Anaheim pitching, however, is projected for just 13.1 WAR (eighth-worst). No team projected to finish in the top half…
DetailsRed Sox’s John Henry, Sam Kennedy: World Series ‘absolutely’ won fairly Red Sox brass did their best to dodge questions about MLB’s ongoing investigation into cheating allegations surrounding their 2018 World Series-winning team, but they were firm in their belief the championship is legitimate. During a Wednesday press conference addressing their firing of manager Alex…
DetailsDiamondbacks Sign Travis Snider To Minor League Deal Outfielder Travis Snider has agreed to a minor league contract with the Diamondbacks, per a recent announcement from Arizona’s Triple-A affiliate, the Reno Aces. Snider will head to Spring Training as a non-roster invitee to big league camp. At this point, it’s been close to a half…
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2020 ZiPS Projections: Detroit Tigers After having typically appeared in the hallowed pages of Baseball Think Factory, Dan Szymborski’s ZiPS projections have now been released at FanGraphs for eight years. The exercise continues this offseason. Below are the projections for the Detroit Tigers. ZiPS Projections 20202019 AL BAL CHW HOU BOS CLE LAA NYY DET…
DetailsAlex Cora’s wink to Carlos Beltran isn’t as it seems, but it is telling The question, such as it was — intended to break an awkward silence and get things rolling — probably won’t earn me a congratulatory phone call from Bob Woodward: “Alex, just how you feel, obviously your pitchers took a beating these…
DetailsRangers Designate Kyle Bird, Jeffrey Springs The Rangers have designated lefties Kyle Bird and Jeffrey Springs for assignment. Their roster spots were needed to make way for the now-official signings of catcher Robinson Chirinos and infielder Todd Frazier. More to come … Source: https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2020/01/rangers-designate-kyle-bird-jeffrey-springs.html
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