Twins Place Sam Dyson On IL The Twins announced they have placed reliever Sam Dyson on the 10-day injured list with right biceps tendinitis. In his place, they’ve recalled prospect Devin Smeltzer, who will start this afternoon’s game against Kansas City. Dyson has pitched just twice since Minnesota acquired him from the Giants at the trade deadline.…
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Dutch hoofdklasse 2019: Playoffs and playdowns, game 3 On the third day of the playoffs, Meerlease Pioniers headed to Rotterdam to face Curaçao Neptunus, the likely victors of the upcoming Holland Series. L&D Amsterdam Pirates hosted HCAW. In the playdowns, Quick Amersfoort hosted Silicon Storks, that clinched a surprising win yesterday and Oosterhout Twins hosted…
DetailsPhillies Option Maikel Franco The Phillies have optioned Maikel Franco to Triple-A Lehigh Valley in a surprising move., the club announced. Brad Miller has been activated from the 10-day injured list to take Franco’s place on the 25-man roster. More to come. Source: https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/08/phillies-option-maikel-franco.html
DetailsCubs Place Willson Contreras On IL The Cubs announced today they’ve placed catcher Willson Contreras on the 10-day injured list, as expected. Taylor Davis has been recalled from Triple-A Iowa to take his spot on the 25-man roster. More to come. Source: https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/08/cubs-place-willson-contreras-on-il.html
DetailsCardinals DFA Mike Mayers The Cardinals have designated right-hander Mike Mayers for assignment, tweets Mark Saxon of the Athletic. More to come. Source: https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/08/cardinals-dfa-mike-mayers.html
DetailsAngels Place Simmons, Canning And Pena On IL The Angels have lost three key contributors, announcing the IL placements of Andrelton Simmons, Griffin Canning and Felix Peña, reports Jeff Fletcher of the Orange County Register (via Twitter). More to come. Source: https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/08/angels-place-simmons-canning-and-pena-on-il.html
DetailsPost-Deadline Outrights: Guerra, Blazek, Winkler In the immediate aftermath of the trade deadline, a handful of clubs cleared 40-man roster space with a series of designations. Many of those players have since cleared waivers. We’ll round up those minor moves here. A pair of Nationals’ relievers have cleared. Right-handers Javy Guerra and Michael Blazek have…
DetailsInjury Notes: Heaney, Means, Elias, A’s While there was an unfortunate spate of injuries covered at MLBTR yesterday, a few more have emerged in recent hours: Angels’ left-hander Andrew Heaney will throw a 60-pitch simulated game Monday, reports Jeff Fletcher of the Orange County Register. Assuming that goes according to plan, Heaney could take the…
DetailsRangers Release Asdrubal Cabrera The Rangers announced yesterday they have requested unconditional release waivers on third baseman Asdrúbal Cabrera. Texas designated the 33 year-old for assignment Thursday, an unceremonious end to a one-year, $3.42M contract. It has been a tough season for the long-productive big leaguer, who has limped to a .235/.318/.393 line in 2019 despite…
DetailsSunday Notes: Corbin Martin’s Path to Arizona Included a Stopover in Alaska Corbin Martin has had an eventful summer. The 23-year-old right-hander made his MLB debut in mid May, underwent Tommy John surgery in early July, and four days ago he was traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks as part of the blockbuster Zack Greinke deal.…
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