Rays Option Seven Players To Triple-A The Rays cut seven players from their 26-man roster today, as per a team announcement (Twitter link). Outfielder Randy Arozarena, right-hander Trevor Richards, left-hander Anthony Banda, infielders Nate Lowe and Mike Brosseau, first baseman/outfielder Brian O’Grady and two-way player Brendan McKay are were all optioned to Triple-A. Given how…
DetailsInjury Notes: Pirates, Calhoun, Pederson, May The Pirates have at least two and as many as three potential rotation pieces slowed by injuries at the moment, and director of sports medicine Todd Tomczyk provided updates on lefty Steven Brault and right-handers Clay Holmes and Jameson Taillon to reporters Wednesday (Twitter thread via Adam Berry of…
DetailsVideo: The Cespedes Saga Yoenis Cespedes has led a very interesting career since signing with the A’s out of Cuba eight years ago. MLBTR’s Jeff Todd chronicles the excitement and the boars in today’s video. Source: https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2020/03/video-the-cespedes-saga.html
DetailsFans’ guide to the best 2019 MiLB.TV games From Casey Mize’s no-hitter in his Double-A debut to a Taylor Trammell grand slam that led the Tulsa Drillers to a championship, MiLB.TV presented a full slate of amazing games last year. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20200326&content_id=313106942&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsRays Acquire Esteban Quiroz From Padres The Rays have acquired infield prospect Esteban Quiroz from the Padres, Fangraphs’ Eric Longenhagen reports (Twitter link). Quiroz represents the player to be named later in the December trade that saw Tommy Pham and two-way prospect Jake Cronenworth go to San Diego, while the Rays received Hunter Renfroe and…
DetailsNationals Option Six Players To Minor Leagues The Nationals optioned six players to their Triple-A and Double-A affiliates, as per a team announcement. Right-hander Erick Fedde and catcher Tres Barrera are heading to Triple-A Fresno, while outfielder Andrew Stevenson, infielder Adrian Sanchez, and right-handers Kyle Finnegan and James Bourque are all going to Double-A. Finnegan…
DetailsBlue Jays Option Thomas Pannone, Jacob Waguespack, Santiago Espinal To Triple-A The Blue Jays made three roster moves today, announcing that left-hander Thomas Pannone, right-hander Jacob Waguespack, and infielder Santiago Espinal have been optioned to Triple-A Buffalo. Pannone has become a familiar face in Toronto over the last two seasons, tossing 116 innings of 5.43…
DetailsWhat I’ll miss most about Opening Day is sharing it with my father I love Opening Day. There is something about the blank canvas. About possibility. All the spring training niceties — best shape of their lives and the injured who were way ahead of schedule — have folded into the reality of Game 1.…
DetailsMets Option Paul Sewald, Daniel Zamora The Mets announced Thursday that they’ve optioned right-hander Paul Sewald and left-hander Daniel Zamora to Triple-A Syracuse. This will mark the final option year for the 29-year-old Sewald, who has been up and down between the Mets and their top minor league affiliate for much of the past three…
DetailsRays option McKay to Triple-A Durham The Rays optioned No. 15 overall prospect Brendan McKay to Triple-A Durham, the organization announced Thursday. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20200326&content_id=313137394&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
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