D-backs snag Beer in Greinke trade Seth Beer headlines a four-prospect package headed from Houston to Arizona in exchange for 35-year-old right-hander Zack Greinke. Beer is hitting .309/.410/.564 in 98 games this season. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190731&content_id=309587428&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsBraves Designate Luiz Gohara The Braves have designated left-hander Luiz Gohara for assignment. More to come. Source: https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/07/braves-designate-luiz-gohara.html
DetailsTwins Get Best Reliever Traded At Deadline Minnesota’s playoff position has been fairly secure for some time, but Cleveland has edged closer in the standings for the division. While Cleveland didn’t necessarily make themselves better at the deadline, they did fix a couple monstrous holes in their lineup as they hope to get a lift…
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Braves Acquire Shane Greene The Braves have acquired right-handed closer Shane Greene from the Tigers for left-hander Joey Wentz and outfielder Travis Demeritte, per an announcement from Atlanta. Greene has posted excellent results this year, but as a reliever with waning control on a rebuilding team, he has looked like an obvious trade candidate throughout…
DetailsJedd Gyorko Heads to the Dodgers The Dodgers have acquired Jedd Gyorko from the Cardinals, adding a versatile player who can handle any position on the infield in a pinch to their mix of positionally-flexible infielders. He’s still on the IL at the moment with a wrist injury he sustained in early June, though he…
DetailsGennett Scoots to San Francisco The Reds’ ongoing quest to trade away every player whose rights they do not control past 2019 continued Wednesday as Cincinnati sent Scooter Gennett, 29, to the Giants for cash considerations. The Giants, for their part, get a second baseman who has lost most of 2019 to a groin injury…
DetailsMarlins acquire Sanchez from Rays The Marlins added their second Top-100 prospect of the day just before Wednesday’s Trade Deadline, picking up No. 42 Jesus Sanchez from the Rays in a four-player deal. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190731&content_id=309586742&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsGiants Acquire Joe McCarthy From Rays Outfield prospect Joe McCarthy will head from Tampa to San Francisco, tweets ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Lefty Jacob Lopez will head to the Rays in the swap, per Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times. More to come… Source: https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/07/giants-acquire-joe-mccarthy-from-rays.html
DetailsPhillies Acquire Dan Straily Phillies GM Matt Klentak announced today that the club acquired righty Dan Straily from the Orioles, as MLB.com’s Todd Zolecki was among those to report on Twitter. The return isn’t known. This won’t light up the news wire, but it’s a savvy depth move for the Phils. Without the possibility of…
DetailsBrewers Bolster Bullpen with Pomeranz and Black The Brewers came within one win of a trip to the World Series last year thanks in part to their stellar bullpen. The unit hasn’t been nearly so dominant this year, but with the team again battling for a playoff spot — at 56-52, they entered Wednesday in third…
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