Braves Activate Ender Inciarte From Injured List The Braves have activated outfielder Ender Inciarte from the 10-day injured list, the team announced. Right-hander Kyle Wright was also called up from Triple-A to start tonight’s game, while righties Huascar Ynoa and Bryse Wilson were sent down to Triple-A to create roster space. More analysis to come……
DetailsPhillies Notes: Cashner, Farm System, Bruce The latest from the City Of Brotherly Love… Before Andrew Cashner was dealt to the Red Sox, the veteran righty also drew some trade interest from the Phillies, but they ultimately “backed off in part due to concerns about the pitcher’s makeup,” The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal writes (subscription required). …
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The A’s Deserve Your Attention, Again On this date one year ago, the baseball season was in the midst of its brief halt for the All-Star Game in Washington, D.C. For the Oakland Athletics, it felt as if the season was just getting started. Through the end of May, the team had merely been average,…
DetailsRockies’ Welker moved to injured list Rockies No. 2 prospect Colton Welker has been placed on the Double-A Hartford injured list with an undisclosed injury, the team announced Thursday. Source: http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190718&content_id=309194458&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsTwins Designate Matt Magill For Assignment The Twins have designated right-hander Matt Magill for assignment, as per a team press release. Righty Kohl Stewart has been called up from Triple-A to take Magill’s roster spot. More analysis to come… Source: https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/07/twins-designate-matt-magill-for-assignment.html
DetailsReds Sign Ryan Lavarnway, Designate Jesus Reyes The Reds have signed catcher Ryan Lavarnway to a one-year, Major League contract, as per a team announcement (Twitter link). Lavarnway’s signing was one of a flurry of moves from Cincinnati, as the club also designated right-hander Jesus Reyes for assignment and placed righty David Hernandez and catchers…
DetailsAre baseball academies good for Dutch youth baseball? Dutch baseball academies exist for about twenty years now. It all started with the Unicorns in Rotterdam, founded by Robert Eenhoorn, who had a cup of coffee in the Bigs with the Yankees. Other cities like Haarlem and Amsterdam followed. In the heydays, there were six academies,…
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Yankees Trade for Terrance Gore and His Unusually Poor Stolen Base Numbers Terrance Gore’s job is to come into games as a pinch-runner and steal bases. He might want to do more, but at the major league level, baserunning is his calling. Entering this season, Gore had totaled one hit, one walk, and one HBP…
DetailsDrew Smyly Elects Free Agency Veteran left-hander Drew Smyly has opted out of his minor league contract with the Brewers, MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand reports (on Twitter). Smyly had signed a minor league pact with Milwaukee back on July 1 after being cut loose from the Rangers. Smyly made three starts with Milwaukee’s top affiliate in…
DetailsBlue Jays To Activate Ryan Borucki Injured Blue Jays left-hander Ryan Borucki’s next start will come at the Major League level, manager Charlie Montoyo told reporters Thursday (Twitter link via Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet). Borucki has spent all season on the 60-day injured list, so he’ll need to be added back to the 40-man roster.…
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