White Sox Place Yoan Moncada On 10-Day Injured List The White Sox have placed third baseman Yoan Moncada on the 10-day injured list due to a hamstring strain. An MRI revealed only a Grade 1 strain, though GM Rick Hahn told reporters (including Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times) that the infielder will miss…
DetailsThe Braves Build Bullpen Depth, Adding Mark Melancon The Atlanta Braves continued their deadline bullpen upgrades by acquiring relief pitcher Mark Melancon from the San Francisco Giants for pitchers Tristan Beck and Dan Winkler. Coming into today, the ZiPS rest-of-season projections for the Braves, when combined with the FanGraphs depth charts, had the Braves with…
DetailsMarcus Stroman’s bold message after Mets stay quiet CHICAGO — For two days, Marcus Stroman existed in a sort of limbo, staying away physically from his new team as he packed his many belongings in Toronto and wasn’t exactly sure what sort of group he’d be joining. Then came Wednesday, and Stroman threw on a…
DetailsRockies Acquire Joe Harvey In a minor move completed prior to the trade deadline, the Rockies acquired right-hander Joe Harvey from the Yankees for minor league left-hander Alfredo Garcia, as per a Yankees media release. Harvey, 27, was a 19th-round pick for the Yankees in the 2014 draft. The righty has worked as a reliever…
DetailsRamon Laureano To Miss At Least 4 Weeks 6:48pm: Laureano will miss at least four weeks, according to Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle. The club recalled Martini to take his spot. 1:26am: Athletics center fielder Ramon Laureano is heading to the injured list with a stress reaction in his shin, Martin Gallegos of…
Details40-Man Moves: 7/31/19 This has been a trade-filled day across Major League Basbeall, leaving plenty of smaller moves somewhat unnoticed. Here’s a look at the DFAs, contract selections and other 40-man transactions that came along with today’s action… The Blue Jays have claimed right-hander Brock Stewart off waivers from the Dodgers, Jorge Castillo of the…
DetailsTwins Release Cody Allen The Twins have released reliever Cody Allen, according to Triple-A Rochester broadcaster Nate Rowan. Allen joined the Twins on a minor league contract in late June, though he didn’t acquit himself particularly well at the Triple-A level. The 30-year-old only allowed three earned runs on seven hits in eight innings, but…
DetailsMaking sense of Yankees’ day that could prove catastrophic This period of American League history might be defined this way: The Astros landed Justin Verlander in August 2017 and won the ALCS because they had him and the Yankees did not. Houston went on to win its first championship. The Astros landed Gerrit Cole after…
DetailsMinor MLB Transactions: 7/31/19 The latest minor moves from around baseball… The Braves have signed outfielder Lane Adams to a minor-league contract, according to Gabe Burns of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. It won’t be the 29-year-old’s first rodeo with the Braves; he played in 111 games with the club from 2017-2018, posting an overall .818 OPS in that…
DetailsCarl Edwards Jr. Changes Scenery After adding David Phelps and Derek Holland to bolster their relief corps earlier this week, the Cubs traded right-handed reliever Carl Edwards Jr. to the Padres as the trade deadline closed. For Edwards, a change of scenery seemed like the best course of action after struggling this season. The trade…
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