Jarred Kelenic’s mother is sick of Mets stories about her son Jarred Kelenic will always be tied to the Mets and that doesn’t sit well with the former first-round draft pick’s mother. “It still surprises me seeing him in New York newspapers after all this time,” Lisa Kelenic told Baseball America on Sunday. “He’s 19.…
DetailsZack Wheeler Scheduled To Return Friday The Mets expect to get arguably their top trade chip back before the July 31 deadline. Right-hander Zack Wheeler, on the injured list since July 15 with a shoulder impingement, is slated to start Friday against Pittsburgh, Mike Puma of the New York Post reports. Wheeler got through a…
DetailsYankees Have Interest In Mike Minor As they continue to weigh a variety of possible pitching additions, the Yankees are taking a look at Rangers lefty Mike Minor, according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic (subscription link). But that interest comes with a few complications. The Yanks are one of ten teams to which Minor…
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Ken Giles’ Elite Season Blue Jays closer Ken Giles is one of the majors’ top trade candidates going into the July 31 deadline, and for good reason. The right-hander’s eminently effective, making a reasonable salary ($6.3MM), under control for another year after this one, and playing for a rebuilding team that’s likely to move its…
DetailsMLBTR Live Chat: 7/22/19 Click here to participate in MLBTR’s Live Chat with host Connor Byrne. Source: https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/07/mlbtr-live-chat-72219.html
DetailsPirates Reinstate, Suspend Keone Kela The Pirates announced today that they have reinstated righty Keone Kela from the 60-day injured list. He’ll move directly onto the suspended list, however, with the team also announcing a two-game suspension for an unstated violation of the Uniform Player’s Contract. Source: https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/07/pirates-reinstate-suspend-keone-kela.html
DetailsRangers Place Shawn Kelley On IL, Select Rafael Montero, Designate Carlos Tocci The Rangers announced a trio of roster moves today. Veteran hurler Shawn Kelley has been moved to the 10-day injured list with what is described as biceps soreness. The club adds that an “MRI showed no acute injury.” Regardless, the placement makes for…
DetailsReds promote India to Double-A The Reds promoted No. 41 overall prospect Jonathan India from Class A Advanced Daytona to Double-A Chattanooga, the club announced Monday. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190722&content_id=309313364&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsMets’ pivotal Zack Wheeler return plan comes just in time Zack Wheeler finally has a tentative date for his return to the Mets. The right-hander is scheduled to pitch Friday against the Pirates at Citi Field, according to industry sources, in his return from a shoulder impingement that placed him on the injured list last…
DetailsPadres Designate Jose Pirela, Reinstate & Option Travis Jankowski The Padres have designated utilityman Jose Pirela for assignment, per a club announcement. His 40-man spot was needed for outfielder Travis Jankowski, who was activated from the 60-day injured list and optioned to Triple-A. Source: https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/07/padres-designate-jose-pirela-reinstate-option-travis-jankowski.html
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