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Clay Holmes Open To In-Season Extension Talks With Mets
Freddy Peralta and a handful of relievers figure to be the biggest focus of the Mets’ forthcoming sale. Peralta seems a near-lock to be moved before the August 3 trade deadline, while the team should field interest on the likes of A.J. Minter, Luke Weaver and Brooks Raley. Beyond Peralta, Clay Holmes is the team’s most […]
Royals Expected To Maintain High Asking Price On Wacha, Lugo
The Royals have been one of the more disappointing teams in MLB. They’re alongside the Angels as the two worst teams in the American League, the only AL clubs completely buried in the playoff picture. That theoretically positions them as deadline sellers. However, as explored on the MLBTR podcast this week, Kansas City doesn’t have […]
Angels Sign Pablo Reyes To Minor League Deal
The Angels have signed infielder/outfielder Pablo Reyes to a minor league deal, according to his transactions tracker at MLB.com. He has been assigned to Triple-A Salt Lake and should make an appearance for the Bees in the near future. Reyes, 32, began the season with the Padres on a minor league deal but he was […]
Braves Re-Sign Carlos Carrasco, Outright Jair Camargo
The Braves have re-signed Carlos Carrasco to a new minor league deal, according to his transactions tracker at MLB.com. The transaction logs also indicated that catcher Jair Camargo has been outrighted to Triple-A Gwinnett. Carrasco, 39, was designated for assignment earlier this week. Since then, he has cleared outright waivers, elected free agency and signed […]
Trade Deadline Outlook: Seattle Mariners
The Mariners are coming off an ALCS appearance in 2025 and are looking to go even farther in 2026. They are in decent position thus far, as they have a slight lead in a tight American League West. A lot of the roster is in good position, so they might only look to make marginal […]
Mets To Place Mark Vientos On IL With Hand Fracture
Mets infielder Mark Vientos is going to be out a while. He was hit by a pitch on his right hand today. In his post-game press conference, as relayed by SNY Mets, interim manager Andy Green said Vientos has suffered a fracture and will be placed on the injured list. Green did not provide a […]
Tigers Designate Jahmai Jones For Assignment
The Tigers announced that they have recalled catcher/first baseman Eduardo Valencia. In a corresponding move, outfielder Jahmai Jones has been designated for assignment. Daniel Álvarez-Montes of El Extrabase reported on the Valencia promotion prior to the club announcement. Though catcher Dillon Dingler wasn’t mentioned in today’s moves, they are related to him. Dingler took a […]
MLB Mailbag: Bubble Teams, Mets, Cardinals, Okamoto, Ashcraft
This week’s Mailbag tries to discern which bubble teams will make a push to contend, what the Mets’ deadline may look like, Andre Pallante‘s potential trade value, Kazuma Okamoto‘s progress in MLB, Braxton Ashcraft‘s dominance and more. Lloyd asks: Which bubble teams (at least 3 games back from a playoff spot with at least one […]
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Anthony Franco Good afternoon, hope all is well! Sorry about the schedule change, Steve and I both had conflicts tomorrow afternoon Let’s get rolling walterj23 Will there Twins be shopping Ryan and if so what would it cost the Cubs in a trade? Anthony Franco Still think they should shop Joe Ryan but can’t imagine […]
Marlins Place Owen Caissie, John King On Injured List
The Marlins announced that they have placed outfielder Owen Caissie on the ten-day injured list with a right calf strain. Left-hander John King hits the 15-day IL with a left lateral ankle sprain. They also optioned righty Zach Brzykcy to Triple-A Jacksonville. To take those three rosters spots, righty Janson Junk has been reinstated from […]
Anthony Banda Undergoes Season-Ending Lat Surgery
Twins left-hander Anthony Banda is done for the year. The southpaw tells Dan Hayes of The Athletic that he had surgery on his injured lat and is done for the season. He expects to be ready for next year’s spring training. Banda landed on the 15-day injured list with a lat strain a couple of […]
MLB Issues Suspensions Related To Nationals-Red Sox Brawl
July 9: Contreras has had his suspension dropped from seven to five games and will begin serving it tonight, per Jesse Rogers of ESPN. July 7: Eaton’s suspension has been dropped to two games and he will begin serving it tonight, per Peter Abraham of The Boston Globe. July 6: MLB announced that Cavalli’s suspension […]
Braves Among Teams Showing Interest In Sonny Gray
The Braves are among the many clubs that have reached out to the Red Sox about the possible availability of right-hander Sonny Gray, per Ken Rosenthal and Will Sammon of The Athletic. Nothing is close to coming together at this time, and it’s not even fully clear Boston will end up selling ahead of the […]
Red Sox Place Ranger Suárez On Injured List
The Red Sox announced Thursday that left-hander Ranger Suárez has been placed on the 15-day injured list (retroactive to July 6) due to a groin strain. Infielder Brett Harris is up from Triple-A Worcester to take his spot on the roster. Suárez, 30, signed a five-year, $130MM deal in free agency and has thus far […]
Mets Designate Jared Oliva For Assignment
The Mets designated outfielder Jared Oliva for assignment Thursday morning, per a team announcement. His spot on the 40-man roster goes to reliever Dan Hammer, whose contract has been selected from Triple-A Syracuse (as was reported last night). Righty Tobias Myers has been optioned to Syracuse to open an active roster spot. Oliva, 30, was […]
Braves Designate José Azócar For Assignment
The Braves announced Thursday that outfielder José Azócar has been designated for assignment. His roster spot goes to fellow righty-swinging outfielder Eli White, who has been reinstated from the paternity list. Azócar, 30, was only selected to the 40-man roster Monday when White went on the paternity list. He went hitless in two plate appearances […]
The Opener: Cease, Jones, Ober
Angels outfielder Mike Trout is back in the lineup. He’s also back to hitting homers. Maybe a week of action will be enough for him to change his mind about the Home Run Derby. 1. Cease loses no-hitter in ninth Blue Jays righty Dylan Cease cruised through eight innings without allowing a hit on Wednesday […]
Justin Verlander To Retire At End Of Season
One of the best careers of this era of baseball is winding down. Justin Verlander announced that he will retire at the end of the current season. Earlier today, Verlander was selected as a “legend pick” for the All-Star game. Verlander issued a statement thanking commissioner Rob Manfred for the honor and revealed the news […]
MLBTR Podcast: Trade Deadline Questions About The Royals, Reds, Cardinals, Padres And More!
The latest episode of the MLB Trade Rumors Podcast is now live on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and wherever you get your podcasts! Make sure you subscribe as well! You can also use the player at this link to listen, if you don’t use Spotify or Apple for podcasts. This week, host Darragh McDonald is joined by Anthony Franco of […]
Trade Deadline Outlook: Miami Marlins
Six weeks ago, the Marlins looked like one of the league’s few obvious sellers. They’ve been baseball’s best team since the beginning of June, reeling off a 24-8 stretch to climb eight games above .500 for the first time in three years. A walk-off win over Seattle last night was their fourth straight victory and […]
Orioles Outright Chadwick Tromp
The Orioles announced that catcher Chadwick Tromp accepted an outright assignment to Triple-A Norfolk. Baltimore designated him for assignment last week. Tromp was only on the MLB roster for a couple weeks. He drew one start and went 2-3 with an RBI. Tromp also played in 12 games for the Braves earlier in the season and […]
Mets To Select Dan Hammer
The Mets will select reliever Dan Hammer onto the major league roster, reports Anthony DiComo of MLB.com. They’ll need to make active and 40-man roster moves before tomorrow’s series finale against the Royals. Hammer gets his first big league call a couple months before his 29th birthday. He was a 13th-round draftee by the Orioles out […]
Phil Regan Passes Away
Former All-Star and longtime pitching coach Phil Regan passed away at age 89, his attorney told Jeff Passan of ESPN. He died peacefully of natural causes, according to Dave Campbell of The Associated Press. Regan was a Michigan native who played a year of college ball at Western Michigan before signing with the Tigers. He […]
A’s Notes: Muncy, Soderstrom, McNeil
The Athletics optioned Opening Day third baseman Max Muncy to Triple-A Las Vegas this afternoon. That was the corresponding move to activate Tyler Soderstrom from his minimal stint on the injured list. That follows recent returns from Jacob Wilson and Zack Gelof, putting the A’s lineup pretty close to full strength — aside from the season-ending absence for Brent Rooker. […]
Brandon Woodruff Going For Second Opinion On Shoulder Injury
Brandon Woodruff will visit Dr. Keith Meister for a second opinion on his injured shoulder, relays team reporter Sophia Minnaert. Initial testing revealed a new injury to Woodruff’s anterior shoulder capsule. Milwaukee placed the two-time All-Star on the injured list over the weekend. Woodruff’s velocity had tanked on Saturday due to shoulder discomfort. Skipper Pat […]