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Rays Sign Jake Cave To Minor League Deal
Outfielder Jake Cave has signed a minor league deal with the Rays, per an announcement from El Águila de Veracruz, the Mexican League team Cave had been playing for. The outfielder has been assigned to Triple-A Durham, per his transactions tracker at MLB.com. Cave, 33, is a journeyman outfielder. From 2018 to 2024, he appeared […]
Cubs Designate Yosver Zulueta For Assignment
The Cubs have designated right-hander Yosver Zulueta for assignment, per a team announcement. His spot on the roster goes to newly acquired left-hander David Peterson, who came over to Chicago in a trade with the Mets. Zulueta only came to the Cubs ten days ago. He’d been designated for assignment by the Mariners, who flipped […]
Mets Trade David Peterson To Cubs
June 25: The two teams have formally announced the trade. Chicago announced that righty Yosver Zulueta has been designated for assignment to open a 40-man roster spot. June 24: The Cubs and Mets reportedly agreed to a trade on Wednesday night. Starter David Peterson goes to Chicago in exchange for first base prospect Cole Mathis. […]
Pirates Place Spencer Horwitz On Injured List, Recall Jack Brannigan For MLB Debut
The Pirates placed first baseman/designated hitter Spencer Horwitz on the 10-day injured list due to a strained left hamstring, per a team announcement. Infielder Jack Brannigan has been recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis to fill his spot on the roster. He’s not in the lineup today but will make his big league debut the first time […]
Cubs Outright Luis Peralta
Left-hander Luis Peralta went unclaimed on waivers after being designated for assignment by the Cubs and has been assigned outright to Triple-A Iowa, per the MLB.com transaction log. He hasn’t been outrighted previously in his career and doesn’t have three years of major league service, so he doesn’t have the option to reject the assignment […]
The Opener: Top 35 Trade Candidates, Swanson, Betts
Trade season kicked off on Wednesday with the Cubs landing lefty David Peterson from the Mets. It’s not exactly a blockbuster, but it could signal the organizational direction for both sides. Speaking of trades… 1. Top 35 Trade Candidates article drops today We’re publishing a full breakdown of the most interesting trade pieces heading into […]
Chris Paddack Elects Free Agency
Veteran righty Chris Paddack elected free agency after being outrighted by the Reds, according to the MLB.com transaction tracker. Cincinnati designated him for assignment on Monday. This is the second time Paddack has gotten through waivers this year. The first came after he was released by the Marlins in mid-May, an uncommonly quick turnaround for […]
Braves Considering Moving Reynaldo López Back To Rotation
Reynaldo López will start for the Braves on Friday in their series opener at Oracle Park. It’ll be his first start since April 21, as Atlanta has used him out of the bullpen for the last two months. López told reporters (including Chad Bishop of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution) that he expects to throw three innings […]
Rangers Release Blaine Crim To Pursue Opportunity In Asia
9:33pm: Daniel Kim reports that Crim is nearing an agreement with the NC Dinos in the Korea Baseball Organization. 8:10pm: The Rangers have placed first baseman Blaine Crim on release waivers, as first reflected on the MLB.com transaction log. Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News reports that the 29-year-old intends to sign with a team […]
Mick Abel To Undergo Arthroscopic Elbow Surgery
Twins right-hander Mick Abel will go for arthroscopic surgery on his throwing elbow, the team announced (link via Matthew Leach of MLB.com). The team will announce the recovery timeline after the operation is complete. Abel’s UCL is intact. This isn’t as damaging as if he’d required an internal brace or Tommy John procedure. Specifics on the […]
Blue Jays GM: Starting Pitching Likely A Deadline Priority
Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins met with members of the media today, including Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet. “It’s probably starting pitching,” Atkins said, when asked about the area of the roster he saw as the biggest opportunity to improve ahead of the trade deadline. “But it’s not as easy as just deciding to do […]
MLB Mailbag: Gray, May, Arraez, Pages
In this week’s Mailbag, we’ll dive into Sonny Gray‘s trade candidacy and which clubs stand out as the best fits for him. We’ll also look at the factors the Cardinals need to consider when weighing a Dustin May trade (and what’s a realistic asking price for him), whether the Giants should trade or extend Luis […]
Cubs Claim Bryse Wilson, Designate Christian Roa For Assignment
The Cubs have claimed right-hander Bryse Wilson from the Phillies, per Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune. Philadelphia designated him for assignment earlier this week. In a corresponding 40-man move, the Cubs have designated righty Christian Roa for assignment. Wilson is out of options and will also need an active roster spot when he reports […]
Mets Designate Zack Short For Assignment
Between games of today’s doubleheader, the Mets reinstated shortstop Francisco Lindor from the ten-day injured list. In a corresponding move, infielder Zack Short was designated for assignment. A left calf strain sent Lindor to the IL for about two months. Before hitting the shelf, he was out to a slow start, hitting .226/.314/.355. For the […]
Nationals Claim Justin Lawrence
The Nationals announced that they have claimed right-hander Justin Lawrence off waivers from the Twins. Minnesota designated him for assignment a few days ago. In a corresponding move, the Nats designated right-hander Jhancarlos Lara for assignment. Lawrence is out of options and will need an active roster spot once he reports to the team. Lawrence, […]
Diamondbacks Designate Carlos Santana For Assignment
The Diamondbacks announced that left-hander Mitch Bratt has been recalled from Triple-A Reno. Fellow lefty Kohl Drake was optioned to Reno as a corresponding move. MLBTR covered the Bratt promotion yesterday. Additionally, the Snakes announced that first baseman Carlos Santana has been reinstated from the 60-day injured list and designated for assignment. Arizona signed the […]
Braves Designate Carlos Carrasco For Assignment, Select Ian Hamilton
The Braves announced some moves on the pitching staff today. They reinstated right-hander Tyler Kinley from the 15-day injured list and selected the contract of righty Ian Hamilton. In corresponding moves, they optioned righty JR Ritchie and designated righty Carlos Carrasco for assignment. Ritchie has been up-and-down for Atlanta this year. His last two starts […]
Cubs Place Ben Brown On Injured List, Designate Eduarniel Núñez
The Cubs’ astonishing run of injuries continues. Just one morning after manager Craig Counsell announced that a hamstring strain was sending righty Edward Cabrera to the injured list, Chicago has now placed Ben Brown on the 15-day IL due to a neck strain. The Cubs made both of those IL placements official via a press […]
Mets Move Kodai Senga To Bullpen
The Mets are moving struggling right-hander Kodai Senga from the rotation to the bullpen, manager Carlos Mendoza announced to reporters this morning (via ESPN’s Jorge Castillo). Senga’s move to relief work is the latest development in what’s been a nightmare calendar year for the former NL Rookie of the Year runner-up. The now-33-year-old righty got […]
Cubs To Select Vince Velasquez
The Cubs will select the contract of righty Vince Velasquez from Triple-A Iowa today, per Taylor McGregor of Marquee Sports. Chicago also plans to bring reliever Tyler Ferguson up from Des Moines to serve as the 27th man for today’s twin bill against the Mets. Velasquez will take the active roster spot of righty Edward […]
Twins Designate Austin Voth For Assignment, Recall Marco Raya For Debut
The Twins have designated righty Austin Voth for assignment and optioned young lefty Kendry Rojas to Triple-A St. Paul, per a club announcement. Their spots on the active roster will go to left-hander Kody Funderburk and right-hander Marco Raya, both of whom have been recalled from Triple-A. Raya will be making his big league debut […]
Rangers Promote Winston Santos
The Rangers announced this morning that they’ve recalled righty Winston Santos from Double-A Frisco. Fellow right-hander Jose Corniell was optioned to Triple-A Round Rock to open a spot on the active roster. It’ll be Santos’ major league debut the first time he takes the mound. Santos entered the season ranked seventh among Rangers farmhands over […]
MLBTR Podcast: The D-Backs Battle Injuries, Boston’s Trade Chips, 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 Steve Adams of […]
The Opener: Alcantara, Bratt, Cardinals
Marlins right-hander Eury Perez was supposed to miss eight weeks with a hamstring strain. Instead, he’ll return to the big-league club in less than a month. Perez is expected to be activated to start against the Rangers today. 1. Alcantara sets franchise record Another Marlins righty, former NL Cy Young winner Sandy Alcantara, made Miami […]
Jed Hoyer Discusses Cubs’ Pitching Needs
Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer said at the start of June that pitching was likely to be the team’s focus as they get closer to the August 3 trade deadline. That remains the case even as the offense has struggled this month, as they’re among a number of teams whose pitching staff has […]
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