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Giants Designate Eric Haase For Assignment
The Giants announced that catcher Daniel Susac has been reinstated from the 10-day injured list. Fellow catcher Eric Haase has been designated for assignment as the corresponding move. The club’s 40-man roster count drops from 39 to 38. Haase has spent the last three months on the big league roster. The Giants selected his contract […]
Cardinals Place JoJo Romero On Injured List
The Cardinals announced that they have selected the contract of right-hander Scott Blewett. He takes the active roster spot of left-hander JoJo Romero, who has been placed on the 15-day injured list with appendicitis, retroactive to July 14. Catcher Yohel Pozo has been designated for assignment to open a 40-man spot for Blewett. Romero, 29, […]
Red Sox Re-Sign Tommy Kahnle To Minor League Deal
The Red Sox have re-signed right-hander Tommy Kahnle to a minor league deal, reports Chris Cotillo of MassLive. He has been assigned to Triple-A Worcester. Meanwhile, catcher Matt Thaiss has been released from his minor league deal. Kahnle signed a minor league deal with the Sox in March. He performed well for Worcester, putting up […]
Trade Deadline Outlook: Pittsburgh Pirates
The Pirates haven’t made the playoffs in a decade, the longest active drought in the National League. Pittsburgh made a few additions to the lineup over the winter and have swung one of the biggest in-season trades so far to continue building out the back of the roster. A few hits to the lineup threatened […]
Ron Hunt Passes Away
The Mets announced that former big leaguer Ron Hunt has passed away at the age of 85. Hunt played in 12 big league seasons as a prototypical old-school scrappy guy. He didn’t have much power but was difficult to strike out and got on base by intentionally getting hit by pitches with regularity. “Some folks […]
Astros Select Lucas Spence
The Astros announced Friday that they’ve selected the contract of outfielder Lucas Spence from Triple-A Sugar Land. Houston also reinstated righty Kai-Wei Teng from the 15-day injured list and placed Brice Matthews on the 10-day IL with a sprained left knee. Spence, 23, signed with the Astros in 2024 as an undrafted free agent. He’s […]
Athletics Select Tommy White
July 17: The A’s have now announced also these moves, including Rooker’s transfer to the 60-day IL. July 15: The A’s will call up infielder Tommy White for Friday’s series opener against the Nationals, reports Jeff Passan of ESPN. It’ll be the major league debut for the former LSU star. The team’s transaction log at […]
Phillies Rumors: Bullpen, Wood, McFarlane
The Phillies’ deadline needs have been clear for some time now. They were reported to be exploring the market for back-of-the-rotation starters back in mid-June after rookie Andrew Painter‘s struggles forced the team to option him to Triple-A Lehigh Valley. Adolis Garcia‘s poor performance and season-ending injury renewed the team’s long-running need for a righty-swinging […]
Front Office Subscriber Chat Transcript
Anthony Franco Good afternoon, hope all is well! Some trade activity should be picking up in the next week or two, exciting time for us! Let’s get rolling Knowitalllad What gets Rodriguez and Miller from the Padres to the Pirates? Cruz and Horowitz? Add Barco? Ben Cherrington Read someplace fifth hand that someone proposed Cruz […]
Cade Marlowe Opts Out Of Athletics Deal
Outfielder Cade Marlowe has exercised an opt-out clause in his minor league deal with the Athletics, reports Ari Alexander of 7News Boston. He is now a free agent and eligible to sign with any club. Marlowe, 29, signed a minor league deal with the A’s in the offseason. He has been with Triple-A Las Vegas […]
Yankees Have Shown Past Interest In Hunter Goodman
The Yankees are looking for catching help and Hunter Goodman of the Rockies is a speculative trade candidate. Jorge Castillo of ESPN reports that the Yankees have called the Rockies about Goodman, although not recently. It’s unclear exactly when this check-in took place but it’s notable that the two sides had a talk about Goodman […]
Fantasy Baseball Subscriber Chat With Nicklaus Gaut
Nicklaus Gaut will be talking fantasy baseball with Trade Rumors Front Office subscribers today at 1 PM Central Time. Get your question in early or participate in the live event at the link below! Unlock Subscriber-Exclusive Articles Like This One With a Trade Rumors Front Office Subscription BENEFITS Access weekly subscriber-only articles by Tim Dierkes, […]
Trade Deadline Outlook: Texas Rangers
If the 2026 season ended at the All-Star break, the Rangers would have won the AL West for the first time in a decade. They have the AL’s fifth-best record, and they’re only 1.5 games back of the White Sox and Guardians. Getting ahead of Chicago and Cleveland would put Texas on pace for not […]
Cubs Re-Sign Jake Woodford To Minor League Deal
Veteran righty Jake Woodford went unclaimed on waivers after being designated for assignment by the Cubs this week. He elected free agency, per the MiLB.com transaction log, but he’s headed right back to the Cubs on a new minor league deal, MLBTR has learned. He’ll work out of the rotation in Triple-A Iowa for the […]
Joey Lucchesi Signs With NPB’s Chiba Lotte Marines
Veteran left-hander Joey Lucchesi is headed to Japan. The Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball announced this week that they’ve signed the 33-year-old CAA client for the remainder of the 2026 season (via Yuri Karasawa of Yakyu Cosmopolitan). Marines skipper Saburo Omura indicated in a statement that Lucchesi will work out of his rotation. […]
Aaron Bummer Opts Out Of Cubs Deal
Veteran left-handed reliever Aaron Bummer opted out of his minor league contract with the Cubs and is now a free agent, reports Jon Heyman of the New York Post. Bummer spent over a month in the organization but only pitched six minor league innings, during which he was tagged for four runs on eight hits […]
2026 Trade Deadline Outlook Series
Our Trade Deadline Outlook series is back for 2026! Front Office subscribers get a detailed breakdown of roster plans and trade opportunities for all 30 teams heading into the August 3 deadline. This landing page will be updated as new outlooks go live. Bookmark it now and check back in for the latest entries. NL […]
The Opener: Alvarez, White, Yankees/Dodgers
The rest of the league returns to action today, starting with a crucial doubleheader between the Rays and Red Sox. Tampa Bay is trying to hold off the Yankees at the top of the AL East. Boston is a 1/2 game out of the final Wild Card spot. 1. Alvarez slugs two homers Mets catcher […]
Jonathan Ornelas To Opt Out Of Yankees Deal
Infielder Jonathan Ornelas is opting out of his minor league deal with the Yankees, reports Francys Romero. He’ll become a free agent if New York doesn’t select him onto the MLB roster. Ornelas signed a non-roster deal last November. He has spent the season at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. He’s hitting .299/.362/.480 with nine homers through 280 plate […]
Mets To Begin Fielding Offers For Deadline Sell-Off
The deadline sale in Queens appears to be underway. Chelsea Janes of SNY and Jon Heyman of The New York Post each report that the 41-57 Mets are informing other teams they’re willing to begin trade conversations on the majority of the roster. Both reports suggest the Mets aren’t interested in moving Juan Soto or any […]
Greg Jones Elects Free Agency
Utility player Greg Jones elected free agency after clearing outright waivers, reports Todd Rosiak of The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. The Brewers designated him for assignment over the weekend when they acquired Braden Shewmake from Houston. Jones had two brief stints on Milwaukee’s big league roster this year. He made 12 appearances, starting seven of them. Jones went […]
Orioles Place Blaze Alexander On Injured List
July 16: Baltimore has officially placed Alexander on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to July 13. First baseman Christian Encarnacion-Strand was recalled from Triple-A Norfolk to take his place on the active roster. Encarnacion-Strand was acquired from Cincinnati in April and has been in Triple-A all season. July 12: The Orioles’ 8-2 win over the Royals […]
MLB Mailbag: Cardinals, Horwitz, Pirates, Mariners, Mets, Rushing
This week’s MLB Mailbag will tackle several Cardinals questions from readers, in addition to quandaries on the Pirates’ lineup and trade targets, the Mariners’ pitching staff and lineup needs, the Mets’ deadline approach, and Dalton Rushing‘s future in Los Angeles. (Note that questions are lightly edited for clarity.) I’ve grouped a bundle of Cardinals-related questions […]
Athletics Notes: Deadline, Lopez, Guerra
The Athletics recently went ice cold, a fact acknowledged general manager David Forst today. “Unfortunately, it’s colored a lot by the way we played the past three weeks,” Forst said of the club’s first half, per Martín Gallegos of MLB.com. He said that they did play well for a while but admitted that they “obviously […]
Phillies Place Brad Keller On IL With UCL Tear
The Phillies announced that right-hander Brad Keller has been placed on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to July 13, with a tear in the ulnar collateral ligament of his right elbow. Fellow righty Seth Johnson has been recalled to take his spot on the roster. It’s rough news for Keller and the team. The club […]
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