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The Opener: Red Sox, Blowouts, Royals
Poor air quality in Cleveland yesterday resulted in the postponement of the Pirates/Guardians game, and the two sides will make it up with a split doubleheader today (start times of 12:10pm CT and 6:10pm CT). Jared Jones and Gavin Williams will be the opposing starters in Game 1, while Logan Allen is expected to be […]
Latest On Braves’ Deadline Approach
The Braves began the second half with a 15-1 beatdown of the Rangers. It’s their second-highest scoring game of the season and stretched their NL East lead over the Phillies back to three games. Atlanta’s lineup has picked back up this month after they were easily the worst offensive team in the league in June. […]
Orioles Acquire Rudy Martin Jr. From Royals
10:58pm: The clubs officially announced the trade. Bassitt has been moved to the 60-day injured list as the corresponding 40-man roster move. He has been sidelined since June 5 with a back injury that required minor surgery a few weeks ago. Manager Craig Albernaz said this afternoon that the veteran righty is throwing long toss […]
Brewers Initially Using Lance McCullers Jr. In Relief
The Brewers activated newly-acquired righty Lance McCullers Jr. from the 15-day injured list for the start of the second half. Lefty Jared Koenig was optioned to Triple-A Nashville in a corresponding move. McCullers’ tenure in Milwaukee will begin in the bullpen, manager Pat Murphy told reporters (link via Adam McCalvy of MLB.com). Logan Henderson got the ball for […]
Tigers’ Bailey Horn Undergoes Tommy John Surgery
Tigers reliever Bailey Horn underwent Tommy John surgery on Wednesday, the team announced (relayed by Chris McCosky of The Detroit News). He’ll miss the rest of the season and most or all of 2027. Horn has been on the injured list all year. He underwent an arthroscopic elbow procedure and attempted to build up in early […]
Rays Trade Trey Pooser To Cardinals
The Cardinals announced they’ve acquired minor league reliever Trey Pooser from the Rays. He’s the player to be named later from last month’s deal that sent middle reliever Chris Roycroft to Tampa Bay. Pooser, a 6’4″ right-hander, was the Rays’ 10th-round pick in 2024. The University of Kentucky product was a senior sign who landed a $72K […]
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 […]
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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 […]
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