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Royals Sign Craig Kimbrel
August 10: The Royals have now officially announced their Kimbrel signing. Right-hander Easton McGee was optioned to Triple-A Omaha in a corresponding active roster move. The 40-man had a vacancy, so no further moves were required. August 9: The Royals have signed veteran right-hander Craig Kimbrel to a Major League contract, the New York Post’s […]
Trade Rumors Front Office Subscriber Chat Transcript
Steve Adams Good afternoon! Plenty to talk after last week’s deadline chaos. We’ll get going at 3pm CT, but feel free to start sending in questions anytime. Greetings — shall we begin? Anthopolous Did I just forget we might have to play the Dodgers in the postseason at the deadline? Steve Adams I don’t really […]
Mets Place Devin Williams On Injured List Due To Shoulder Strain
The Mets announced Monday that closer Devin Williams is going on the 15-day injured list due to a right shoulder strain. Fellow righty Jonathan Pintaro is up from Triple-A Syracuse in his place. The Mets are expecting a fairly brief absence for Williams, per Anthony DiComo of MLB.com. Signed to a three-year, $51MM contract over […]
Phillies Place Caleb Kilian On Injured List
The Phillies announced Monday that one of their deadline additions is headed to the injured list. Righty Caleb Kilian has been diagnosed with a strained left oblique and is now on the 15-day injured list. Right-hander Chase Shugart is up from Triple-A Lehigh Valley to take his spot on the active roster. Kilian, 29, came […]
Tim Anderson Announces Retirement
Former All-Star and batting champion Tim Anderson spoke to reporters via Zoom today regarding the fifth anniversary of the Field of Dreams game. During that call, Anderson revealed that he is retiring from baseball, per James Fegan of Sox Machine. Anderson was born in 1993 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and was raised there as well. After […]
Athletics Sign Matt Sauer To Minor League Contract
The A’s signed Matt Sauer to a minor league deal a few days ago. The team didn’t formally announce it, but the right-hander pitched in his first game for Triple-A Las Vegas on Saturday. Sauer allowed a run on two hits, a walk and a hit batter over two innings of work in his first […]
Casey Lawrence Opts Out Of Mariners Deal
Veteran right-hander Casey Lawrence exercised an opt-out clause in his minor league deal with the Mariners and has been granted his release, MLBTR has learned. He’s a free agent. Lawrence, 38, has pitched in parts of five big league seasons — most recently in 2025 between the Jays and Mariners. He has an unsightly 6.42 […]
Royals Release Justin Topa
The Royals released veteran right-handed reliever Justin Topa from their Triple-A affiliate in Omaha, per the transaction log at MiLB.com. He’d signed a minor league deal with Kansas City in early July but is once again a free agent. The 35-year-old Topa opened the season in the Twins’ bullpen. He’d spent the prior two seasons […]
The Opener: Brewers, Blue Jays, Soroka
The Tigers beat the Giants in 10 innings on Sunday and sit just one game out of the final AL Wild Card spot. Detroit has the best run differential in the American League. 1. Lara’s glove leads Brewers to victory Milwaukee knocked off Minnesota in extra innings yesterday to earn a series win. Outfielder Luis […]
Shohei Ohtani Begins Throwing Progression
A left knee problem has kept Shohei Ohtani from pitching since July 3, and a minor setback led Ohtani to skip a planned bullpen session on July 25. The two-way star has now resumed throwing in the form of a game of catch on the field Saturday, and Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Ohtani will […]
Minor Transactions: Amaya, Conley, Arroyo, Hartwig
Catching up on a few minor moves from around baseball in the last few days, all via MLB.com’s transactions log… The Diamondbacks released infielder Jacob Amaya from his minor league deal. Amaya hit .253/.361/.420 over 293 plate appearances for Triple-A Reno, but he hasn’t played in over a month due to injury that has seen […]
MLBTR Chat Transcript
Mark P I’m not sure how the Weekend Chat can properly function in a world without any Jo Adell trade rumors, but we’ll soldier on. We’ll let your questions build up before we begin…. Astros Do you think the Astros can actually win the divison? Mark P Not only “can” they win, but I’d call […]
AL East Notes: Judge, Crochet, Arrighetti
Aaron Judge was cleared to begin some upper-body training and light running drills earlier this week, in the slugger’s first bit of increased on-field activity since he was placed on the injured list on June 2. Judge told MLB.com’s Bryan Hoch and other reporters on Wednesday that the stress fracture in his right rib is […]
Jake Woodford Elects Free Agency
TODAY: Woodford cleared waivers and elected free agency over an outright assignment to Triple-A Iowa, as per Woodford’s MLB.com profile page. AUGUST 4: The Cubs announced that trade acquisitions Tyrone Taylor and Ryan Zeferjahn have been activated onto the roster. In corresponding moves, they have optioned outfielder Kevin Alcántara and designated right-hander Jake Woodford for […]
Padres Sign Austin Hays To Major League Deal
5:17PM: The Padres have officially announced the signing, and utilityman Gage Workman was optioned to Triple-A in the corresponding move. 2:39PM: The Padres and outfielder Austin Hays have reached an agreement on a major league contract, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports. Hays is a client of The MAS+ Agency. A former member of the […]
Rays Place Griffin Jax On 15-Day Injured List
Prior to today’s game, the Rays announced that right-hander Griffin Jax has been placed on the 15-day injured list (retroactive to August 6) due to discomfort in his throwing elbow. Right-hander Michael Grove was called up from Triple-A to take Jax’s spot on the active roster. Jax was supposed to start yesterday but was scratched […]
Diamondbacks To Sign Zack Littell
The Diamondbacks have agreed to a deal with right-hander Zack Littell, Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic reports. The signing comes two days after Littell (a CAA Sports client) was released from his one-year, $7MM contract with the Nationals. That $7MM guarantee comes in the form of a $3MM base salary, and a $4MM buyout […]
Rays Outright Steven Wilson
TODAY: The Rays announced that Wilson has cleared waivers and been outrighted to Triple-A. AUGUST 6: The Rays activated reliever Steven Wilson from the 60-day injured list and designated him for assignment, as first reflected on the MLB.com transaction log. He’ll be placed on outright waivers this week. Wilson hasn’t thrown an MLB pitch in […]
Athletics Claim Taylor Rashi
The Athletics have claimed right-hander Taylor Rashi off waivers from the Twins, per an announcement from the A’s. The A’s are the third organization of the season for Rashi, who first changed hands when the Diamondbacks traded him to the Twins for cash considerations in early June. Rashi never pitched for the Twins, instead spending […]
Brewers Place Cooper Pratt On 10-Day IL
The Brewers have placed shortstop Cooper Pratt on the 10-day injured list with a right hamstring strain, Todd Rosiak of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports. In corresponding moves, the Brewers selected the contract of infielder/outfielder Ji Hwan Bae and designated left-hander Drew Rom for assignment. Pratt suffered the injury in the Brewers’ 4-3 win over […]
Angels’ Cade Marlowe Plans To Trigger Upward Mobility Clause In Contract
Angels outfielder Cade Marlowe plans to trigger the upward mobility clause in his minor league contract on Monday, Ari Alexander of 7News Boston reports. Once Marlowe triggers the clause, the Angels will have to offer him to the league’s other 29 clubs. If a team is willing to put Marlowe on its 40-man roster, the […]
Reds Release Sam Haggerty
The Reds have released infielder/outfielder Sam Haggerty, per his MLB.com transaction tracker. He had been with their Triple-A affiliate in Louisville. A former Met and Mariner, Haggerty missed most of 2024 with an Achilles tear and then joined the Rangers on a minor league contract. Haggerty did not crack the Rangers’ Opening Day roster in […]
Rangers Select Jonah Bride, Move Jack Leiter To 60-Day IL
The Rangers have selected infielder Jonah Bride from Triple-A Round Rock, per a team announcement. They optioned outfielder Alejandro Osuna to Round Rock to make room for Bride on the 26-man roster and moved right-hander Jack Leiter to the 60-day injured list to clear a 40-man spot. Bride, whom the Athletics chose in the 23rd […]
Red Sox Select Seth Martinez
The Red Sox have selected right-hander Seth Martinez from Triple-A Worcester, the team announced. They optioned lefty Raymond Burgos to Worcester in a corresponding move. With the addition of Martinez, Boston now has a full 40-man roster. The 31-year-old Martinez could now be in position to pitch in the majors for the sixth season in […]
The Opener: Jac, Pitching Milestones, Jump
Royals slugger Jac Caglianone put together the signature performance of his young career in a 6-3 win over the Cubs on Saturday. In going 4-for-4 with two home runs, a pair of doubles and four RBI, the 23-year-old helped spoil newly acquired right-hander Clay Holmes‘ Cubs debut. Along with reaching the 20-HR mark for the […]
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