Here are Monday’s minor moves from around the game…
- Infielder Tony Renda has been dealt from the Reds to the Diamondbacks in exchange for a player to be named later or cash considerations, MLB.com’s Mark Sheldon tweets. The 26-year-old had been outrighted over the winter after struggling in his MLB debut last year. Through 198 plate appearances at Triple-A in 2017, he was slashing just .260/.305/.326 — albeit with just 18 strikeouts to go with a dozen walks.
- In another minor swap, the Giants purchased Tyler Herb from the Mariners for an undisclosed sum, both teams announced. He’ll actually represent the player to be named later in the deal that sent Chris Heston to Seattle, Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle tweets, with some undisclosed technicality requiring the particular treatment. The 25-year-old was taken in the 29th round of the 2014 draft. He made it up to the Double-A level last year and has thrown well there upon a repeat assignment. Herb has made it through 98 innings in 16 starts on the year, posting a 3.31 ERA with 8.1 K/9 against 2.8 BB/9.
- Nationals righty Jacob Turner has accepted an outright assignment after clearing waivers, per a team announcement. Still just 26, Turner has given the Nats some badly needed innings this year, though his ERA stands at 5.08 after 39 frames of action. He is expected to resume working as a starter in case he’s needed in that role at the major league level.
- Also outrighted was Blue Jays outfielder Ian Parmley, Toronto announced. He was up for a brief stretch, but will return to plying his trade at Triple-A Buffalo. over 205 plate appearances there on the year, Parmley is slashing .289/.332/.369.
- The Mariners released southpaw Nick Hagadone, according to Triple-A Tacoma announcer Mike Curto (via Twitter). As Curto notes, Hagadone has been particularly impressive of late. The 31-year-old has seen action in parts of four MLB seasons, all with the Indians, but missed all of last year after an elbow fracture. He landed in Seattle on a minors deal and has thrown 33 1/3 innings of 3.51 ERA ball — with 9.5 K/9 against 3.5 BB/9 — since arriving in Tacoma. (It could well be, then, that Hagadone utilized an opt-out clause, though we’ve heard no indication of that as of yet.)
Earlier Transactions
- The Brewers announced that they’ve selected the contract of right-hander Michael Blazek from Triple-A Colorado Springs. The 28-year-old was outrighted off the 40-man roster earlier this year but remained in the organization and has posted a solid 3.13 ERA in that extremely hitter-friendly setting. While all of Blazek’s 104 career appearances in the Majors have been in relief, he’s been working as a starter for his past 10 trips to the hill in Triple-A. MLB.com’s Adam McCalvy suggests (via Twitter) that Blazek could very well pitch today in relief of left-hander Brent Suter. Piggybacking the two would certainly make some sense, as Suter may not be fully stretched out with his most recent start coming back on June 13. Milwaukee already had an open spot on the 40-man, so there’s no corresponding 40-man move needed to accommodate Blazek.
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That’s the second waste from the Chapman trade. I have serious doubts about the other two as well. Although they had some help with the timing of his domestic incident, the Reds just flubbed that one up as bad as they possibly could.
Would it have been impossible for CIN to have held onto Chapman until the smoke cleared so to speak on his charges and then traded him at the deadline for the kind of package the Cubs sent NYY?
Or would the CIN fan base been less tolerant of Chapman than Cashman and the NYY faithful had been when they acquired, held, and flipped Chapman?
The Reds could have easily held onto Chapman until the ASB, but they were gambling on the length of his suspension. No one knew exactly how long Chapman was going to be suspended for at the time since he was the first case. There was a belief that he was possibly going to get a year long suspension. The Reds made the trade with the worst case scenario in mind and it was just not a smart thing to do. Even if he was suspended for the entire year, his FA would have been put off a year and he would be their closer right now. And they could be trading him this year.
Plus. there is a chance that the Cubs don’t win the World Series last year and we would be talking about a 109 year curse. But that is one of those great “What If” stories.
The Cincy fans have always been a forgiving lot. They applauded Chapman when he returned with the cubs. They also love Joey Votto, one of the more unlikable players in the league. Plus they have loved Pete Rose more than any player around. They love their players in spite of their flaws, which is really how it should be.
Make that zero chance the Cubs win that World Series without Chapman. They are showing their true colors this year, a .500 ball club. It’s going to be a long time before they win another one.
Thanks, hiflew. Was not aware Votto had any kind of reputation, and had forgotten how devoted Cincy fans had been to Pete Rose through all his predicaments.
haha, so it was chapman who gave them the best record in baseball last year? And it was Chapman, while on the NYY, that made the cubs one of the best teams in the first half. Great post…you are real smart.
He has a reputation for being stand-offish but I think he’s trying to change that. He genuinely seems happy to be a Red as does Cozart.
How is it that Votto is so unlikeable?
His behavior toward fans and umpires for starters. I really don’t think he is a bad guy, but he has a very arrogant attitude that just comes off as unlikable.
Yea, I think everyone looked at Blazek’s call-up as a way to eat up innings following Suter’s start today. Suter hadn’t thrown more than 2 innings since June 13, so he really wasn’t stretched out.
Then, lo and behold, Suter gives them 6 innings, with only 4 hits and 1 run (unearned). Funny how things work out sometimes . . .
Hagadone is Haga-done.
Votto suffers from depression and that can come across as hard to get along with. Each day, each hour each minute for Votto can be difficult.