ROSTER MOVES BY TEAM
(April 2nd)
NATIONAL LEAGUE
- ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS | Depth Chart
- Acquired: RP Stefan Crichton (acquired from Orioles for PTBNL or cash considerations)
- Outrighted to minors: OF Yasmany Tomas (story)
- ATLANTA BRAVES | Depth Chart
- Promoted: RP Anibal Sanchez (contract purchased)
- Sanchez will pitch out of the bullpen. He’s a candidate to start when the Braves need a No. 5 starter next week.
- Placed on 10-Day DL: RP Josh Ravin (viral infection)
- Designated for assignment: RP Miguel Socolovich
- Transferred to 60-Day DL: RP Jacob Lindgren
- Promoted: RP Anibal Sanchez (contract purchased)
- LOS ANGELES DODGERS | Depth Chart
- Acquired: RP Jesus Liranzo (acquired from Orioles for RP Luis Ysla)
- Signed: RP Daniel Hudson (MiLB contract)
- Transferred to 60-Day DL: RP Tom Koehler
- MIAMI MARLINS | Depth Chart
- Promoted: SP Trevor Richards (contract purchased)
- Richards made his MLB debut on Monday.
- Designated for assignment: RP Severino Gonzalez
- Promoted: SP Trevor Richards (contract purchased)
- MILWAUKEE BREWERS | Depth Chart
- Signed: INF Andres Blanco (MiLB contract)
- PITTSBURGH PIRATES | Depth Chart
- Placed on 10-Day DL: SP Joe Musgrove (strained shoulder)
- Steven Brault will take Musgrove’s rotation spot on Thursday.
- Promoted: RP Clay Holmes
- Placed on 10-Day DL: SP Joe Musgrove (strained shoulder)
- WASHINGTON NATIONALS | Depth Chart
- Placed on 10-Day DL: C Matt Wieters (strained oblique)
- Promoted: C Pedro Severino
- Severino (vs LHP) and Miguel Montero (vs RHP) will likely platoon while Wieters is out.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
- BALTIMORE ORIOLES | Depth Chart
- Signed: OF Michael Saunders (MiLB contract)
- KANSAS CITY ROYALS | Depth Chart
- Acquired: OF Abraham Almonte (claimed off waivers from Indians)
- Designated for assignment: P Miguel Almonte
- NEW YORK YANKEES | Depth Chart
- Placed on 10-Day DL: RP Ben Heller (bone spur in elbow)
- Heller was optioned to Triple-A prior to the season, but that transaction has been rescinded due to the injury.
- Placed on 10-Day DL: RP Ben Heller (bone spur in elbow)
- SEATTLE MARINERS | Depth Chart
- Outrighted: OF Cam Perkins
- The Mariners’ 40-man roster in now at 38.
- Outrighted: OF Cam Perkins
- TEXAS RANGERS | Depth Chart
- Promoted: SP Bartolo Colon (contract purchased)
- Colon made his Rangers debut on Monday.
- Optioned: RP Nick Gardewine
- Transferred to 60-Day DL: RP Ricardo Rodriguez
- Promoted: SP Bartolo Colon (contract purchased)
FUTURE EXPECTED MOVES
- HOU: 1B Yulieski Gurriel will be reinstated from his 5-game suspension and placed on the 10-Day DL (recovery from fractured hamate bone), retroactive to Tuesday April 3rd, according to Brian McTaggart of MLB.com.
- PHI: SP Jake Arrieta will be recalled on Sunday April 8th, according to Matt Gelb of The Athletic. He will be making his Phillies debut versus the Marlins.
- SD: SP Tyson Ross will have his contract purchased on Tuesday April 3rd, according to AJ Cassavell of MLB.com.
- STL: RP Greg Holland could be recalled as early as Monday April 9th, according to Brian Stull of stlbaseballweekly.com.
Why didn’t the Red Sox let Wright serve his suspension before going on the DL like Gurriel? I would have thought they’d at least let him serve a few to open the season (before they get to their #5 starter in the rotation, at least). Oh well.
Isn’t it kind of BS that Gurriel served his suspension while he was unable to play then was placed on the DL with the same injury? It sort of feels like the Astros are taking advantage of a loophole.
That Richards kid mentioned for the Marlins above threw pretty much 2 pitches and the only good one this evening was his changeup. It’s good.. Really good, but throwing that along with a mediocre upper 80’s FB, it had better be and he was throwing the thing on 3-2 counts.
When see those pretty much 1 pitch kind of guys always reminds me of this guy the Yankees brought up many years ago, a lefty whose name escapes me. He had a screwball and same mediocre FB. Screwball would eat up RH hitters and break out of the zone. Zimmer loaded his lineup with RH hitters and this kid ate them up. Earl Weaver of Baltimore, being far more intelligent than the clueless Don Zimmer just loaded his lineup with LH hitters when the O’s faced him.
Wish could remember that kid’s name, he won like 15-17g at AAA 1 year before getting a chance to throw for NY, but his MLB career was short with 1 pitch, just as will be Richards as a SP.
As an Orioles fan i think its about time Wieters retires. He has been injured so much its getting almost rare that he plays 100 games. He was a hell of a player to start but i think the Nats over paid him when they should have seen how much he declined. If he wants to continue playing, he needs to either learn to play first or move to a AL team and DH.
I think when the Nats signed him last winter they talked themselves into believing Wieters was due for a major rebound, and boy were they wrong. He’s far from the worst C in baseball, but he’d be better off as a backup at this point. I still hold out hope that WAS will trade for Realmuto at the deadline.