MLB Daily Roster Roundup: Hicks, Kinsler, Mahtook, Tropeano

ROSTER MOVES BY TEAM
(April 12th)

NATIONAL LEAGUE

• SAN DIEGO PADRES |Depth Chart
  • Promoted: RP Colten Brewer
  • Optioned: RP Buddy Baumann

• SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS | Depth Chart
  • Promoted: RP Derek Law
  • Optioned: SP Andrew Suarez

• ST. LOUIS CARDINALS | Depth Chart
  • Placed on 10-Day DL: RP Sam Tuivailala (strained knee)
  • Promoted: RP Mike Mayers

• WASHINGTON NATIONALS | Depth Chart
  • Acquisition: 1B Mark Reynolds (MiLB contract)

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AMERICAN LEAGUE

• BOSTON RED SOX | Depth Chart
  • Placed on 10-Day DL: RP Bobby Poyner (strained hamstring)
  • Promoted: RP Marcus Walden

• CHICAGO WHITE SOX | Depth Chart
  • Promoted: RP Chris Volstad (contract purchased)
  • Transferred to 60-Day DL: SP Carlos Rodon
    • Rodon is eligible to return on May 28th.

• DETROIT TIGERS | Depth Chart
  • Promoted: RP Chad Bell
  • Optioned: OF Mikie Mahtook
    • JaCoby Jones played LF and batted 7th in Thursday’s game.

• LOS ANGELES ANGELS | Depth Chart
  • Activated from 10-Day DL: 2B Ian Kinsler
    • Kinsler played 2B and batted 1st in Thursday’s game.
  • Promoted: SP Nick Tropeano
    • Tropeano made his first MLB start since undergoing Tommy John surgery in August 2016.
  • Optioned: INF/OF Ryan Schimpf, SP Jaime Barria

• NEW YORK YANKEES | Depth Chart
  • Activated from 10-Day DL: OF Aaron Hicks
    • Hicks was the DH and batted 6th in Thursday’s game.
  • Designated for assignment: OF Shane Robinson

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FUTURE EXPECTED MOVES

• BAL: SP Alex Cobb will be recalled from the minors on Saturday April 14th to make his Orioles’ debut, according to Roch Kubatko of MASN. RP Donnie Hart will be recalled from the minors on Friday April 13th, also according to Kubatko.
• HOU: 1B Yuli Gurriel is expected to be activated from the 10-Day DL on Friday April 13th, according to Brian McTaggart of MLB.com. INF J.D. Davis will be optioned to Triple-A, according to Jake Kaplan of The Athletic.
• LAA: SP Andrew Heaney will be activated from the 10-Day DL on Friday April 13th, according to Jeff Fletcher of the Orange County Register..
• SEA: DH Nelson Cruz and OF Ben Gamel could both be activated from the DL as early as Friday April 13th, according to Greg Johns of MLB.com.
• TB: OF Johnny Field will have his contract purchased from the minors on Friday April 13th, according to Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times. Ryan Weber will be optioned to Triple-A.
• TEX: SS Elvis Andrus will be placed on the 10-Day DL. He’s expected to miss 6-8 weeks. 1B Ronald Guzman will be recalled from Triple-A, according to T.R. Sullivan of MLB.com.