ROSTER MOVES BY TEAM
(August 24th)
NATIONAL LEAGUE
- CHICAGO CUBS | Depth Chart
- Promoted: SP Alec Mills
- Mills made his 1st career start on Friday (5.2 IP, ER).
- Optioned: RP Dillon Maples
- Promoted: SP Alec Mills
- MIAMI MARLINS | Depth Chart
- Activated from 10-Day DL: RP Kyle Barraclough
- Promoted: RP Ben Meyer
- Placed on 10-Day DL: RP Jarlin Garcia (ankle contusion), RP Elieser Hernandez (blister on finger)
- LOS ANGELES DODGERS | Depth Chart
- Activated from 10-Day DL: RP Yimi Garcia
- Placed on 10-Day DL: RP Daniel Hudson (forearm tightness)
- MILWAUKEE BREWERS | Depth Chart
- Activated from 10-Day DL: SP Zach Davies, RP Joakim Soria
- Davies was optioned to Low-A Wisconsin.
- Optioned: RP Corey Knebel
- Activated from 10-Day DL: SP Zach Davies, RP Joakim Soria
- NEW YORK METS | Depth Chart
- Activated from 10-Day DL: OF Jay Bruce
- Bruce played RF and batted 5th on Friday.
- Promoted: C Tomas Nido
- Optioned: 1B/OF Dominic Smith, INF/OF Jack Reinheimer
- Activated from 10-Day DL: OF Jay Bruce
- PITTSBURGH PIRATES | Depth Chart
- Activated from 10-Day DL: INF/OF Sean Rodriguez
- Optioned: RP Michael Feliz
- SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS | Depth Chart
- Activated from 10-Day DL: SP Dereck Rodriguez
- Optioned: SP Casey Kelly
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
- DETROIT TIGERS | Depth Chart
- Activated from 10-Day DL: SP Michael Fulmer
- Optioned: RP Zac Reininger
- HOUSTON ASTROS | Depth Chart
- Role change: P Framber Valdez will start on Sunday. He came out of the bullpen in his MLB debut on August 21st (4.1 IP, 0 ER).
- LOS ANGELES ANGELS | Depth Chart
- Activated from 10-Day DL: OF Mike Trout
- Trout played CF and batted 3rd in Friday.
- Optioned: OF Jabari Blash
- Activated from 10-Day DL: OF Mike Trout
- MINNESOTA TWINS | Depth Chart
- Promoted: C/INF/OF Willians Astudillo
- Placed on 10-Day DL: C Bobby Wilson (sprained ankle)
- NEW YORK YANKEES | Depth Chart
- Activated from 10-Day DL: SP CC Sabathia
- Optioned: RP Chance Adams
- Outrighted: C Chris Rabago
- Role change: P Sonny Gray will start Game 2 of Saturday’s double-header.
- TEXAS RANGERS | Depth Chart
- Placed on 10-Day DL: SP Bartolo Colon (strained lower back)
- Promoted: INF Hanser Alberto
- TORONTO BLUE JAYS | Depth Chart
- Activated from 10-Day DL: INF Lourdes Gurriel Jr.
- Gurriel played SS and batted 1st on Friday.
- Optioned: INF Richard Urena
- Activated from 10-Day DL: INF Lourdes Gurriel Jr.
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FUTURE EXPECTED MOVES
- BAL: SP Jimmy Yacabonis will be recalled from Triple-A to start Game 1 of the double-header on Saturday August 25th, according to Rich Dubroff of BaltimoreBaseball.com.
- CIN: OF Scott Schebler is expected to return from the 10-Day DL on Saturday August 25th, according to Bobby Nightengale of the Cincinnati Enquirer.
- TBR: OF Mallex Smith will be placed on the 10-Day DL due to a viral infection, according to the team.
- TOR: SP Aaron Sanchez will be activated from the 60-Day DL on Saturday August 25th, according to Steve Buffery of the Toronto Sun.
Stephen Brault just issued a 5 pitch walk in the 14th inning against the Brewers.
4 of those 5 pitches were strikes.
I understand the argument that robo-umps aren’t perfect yet. But, the humans are awful. Just awful.
I can live with imperfect over awful.
If there’s a better ump in AAA then they’ll bring him up.
Willians! Willians! Willians!