It is now September, which means it’s time for the final few weeks of the regular season and time for expanded rosters. Each club can now carry 28 players instead of 26, with the pitcher limit pushed from 13 to 14. We’ve already covered some 40-man transactions but this will be a full round-up of all the moves around the league.
American League West
Houston Astros:
- Reinstated INF Grae Kessinger from 10-day IL
- Recalled RHP Joel Kuhnel
- Corresponding moves: None required
Los Angeles Angels:
- Selected INF Kyren Paris
- Recalled RHP Jose Marte
- Recalled RHP Jimmy Herget
- Recalled LHP Kolton Ingram
- Recalled RHP Gerardo Reyes
- Recalled INF Michael Stefanic
- Recalled RHP Andrew Wantz
- Corresponding moves: None required
Oakland Athletics
- Recalled LHP Sam Long
- Recalled C Tyler Soderstrom
- Corresponding moves: None required
Seattle Mariners
- Added RHP Dominic Leone, recently claimed off waivers
- Recalled INF/OF Sam Haggerty
- Corresponding moves: None required
Texas Rangers
- Recalled LHP Cody Bradford
- Recalled C Sam Huff
- Corresponding moves: None required
American League Central
Chicago White Sox
- Recalled RHP Luis Patino
- Recalled INF Jose Rodríguez
- Corresponding moves: None required
Cleveland Guardians
- Added RHP Reynaldo Lopez and LHP Matt Moore, both recently claimed off waivers
- Reinstated C/OF David Fry from 10-day IL
- Reinstated RHP Cal Quantrill from 15-day IL
- Recalled SS Jose Tena
- Corresponding moves: Optioned RHPs Hunter Gaddis and Cody Morris
Detroit Tigers
- Selected RHP Miguel Diaz
- Recalled INF Andre Lipcius
- Corresponding move: Designated LHP Bennett Sousa for assignment
Kansas City Royals
- Selected INF Nick Loftin
- Recalled RHP James McArthur, OF Edward Olivares
- Corresponding moves: Placed RHP Brady Singer on paternity list, designated RHP Joe Barlow for assignment
Minnesota Twins
- Selected OF Andrew Stevenson
- Recalled LHP Brent Headrick
- Corresponding move: Transferred INF Jose Miranda to 60-day IL
American League East
Baltimore Orioles
- Recalled OF Colton Cowser
- Recalled RHP Joey Krehbiel
- Corresponding moves: None required
Boston Red Sox
- Recalled INF/OF Enmanuel Valdez
- Recalled LHP Brandon Walter
- Corresponding moves: None required
New York Yankees
- Selected OF Jasson Dominguez
- Selected C Austin Wells
- Recalled RHP Randy Vasquez
- Corresponding moves: None required
Tampa Bay Rays
- Reinstated RHP Kevin Kelly from 15-day IL
- Reinstated INF Taylor Walls from 10-day IL
- Corresponding moves: None required
Toronto Blue Jays
- Reinstated RHP Chad Green from 60-day IL
- Recalled INF/OF Spencer Horwitz
- Corresponding move: Transfer RHP Hagen Danner to 60-Day IL
National League West
Arizona Diamondbacks
- Recalled OF Pavin Smith
- Recalled INF Emmanuel Rivera
- Recalled RHP Luis Frias
- Corresponding move: Optioned IF Buddy Kennedy
Colorado Rockies
- Reinstated RHP Tyler Kinley from 15-day IL
- Recalled OF Sean Bouchard
- Corresponding moves: None required
Los Angeles Dodgers
- Selected INF Kolten Wong
- Recalled RHP Emmet Sheehan
- Corresponding moves: Outrighted IF Yonny Hernandez
San Diego Padres
- Recalled C Brett Sullivan
- Reinstated LHP Tim Hill from 15-day IL
- Corresponding moves: None required
San Francisco Giants
- Reinstated SS Brandon Crawford from 10-day IL
- Recalled RHP Keaton Winn
- Corresponding moves: None required
National League Central
Chicago Cubs
- Selected contract of RHP Shane Greene
- Recalled OF Alexander Canario
- Corresponding moves: None required
Cincinnati Reds
- Added OF Harrison Bader and OF Hunter Renfroe, recently claimed off waivers
- Reinstated RHP Tejay Antone from 60-day IL
- Reinstated OF Jake Fraley from 10-day IL
- Recalled RHP Brett Kennedy
- Corresponding moves: Placed RHP Hunter Greene on COVID-19 IL, retro to Thursday; designated OF Michael Siani, RHP Alan Busenitz and INF/OF Alejo Lopez for assignment
Milwaukee Brewers
- Recalled LHP Clayton Andrews
- Recalled IF Owen Miller
- Corresponding moves: None required
Pittsburgh Pirates
- Selected INF/OF Miguel Andujar
- Reinstated RHP Carmen Mlodzinski from 15-day IL
- Corresponding moves: Designated OF Cal Mitchell and RHP Yohan Ramirez for assignment
St. Louis Cardinals
- Reinstated OF Lars Nootbaar from 10-day IL
- Reinstated RHP Ryan Helsley from 60-day IL
- Corresponding moves: INF/OF Brendan Donovan transferred to 60-day IL
National League East
Atlanta Braves
- Reinstated LHP Dylan Lee from 60-day IL
- Recalled OF Forrest Wall
- Corresponding move: Transferred OF Sam Hilliard to 60-day IL
Miami Marlins
- Recalled INF/OF Xavier Edwards
- Recalled RHP Geoff Hartlieb
- Corresponding moves: None required
New York Mets
- Recalled INF Ronny Mauricio
- Recalled INF Brett Baty
- Recalled RHP Jose Butto
- Corresponding move: Optioned Infielder Danny Mendick
Philadelphia Phillies
- Reinstated LHP Ranger Suarez from 15-day IL
- Reinstated OF Cristian Pache from 10-day IL
- Corresponding moves: None required
Washington Nationals
- Selected 1B/OF Travis Blankenhorn
- Recalled RHP Amos Willingham
- Corresponding move: Released RHP Rico Garcia
You can see some IL manipulation in that list
DL
IL…keep up
Surely the hill to die on is arguing that the list for injured, non-disabled, baseball players should continue to be called the ‘disabled list.’
If you run lower than 28 men. Does that save you cash? With Angels trying to get below the tax threshold, could they run only 24/25 and save another 400k
no
A team has to have a min of 25 men, 27 after September. But even of you cut somebody, you are still on the hook for the salary, as the salary is guaranteed
I thought it was required to have 28 in September. Nothing more, nothing less.
Hmm. Now I am not sure with the new cba.
@25man… I just looked it up. You are correct. 28 in September, no more, no less.
The Martian and The Kraken are virtually the same players. Hell, I’m not even convinced Volpe is going to pan out to be 10% of what Jeets was in his prime. Yankees need to revamp their entire team and front office!
Yanks2: Volpe has been worth 2.2 fWAR this season so far
Jeter’s b3st season was 7.4 fWAR.
2.2 is nearly 30% of 7.4
It would appear that you are wrong.
I like that the list didn’t begin with AL East. It’s a silly thing, I know, but it’s nice to see that east coast teams are not the default starting place. Oddly enough, I’m an east coast guy who roots for an east coast team.
@Captain-Judge99 – I’m rooting for Jasson and loved to see it…even more so that it was off Verlander. But that was hardly a “moonshot.” It barely cleared the left field wall which is one of the shortest porches in MLB.
Also, i hate the Yankees. GO BRAVES! 🙂
We have a whole new team!
Seriously, excited for KP (Kyren). Great young man. Love seeing a guy reach his dream. Especially when they’ve been nice to you on the way up.
A broken down Crawford over Fitzgerald and Winn over Miller? JHC Giants just tell us you think you have no chance at the playoffs..
Do you mean Erik Miller, the guy whose thrown 37 BB in 53.2 IP this season?
Yeah’ the guy who has a 2.70 ERA vs Winn’s 4.81? Or that guy with a WHIP of 1.29 vs 1.59? Or maybe an opponent’s BA. of .156 vs .284? As for the BB, it’s 33 vs 26. Miller has pitched more innings. This was a lazy and stupid decision for Crawford and Winn. It signals that even the Giants management doesn’t think they can make the playoffs.
You are way overrating Miller. Winn can eat innings and his upside is much greater (also, almost a full 3 less BB/9). Miller profiles as a guy who is up and down for 5 seasons before out of the league for good.
His stuff can play against AAA guys but would be mediocre in the pros combined with his 20 rated control. I’m not sure what would give someone the idea that 6.85 BB/9 would play in the MLB. By the way, his AAA xFIP is just below 5.00
I thought Cleveland also picked up Gio.
They did. Either he was activated immediately after being claimed (i.e. before roster expansion) or he hasn’t been activated yet.
According to Francon’s pre-game radio interview with Tom Hamilton Giolito was scheduled to arrive in Cleveland last night after the game started. Francona said he would report to the ballpark on Saturday and they’d make a move then. They will have to option a pitcher as they already have 14 active pitchers and that’s all they are allowed to have with the 28 man roster.
Hagan Danner; decent year on the mound and makes a heck of an ice cream
Surprised the Spiders didn’t add Lucus Giolito as well. Unless he was added immediately after getting claimed.