Upcoming Club Option Decisions: AL East
2023/06/upcoming-club-option-decisions-al-east.htmlAt season's end, the Jays will have to decide whether to trigger three consecutive $9MM options (essentially a three-year, $27MM contract for 2024-26). … He'd been a reliable innings-eating veteran for the Rays last year.
Julio Teheran Opts Out Of Deal With Padres
2023/05/julio-teheran-opts-out-of-deal-with-padres.htmlThere's also Nick Martinez, who has been in the bullpen of late but could be moved back to the rotation, while Jay Groome and Pedro Avila are on the 40-man and in Triple-A. … Right-hander Julio Teheran has opted out of his minor league deal with the Padres, reports Jon Heyman of The New York Post.
Blue Jays Sign Wes Parsons To Minor League Deal
2023/05/blue-jays-sign-wes-parsons-to-minor-league-deal.htmlThe Blue Jays have signed right-hander Wes Parsons to a minor league deal, according to his transactions tracker at MLB.com. … He's been assigned to the club's Florida Complex League affiliate but will presumably head to Triple-A once he gets into game shape.
MLB Agency Update
2023/04/mlb-agency-update.htmlFlaa, Jay… As you know, we maintain an MLB agency database here at MLB Trade Rumors, consisting of all players who played in the Majors in the last three completed seasons (currently 2020-22).
List Of Players On Track For 10-And-5 Rights
2023/04/list-of-players-on-track-for-10-and-5-rights.htmlHe'll also get to five years with the Blue Jays at the end of July in that year, since he was acquired from the Twins at the deadline in 2021. … In baseball parlance, players are often said to have "10-and-5 rights" or the player might be described as a "10-and-5 guy." Any player who has 10 or more years of service time and has been with his current club for five or more consecutive years gets veto power over any trade involving them.
Blue Jays Re-Sign Jay Jackson
2023/03/blue-jays-to-re-sign-jay-jackson.htmlMarch 29: The Blue Jays announced the signing of Jackson to a one-year, Major League contract. … He will indeed head to Triple-A Buffalo for now.
Padres Return Rule 5 Pick Jose Lopez To Rays; Option Brandon Dixon; Reassign Julio Teheran, and Tim Lopes
2023/03/padres-return-rule-5-pick-jose-lopez-to-rays-reassign-brandon-dixon-julio-teheran-and-tim-lopes.htmlAfter this round of cuts, it would appear that outfielder David Dahl and infielder Rougned Odor are in line to make the Opening Day roster in San Diego, while the sixth starter spot could go to left-hander Jay Groome or right-hander Brent Honeywell Jr. … As the Padres begin to make some of their final roster cuts ahead of Opening Day, MLB.com's AJ Cassavell reports that San Diego has returned Rule 5 draft pick Jose Lopez to the Rays, optioned utilityman Brandon Dixon, and reassigned right-hander Julio Teheran and utilityman Tim Lopes to minor league camp.
Robert Suarez Likely Headed To Injured List
2023/03/robert-suarez-likely-headed-to-injured-list.htmlWith Suarez, Pomeranz, Jose Castillo and Adrian Morejon all set to start the season on the injured list, the door is wide open for San Diego's pitching depth to make the roster, as Acee notes that in addition to one of Julio Teheran, Jay Groome, Ryan Weathers, or Brent Honeywell making the team as the sixth starter while Joe Musgrove recovers from a fractured toe, as many as two more of the aforementioned names could be rostered to open the season as long men out of the bullpen, as the number of pitching injuries plaguing the Padres leave plenty of innings to cover. … Per Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribune, Padres reliever Robert Suarez is expected to begin the 2023 campaign on the injured list with arm stiffness and joint inflammation.
Padres Injury Notes: Engel, Soto, Nola, Bogaerts, Musgrove
2023/03/padres-injury-notes-engel-soto-nola-bogaerts-musgrove.htmlBlake Snell, Nick Martinez, Michael Wacha, Jay Groome, Lugo, and Darvish would comprise the rotation until Musgrove's return could shuffle…… "Hamstrings can be a little bit [tricky] so we’ll see how he progresses, but...I think it’d be tough for him to make another game here in Spring Training," Padres manager Bob Melvin told reporters, including Jeff Sanders of the San Diego Union-Tribune.
Blue Jays Release Jay Jackson
2023/03/blue-jays-release-jay-jackson.htmlThe Blue Jays released right-hander Jay Jackson from his minor league deal with the team, Sportsnet's Ben Nicholson-Smith reports (Twitter link). … The 35-year-old Jackson is a veteran of four MLB seasons, as well as four seasons pitching in Nippon Professional Baseball.
Offseason In Review: Atlanta Braves
2023/03/offseason-in-review-atlanta-braves-14.htmlAtlanta's only major league free agent signees were corner outfielder Jordan Luplow and relievers Nick Anderson and Jackson Stephens (the latter two of whom signed split deals that pay less for time spent in the minors). … Dansby Swanson, Contreras, Adam Duvall, Kenley Jansen, Odorizzi, Robbie Grossman, Darren O’Day (retired), Muller, Alex Dickerson, Silvino Bracho, Jay Jackson,…
Read The Transcript Of Our Chat Hosted By Former Mets And Orioles GM Jim Duquette
2023/03/live-chat-with-former-mets-and-orioles-gm-jim-duquette.htmlKey club acquisitions during Duquette's two years in that position included Corey Patterson, Jeff Conine, Kevin Millar, Kris Benson, Jay Payton, Aubrey Huff, and Jeremy Guthrie. … In the early 90s, he began working for the Mets, a long tenure outside of a one-year stint as Astros director of development.
Blue Jays Notes: Stripling, Jansen, Kirk, Tiedemann
2023/03/blue-jays-notes-stripling-jansen-kirk-tiedemann.htmlOnce (the opt-out) was on the board, it was like, man, you can't walk away from that. … Manager John Schneider discussed the team's catching duo, telling reporters the club isn't planning to utilize the likes of Danny Jansen and Alejandro Kirk at designated hitter as often as they did last season (link via Keegan Matheson of MLB.com).
Adrián Morejón To Undergo MRI After Experiencing Arm Discomfort
2023/03/adrian-morejon-to-undergo-mri-after-experiencing-arm-discomfort.htmlMorejon would have been firmly in the mix for such a job, alongside pitchers like Jay Groome, Julio Teheran, Brent Honeywell Jr., Ryan Weathers, Reiss Knehr and Pedro Avila. … Padres left-hander Adrian Morejon will undergo an MRI this week, reports AJ Cassavell of MLB.com.
Lorenzo Cain To Officially Retire As A Royal This Summer
2023/03/lorenzo-cain-to-officially-retire-as-a-royal-this-summer.htmlHe made the All-Star game that year, the first of two selections for him, and the Royals eventually emerged victorious in that year's World Series.
Joe Musgrove Suffers Fractured Toe
2023/02/padres-joe-musgrove-broken-toe-injured-list.htmlIf the plan is still to trot out a six-man unit, that could open the door for a younger arm like Adrian Morejon, Jay Groome, Ryan Weathers, Reiss Knehr or Pedro Avila to get some starts early in the season. … Even if it's a best-case scenario and Musgrove is throwing again in two weeks' time, he'd have just 16 days to build up before Opening Day.
Offseason In Review: Toronto Blue Jays
2023/03/offseason-in-review-toronto-blue-jays-15.htmlIt isn't often that a club moves a consensus top prospect like Gabriel Moreno, yet since Toronto also had Alejandro Kirk and Danny Jansen lined up behind the plate, all three backstops have been prominently featured in trade rumors for the better part of a year. … The Blue Jays reached a new spending frontier, and reshaped a good chunk of their starting lineup.
Padres, Jared Koenig Agree To Minor League Deal
2023/02/padres-jared-koenig-agree-to-minor-league-deal.htmlDepth options on the 40-man roster include Jay Groome, Brent Honeywell Jr., Adrian Morejon, Reiss Knehr and Ryan Weathers. … The left-hander seems likely to head to Triple-A El Paso to open the season.
Padres, Cole Hamels In Agreement On Minor League Deal
2023/02/padres-cole-hamels-in-agreement-on-minor-league-deal.htmlThey have other options on the roster, such as Adrian Morejon, Jay Groome, Brent Honeywell Jr., Reiss Knehr, Ryan Weathers and Pedro Avila, but if Hamels looks anything like his old self, he could leapfrog all of those guys. … 3:20pm: The Padres and left-hander Cole Hamels are in agreement on a minor league deal, reports Robert Murray of FanSided.
Padres Sign Michael Wacha
2023/02/padres-sign-michael-wacha.htmlThe top depth options behind Martinez and Lugo on the 40-man roster had been Adrian Morejon (57 1/3 innings in 2022), Ryan Weathers (6.73 ERA in Triple-A), Reiss Knehr (6.88 ERA in Triple-A), Pedro Avila (13 1/3 MLB innings) and Jay Groome (zero MLB experience; 67 innings in Triple-A). … The Padres announced Thursday they've signed free-agent righty Michael Wacha.
Padres Showing Interest In Michael Wacha
2023/02/padres-showing-interest-in-michael-wacha.htmlAmong internal options, Adrian Morejon, Reiss Knehr, Jay Groome and Pedro Avila are among those could battle for starts if the Friars want to lessen the load on their top five and/or incur any injuries. … The Padres have recently checked in with righty Michael Wacha, reports Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribune.
Blue Jays Sign Luke Bard To Minor League Contract
2023/02/blue-jays-sign-luke-bard-to-minors-contract.htmlThe Blue Jays announced that Luke Bard has been signed to a minor league deal. … The right-hander receives an invitation to the Jays' big league spring camp.
David Phelps Announces Retirement
2023/01/david-phelps-announces-retirement.htmlPhelps hit free agency for the first time that offseason, landing with the Blue Jays on a buy-low $2.5MM pact. … Right-hander David Phelps is retiring, he announced this evening through his agents at Wasserman (Twitter link).
Blue Jays, Jay Jackson Agree To Minor League Deal
2023/01/blue-jays-jay-jackson-agree-to-minor-league-deal.htmlThe Blue Jays are signing reliever Jay Jackson to a minor league contract, reports Jon Heyman of the New York Post (Twitter link). … He'll be in big league camp as a non-roster invitee.
Looking At The Padres’ Rotation Options
2023/01/looking-at-the-padres-rotation-options.htmlJay Groome… Despite all that aggression, they're going into the season with uncertainty in their rotation, both in the short-term and long-term.