MLB Mailbag: Go, Arraez, Mariners, Red Sox, Braves
2024/05/mlb-mailbag-go-arraez-mariners-red-sox-braves.htmlA few months ago, he was saying things like, "It’s going to be special as a major league player wearing this Padres jersey and going to the mound on my home soil." Now he's a member of the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp.
Rays Designate Niko Goodrum, Select Edwin Uceta
2024/05/rays-designate-niko-goodrum-select-edwin-uceta.htmlHe hit .280/.448/.440 for Boston's Triple-A club last year before going to Korea, where he hit .295/.373/.387 for the KBO's Lotte Giants.
Will Justin Verlander Be Traded This Summer?
2024/05/will-justin-verlander-be-traded-this-summer.htmlAs part of the two-year deal he signed with the Mets going into 2023, if he throws 140 innings in 2024, he has a $35MM player option for 2025.
Guardians Promote Kyle Manzardo, Place Steven Kwan On 10-Day Injured List
2024/05/guardians-to-promote-kyle-manzardo-place-steven-kwan-on-10-day-il.htmlWill Brennan got the start in left field today, but the Guardians will probably keep the Brennan/Ramon Laureano platoon going in right field and address Kwan's absence by using Estevan Florial a bit more regularly in left.
Giants Select Jakson Reetz, Designate Mitch White For Assignment
2024/05/giants-to-select-jakson-reetz.htmlHe received just two plate appearances at the big league level, going one-for-two with a double before being sent back to the minor leagues.
Marlins Select Eli Villalobos
2024/05/marlins-select-eli-villalobos.htmlThe brutal outing brings his career ERA at the big league level to 9.16, and the righty's 5.26 ERA in 89 career games at the Triple-A level inspires little confidence in his ability to be more than a depth option at the big league level going forward.
A’s Sign Seth Elledge To Minor League Deal
2024/05/as-sign-seth-elledge-to-minor-league-deal.htmlGoing forward, Elledge figures to act as non-roster bullpen depth for the A's at the Triple-A level, where he's posted a 4.69 ERA with a strong 27.8% strikeout rate and a tolerable 9.2% walk rate since the start of the 2022 season.
AL West Notes: Kirby, Rojas, Langford, Astros
2024/05/al-west-notes-kirby-rojas-langford-astros.htmlSticking with the Mariners, Servais indicated to reporters (including Jude) yesterday that the club is hoping to get infielder Josh Rojas additional at-bats going forward.
Marlins President Peter Bendix Discusses Luis Arraez Trade
2024/05/marlins-president-peter-bendix-discusses-luis-arraez-trade.htmlThat foggy outlook appears to extend to the club's plans going forward.
Giants Place Patrick Bailey On 7-Day Concussion IL
2024/05/giants-place-patrick-bailey-on-7-day-concussion-il.htmlIf a player passes tests, he only has to miss seven days instead of the standard 10 days, and a team is likewise not left short-handed on its roster if a player is going day-to-day while dealing with any lingering symptoms.
Phillies Place Trea Turner On 10-Day Injured List
2024/05/phillies-place-trea-turner-on-10-day-injured-list.htmlAfter getting off to an infamously slow start in 2023 (the first year of his 11-year, $300MM deal with Philadelphia), Turner has been far better in the early going of the 2024 campaign.
GM Bill Schmidt Discusses Rockies’ Tough Start
2024/05/gm-bill-schmidt-discusses-rockies-tough-start.htmlEven amidst this dire beginning to the season, general manager Bill Schmidt still believes that "good things are going to happen" at Coors Field.
Padres Acquire Luis Arraez
2024/05/padres-nearing-deal-for-luis-arraez.htmlThat's down to a meager 6.4% clip going back to the start of 2022.
Red Sox Notes: Grissom, Pivetta, Bello, Yoshida
2024/05/red-sox-notes-grissom-pivetta-bello-yoshida.htmlBello, Whitlock and Pivetta were each performing well before going on the IL.
Rangers Place Nathan Eovaldi On Injured List
2024/05/rangers-place-nathan-eovaldi-on-injured-list.htmlMax Scherzer then required back surgery in the winter, which meant he was going to start the season on the IL as well.
Twins Place Byron Buxton On Injured List
2024/05/twins-to-place-byron-buxton-on-injured-list-2.htmlAfter that contest, the club announced that he was dealing with right knee soreness and was going for an MRI.
Athletics Select Brett Harris
2024/05/athletics-to-select-brett-harris.htmlBaseball America ranked him as the #30 prospect in the club's system going into 2022, highlighting his defensive versatility and pitch recognition.
Rockies Promote Angel Chivilli For MLB Debut
2024/05/rockies-promote-angel-chivilli-for-mlb-debut.htmlBaseball America ranked him the #20 prospect in the Rockies' system going into 2023, highlighting his high-90s fastball as well as his slider and changeup.
Cardinals Place Steven Matz On Injured List Due To Back Strain
2024/05/cardinals-place-steven-matz-on-injured-list-due-to-back-strain.htmlThe Cards signed the southpaw to a four-year, $44MM deal going into 2022 but they've gotten little return on that investment so far.
Who Could The Angels Trade This Summer?
2024/05/who-could-the-angels-trade-this-summer.htmlThe Angels came into 2024 hoping to compete, despite losing Shohei Ohtani to free agency, but it's not going well so far.
Braves Acquire Jimmy Herget
2024/05/braves-acquire-jimmy-herget.htmlHerget has only issued one walk, but opponents have connected on four homers in the early going.
The Twins’ Quietly Elite Catcher
2024/05/ryan-jeffers-breakout-twins-catcher.htmlYes, it's still only a sample of 442 plate appearances for Jeffers, but he's been far and away the best-hitting catcher in the majors going back to last year, quietly topping stars like Will Smith, Adley Rutschman, Sean Murphy and the Contreras brothers on a per-plate-appearance basis.
The Royals’ Outfield Drought
2024/05/the-royals-outfield-drought.htmlPut more concisely: a lot is going right in Kansas City! It’s a good time to be a Royals fan – perhaps not relative to 2014-15 but certainly relative to the eight years since that consecutive pair of World Series appearances.
Jack Flaherty’s Strong Start To A Hopeful Rebound Year
2024/05/jack-flahertys-strong-start-to-a-hopeful-rebound-year.htmlFlaherty's stuff has ticked up slightly in the early going.
Willy Adames Is Putting 2023 Behind Him
2024/05/willy-adames-is-putting-2023-behind-him.htmlAdames is going to be the same age as the Swanson-Baez-Story trio, heading into his age-29 season, but could potentially be in a better position than any of that three.