Offseason In Review: Oakland Athletics
2024/03/offseason-in-review-oakland-athletics-14.htmlIf the Athletics' 57th season in Oakland will indeed be their last, it is probably going to be an inauspicious ending to a history that includes the "Swingin' A's" powerhouse teams of the 1970s, Rickey Henderson and the Bash Brothers in the late '80s, and the Moneyball underdogs of the last two decades. … MLB owners gave unanimous approval in November to the franchise's plan to relocate, and the team recently released some eye-popping renderings of their proposed "spherical armadillo" ballpark on the Strip, which is planned to open for the start of the 2028 season.
Drew Gagnon, Eric Stout Sign With CPBL Teams
2024/02/drew-gagnon-eric-stout-sign-with-cpbl-teams.htmlThe left-handed Stout, who's previously pitched in the big leagues for the Royals, Cubs and Pirates, has signed with the CPBL's CTBC Brothers, MLBTR's Tim Dierkes reports. … Gagnon, the reigning CPBL MVP, re-signed with the Wei Chuan Dragons, per a team announcement.
Giants Re-Sign Cody Stashak To Minor League Deal
2024/01/giants-re-sign-cody-stashak-to-minor-league-deal.htmlThe club's bullpen figures to have a core of Camilo Doval, Luke Jackson and the brothers Tyler Rogers and Taylor Rogers. … The Giants have re-signed right-hander Cody Stashak to a minor league deal, per Matt Eddy of Baseball America.
Giants Sign Tommy Romero To Minor League Deal
2024/01/giants-sign-tommy-romero-to-minor-league-deal.htmlThe bullpen has a solid foursome with Camilo Doval, Luke Jackson and the Rogers brothers but no one else with even one year of major league service time. … The Giants have signed right-hander Tommy Romero to a minor league deal, according to his transactions tracker at MLB.com.
Josh Naylor Discusses Contract Situation With Guardians
2024/01/josh-naylor-discusses-contract-situation-with-guardians.htmlThat's how Naylor came to the club in the first place, as the Guards flipped Mike Clevinger and two other players to the Padres for a six-player package that included a young Naylor.
Daniel Mengden, Kirk McCarty Sign With CPBL’s CTBC Brothers
2024/01/daniel-mengden-kirk-mccarty-sign-with-cpbls-ctbc-brothers.htmlPitchers Daniel Mengden and Kirk McCarty have signed with the CTBC Brothers of the Chinese Professional Baseball League in Taiwan, according to CPBL Stats. … The CTBC Brothers have also re-signed pitcher Jose De Paula, who has been playing in Taiwan since the 2020 season (per CPBL Stats).
Ryan Minor Passes Away
2023/12/ryan-minor-passes-away.htmlAs Damon Minor's message indicates, the Minor brothers attended the University of Oklahoma, and Ryan was a standout in both baseball and basketball. … Minor appeared in 87 games with the Orioles from 1998-2000 and in 55 games with the Expos in 2001, and his time in the minor leagues and in independent baseball spanned from 2002-05, including stops in the farm systems of the Mariners, Dodgers, and Marlins.
Eric Stout Drawing Interest From MLB Clubs
2023/11/eric-stout-drawing-interest-from-mlb-clubs.htmlIn early July, he had a 4.20 ERA in Triple-A for the year when he was released to pursue an opportunity with the CTBC Brothers of the Chinese Professional Baseball League in Taiwan. … Free agent left-hander Eric Stout is drawing interest from all over the baseball world, with Jon Heyman of The New York Post reporting that the southpaw has interest from clubs in Major League Baseball, Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball and the Korea Baseball Organization.
KBO Reliever Woo Suk Go Requests To Be Posted For MLB Teams
2023/11/mlb-tenders-status-check-on-kbo-reliever-woo-suk-go.htmlInterestingly, Go and Lee are brothers-in-law, though that holds little bearing beyond its sheer anecdotal nature. … NOVEMBER 15: Major League Baseball has tendered a status check with the Korea Baseball Organization on LG Twins closer Woo Suk Go, reports Jee-ho Yoo of South Korea's Yonhap News Agency.
Rob Gardner Passes Away
2023/10/rob-gardner-passes-away.htmlThen he was traded to the A's yet again, this time with Felipe's brother Matty Alou going to the Yankees, giving Gardner the distinction of having twice been traded from the Yankees to the A's with one of the Alou brothers going the other way. … Former major leaguer Rob Gardner has passed away, per an obituary from the Press & Sun-Bulletin out of Binghamton, New York.
Offseason Outlook: Cleveland Guardians
2023/10/offseason-outlook-cleveland-guardians-2.htmlSuperstar Jose Ramirez is still in his prime, and the Naylor brothers (Josh and Bo) now both look like impressive young hitters, with Bo performing well in his first extended taste of MLB action as the Guardians' regular catcher. … Finding a new manager is the first order of business for the Guardians, as Terry Francona is retiring after a Cooperstown-worthy managerial career.
Notable Draft Signings: 7/17/23
2023/07/notable-draft-signings-7-17-23.htmlThe Canadian infielder (younger brother of the Guardians' Naylor brothers) is a bat-first third baseman who'd been slated to attend Texas Tech. … Eldridge, a two-way player from a Virginia high school, ranked between 16th and 23rd on the referenced pre-draft lists.
Reds Sign Michael Mariot To Minor League Deal
2023/06/reds-sign-michael-mariot-to-minor-league-deal.htmlHe then spent some time with the CTBC Brothers of the Chinese Professional Baseball League in Taiwan. … The Reds have signed right-hander Michael Mariot to a minor league deal, according to his transactions tracker at MLB.com.
Jesus Alou Passes Away
2023/03/jesus-alou-passes-away.htmlThat was a 16-game cameo but made history when he joined his brothers in the San Francisco outfield during Jesus Alou's rookie year. … The younger brother of All-Stars Felipe Alou and Matty Alou, Jesus signed with the Giants headed into 1959.
Tigers, DJ Peters Agree To Minor League Deal
2023/02/tigers-sign-dj-peters-outfielder.htmlIt's feasible that the right-handed-hitting Peters could eventually play his way into that mix, especially when considering that each of…… He's been assigned to Triple-A Toledo.
How NL Teams Have Addressed Their Weakest Positions Of 2022
2023/01/how-nl-teams-have-addressed-their-weakest-positions-of-2022.htmlCardinals (Catcher, 0.4 bWAR): Both Contreras brothers will be in the NL Central, as William's big brother Willson Contreras jumped from the Cubs to the Cardinals on a five-year, $87.5MM free agent deal. … Baseball Reference's position-by-position bWAR breakdown is our guide through last year's numbers....
Shawn Morimando In Talks With CPBL’s CTBC Brothers
2022/12/shawn-morimando-in-talks-with-cpbls-ctbc-brothers.htmlThe CTBC Brothers of Taiwan’s Chinese Professional Baseball League are reportedly in talks with former big league pitcher Shawn Morimando (h/t to CPBL Stats). … However, he would be unable to secure a permanent role in Cleveland's bullpen, instead spending the 2017 season with their Triple-A affiliate in Columbus before being released mid-way through the 2018 season, eventually joining Toronto on a minor league deal.
Denny Doyle Passes Away
2022/12/denny-doyle-passes-away.htmlDoyle's brothers Brian Doyle and Blake Doyle have also had roles in MLB. … Doyle struck out in fewer than 10% of his plate appearances in each season from 1971-76, a time when the league strikeout percentage sat in the 13-14% range.
Rick Porcello Announces Retirement
2022/12/rick-porcello-announces-retirement.html"I wanted to get back into that type of lifestyle and be around them because every year that you’re gone…… Former American League Cy Young winner Rick Porcello seemingly stepped away from baseball with scarcely a word about his decision to do so following the 2020 season, but in a new appearance on the Bradfo Sho with WEEI's Rob Bradford, the 33-year-old righty publicly confirmed for the first time that he has indeed retired.
Mets Prioritizing Retaining Brandon Nimmo And Edwin Díaz
2022/11/mets-prioritizing-retaining-brandon-nimmo-and-edwin-diaz.htmlSeeing the two brothers form a fraternal one-two punch at the back of the bullpen would certainly be exciting, but prying him loose from Cincinnati won't be easy. … That group is likely to be joined by Jacob deGrom, Chris Bassitt and Taijuan Walker, who all either have opt-outs they can trigger or options they can turn down.
MLBTR Poll: Who Will Win The NLCS?
2022/10/mlbtr-poll-who-will-win-the-nlcs-2.htmlWho is your pick to win this battle of the Nola brothers, and battle of the NL underdogs?… The Phillies looked in deep trouble heading into the ninth inning of Game 1 of their Wild Card Series matchup with the Cardinals, but Philadelphia overcame a 2-0 deficit with a six-run outburst in the top of the ninth, en route to a 6-3 victory.
Twins Select Louie Varland, Designate Jake Jewell
2022/09/twins-to-select-louie-varland.html(The Varland brothers, just one year apart in age, faced off against one another earlier this season, when both started the same game for their respective teams' Double-A affiliates.) The younger Varland pitched just 8 2/3 innings in the Twins organization in 2019 after being drafted and didn't pitch in 2020, when there was no minor league season. … TODAY: The Twins designated right-hander Jake Jewell for assignment, as Varland's selection is now official.
Shawn Morimando Signs With KBO’s SSG Landers
2022/07/shawn-morimando-signs-with-kbos-ssg-landers.htmlOutrighted off Miami's 40-man roster at the end of last season, Morimando signed on with the CTBC Brothers of Taiwan's Chinese Professional Baseball League. … The SSG Landers of the Korea Baseball Organization announced last night they've agreed to terms with left-hander Shawn Morimando on a contract (h/t to Dan Kurtz of MyKBO).
MLB Announces 2022 All-Star Reserves
2022/07/mlb-announces-2022-all-star-reserves.html(Any replacements will be named later this week.) With Bryce Harper missing the game, William Contreras has already been named as the NL's new designated hitter, so the two Contreras brothers will get to share the honor of being in an All-Star starting lineup. … July 10: The starting lineups for the 2022 All-Star Game are already known, and we know that Albert Pujols and Miguel Cabrera will be on the rosters as bonus "legend" additions.
Angelos Family Reportedly Battling Over Control Of Orioles
2022/06/angelos-family-reportedly-battling-over-control-of-orioles.htmlBoth men are the sons of 92-year-old Peter Angelos, who was the principal investor of a group that purchased the franchise in 1993.