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MLB Transactions- Reds Acquire Darnell Sweeney From Dodgers May 28, 2017The Dodgers have traded infielder/outfielder Darnell Sweeney to the Reds for future considerations, tweets J.P. Hoornstra of the Southern California News Group. Los Angeles has now traded Sweeney twice, the first time coming when it sent him to Philadelphia in 2015 to acquire second baseman Chase Utley. Then, the Dodgers got Sweeney back last offseason…
- Cardinals Place Kolten Wong On DL, Promote Paul DeJong May 28, 2017The Cardinals have placed second baseman Kolten Wong on the 10-day disabled list with a left elbow strain. His roster spot will go to infield prospect Paul DeJong, whose contract has been purchased from Triple-A. [RELATED: Updated Cardinals Depth Chart] After a down season last year in which he lost playing time at the keystone…
- Minor MLB Transactions: 5/28/17 May 28, 2017Sunday’s minor moves from around baseball: The Red Sox have selected the contract of right-handed reliever Blaine Boyer from Triple-A and optioned left-hander Brian Johnson, per a team announcement. Boyer joined the Red Sox on a minor league contract in the latter half of April and has since thrown 14 1/3 innings with Pawtucket, where…
- Nationals Sign Sean O’Sullivan To Minors Deal May 28, 2017The Nationals have signed right-hander Sean O’Sullivan to a minor league contract, according to a team announcement. The 29-year-old O’Sullivan is returning from Korea, where he opened the season with the Nexen Heroes of the hitter-friendly KBO and allowed 14 earned runs on 17 hits in just eight innings. O’Sullivan hasn’t been anywhere near that…
- Tigers Designate Tyler Collins May 28, 2017The Tigers have designated outfielder Tyler Collins for assignment and selected the contract of fellow outfielder Alex Presley from Triple-A, per a team announcement. Collins, a member of the Detroit organization since it selected him in the sixth round of the 2011 draft, ranks sixth among Tigers in plate appearances this year, but he hasn’t…
- Cardinals Select John Brebbia’s Contract, Designate Miguel Socolovich May 27, 2017The Cardinals have announced that they’ve selected the contract of righty reliever John Brebbia from Triple-A Memphis. To clear space on their 40-man roster, they’ve designated fellow righty Miguel Socolovich for assignment. [Related: Updated St. Louis Cardinals Depth Chart] The 27-year-old Brebbia spent time in the Yankees system and in independent ball bef […]
- Rangers Claim Peter O’Brien May 27, 2017The Rangers have claimed 1B/OF Peter O’Brien from the Reds, the two clubs have announced. To clear space on their 40-man roster, the Rangers have moved righty Tyson Ross to the 60-day DL. They’ve optioned O’Brien to Triple-A Round Rock. O’Brien’s stay in the Reds organization was brief — they claimed him from the Royals less…
- Padres Place Manuel Margot On DL, Promote Franchy Cordero May 27, 2017The Padres have announced that they’ve placed outfielder Manuel Margot on the 10-day DL, retroactive to Thursday, with a strained calf. To take his place on the active roster, they’ve recalled fellow outfielder Franchy Cordero from Triple-A El Paso. The Margot move is somewhat expected — Margot’s calf injury was already known, and he was…
- White Sox Sign Luis Robert May 27, 2017The White Sox have officially signed Cuban outfielder Luis Robert, and he’ll receive a $26MM bonus, Bruce Levine of 670thescore.com tweets. The deal is of the minor-league variety, according to the White Sox’ team announcement. Chicago had long been seen as one of the top suitors for the highly-regarded Robert, with reports noting that the White…
- Tigers Place Ian Kinsler On DL, Designate William Cuevas May 27, 2017The Tigers announced this morning that they’ve placed second baseman Ian Kinsler on the 10-day DL with a left hamstring strain. In addition, they’ve optioned lefty Chad Bell to Triple-A Toledo, recalled outfielder JaCoby Jones from Toledo, purchased the contract of righty Arcenio Leon and designated righty William Cuevas for assignment. Kinsler left a game… […]
- Twins Designate Adam Wilk May 27, 2017The Twins have designated lefty Adam Wilk for assignment, Mike Berardino of the St. Paul Pioneer-Press was among those to report on Twitter. He’ll make way for the call-up of lefty Adalberto Mejia; as MLB.com’s Rhett Bollinger tweeted recently, Mejia will take the ball tomorrow. Wilk, 29, was claimed off waivers from the Mets earlier…
- Dodgers Claim Mike Freeman, Chris Heston May 26, 2017The Dodgers have claimed two players off waivers from the Mariners, the teams announced today. Infielder Mike Freeman and righty Chris Heston are now headed to the Los Angeles organization. Both players have been optioned to Triple-A Oklahoma City to open their tenures with the new club. To create roster space, outfielder Andrew Toles and…
- Nationals Acquire Ryan Raburn From White Sox May 26, 2017The Nationals have acquired veteran outfielder Ryan Raburn from the White Sox, according to a club announcement from Chicago’s Triple-A affiliate in Charlotte. Chelsea Janes of the Washington Post reports that the Nats will send cash or a player to be named later back to the White Sox in exchange for Raburn, who will be…
- Minor MLB Transactions: 5/26/17 May 26, 2017Here are the day’s minors moves from around baseball… The Giants have released first baseman/outfielder Kyle Blanks, tweets Alex Pavlovic of CSN Bay Area. The 30-year-old Blanks missed the 2016 campaign with foot injuries and inked a minor league pact with San Francisco this winter. Through 34 games and 92 plate appearances, Blanks has yet…
- Orioles Outright Luis Sardinas May 26, 2017The Orioles announced that shortstop Luis Sardinas, whom they just claimed off waivers earlier this week, has now cleared waivers and been assigned outright to Triple-A Norfolk. By outrighting Sardinas, the O’s have opened a spot on their 40-man roster while still retaining control over the 24-year-old infielder. Sardinas once ranked among the game’s Top… […]
- Minor MLB Transactions: 5/25/17 May 26, 2017Here are the day’s minor moves: The Orioles released outfielder Henry Urrutia, per a club announcement. The 30-year-old had been removed from the 40-man roster last year after seeing minimal major league action in 2013 and 2015. Urrutia, who the O’s signed out of Cuba, had struggled to a sub-.500 OPS in seventy plate appearances this…
- Reds Claim Jake Buchanan, Designate Peter O’Brien May 25, 2017The Reds announced that they’ve claimed right-hander Jake Buchanan off waivers from the Cubs and designated minor league outfielder Peter O’Brien for assignment to clear a spot on the 40-man roster. Buchanan, it seems, will be added to the Major League roster, as Cincinnati also announced that left-hander Amir Garrett has been placed on the…
- Braves Designate Josh Collmenter For Assignment May 25, 2017The Braves have recalled right-hander Matt Wisler from Triple-A Gwinnett and designated fellow righty Josh Collmenter for assignment in order to clear a spot on the active roster, according to David O’Brien of the Atlanta Journal Constitution (Twitter link). The 31-year-old Collmenter turned in a solid April for the Braves but has been shelled in…
- Chris Marrero To Sign With Japan’s Orix Buffaloes May 24, 2017First baseman/left fielder Chris Marrero has agreed to a deal with the Orix Buffaloes of Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball, tweets Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports. Andrew Baggarly of the San Jose Mercury News was the first to report that Marrero, who was recently designated for assignment and outrighted by the Giants, was close to joining…
- Orioles Claim Luis Sardinas May 24, 2017The Orioles have claimed shortstop Luis Sardinas off waivers from the Padres, per a club announcement. He had been designated for assignment recently. Sardinas, a switch-hitting 24-year-old, gives the Baltimore organization another piece of infield depth. The club had an open 40-man spot to work with, but will need to make an active roster move…
- Reds Acquire Darnell Sweeney From Dodgers May 28, 2017
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baseballrulesinblackandwhite.blogspot.com I am very interested in becoming a member of BBBA
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As a Met fan I would LOVE to see this happen. Makes WS younger and cheaper. Only thing is can we kee
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Welcome to the BBA! :) Ed
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I'm pretty sure we can't write in players but I'd encourage everyone to look at the numbers Ryan Dul
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Jen's story about Sean Doolittle's activism on behalf of many constituencies that are often ignored
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