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MLB Transactions- Mariners Release Carlos Gonzalez May 28, 2020The Mariners have released veteran outfielder Carlos Gonzalez, MLB Network’s Jon Heyman tweets. As a reminder, Major League transactions are still frozen, although we recently verified that minor league cuts are still permissible. Ryan Divish of the Seattle Times had previously reported that the Mariners were releasing more than 30 minor league players. Divi […]
- White Sox Release 25 Minor Leaguers May 27, 2020The White Sox are the latest team to make significant cuts in the minors, per The Athletic’s James Fegan, who reports that they have let go of 25 players (Fegan provides the entire list in his tweet). The White Sox will pay all of their minor leaguers, including those they just released, through the end…
- Orioles Release 37 Minor Leaguers May 23, 2020While roster moves in Major League Baseball are not allowed during the shutdown, teams can still make minor league transactions. For instance, the Rockies cut right-hander Tim Melville earlier this week. And now the Orioles are among the clubs paring down minor league player personnel. The Orioles just released 37 low-level farmhands, Dan Connolly of…
- Rockies Release Tim Melville May 19, 2020TODAY: The reason the Rox were able to release Melville is that minor-league transactions are not presently frozen, MLBTR has learned. We haven’t seen any such deals of late, but they’re evidently permissible by rule. YESTERDAY: The Rockies have released right-hander Tim Melville. The 30-year-old Melville posted a farewell message on Instagram, and the Denve […]
- Steve Pearce Announces Retirement April 14, 2020Veteran infielder Steve Pearce is officially hanging up his spikes, he tells WEEI’s Mike Mutnansky (writeup via Rob Bradford). He was not currently under contract with any MLB organization. Pearce, who turned 37 yesterday, had already indicated he was unlikely to resume his playing career. Though he kept the door open late last year, he has…
- Mark Reynolds Announces Retirement April 9, 2020Veteran slugger Mark Reynolds, who enjoyed a 13-year big league career split between the Diamondbacks, Rockies, Orioles, Indians, Cardinals, Nationals, Yankees and Brewers, announced in an appearance on Mad Dog Sports Radio on SiriusXM that he’s officially retired (Twitter link, with audio). “I’ve moved beyond that,” Reynolds said when asked if he planned to […]
- Yankees Re-Sign David Hale April 4, 2020TODAY: As it turns out, Hale was re-signed by the Yankees shortly after he was released. He was initially let go in order to rework the specifics of his minors contract, and to incorporate a new opt-out date into the deal. The new pact has a deadline set for five days prior to the beginning…
- Angels Release Roberto Baldoquin April 3, 2020It has been five years since the Angels, led at that point by former general manager Jerry Dipoto, signed Cuban infield prospect Roberto Baldoquin for what was then a record bonus worth $8MM. But the Angels and current GM Billy Eppler have moved on from Baldoquin, whom they recently released, according to Chris Hilburn-Trenkle of…
- Giants Release Jerry Blevins, Brandon Guyer April 2, 2020The Giants released left-hander Jerry Blevins and outfielder Brandon Guyer shortly before the league-wide roster freeze was implemented, per Baseball America’s Chris Hilburn-Trenkle. Both veterans had been in Major League camp as non-roster invitees this spring. It was a rough spring for the 36-year-old Blevins, who was tagged for nine runs on 10 hits and… […]
- Mariners Release Cody Anderson April 2, 2020The Mariners have released righty Cody Anderson, as per the roundup of pre-roster freeze transactions from Chris Hilburn-Trenkle of Baseball America. He had been in camp as a non-roster player. Anderson joined the Seattle organization in mid-February, representing his first time with another club after nine years in the Indians system. He was knocked around… […]
- Tigers Release, Re-Sign Jordy Mercer, Zack Godley April 2, 2020In advance of the MLB-wide roster freeze, the Tigers released and re-signed veterans Jordy Mercer and Zack Godley, per Chris Hilburn-Trenkle of Baseball America. It was a procedural move, per Chris McCoskey of the Detroit Free Press (via Twitter), no doubt relating to their opt-out clauses. Both players remain with the organization on minor-league pacts. *Th […]
- Reds Release Junichi Tazawa, Chris Volstad, Felix Jorge April 2, 2020The Reds recently released a trio of hurlers, Chris Hilburn-Trenkle of Baseball America reports. Righties Junichi Tazawa, Chris Volstad, and Felix Jorge were all cut loose before the coronavirus-related roster freeze went into effect. Each of these pitchers had joined the Cincinnati organization on minor-league deals. It was unlikely in each case that they’d […]
- AJ Reed Announces Retirement March 31, 2020In news that slipped under the radar when it was announced, former top Astros prospect AJ Reed has announced his retirement. Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle highlights the decision and analyzes it from the perspective of his former organization. Reed, a former second-round pick, was once considered one of the game’s premium hitting prospects.…
- Optioned Players: 3/28/20 March 28, 2020Today is the last day in which teams can option players to the minors before the MLB roster freeze kicks in. We’ll keep track of the smaller-scale option decisions around the league. The Padres optioned reliever Gerardo Reyes to Triple-A El Paso, the club announced. The righty logged 26 innings in 27 MLB appearances in 2019, his…
- Marlins Option Monte Harrison, Nick Neidert March 28, 2020The Marlins have optioned a pair of prospects to Triple-A Wichita, per multiple reporters (including Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald). Outfielder Monte Harrison and right-hander Nick Neidert are headed to the Pacific Coast League. Both Harrison, 24, and Neidert, 23, finished last season at the minors’ highest level, but each looked in need of a bit more […]
- Mariners Release Carlos Gonzalez May 28, 2020
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