Prospect Rumor Roundup: Future Promotions
If you're a moderate to hardcore baseball fan, you've probably heard of the term "Super Two" when top prospects and their imminent big league promotions are being discussed. Basically, it's an...
View ArticleRelief Rumors: Lopez, Gregerson, Thatcher, Red Sox
Less than one day remains until the trade deadline, and relievers have been the most moved commodity in recent days, with Scott Downs, Jose Veras, Jesse Crain and Marc Rzepczynski all changing teams....
View ArticleAL Notes: Harrison, Headley, Lowrie, Floyd, Tigers
The Rangers and pitcher Matt Harrison seemingly received positive news yesterday, as the righty, as Jeff Wilson of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram tweets that an X-ray of Harrison’s back came back clean....
View ArticleAL Central Notes: Rodon, Nathan, Indians, Robinson
While Kris Bryant‘s situation is grabbing all of the headlines in Chicago (and nationally, for that matter), Jon Morosi of FOX Sports believes that another Chicago phenom — White Sox lefty Carlos Rodon...
View ArticleAL Central Notes: Graham, Pelfrey, Salazar, Finnegan
Word in the scouting community is that the Twins made a great Rule 5 pick-up in righty J.R. Graham, Jayson Stark of ESPN.com tweets. Graham was once a top-100 prospect with the Braves, who would...
View ArticleHeyman’s Latest: Padres/Reds, Gausman, Cubs, Rox, Cespedes, Marlins
In his latest Inside Baseball column, Jon Heyman of CBS Sports provides a laundry list of free agent and trade-related info. He kicks off the piece with a lengthy look at the curiously passive...
View ArticleCafardo On Cherington, Indians, Lackey
The game is getting younger, but we saw plenty of older players make a difference in 2015, as Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe writes. The list of impact vets starts off with Red Sox slugger David...
View ArticleQuick Hits: Hillman, Indians, Almonte
Astros bench coach Trey Hillman has been the subject of rumors about him becoming the manager of the Yokohama BayStars in Japan, but he says he has not been in touch with them, Evan Drellich of the...
View ArticleAL Central Notes: Twins, Salazar
Twins owner Jim Pohlad has given GM Terry Ryan carte blanche this offseason, tweets Darren Wolfson of 1500 ESPN. That shouldn’t be read to mean that Minnesota will compete to sign Jason Heyward and...
View ArticleCentral Notes: Cardinals, Samardzija, Cubs, Indians
Lance Lynn’s recent Tommy John surgery has the Cardinals hunting for starting pitching. While Lynn’s injury is unfortunate, the Cardinals’ need for pitching couldn’t be better timed, given the strong...
View ArticleOutfield Notes: Pollock, Heyward, Gomez, Gordon, Parra
Here’s the latest news on some notable outfielders… The Indians asked the Diamondbacks for A.J. Pollock in exchange for Danny Salazar, Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic reports. Pollock has been an...
View ArticleCentral Notes: White Sox, Frazier, Cubs, Indians, Pearce
Even after adding Brett Lawrie, Alex Avila and Dioner Navarro, GM Rick Hahn wants to continue to upgrade the White Sox‘ offense, Dan Hayes of CSNChicago.com writes. “We’re pleased with the improvements...
View ArticleNL West Notes: Rockies, Cueto, Dodgers
The Rockies have made a few small moves this offseason, but they haven’t yet addressed their rotation, Patrick Saunders of the Denver Post writes. It’s unclear where the Rockies will go from here,...
View ArticleAL Central Notes: Frazier, Salazar, Allen, White Sox, Twins
The Reds spent “at least a month” trying to pry Danny Salazar from the Indians for Todd Frazier with no luck, and were also unsuccessful with their next demand of Cody Allen and prospects for Frazier,...
View ArticleIndians Notes: Starters, Uribe, Prospects
As Trevor Bauer celebrates his 25th birthday today, here’s the latest news from Cleveland… “The calls have stopped since Christmas” on the Indians’ top four starters, Peter Gammons writes in his latest...
View ArticleInjury Notes: Ross, Teixeira, Salazar, Soler, Angels
While Padres righty Tyson Ross is progressing through his throwing program, he is not expected to make it back until after the All-Star game, AJ Cassavell of MLB.com tweets. The expectation is that...
View ArticleCentral Notes: Salazar, Volquez, Pirates, Reds
Indians right-hander Danny Salazar is headed for what the club is calling a precautionary MRI due to discomfort in his right elbow, as MLB.com’s Jordan Bastian writes. “There’s something in my elbow,”...
View ArticleInjury Notes: Salazar, Cabrera, Gregerson, Teheran, Rosenthal, Hochevar
A trio of notable players just hit the 15-day DL, so we’ll cover them all right here: The Indians announced that they have placed righty Danny Salazar on the 15-day DL while he rests his prized right...
View ArticleAL Central Notes: Sano, Berrios, Salazar, Fulmer
Twins third baseman Miguel Sano’s MRI on his right elbow came back clean today, tweets Mike Berardino of the St. Paul Pioneer Press. The 23-year-old slugger has been playing through some soreness in...
View ArticleAL Central Notes: Verlander, Molitor, May, Milone, Salazar, Cain
In his latest column, Yahoo’s Jeff Passan chronicles Justin Verlander’s return to prominence as one of the game’s most dominant pitchers. Passan spoke to a very candid Verlander, who explained that...
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