Odds & Ends: Burrell, Diamondbacks, Oswalt
Some links to check out following Roy Halladay's perfect night.. MLB.com's Cash Kruth passes along a quote from Giants' manager Bruce Bochy regarding the signing of Pat Burrell: "The thought of signing...
View ArticleOdds & Ends: Mejia, O’s, McGuire, Rangers, Valverde
Links for Sunday…. ESPN's Adam Rubin tweets that the Mets have optioned Jenrry Mejia to Double-A Binghamton, where he will start their game on Wednesday. Jeff Zrebiec tells us that Buck Showalter will...
View ArticlePlayers Added To The 40-Man Roster
Midnight tonight is the deadline for teams to add players to their 40-man roster in order to protect them from being selected in next month's Rule 5 Draft. There should be no shortage of players being...
View ArticleBlue Jays Designate Deck McGuire For Assignment
The Blue Jays have designated righty Deck McGuire for assignment, the club announced via press release. The move creates roster space for the claim of Brad Mills. McGuire, a 2010 first-round draft...
View ArticleAthletics Acquire Deck McGuire
The A’s announced that they have acquired right-hander Deck McGuire from the Blue Jays in exchange for cash considerations. The former first-round pick was designated for assignment last week. McGuire...
View ArticleAthletics Outright Deck McGuire
The Athletics have outrighted pitcher Deck McGuire to make room on their 40-man roster for Adam Dunn, MLB.com’s Jane Lee tweets. The A’s acquired McGuire from the Blue Jays in July for cash...
View ArticleMinor Moves: Almonte, De Leon, McGuire
We’ll keep tabs on the day’s minor moves right here: Zoilo Almonte has elected to become a free agent, as per the MLB.com transactions page. Almonte was outrighted off the Braves‘ 40-man roster last...
View ArticleMinor MLB Transactions: 11/26/15
Here are the latest minor league signings from around baseball, all reported by Baseball America’s Matt Eddy unless otherwise credited… The Rockies signed right-hander Brian Schlitter, SB Nation’s...
View ArticleReds Designate Barrett Astin For Assignment
The Reds announced on Tuesday that they’ve designated right-hander Barrett Astin for assignment in order to clear space on the roster for righty Deck McGuire, whose contract has been selected from...
View ArticleReds Outright Patrick Kivlehan, Deck McGuire
The Reds announced Friday that infielder/outfielder Patrick Kivlehan and right-hander Deck McGuire have been sent outright to Triple-A Louisville after clearing waivers. Both can elect minor league...
View ArticleMinor MLB Transactions: 11/17/17
Here are Friday’s minor moves throughout the league… Joining the Reds on minors deals are outfielders Mason Williams and Rosell Herrera, C. Trent Rosecrans of the Cincinnati Enquirer was among those to...
View ArticleBlue Jays Designate Carlos Ramirez
The Blue Jays have designated right-hander Carlos Ramirez for assignment, per a team announcement. The club also selected righty Deck McGuire from Triple-A Buffalo and optioned infielder Lourdes...
View ArticleEast Notes: Yankees, Eickhoff, Smith, Garcia
Aaron Boone recently offered some words of encouragement regarding the imminent return of first baseman Greg Bird to the lineup (h/t Marc Carig of The Athletic). But while Bird’s activation appears to...
View ArticleBlue Jays Claim Preston Guilmet, Designate Deck McGuire
The Blue Jays have claimed right-hander Preston Guilmet off waivers from the Cardinals, per an announcement from Toronto. To make room for Guilmet, the Jays designated righty Deck McGuire for...
View ArticleRangers Claim Deck McGuire, Place Matt Bush On 10-Day DL
The Rangers have claimed righty Deck McGuire off waivers from the Blue Jays, per a club announcement. He’ll be optioned to Triple-A. The Texas organization has also shifted righty Matt Bush to the...
View ArticleRangers Designate Deck McGuire
The Rangers have designated righty Deck McGuire for assignment, per a club announcement. That’s the roster move for the activation of shortstop Elvis Andrus. McGuire was only just claimed off waivers,...
View ArticleAngels Acquire Deck McGuire, Request Release Waivers On Juan Graterol
JUNE 24: The Angels have requested unconditional release waivers on Graterol, per a team announcement. His release will become official in 48 hours if he clears waivers. JUNE 19: The Angels announced...
View ArticleAngels Activate Shohei Ohtani
The Angels have announced the activation of Shohei Ohtani from the 10-day DL. He stayed on the shelf for just under a month after being diagnosed with a grade 2 UCL strain. Though he is not expected to...
View ArticleAngels Place Tyler Skaggs, Chris Young On 10-Day DL
The Angels have placed lefty Tyler Skaggs and outfielder Chris Young on the 10-day disabled list, per a club announcement. That pair will be replaced by righty Deck McGuire and outfielder Jabari Blash....
View ArticleAngels Outright Five Players
Nov. 4: Despaigne has elected free agency, the Angels announced. Nov. 3: Despaigne has not yet cleared waivers, per his agent. Should he do so, the 31-year-old may opt to reject the assignment and...
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