by Bryan Smith | Aug 21, 2016 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, News
Posted on August 21, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine The Toronto Blue Jays made a rather surprising move on Sunday, optioning starting pitcher Aaron Sanchez to the minors. The move is designed to help limit the number of innings Sanchez throws this season. Instead of being...
by Bryan Smith | Aug 21, 2016 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, News
Posted on August 21, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine Cuban defector Yulieski Gurriel is poised to make his big league debut. After Gurriel signed a five-year, $47.5 million deal with the Houston Astros last month and played 15 games in the minors, Gurriel will be promoted to...
by Bryan Smith | Aug 21, 2016 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, News
Posted on August 21, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine Just when the Pittsburgh Pirates were starting to make a move in the wild card race, they’ve been hit by an injury. Third baseman Jung Ho Kang was placed on the 15-day DL on Saturday, with the Pirates calling up...
by Bryan Smith | Aug 21, 2016 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, News
Posted on August 20, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine The Texas Rangers announced Saturday that they have signed outfielder Carlos Gomez to a minor league contract. The move comes 10 days after he was designated for assignment by the Houston Astros and two days after the...
by Bryan Smith | Aug 20, 2016 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, News
Posted on August 20, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine Even with the non-waiver trade deadline behind us, it’s still possible for teams to make trades prior to the end of August. Such trades usually involve high-salary players who will undoubtedly pass through waivers...
