The latest minor moves from around baseball:
- The Yankees have brought back right-hander David Hale on a minor league contract, according to a team announcement. Hale, who will report to Triple-A, has now signed three separate minors deals with the club since January. He saw action with the Yankees under each of his previous two accords and combined for five innings of two-run ball. Between inking those pacts, the Twins claimed Hale off waivers from New York on April 26. Hale made just one appearance as a Twin, with whom he threw three frames of four-run ball, before they designated him for assignment. The Yankees have also designated Hale this season (twice, in fact), the latest occurrence coming earlier this week. The 30-year-old then elected free agency, where he sat on the market for a day before returning to the Yanks. Hale owns a 4.58 ERA during his 186 2/3-inning major league tenure.
- Brewers righty Josh Pennington has retired, Todd Rosiak of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel tweets. The 22-year-old made the decision after suffering a shoulder injury, per Rosiak. Pennington, a 29th-round pick of the Red Sox in 2014, joined the Brewers in December 2016 as part of a trade that featured more prominent names in Travis Shaw, Tyler Thornburg and Mauricio Dubon. He opened 2018 at the Single-A level, concluding his career with a pair of scoreless innings.
- More from Rosiak, who reports that the Brewers have released infielder Javier Betancourt. He also came to the Brewers in a trade – a 2015 swap in which they sent reliever Francisco Rodriguez to Detroit. Betancourt was a promising prospect at the time, but he struggled to produce from 2016-17 as a member of the Brewers’ Double-A affiliate, with whom he hit .233/.286/.344 in 744 plate appearances. The 23-year-old then suffered a gunshot wound to the arm in his native Venezuela last November, but fortunately, he avoided any life-threatening injuries.
Does Hale get more money refusing the assignment just to sign a minor league contract or something? If not, why wouldnt he just take the assignment?
The only thing I can think is that the Yankees told him “you have 24 hours to test the market, after that, we move on.”
Maybe he negotiated or tried to negotiate an opt out
How about teams not being able sign more than 1 contract with a player per season. This is just ridiculous for Hale.
I think it’s a little crazy too but no one is forcing him to come back to the Yankees each time. This is his choice.
Yeah imagine if he was then out of a job because he couldnt sign with the Yankees anymore
It’s an option that is in the CBA. The players wanted this freedom,and if a team called on a certain player in this situation,that’s when they are generally sold for cash (cash considerations).
Hale should BUY a moving van…..
I mean, he went from the Yankees to the Yankees so maybe he only needs to clean his room?
And the circle remains unbroken.
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