ROSTER MOVES BY TEAM
(August 10th)
NATIONAL LEAGUE
- ATLANTA BRAVES | Depth Chart
- Promoted: RP Chad Bell, RP Chad Sobotka (contract purchased)
- Optioned: RP Adam McCreery, RP Wes Parsons
- CHICAGO CUBS | Depth Chart
- Acquired: RP Jorge De La Rosa (signed to MLB contract)
- Optioned: RP Randy Rosario
- Transferred to 60-Day DL: SP Yu Darvish
- LOS ANGELES DODGERS | Depth Chart
- Placed on 10-Day DL: RP Kenley Jansen (irregular heartbeat)
- Jansen is expected to miss around 1 month.
- Scott Alexander is the leading candidate for save chances but the team expects to utilize a closer committee.
- Promoted: RP Pat Venditte
- Placed on 10-Day DL: RP Kenley Jansen (irregular heartbeat)
- MIAMI MARLINS | Depth Chart
- Placed on 10-Day DL: RP Kyle Barraclough (lower back tightness)
- Activated from 10-Day DL: RP Drew Rucinski
- Promoted: OF Rafael Ortega (contract purchased)
- Ortega played LF and batted 7th on Friday.
- MILWAUKEE BREWERS | Depth Chart
- Placed on 10-Day DL: RP Joakim Soria (strained adductor)
- Promoted: RP Adrian Houser
- PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES | Depth Chart
- Acquired: 1B Justin Bour (acquired from Marlins)
- Activated from 10-Day DL: INF J.P. Crawford
- Optioned: RP Enyel De Los Santos
- Designated for assignment: P Jake Thompson
- PITTSBURGH PIRATES | Depth Chart
- Promoted: SP Clay Holmes
- Holmes made his 1st MLB start on Friday.
- Optioned: RP Dovydas Neverauskas
- Promoted: SP Clay Holmes
- SAN DIEGO PADRES | Depth Chart
- Promoted: SP Jacob Nix (contract purchased)
- Nix made his MLB debut on Friday.
- Designated for assignment: RP Phil Hughes
- Promoted: SP Jacob Nix (contract purchased)
- SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS | Depth Chart
- Promoted: RP Casey Kelly (contract purchased)
- Optioned: RP Derek Law
- Transferred to 60-Day DL: SP Johnny Cueto
- ST. LOUIS CARDINALS | Depth Chart
- Placed on 10-Day DL: RP John Brebbia (strained forearm)
- Brebbia was optioned to Triple-A on August 6th, but that option was rescinded.
- Placed on 10-Day DL: RP John Brebbia (strained forearm)
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
- BALTIMORE ORIOLES | Depth Chart
- Promoted: OF Cedric Mullins (contract purchased)
- Mullins played CF and batted 9th in his MLB debut on Friday.
- Adam Jones will play RF for the remainder of the season.
- Designated for assignment: INF/OF Danny Valencia
- Promoted: OF Cedric Mullins (contract purchased)
- DETROIT TIGERS | Depth Chart
- Acquired: RP Zach McAllister (signed to MLB contract)
- Designated for assignment: SP Jacob Turner
- HOUSTON ASTROS | Depth Chart
- Activated from 10-Day DL: SS Carlos Correa
- Correa played SS and batted 3rd on Friday.
- Optioned: INF/OF J.D. Davis
- Activated from 10-Day DL: SS Carlos Correa
- LOS ANGELES ANGELS | Depth Chart
- Placed on 10-Day DL: OF Mike Trout (wrist inflammation, retro to August 6th)
- Eric Young Jr. has been playing CF in Trout’s absence.
- Trout is expected to return when eligible.
- Promoted: RP Akeel Morris
- Placed on 10-Day DL: OF Mike Trout (wrist inflammation, retro to August 6th)
- MINNESOTA TWINS | Depth Chart
- Placed on 10-Day DL: SP Adalberto Mejia (strained wrist)
- Promoted: 1B/OF Tyler Austin, RP Tyler Duffey
- Role change: The Twins will use a closer-by-committee with Addison Reed, Trevor Hildenberger, Taylor Rogers and Trevor May all in the mix for save chances.
- OAKLAND ATHLETICS | Depth Chart
- Added to 25-man roster: RP Fernando Rodney (acquired from Twins)
- Designated for assignment: RP Chris Hatcher
- SEATTLE MARINERS | Depth Chart
- Role change: P Felix Hernandez moved to bullpen.
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FUTURE EXPECTED MOVES
- ATL: SP Touki Toussaint will likely start Game 1 or 2 of Monday’s double-header, according to Mark Bowman of MLB.com. Toussaint must be added to the 40-man roster.
- BAL: SP Jimmy Yacabonis will be recalled to start Game 1 of Saturday’s double-header, according to Brittany Ghiroli of MLB.com.
- BOS: SP William Cuevas will be recalled from Triple-A on Saturday and is likely to start Game 2 of the double-header, according to Pete Abraham of the Boston Globe.
- BOS: SP Chris Sale will be activated from the 10-Day DL on Sunday August 12th, also according to Abraham.
- LAA: SP Tyler Skaggs will return from the 10-Day DL on Saturday August 11th, according to Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com.
- MIN: SP Kohl Stewart will make his MLB debut on Sunday August 12th, according to LaVelle E. Neal III of the Star Tribune. Stewart must be added to the 40-man roster.
Monkey’s Uncle
Slight edit: Clay Holmes had already started one game this season prior to Friday.
retire21
2 actually, right? Dodgers and Brewers?
Matt Galvin
Adam Jones could still Wavie his no Trade clause so Hays can start in RF.
jbigz12
He already said no when we had the option to freely move him to any team. Hays doesn’t need to be in the big leagues at all. He hasn’t earned that. Been absolutely terrible.