Padres Looked Into Anthony Rizzo Trade At Deadline
2021/10/padres-looked-into-anthony-rizzo-trade-at-deadline.htmlThe Padres' trade deadline explorations included some talks with the Cubs about first baseman Anthony Rizzo, The Athletic's Dennis Lin writes as part of a reader mailbag.
Qualifying Offer Value Set At $18.4MM
2021/10/qualifying-offer-value-set-at-18-4mm.htmlFor instance, impending free agents like Starling Marte, Kris Bryant, Javier Baez, Anthony Rizzo, or Kyle Schwarber can't receive qualifying offers since they were traded at midseason.
East Notes: Rasmussen, Girardi, Orioles, Nationals
2021/10/east-notes-rasmussen-girardi-orioles-nationals.htmlNationals president of baseball operations Mike Rizzo has already prioritized some offseason changes in how the Nats scout and develop their players, due to a lack of recent help in the minor league pipeline.
Looking For A Match In A Willson Contreras Trade
2021/10/looking-for-a-match-in-a-willson-contreras-trade.htmlYu Darvish, Kris Bryant, Anthony Rizzo, Javier Baez, Craig Kimbrel and more.
Nationals Re-Sign Alcides Escobar
2021/10/nationals-re-sign-alcides-escobar.htmlWhile the club is clearly gearing up for what GM Mike Rizzo has termed a "reboot," Rizzo has also pushed back on the notion of any sort of full-scale rebuild.
Cubs Part Ways With Coaches Anthony Iapoce, Mike Borzello
2021/10/cubs-expected-to-part-ways-with-hitting-coach-anthony-iapoce.htmlAnd it certainly didn't help the team's offensive performance that Hoyer and company chose to trade Anthony Rizzo, Javier Baez and Kris Bryant prior to the July 30 deadline.
Zimmerman Undecided On Future, But Nats Would Welcome Him Back
2021/10/nationals-rumors-ryan-zimmerman-retirement-rizzo-major-league-contract.htmlGeneral manager Mike Rizzo made sure to plainly express as much, taking the extra step to emphasize that Zimmerman has a guaranteed Major League deal waiting for him if he wants to return.
NL East Notes: Harper, Phillies, Davis, Mets, Nationals
2021/10/nl-east-notes-harper-phillies-davis-mets-nationals.htmlOther changes could be forthcoming to the coaching corps, however, and president of baseball operations Mike Rizzo told Zuckerman and company today that the Nationals are "certainly going to make some changes in the player development and scouting ranks." The idea is that "ten or 12 years with the same staff shows the cohesion, and then when you make some nice tweaks to get a new set of eyes and some new ideas is never a bad thing," Rizzo said.
Yankees Select Brody Koerner, Transfer Luke Voit To 60-Day IL
2021/10/yankees-select-brody-koerner-transfer-luke-voit-to-60-day-il.htmlIt was perhaps because of Voit's continued struggles to stay healthy that the Yankees acquired a replacement first baseman at the deadline in the form of Anthony Rizzo.
Are The Nationals On The Verge Of Losing Another Franchise Icon?
2021/10/are-the-nationals-on-the-verge-of-losing-another-franchise-icon.htmlGM Mike Rizzo hopes that the acquisitions of righty Josiah Gray and catcher Keibert Ruiz (acquired from L.A.
Yankees Place Luke Voit On Injured List
2021/09/yankees-place-luke-voit-on-injured-list.htmlNew York acquired Anthony Rizzo from the Cubs at the trade deadline to help cover for Voit's health question marks, but the front office will need to decide how comfortable they are in Voit's ability to return to his prior form moving forward.
Jed Hoyer Discusses Upcoming Cubs Offseason
2021/09/cubs-president-jed-hoyer-discusses-upcoming-offseason.htmlIf that wasn't a total wave of the white flag on the season, then the trade deadline was, as the Cubs shipped out almost all of their curse-breaking core by trading away Anthony Rizzo, Javier Baez and Kris Bryant, as well as Craig Kimbrel and a few others.
Nationals’ AGM Sam Mondry-Cohen To Depart Organization
2021/09/nationals-agm-sam-mondry-cohen-to-depart-organization.htmlKris Kline, Ted Towne, Mike DeBartolo, Johnny DiPuglia and Mark Scialabba -- most of whom work in scouting and player…
Previewing The 2021-22 Free Agent Class: First Basemen
2021/09/mlb-free-agent-preview-first-basemen-offseason-rumors.htmlAnthony Rizzo (32): Rizzo's bat has dropped off since his 2014-19 peak, though he's been more productive in 2021 than he was in a career-worst 2020 season.
MLBTR Poll: Who Will Be The AL’s Wild Card Teams?
2021/09/mlbtr-poll-who-will-be-the-als-wild-card-teams.htmlPairing a walk-heavy approach with the power bats of Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton, Anthony Rizzo, Luke Voit, Joey Gallo and Gary Sanchez ought to be a recipe for success.
Quick Hits: Reds, Nationals, A’s
2021/09/quick-hits-reds-nationals-as.htmlThe Nationals are planning on avoiding a full-scale rebuild, according to comments made by GM Mike Rizzo, provided by Jesse Dougherty of the Washington Post (via Twitter).
Yankees Acquire Pitching Prospect Jason Parker From Reds To Complete Cessa/Wilson Trade
2021/08/yankees-acquire-pitching-prospect-jason-parker-from-reds-to-complete-cessa-wilson-trade.htmlThe Yankees would go on to add Joey Gallo, Joely Rodriguez, Anthony Rizzo and Andrew Heaney over the next few days.
2021-22 MLB Free Agent Power Rankings
2021/08/2021-22-mlb-free-agent-power-rankings-4.htmlFour players who might have been considered for qualifying offers were traded in July: Kris Bryant, Javier Baez, Anthony Rizzo, and Starling Marte.
2021-22 Qualifying Offer Candidates
2021/08/2021-22-qualifying-offer-candidates.htmlJavier Baez (midseason trade), Kris Bryant (midseason trade), Alex Cobb (previous QO), Nelson Cruz (previous QO/midseason trade), Danny Duffy (midseason…
Yankees Activate Anthony Rizzo, Aroldis Chapman
2021/08/yankees-activate-anthony-rizzo-aroldis-chapman.htmlThe Yankees announced they've activated first baseman Anthony Rizzo from the COVID-19 injured list.
Yankees Activate Jordan Montgomery, Gary Sanchez
2021/08/yankees-return-stephen-ridings-rob-brantly-to-minors.htmlAssuming Montgomery and Sanchez are activated today, that'll leave just Anthony Rizzo and Clay Holmes on the COVID IL.
Yankees Notes: Cole, Montgomery, Sanchez, Rizzo, German
2021/08/yankees-notes-cole-montgomery-sanchez-rizzo-german.htmlAnthony Rizzo was a big part of that hot streak, batting .281/.400/.563 in his first 40 plate appearances in the pinstripes since being acquired by the Cubs at the trade deadline.
Yankees Place Gleyber Torres On Injured List
2021/08/yankees-place-gleyber-torres-on-injured-list.htmlA few of those players figure to return in the coming days after testing positive for COVID-19, but New York will have to make due for now without lineup regulars such as Torres, Gio Urshela, Gary Sanchez and Anthony Rizzo -- as well as key starters Gerrit Cole and Jordan Montgomery.
Yankees Activate Luke Voit, Place Anthony Rizzo On COVID-IL
2021/08/yankees-activate-luke-voit-place-anthony-rizzo-on-covid-il.html9:51AM: The Yankees have activated Luke Voit and placed Anthony Rizzo on the COVID-IL.
