MLB Trade Rumors

Cubs right-fielder Seiya Suzuki is currently sidelined with a “moderate” oblique strain. The club has yet to provide an estimated timeline for his absence, but Suzuki has already withdrawn from the World Baseball Classic. It’s unclear if he will still be injured when Opening Day rolls around, but Patrick Mooney of The Athletic reports that the club is looking to use Trey … [Read more...] about NL Notes: Mancini, Doolittle, Martinez, Taylor

Right-hander Garrett Whitlock is still on the mend from September hip surgery, though Red Sox skipper Alex Cora indicated this morning there’s a possibility he won’t be ready for Opening Day (Twitter link via Ian Browne of MLB.com). Whitlock has been throwing off a mound but is not yet performing pitchers’ fielding practice, and Cora stated that if the right-hander isn’t ready … [Read more...] about Injury Notes: Whitlock, Ahmed, Vargas, Reynolds

The Red Sox announced Friday that added first baseman/outfielder Daniel Palka has been added to camp as a non-roster invitee (thus indicating he’s inked a minor league deal with the team). He’ll add some left-handed pop to their bench mix. The 31-year-old Palka has spent parts of two seasons in the big leagues, smashing 27 home runs as a rookie with the 2018 White Sox while … [Read more...] about Red Sox Sign Daniel Palka To Minor League Deal

At some point last year, the Red Sox and right-hander Tanner Houck had some talks about an extension, though it doesn’t seem much progress was made. “Conversations, but nothing came of it,” Houck told Chris Cotillo of MassLive. “We’re pretty happy with where we’re at right now. There’s no reason to rush into anything.” Houck, 27 in June, has pitched in the past three major … [Read more...] about Red Sox, Tanner Houck Discussed Extension Last Year

With pitchers and catchers having now reported to their respective spring training sites, there’s a fair bit of news around the health of a number of pitchers around the sport. Red Sox right-hander Brayan Bello will take the weekend off throwing, and hopes to be able to throw again Monday, per Sean McAdam of the Boston Sports Journal. Bello apparently felt tightness in his … [Read more...] about Pitching Notes: Bello, Bautista, Severino, McCullers

Long-time major league baseball player and broadcaster Tim McCarver passed away today, per multiple reports. He was 81 years old. “Tim McCarver was an All-Star, a World Series Champion, a respected teammate, and one of the most influential voices our game has known,” reads a statement from MLB commissioner Rob Manfred. “As a player, Tim was a key part of great Cardinals and … [Read more...] about Tim McCarver Passes Away

The Red Sox have signed outfielder Marcus Wilson to a minor league contract, as per MILB.com’s official transactions page.  Wilson has been assigned to Double-A Portland. There is plenty of familiarity between the two sides, as Wilson was a member of Boston’s organization for most of the 2019-21 seasons.  The Sox initially acquired the outfielder from the Diamondbacks in an … [Read more...] about Red Sox Sign Marcus Wilson To Minor League Deal

Red Sox principal owner John Henry addressed several topics related to his team in e-mails with The Athletic’s Jen McCaffrey and The Boston Sports Journal’s Sean McAdam, and in both Q&A responses, Henry pushed back against criticisms of the club’s offseason. “There’s been a false narrative that we somehow stopped spending — completely unsupported by the facts — that we no … [Read more...] about John Henry Discusses Payroll, Offseason, “False Narrative” Around Red Sox

The Red Sox announced Thursday that they’ve signed infielder Yu Chang to a one-year contract. Chang’s Major League deal will place him on the 40-man roster, and Boston has placed injured shortstop Trevor Story, who’ll miss at least the first half of the season after undergoing an internal brace procedure on his right elbow, on the 60-day IL to create space. Chang will earn … [Read more...] about Red Sox Sign Yu Chang To Major League Contract