Central Notes: Royals, Hanson, Tigers, Cardinals
The Royals will not be sellers at the deadline, Yahoo! Sports' Jeff Passan tweets. The Royals are still seven games back in the AL Central, but they've won six games in a row. Passan indicates that if...
View ArticleProspect Rumor Roundup: Elite Shortstops
Is this the beginning of a new era for shortstops? Four publications — Baseball America, Baseball Prospectus (subscription required), Keith Law at ESPN (subscription required), and FanGraphs (compiled...
View ArticlePlayers Added To The 40-Man Roster
Midnight tonight is the deadline for teams to add players to their 40-man roster in order to protect them from being selected in next month's Rule 5 Draft. There should be no shortage of players being...
View ArticlePirates Notes: Morton, Pitching, Melancon, Niese, Nicasio, Kang
The Pirates are one of several teams holding a FanFest today. Reporters, including MLBTR’s Charlie Wilmoth, were on hand for the Q&A with GM Neal Huntington. The Pirates’ GM admitted that today’s...
View ArticleMinor MLB Transactions: 5/15/16
Here are today’s minor moves from around baseball… Cubs outfielder Ryan Kalish has cleared waivers and has been outrighted to Triple-A, MLB.com’s Carrie Muskat reports (Twitter link). Kalish was...
View ArticlePirates Place Alen Hanson On Waivers
The Pirates have placed infielder Alen Hanson on waivers, according to Rob Biertempfel of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Additionally, infielder Gift Ngoepe has been optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis....
View ArticleWhite Sox Claim Alen Hanson
The White Sox have claimed infielder Alen Hanson off waivers from the Pirates, reports Jon Morosi of MLB Network and FOX Sports (via Twitter). Pittsburgh placed the former top prospect on waivers last...
View ArticleAlen Hanson Announces He Has Signed With Giants
Infielder Alen Hanson has announced on his Instagram account that he has agreed to a deal with the Giants. It’s a minor-league pact, per Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle (via Twitter); h/t...
View ArticleInjury Notes: Duda, Santana, Sano, LeMahieu, Hanson
Here are the latest health updates from around the game: Royals first baseman Lucas Duda is heading to the DL as well, the team announced, owing to a bout of plantar fasciitis. It seems the expectation...
View ArticleInjury Notes: Anderson, Lamb, Giants, Shoemaker
The A’s announced this morning that Brett Anderson has been placed on the 10-day DL with a left shoulder strain. Anderson was removed from yesterday’s game before the second inning even began. He’d had...
View ArticleLatest On Giants’ Roster Outlook
The Giants activated Joe Panik from the DL yesterday, as Henry Schulman reports in his latest piece for the San Francisco Chronicle. That’s not even the most interesting news, however, as Schulman also...
View ArticleGiants Place Brandon Belt On DL
The Giants have placed first baseman Brandon Belt on the 10-day disabled list and activated infielder/outfielder Alen Hanson from the DL, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area was among those to report....
View ArticleGiants Announce Roster Decisions On Hanson, Murphy, Sandoval
Giants skipper Bruce Bochy has announced several notable roster decisions to reporters, including Kerry Crowley of the Bay Area News Group (links to Twitter). Of particular note, out-of-options players...
View ArticleGiants Designate Mac Williamson, Alen Hanson, Tom Murphy
The Giants have announced their final roster moves, with a trio dropped from the 40-man. Out of options players Mac Williamson, Alen Hanson, and Tom Murphy have all been designated for assignment after...
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Giants Acquire Kevin Pillar From Blue Jays In Four-Player Swap
The Giants and Blue Jays have announced a trade that will send outfielder Kevin Pillar to San Francisco. Heading back to Toronto in return are righty Derek Law, recently designated infielder Alen...
View ArticleBlue Jays Notes: Roster Moves, Pitching Health, Prospects
While there’s not much hope of the Blue Jays contending in 2019, that doesn’t mean it’ll be a quiet season. There has been some early-season roster maneuvering already in Toronto and more could ensue...
View ArticleBlue Jays Select Derek Law, Designate Alen Hanson
The Blue Jays have selected the contract of right-hander Derek Law, per a club announcement. He’ll take the roster spot of utilityman Alen Hanson, who was designated for assignment. Both of these...
View ArticleOutrighted: Butera, Hanson
Here are Tuesday’s minor moves from around the game… Veteran backstop Drew Butera cleared waivers and was assigned outright to Triple-A Albuquerque, per a club announcement from the Rockies. While...
View ArticleBlue Jays Release Alen Hanson
The Blue Jays have released utilityman Alen Hanson, as per the Twitter page of the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons. Hanson struggled to a .187/.232/.271 slash line over 180 PA for Buffalo this season. It’s...
View ArticleMariners To Sign Alen Hanson To Minors Deal
The Mariners have agreed to sign utilityman Alen Hanson to a minor league contract, according to Steve Adams of MLB Trade Rumors (Twitter link). The deal contains an invitation to Seattle’s Major...
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