The Brewers bolstered their offense at the buzzer, adding infielder Jonathan Schoop from the Orioles in exchange for Jonathan Villar and prospects, right-hander Luis Ortiz and shortstop Jean Carmona (Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic; Mark Feinsand, MLB.com). Second baseman Brian Dozier was traded from the Minnesota Twins to the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Twins will receive Logan Forsythe in the deal,...
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Today’s Trades The Yankees traded for Twins’ starter Lance Lynn, sending Tyler Austin and minor-leaguer Luis Rijo back to New York, as well as $2 million dollars towards the $4.3 million he’s still owed (Jon Heyman, FanCred). The Houston Astros acquired suspended closer Roberto Osuna from the Toronto Blue Jays and sent Ken Giles, Hector Perez, and David Paulino, all...
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In his quest to return to the New York Mets, third baseman Todd Frazier will take his rehab assignment to Coney Island and play for the Single-A Short Season Brooklyn Cyclones, as per Jacob Resnick of MMO. He is expected to play in the Cyclones’ 11:30 a.m. game tomorrow as well as Wednesday night’s 7 p.m. game, both against the Tri-City Valley Cats (Astros affiliate). In two rehab...
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As per Jon Heyman of FanCred Sports, the Philadelphia Phillies, currently in first place in the National League East by 1.5 games over the Atlanta Braves, has been “one of the teams to check in” on New York Mets outfielder Jose Bautista. Bautista, 37, was released by the Braves after just 12 games this season. He slashed .143/.250/.343 with two homers and 12 strikeouts in 35 at-bats...
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As per Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, the Houston Astros have traded for closer Roberto Osuna from the Toronto Blue Jays. Osuna, 23, made his debut as a 20-year-old in 2015, pitching to a 2.58 earned-run average in 68 appearances (69.2 innings). From 2016 through 2017, Osuna had 3.00 ERA in 138 innings pitched with a 146 ERA+. On May 8 of this year, Osuna was charged with assault in Toronto and...
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