MLB Trade Rumors

By Anthony Franco | August 31, 2020 at 10:40pm CDT With the deadline in the rearview mirror, we’ll look back at each AL Central team’s trade activity over the past month. Chicago White Sox Cleveland Indians Detroit Tigers Kansas City Royals Minnesota Twins Chicago White Sox Cleveland Indians Detroit Tigers Kansas City Royals Minnesota Twins

The Cubs have acquired outfielder Cameron Maybin from the Tigers, tweets ESPN’s Jeff Passan.  The Cubs will send infielder Zack Short to the Tigers in return, according to Chris McCosky of The Detroit News. Maybin, 33, has been about league average in his brief 45 plate appearances for the Tigers this year after signing as

By Mark Polishuk | August 30, 2020 at 11:07pm CDT The Brewers are receiving a lot of interest on Josh Hader and Corbin Burnes, MLB Network’s Jon Heyman reports (all links to Twitter), though there isn’t any sign that Milwaukee would consider moving either reliever for anything less than a major offer, particularly for Hader. 

Cameron Maybin’s name has emerged as part of trade discussions between the Tigers and Cubs, the Athletic’s Eno Sarris and Brittany Ghiroli report (subscription required).  Maybin would be a pure rental piece, as the outfielder is only signed through the 2020 season and is owed roughly $280K for the remaining month of action. Now a

The Tigers have shut down pitching prospects Matt Manning and Alex Faedo for the remainder of the season, GM Alex Avila announced to reporters (including Chris McCosky of the Detroit News).  Both right-handers have been diagnosed with right forearm strains, though Avila emphasized that four different specialists examined the pair to ensure that there was

The Pirates announced Monday that they’ve claimed right-hander Carson Fulmer off waivers from the Tigers and designated outfielder Guillermo Heredia for assignment in order to open a spot on the roster. Pittsburgh will be the third team in 2020 to try its hand in helping Fulmer to right the ship. The 26-year-old was selected by

By Mark Polishuk | August 22, 2020 at 9:15pm CDT The latest minor moves from around the baseball world… The Tigers outrighted infielder Dawel Lugo to their alternate training site, the team announced.  Lugo cleared waivers after being designated for assignment earlier this week.  Lugo saw semi-regular action for Detroit in 2019 but hasn’t hit

The Tigers announced this morning that right-hander Carson Fulmer has been designated for assignment in order to open a spot on the roster for fellow righty Buck Farmer, who has been formally reinstated from the injured list. Detroit claimed the out-of-options Fulmer earlier this year after the White Sox cut bait on the former No.

The Tigers announced a series of roster moves Wednesday, formally selecting the contract of right-hander Casey Mize (as had been previously announced) and also selecting the contract of outfielder Jorge Bonifacio. They’ll both join the big league roster. Righty Dario Agrazal and first baseman C.J. Cron have also been transferred from the 10-day injured list

The future is here in Detroit. The Tigers announced this morning that the organization will promote top prospects Casey Mize, Tarik Skubal and Isaac Paredes this week. The left-handed Skubal is slated to start Tuesday’s game, while the right-handed Mize will take the ball Wednesday. Paredes will take the spot of fellow infielder Dawel Lugo,

By Anthony Franco | August 16, 2020 at 12:06pm CDT Some pitching notes from around baseball: Rays’ right-hander Charlie Morton came out of a twenty-pitch bullpen session feeling well, reports Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times. He’s seemingly on track to return next weekend, Topkin adds. The 36-year-old was placed on the 10-day injured list

By TC Zencka | August 15, 2020 at 12:22pm CDT Detroit Tigers’ starter Ivan Nova is headed to the 10-day injured list with right triceps tendinitis, the team announced. Right-hander Anthony Castro has been recalled to fill the roster spot. Nova, 29, was brought in this winter to provide a veteran and reliable presence in

Former major league right-hander Alex Wilson has retired, Robert Murray reports. The 33-year-old will join the Ballengee Group as an advisor, per Murray. Wilson, a second-round pick of the Red Sox in 2009, debuted in 2013 and generated solid results with Boston over a combined 56 innings through 2014. But Wilson wasn’t long for the

By Connor Byrne | July 30, 2020 at 11:52pm CDT The Mets are off to a slow start at 3-4, and high-profile reliever Edwin Diaz hasn’t helped matters. Diaz, whom the Mets hoped would rebound this year after a subpar first season with the team in 2019, has allowed an earned run in two of

One of baseball’s top prospects could make his MLB debut on Sunday, as Casey Mize could potentially start the Tigers’ game against the Reds.  Detroit manager Ron Gardenhire has held back from directly stating that Mize is slated to start, as the skipper told MLB.com’s Jason Beck and other reporters on Friday that “I can’t

By TC Zencka | August 1, 2020 at 10:07pm CDT The Cardinals and Brewers scheduled doubleheader for Sunday has been postponed, MLB announced in a statement. The Cardinals had 3 players and 1 staff member test positive for coronavirus this weekend with four pending tests still unresolved, tweets ESPN’s Jesse Rogers. The positive tests will

2:57pm: Indeed there are 13 total positives, including seven players, Jon Heyman of MLB Network tweets. 2:34pm: The Cards will not go to Detroit as scheduled, Mark Saxon of The Athletic tweets. It seems now they’ll ultimately scratch at least seven contests, he adds. It also sounds as if the number of players on the roster with

The Tigers announced today that they have outrighted infielder Jordy Mercer. The veteran elected free agency after clearing waivers. Mercer, who is closing in on his 34th birthday, hasn’t received many opportunities after being added to the active roster to open the season. He had made the club after inking a minor-league deal over the

The Cardinals’ next scheduled matchup will be postponed, per a league announcement. The team had been set to resume play on Thursday in a doubleheader against the Tigers. This is only the latest in a string of cancellations that have threatened the viability of the 2020 season for the venerable St. Louis organization. The club

By Connor Byrne | August 10, 2020 at 9:57pm CDT Left-hander Cole Hamels, whom the Braves placed on the 45-day injured list July 23, still has not thrown off a mound during his recovery from a triceps problem, Mark Bowman of MLB.com tweets. The Braves remain hopeful Hamels will pitch this year, though, per manager