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Red Sox designate Jackie Bradley Jr. for assignment

Bradley has a .210 average in 91 games for boston in 2022..

By Hayden Bird

The Red Sox lost to the Astros, 6-1, on Wednesday. Boston will play the Royals tonight in Kansas City at 8:10 p.m.

The latest : The Red Sox have designated outfielder Jackie Bradley Jr. for assignment, according to Julian McWilliams of The Boston Globe .

Update : The Red Sox have released Bradley.

The #RedSox today released OF Jackie Bradley Jr. — Red Sox (@RedSox) August 4, 2022

As a result, Bradley — who has hit .210 with a .257 on-base percentage in 91 games in 2022 — is officially off of the 40-man Red Sox roster. Boston can either trade Bradley or place him on irrevocable waivers in the next week.

Should he clear waivers, he could then be sent to Worcester (Red Sox triple-A affiliate). However, since Bradley has more than three years of Major League experience, he also has the ability to reject the assignment and becoming a free agent.

Bradley, 32, was originally drafted by the Red Sox in the first round (40th overall) in 2011. He spent the first eight seasons of his Major League career with the Red Sox, winning a Gold Glove award and making the 2016 All-Star team.

During Boston’s run to the 2018 World Series championship, Bradley was named MVP of the American League Championship Series against the Astros.

After leaving the Red Sox and signing with the Brewers as a free agent in 2021, he was traded back to Boston along in Dec. of 2021 in a deal that sent Hunter Renfroe to Milwaukee.

Trivia : Can you name the Red Sox player who won ALCS MVP in 2013?

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Hint: He retired a team record 37 consecutive batters faced during a stretch from July 9 through September 17.

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Red Sox designate Zack Littell for assignment

The Red Sox have designated right-hander Zack Littell for assignment, the club announced prior to Wednesday’s series finale against the Braves .

Littell, 27, was acquired from the Rangers in exchange for cash considerations on Friday and was added to the major-league roster the following afternoon. He appeared in two games for the Red Sox, allowing three earned runs on three hits and three walks to go along with two strikeouts over three innings of work.

After yielding two runs in the eighth inning of 6-1 loss to the Phillies on Sunday, Littell gave up one run on one hit, two walks, and two strikeouts in the final two innings of a 9-3 loss to the Braves on Tuesday night.

Littell is out of minor-league options, so the Red Sox had no choice but to designate the righty for assignment and expose him to waivers. They will have the next seven days to either trade, release, or pass Littell through waivers if he goes unclaimed. In that scenario, though, Littell would have the ability to reject an assignment to the minor-leagues in favor of free agency since he has previously been outrighted.

As noted by MassLive.com’s Chris Cotillo, though, Littell may elect to stick with the Red Sox as a non-40-man roster player since they were the only organization willing to give him a guaranteed major-league roster spot. Prior to Friday’s trade, Littell had opened the 2023 season with Texas’ Triple-A affiliate, posting a 2.25 ERA with 16 strikeouts to two walks in eight relief appearances (12 innings) for the Round Rock Express.

By designating Littell for assignment, Boston reduced the size of its 40-man roster from 40 to 39 players. The Red Sox removed Littell from their 26-man roster in order to activate left-hander James Paxton from the 15-day injured list.

Paxton, who began the season on the injured list due to a left hamstring strain, will make his Red Sox debut in Friday’s series opener against the Cardinals at Fenway Park.

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With Trevor Story back, Red Sox designate Yu Chang for assignment

• Updated: Aug. 08, 2023, 5:53 p.m. |
• Published: Aug. 08, 2023, 5:50 p.m.

With Trevor Story returning, the Red Sox designated Yu Chang for assignment Tuesday. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson) AP

• Chris Cotillo | [email protected]

BOSTON — With Trevor Story set to make his season debut at shortstop Tuesday night , the Red Sox cleared a roster spot by designating Yu Chang for assignment.

Chang, the interim starting shortstop in recent weeks, had a bigger role than anticipated for the first four months of the season but did not hit enough to keep his roster spot with Story healthy . Despite being a strong defender (+1 DRS) and showing some power (6 homers), Chang hit just .162 with a .552 OPS in 39 games (including 32 starts). He struck out 34 times in 112 plate appearances (30.4%). Before Tuesday’s matchup with the Royals, the Sox officially reinstated Story from the 60-day injured list and cut Chang to clear a 40-man roster spot. Story missed the first 112 games of the season after undergoing offseason elbow surgery.

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Instead of keeping Chang, the Red Sox opted to keep Monday hero Pablo Reyes on their roster. For now, Reyes will back up Story at shortstop (and play a lot in the coming days as Story gets re-acclimated) while getting starts at second against left-handed pitchers in a timeshare with newcomer Luis Urías. Justin Turner will also mix in at second base on days when Cora wants his best offense on the field.

Cora said the decision to cut ties with Chang was made before Reyes went 3-for-4 with a double and a walk-off grand slam Monday night.

“It’s where we’re at roster-wise,” Cora said. “We have to make a move. With Luis and Pablo, we feel comfortable and this is the route we have to go.”

After playing 11 games late last season with the Red Sox after they claimed him on waivers, Chang was non-tendered in November but re-signed with the club on a one-year, $800,000 deal during spring training. Originally a depth add to a middle infield mix that was expected to include Kiké Hernández and Christian Arroyo as starters and Adalberto Mondesí as a utility man, Chang made the Opening Day roster as a backup. By late April, with Hernández’s throwing woes persisting, Chang assumed the starting shortstop role for about 10 days before fracturing his hamate bone on a swing in Baltimore on April 24 . He returned on July 7 and has started 19 games at shortstop in the last month, providing sure-handed defense but not much in the way of offense (.180 average in 65 plate appearances).

“He was here to play defense and he played great defense for us,” Cora said. “Offensively, he is who he is. There’s a few things he needs to keep working (on). Pitch recognition and swinging at the right ones. He shows flashes of power and he put good at-bats with men in scoring position and all that stuff. There’s still growing in his game.”

Story will be the seventh different Red Sox player to start at shortstop this season, joining Hernández (54 starts), Chang (30), Reyes (15), David Hamilton (10), Arroyo (2) and Bobby Dalbec (1). Cora believes the former All-Star will bring much-needed stability to the spot.

“If you look at our roster, it’s a different one than early on,” Cora said. “It doesn’t happen often but there’s certain guys that didn’t play well at their positions. Then certain guys played well. We knew Trevor was gonna be part of this at one point. It just happened that we had to make adjustments throughout the process. In a perfect world, it was Kiké and that was it until Trevor came here. But it didn’t work that way.”

Cora believes Chang, who will be exposed to waivers in the coming days, will draw interest from other clubs.

“The front office did an outstanding job in the offseason saying Chang is a big part of what we’re trying to accomplish,” the manager said. “We didn’t see him that often here. He didn’t play that much. He had been with four teams in one year. They always talked about the potential of him being an impactful guy defensively. And he did. Now, we’ve got Trevor. Hopefully, now we can slow it down, he’ll be the guy and we’ll make adjustments at second.

“(Chang)’s a good defender and teams like that. We’ll see how it goes.”

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Matt Dermody designated for assignment by Red Sox

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June 9, 2023 / 7:34 AM EDT / CBS Boston

BOSTON -- Matt Dermody's stint with the Red Sox lasted just a few innings. The lefty starter is being designated for assignment by Boston after his outing against the Guardians in Cleveland on Thursday night.

Dermody was elevated from Triple-A ahead of Thursday night's game, and then allowed three runs (all coming off a pair of Jose Ramirez homers) over his four innings. He was tagged with the loss as Boston fell, 10-3, to Cleveland.

The 32-year-old's promotion was surrounded with controversy after his homophobic tweets from 2021 resurfaced ahead of the move. Boston now has a week to either trade Dermody or put him on waivers.

Moving on from Dermody opens up a spot on the active roster for outfielder Adam Duvall, who is expected to be activated from the 60-day IL ahead of Friday night's game against the Yankees in New York. Duvall fractured his left wrist while diving for a ball in the outfield on April 9. 

Duvall got off to an incredible start for the Red Sox, clubbing 10 extra-base hits -- four homers, five doubles, and a triple -- over the first eight games this season.

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What does designated for assignment mean in baseball? Explaining MLB's 'DFA' and contract implications

There are numerous transactions that can happen to an MLB player. They can be optioned down to the minors. They can be traded to another team. They can even just simply be cut.

One of the more unique-to-baseball transaction types is to be designated for assignment. If a big leaguer is underperforming significantly, a team might decide that it is time to hit the DFA button, which can have several different outcomes.

During the course of the MLB season, fans will often see players DFA'd by their teams. It is a particularly common process for players who are a bit more on the experienced side and in the middle of contracts.

Much of the other processes are more self explanatory. Trades and releases are obviously simple. Even options are fairly common knowledge. But what exactly does it mean to be designated for assignment? 

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What does designated for assignment mean in baseball?

Teams are only allowed to have 40 players on their roster at all times, with 26 of them active in the majors. Sometimes, teams make decisions to add someone to that 40-man roster, which means removing someone else.

In order to take someone off the 40-man roster, they must be designated for assignment. When that happens, a player is taken off the roster immediately and sits in a holding pattern for seven days. During that time frame, the team can trade the player away or place him on waivers.

Another team can claim the player on waivers, but it would require immediately placing that player on their own 40-man roster and taking on the remainder of that contract. Because waiver claims operate in a particular order, teams will sometimes trade for a DFA'd player rather than wait until waivers to make sure no one ahead of them in the order is able to claim that player.

There is always a chance the players go through waivers unclaimed. If that happens, teams have a few different options for what comes next. The team can release them or can outright them to the minors. However, not all DFA'd players have to go to the minors. A player can reject the minor-league assignment and head to free agency if he's been in the majors for at least three years or if he has been outrighted to the minors previously.

Being designated for assignment is different than being optioned to the minors, though sometimes the two can overlap. Players early in their careers have option years, during which they can be sent back to the minors five times per season after MLB promotions. Being optioned to the minors does not mean a player has to be designated for assignment unless he runs out of options. 

If a team claims a player that has been designated for assignment, and that player still has minor league options left, the team can choose to use one to send the player to the minors, so long as he is still on the 40-man roster.

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DFA contract implications

There are often talented players that hit waivers that will go unclaimed for one big reason: the contract. 

If a player is claimed on waivers or acquired via trade, the team that added him would be taking on the remainder of the contract as well. Often, part of the reason a team would make the decision to DFA a player is in the hopes another might claim them and take the contract off the books.

However, if the player reaches free agency, he can sign a deal with any other team on a prorated portion of the MLB minimum, which is $720,000. The team that DFA'd would then pay that player the remaining salary owed to him on his original deal minus the prorated MLB minimum paid by the acquiring team.

Edward Sutelan is a content producer at The Sporting News.

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Boston Red Sox | Red Sox notes: Hirokazu Sawamura, Austin Davis designated for assignment in bullpen shakeup

Sox ‘pen has mlb-worst 5.95 era since the trade deadline.

Stuck behind four teams with seven games separating them from an American League Wild Card berth, the Red Sox axed two veteran relievers in favor of a pair of minor league journeymen.

Right-hander Hirokazu Sawamura and lefty Austin Davis were designated for assignment in preparation of the Red Sox’ series against the Minnesota Twins, paving the way for righties Kaleb Ort and Zack Kelly to get promoted from Triple-A Worcester.

Sawamura looked like a nifty signing from Japan prior to last season, and put up a respectable 3.06 ERA in 2021, although with a concerning 1.45 WHIP and legitimate command issues. He’s been worse this year and, given the Sox are unlikely to pick up his $3 million option for next season, the DFA was more than reasonable.

Davis was acquired from the Pirates for Michael Chavis at last year’s trade deadline, when the Sox picked up a pair of relievers in Davis and Hansel Robles in addition to outfielder/first baseman Kyle Schwarber.

This year, though, the Sox subtracted one from their relief core while trading Jake Diekman to the White Sox and ignored their bullpen needs altogether, with chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom offering an unsatisfactory explanation.

“We pursued a lot of different options,” Bloom said after the deadline. “And that’s not to say we don’t have faith in and see upside in the guys that are here… and some guys who are in Triple-A as well. We do think we have talent here to have more consistent results in the pen than we’ve had, and we are hopeful that we’ll be able to do that.”

Since then, the Sox bullpen has an MLB-worst 5.95 ERA.

With Diekman out of the picture and the struggling Darwinzon Hernandez quickly sent back to Worcester, Davis became the only lefty available for manager Alex Cora, who gave him chance after chance, though Davis has been consistently poor since the start of July (9.00 ERA).

Ort hasn’t been any better (9.00 ERA in 15 innings). Kelly, 27, has a 2.72 ERA in Worcester but has never pitched in the big leagues before.

No sign of Casas

The moves are fairly simple in that neither Sawamura nor Davis were performing of late, with both contributing to reliable bullpen meltdowns in recent weeks.

However, one would think the sixth-worst team in the A.L. should be able to safely shift their focus to the future at this point in the season, but have chosen to keep first base prospect Triston Casas in Worcester for at least another series.

Casas homered and was on base twice for the Woo Sox on Sunday. He’s now reached base multiple times in nine of his last 11 games, hitting .385 with a .529 on-base percentage in that stretch.

The organization’s top prospect entering the year, Casas seems primed for a big league opportunity at some point. With rosters expanding on Thursday, it could spark the first chance for Casas when the Red Sox return home for a four-game set vs. the Rangers.

For now, they’ll keep rolling with Franchy Cordero, Bobby Dalbec and Christian Arroyo, who was in the lineup at first base on Monday.

Mata promoted

Down in Worcester, the WooSox continue to field an interesting roster.

Monday, the Red Sox promoted one of their top pitching prospects, Bryan Mata, from Double-A Portland to Triple-A Worcester.

Mata will make his Triple-A debut against the Buffalo Bisons (Blue Jays affiliate) on Tuesday at 6:45 p.m. at Polar Park (televised live on NESN Plus).

Mata has had an unconventional path. After the COVID-canceled minor league season in 2020, Mata suffered an elbow injury in spring training 2021 and missed all of that year recovering from Tommy John surgery.

But the 23-year-old right-hander is returned to action this June and has impressed, with a 1.85 ERA and 58 strikeouts in 48 2/3 innings over 10 games with Portland.

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Just days after being traded, Red Sox designate ex-Tiger infielder for assignment

• Updated: May. 10, 2024, 5:05 p.m. |
• Published: May. 08, 2024, 11:03 a.m.

Detroit Tigers' Zack Short (59) reaches for the ball hit by Cleveland Indians' Ernie Clement in the seventh inning of a baseball game, Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Dermer) AP

• Matthew Ehler | [email protected]

Zack Short’s rollercoaster 2024 season continues.

Just one week after being traded from the New York Mets, the Boston Red Sox designated Short for assignment on Wednesday –– a move that kicks the former Detroit Tigers infielder off the Red Sox 40-man roster.

Boston also optioned right-hander Naoyuki Uwasawa to Triple-A Worcester, which clears active roster spots for infielder Romy Gonzalez and pitcher Nick Pivetta, both players who will return from the injured list before today’s game in Atlanta.

Short, who was just designated for assignment by the Mets late last month, is out of minor league options, which meant the Red Sox had to remove him from their roster in order to send him to Worcester.

The soon-to-be 29-year-old appeared in two games for Boston and went hitless with four strikeouts in seven at-bats. Short, a Kingston NY, native has just 19 plate appearances between the Mets and the Red Sox this season, going a combined 1-for-19.

That’s after enjoying a stellar spring, hitting .308 with a home run and four doubles, while walking seven times and striking out six –– all of which landed him on the Mets Opening Day roster.

Short played parts of three seasons with Detroit after being acquired from the Chicago Cubs in a trade that included outfielder Cameron Maybin in 2020. He last served as the Tigers’ utility infielder for most of the 2023 season.

A 17th round pick by the Cubs in the 2016 MLB Draft, Short played 179 games with the Tigers, hitting .204 with 13 home runs across 450 plate appearances, as well as 196 games with Triple-A Toledo.

Teams have consistently been intrigued by Short’s infield versatility –– something that’s accumulated to nearly 600 innings of career work at shortstop, along with 200 frames at both second and third base. He’s also been willing to pitch, tossing six innings in lopsided games in Detroit.

However, he’s cooled off at the plate as of late, a big reason for his demotions at the major league level.

The Red Sox have the option to either trade or place Short on waivers in the coming days, as he’s yet to clear waivers despite being designated for assignment by the Tigers, Mets and now Boston since the end of the 2023 season.

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The Red Sox designated Gutierrez for assignment Wednesday, Gabrielle Starr of the Boston Herald reports.

Gutierrez will lose his spot on the 40-man roster to create space for Dominic Smith, who signed a major-league deal with the Red Sox on Wednesday. The 28-year-old righty owns a 9.28 ERA and 2.16 WHIP across 10.2 innings in Triple-A this season, and he will likely pass through waivers unclaimed.

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Red Sox designate out-of-options IF for assignment

The Red Sox will designate infielder Zack Short for assignment, reports Julian McWilliams of the Boston Globe. Boston also optioned right-hander Naoyuki Uwasawa   to Triple-A Worcester. The moves clear active roster spots for Romy Gonzalez and Nick Pivetta , each of whom will return from the injured list before Wednesday's game in Atlanta.

Short is out of minor league options, so the Sox didn’t have the ability to send him to Worcester without taking him off the 40-man roster. That out-of-options status contributed to him landing in Boston in the first place. The Mets designated Short for assignment two weeks ago. Boston acquired him for cash on May 1.

The 28-year-old appeared twice for the Sox, going hitless with four strikeouts in seven at-bats. He has only tallied 19 plate appearances all season between New York and Boston. The majority of Short’s big league playing time came with the Tigers a year ago. In 253 trips to the plate, he hit .204/.292/.339 with an elevated 26.1% strikeout rate. Short drew a decent number of walks but didn’t make much of an impact when he put the ball in play.

Teams have nevertheless been intrigued by his ability to handle multiple spots on the infield. He has nearly 600 innings of career shortstop work and more than 200 frames at both second and third base. His defensive grades are mixed. Statcast has given him average marks for his second and third base work while rating him as a below-average shortstop. Defensive Runs Saved has been more favorable, crediting him with average shortstop defense and well above-average work at the keystone.

The Sox will trade Short or place him on waivers within the next few days. He has yet to clear waivers despite being designated for assignment by each of Detroit, New York and now Boston since the end of last season.

Pivetta will take the ball Wednesday, his first MLB start in a little more than a month. The right-hander suffered a flexor strain, but the Sox expressed confidence it was a mild issue that wouldn’t necessitate a long-term absence. He’ll rejoin a rotation that has been arguably the best in the majors in 2024. Pivetta, an impending free agent, was brilliant in his first two starts. He allowed only one run in 11 innings with 13 strikeouts and one walk.

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Marlins designate Bethancourt for assignment

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MIAMI -- The Marlins designated catcher Christian Bethancourt for assignment on Friday, recalling backstop Ali Sánchez from Triple-A Jacksonville.

Over the offseason, catcher and shortstop were positions Miami hoped to upgrade. When the Marlins acquired Bethancourt in a trade with Cleveland for cash on Dec. 10, it was to replace Jacob Stallings, who had been non-tendered after two seasons with the club. President of baseball operations Peter Bendix and Bethancourt overlapped in Tampa Bay from 2022-23.

After no other major moves were made on that front, the organization hoped one of Bethancourt or Nick Fortes would command the role during Spring Training.

But the 32-year-old Bethancourt couldn't get going with his new club, opening the season hitless in his first 29 at-bats. He compiled a .159/.198/.268 slash line with five extra-base hits and a 29 OPS+ in 38 games.

Behind the dish, Bethancourt ranked in the 14th percentile in framing (-2), 34th percentile in blocks above average (-1) and 80th percentile in caught stealing above average (2). Fortes had been garnering the majority of the catching duties -- 10 of 14 games this month -- in large part as the de facto personal backstop for left-handers Jesús Luzardo and Braxton Garrett.

"Christian is a really good dude," manager Skip Schumaker said. "He was a good fit here as far as talking to the guys. In those pitchers' meetings, he was fantastic. It just sometimes doesn't work out in different organizations. It wasn't lack of effort. He's been trying. He was doing everything he could to figure out the offensive stuff. He was doing better on the catching side as well. We all know that he had an unbelievable arm. But as far as a person, man, that's the kind of guy you want around all the time. He's a fantastic teammate. It's just too bad it didn't work out here."

The Marlins acquired Sánchez in a trade with the Cubs for cash on Wednesday. He played in seven big league games from 2020-21 with the Mets and Cardinals, collecting three hits in 13 at-bats. Sánchez has spent the past three seasons bouncing around at the Triple-A affiliates for the Cardinals, Tigers, D-backs and Cubs.

The 27-year-old Sánchez hit 10 doubles and three homers with a .725 OPS in 41 games at Triple-A Iowa this season after collecting 10 doubles and 11 homers with an .866 OPS in 67 games for Triple-A Reno last season.

"We'll see at the big league level," Schumaker said. "Big league level is different. He has some big league time. I knew him a little bit in St. Louis. There's guys that knew him around the league that have either coached with him or against him that have really good reviews. He's smart, very capable of catching up here, and our guys like the offensive profile. So we're excited to see what he can do."

Fortes got the start on Friday to catch left-hander Trevor Rogers in the series opener against the Mariners at loanDepot park. Sánchez replacing Bethancourt is unlikely to change the playing time.

"He's going to be a lot of like we used Beth," Schumaker said. "He'll catch a couple of times a week and make his own opportunity, whatever he does with that opportunity. Nick's going to probably get the same amount of or more [of the reps]. Not sure. Just depends on what it all looks like."

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Reds Designate Conner Capel For Assignment

By Darragh McDonald | June 21, 2024 at 2:45pm CDT

The Reds announced that they have selected the contract of catcher Austin Wynns . In corresponding moves, they have optioned outfielder Jacob Hurtubise and designated outfielder Conner Capel for assignment.

It’s unclear why the Reds have added a third catcher to their roster, as they already have Tyler Stephenson and Luke Maile on the team. It’s possible that something is up with Stephenson, as he has only been in the starting lineup twice since Saturday, serving as the designated hitter in one of those two.

This is pure speculation but he has been hit on the hand by a pitch a few times this year, which could be part of the problem. Back on June 6, x-rays on his hand came back negative, per C. Trent Rosecrans on X . But he has hit .111/.250/.185 since that date, perhaps suggesting something is amiss.

Whatever the reason, the 33-year-old Wynns has been added to the roster. In the offseason, he was signed to a major league split deal that would pay him $950K for time spent on the major league roster and $300K in the minors. He was later designated for assignment and passed through waivers. As a player with between three and five years of service time, he could have elected free agency but doing so would have meant forfeiting that money.

He therefore reported to Louisville and gets back to the majors today. He has a pretty tepid batting line of .226/.273/.324 in his major league career and his work at Triple-A this year has only been slightly better at .252/.310/.408. But he has received solid grades for his defense in recent years, with Statcast being particularly fond of his work controlling the running game, as he comes in the top ten on their catcher throwing leaderboard since the start of 2021.

To get Wynns onto the roster, the Reds have bumped off Capel. The 27-year-old was selected to the roster in early May but only appeared in five games before being optioned back down. He has been in pretty good form in Louisville, having hit eight home runs and drawn walks in 16.7% of his 192 plate appearances. He is slashing .226/.361/.439 at that level for a 109 wRC+ despite a .248 batting average on balls in play.

The Reds will now have a week to trade Capel or pass him through waivers. He is in his final option year so perhaps he will garner interest from a club with a 40-man roster spot available and a need for outfield depth. If he were to pass through waivers unclaimed, he has a previous career outright and would therefore have the right to elect free agency.

29 Comments

18 hours ago

That’s a Castellini needle mover.

17 hours ago

Should be an issue with Stephenson, another roster move may be in the way, is Marte due tu return this weekend already?

Marte cannot return until the 27th of June after his suspension is complete. The other issue is that during his rehab (which is allowed) on the AAA team he has been going through the motions. His elevation rate is too low so far and needs more time to ge back into proper hitting shape. So, the Reds may decide to give him more time to improve. He will be back with the team because he plays pretty good D at 3rd base and has a better ‘eye’ than most of the players on the ML team right now (so less strikeouts/higher average).

7 hours ago

I believe the Reds will need to open a 40-man spot for Marte immediately after the 80-game suspension ends, even if they decide to keep him in AAA on an optional assignment.

Friendl can’t stay healthy. McClain and Marte back will be too little too late. CES likely won’t see the field this year

Just bad break after bad break

Don’t give up! We are only 74 games into a 162 game season!!

True. Most of it seems to be with the hitters. The offense is anemic right now as a result. Losing Friedl, McClain, CES, Marte (all of whom were expected to start) coupled with the non productivity of De La Cruz, Steer, Benson, India and Stephenson will short circuit any offense. , Some guy was on here saying hitting ‘245 with minimal offensive production is acceptable all while making 15 million a year. I would respond with “on what planet”. . Saying all that, I think the Reds had a good plan entering the season. They made a FA move or two that I would not have, but the team was staffed to succeed. Who could have foreseen all the injuries and collective non production by the hitters. There is roughly half the season left, so let’s see if things turn around.

16 hours ago

Friedl is back and playing tonight

Tbf, .245 is about league average these days

Benson has been a black hole, but the rest you mentioned have been about treading water, unfortunately with almost a complete dearth of slugging though

15 hours ago

He’s talking about Candelabra who’s hitting 251. But sure let’s go nice again use BA as a monitor on production. A lot of these posters can’t wrap their heads around how bad hitting is this year. He has a 789 OPS. Only Cruz at 770 is close but he sucks too according to this poster. Steer and Benson have regressed no doubt. Those other 2 cannot be blamed unless you expect Cruz to be Eric Davis 86-87. If he’s not. He already sucks. Candelabra has been the only thing consistent since May. At 15M his offense. At this rate and what the hitting in the league is now. That’s not sucking.

11 hours ago

Not sucking but a long way from being worth 15 million a year. Yeah, it is all relative compared to the rest who are mostly under performing. The bottom line is the offense is pathetic. Like I said, some of that is due to injuries. Both will lead to you getting beat on a regular basis.

Baseball is getting hard for me to be concerned about. The IL is becoming so action packed I may just as well be watching “The Walking Dead” I used to be able to watch BB on the main channels, now you have to pay for it. I’ve actually gone back to the radio for BB info. All in all bad break after bad break becomes all our teams montra, live with it

Some of the zombies in that show move better than some of the players.

I was a catcher and I can say three cat hers on the roster is crazy, unless you have a guy like Farm Dog who played virtually every position.

They just can’t say a guy is hurt and put him on the IL. Instead they operate a man down for a week or more.

Idiocy, but I am sure the altar worshippers will buy the excuses hook, line, and sucker as usual.

Same here on being a catcher as a kid. You are right, three catchers really hurt the team but we know Bell loves that supposed flexibility even though it’s not.

The team runs a pretty poor media relations side of the game too. Seems like they intentionally want to keep all moves hidden away from everyone. Plus then they go a week being short=staffed to save an option or something???

I am one you would bemoan as a worshipper

I do not get this move

I truly believe you are just incapable of seeing anything positive with this organization out of principle

All these things can be true

A lot of altar worshippers on here. I wonder how far or what levels they played at (if any level at all above little league). These young sabermetric cats are something else.. I would love to coach against them. While they are digging into their stat sheets, I would be whipping their a$$$e$. There is a place for sabermetrics but there is also a ton of over analyzing.. There is an old saying “you can analyze until you are paralyzed.”

Analysis paralysis, we used to call it.

10 hours ago

I am a proponent of smart drafting and thorough development/coaching.. If you are good at both, success will usually follow. That is true for any sport and any level of play. The problem is that most people/organizations aren’t really good at both. Injuries can also derail you, but that is not the norm.

I think Stephenson’s wife is expected to go into labor any day now. That could be the reason.

There’s a paternity list for that.

I realize that. However, after looking into it further, it seams she’s not due until later in the summer.

R the reds being pitched inside and hit on purpose because Bell will not retaliate

13 hours ago

I think it is more like hitters are crowding the plate more because of all the armor they let them wear. I have seen it on all sides.

Makes as much sense as any of the comments above.. Most people who comment here presume Castellini, Krall, Bell, DJ, etal are clueless and everythng else follows from that idiom. Fact is Reds are 10-7 in June and have allowed a total of 58 runs in those 17 games. Not too shabby with the injuries they have. Hurtubise needed to go back dwn. He can’t lay at this level hitting the ball in the air. Capel better off moving on. BTW whether it’s Stephenson’s hand or he’s about to receive a family addition; this is why Krall got Wynns.

To elaborate, Reds have a young, dynamic, talented pitching staff and Wynns will help them-even if only for a while.

12 hours ago

Rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic

31 mins ago

“tepid” is an interesting choice of words to describe the hitting of Wynns. I would call it normal or average for this roster. Team BA is .225. And yes, that metric matters, stats nerds. A .25 increase in BA, which would move them to about #9/#10 in the metric will increase run production by a half run or so per game. That translates into a significant increase in wins when you have reasonably good pitching like this team has.

So the problem is to answer why this team sucks at hitting so badly with nearly half the season gone while they burn up pitching to stay in games.

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Wilyer Abreu set to return to Red Sox roster from injured list

CINCINNATI — The Red Sox are about to get one of their better players back on the roster.

Wilyer Abreu rejoined the team Friday and is expected to be activated Saturday. The 25-year-old outfielder had an .829 OPS over 53 games and was outstanding defensively before he went on the injured list June 4 with a sprained right ankle.

Abreu was 3 for 12 with two home runs and a walk during a three-game rehabilitation assignment with Triple A Worcester.

“It’s been a few weeks but I’m happy to be back,” Abreu said. “I feel very good at the plate. Hopefully it doesn’t take long to get back to the form I was before the injury.”

Abreu will join Jarren Duran , Tyler O’Neill , Ceddanne Rafaela , and Rob Refsnyder in what will be a crowded outfield. Utility player Romy Gonzalez is part of that mix, too.

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Masataka Yoshida is not a factor given that he has played only one inning defensively all season.

Manager Alex Cora doesn’t see the numbers as a problem.

“That’s good, a deeper ball club,” Cora said. “We’ll have options late in games and we can take care of guys.”

Duran, Rafaela, and O’Neill were the configuration against the Reds for Friday night’s 5-2 loss . Refsnyder is dealing with a sore right knee, so playing time won’t be an issue for now.

Cora said Gonzalez can play first base, so the move to bring back Abreu will likely be to option Bobby Dalbec back to Worcester. Dalbec was 0 for 3 on Friday and met with Cora after the game.

Abreu was one of the first players to arrive at the clubhouse ahead of the series opener . He’s excited to be back on the varsity.

“I was focused on having good at-bats and getting my timing back,” he said. “[The Sox] are playing very good baseball right now and it was very fun to watch. It’s nice to be back here.”

Steamy times in Ohio

“Hydration!” was written on the clubhouse message board in English, Spanish, and Japanese. It was 94 degrees when the Sox took batting practice and 91 at first pitch.

There’s an air quality alert through Sunday and a heat advisory.

With the team having had a day off Thursday, Cora isn’t too concerned. But he did acknowledge that his plans to catch Connor Wong for all three games could change.

“I can play all three,” Wong said. “I changed my jersey halfway through, that was it.”

The players didn’t seem to mind.

“Hot is 100 times better than cold,” reliever Justin Slaten said. “I’d much rather have weather like this.”

Despite the weather , Cora got in his daily run Friday. He blamed a good dinner Thursday night for going 3 miles instead of the usual 4.

Stop, thief

Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz leads the majors with 37 stolen bases, 11 more than second-place Brice Turang of the Brewers had entering Friday. Cincinnati leads the majors with 107 steals.

The Sox have run a few teams ragged in recent weeks. Now they have to defend against it.

“If we throw the ball to the right bases, we’re going to be fine,” Cora said. “They’re a very aggressive team but there’s a lot of outs out there. First things first, keep him off base.

“You’ve just got to be patient. You cannot get caught up in throwing to the wrong base or trying to get him out when you can’t. You’ve got to be disciplined. Hopefully he doesn’t steal first.”

Friday was the first time De La Cruz faced the Sox. He was 0 for 3 with a walk and didn’t attempt any steals.

Just in case

Do the Red Sox have an emergency catcher? Ask catching coach Jason Varitek , Cora suggested. “Good question,” the captain said. “Maybe [Dalbec]. He’s tall. He’d be good with high fastballs.” Varitek also mentioned that Yoshida caught in high school. Let’s assume he was joking about both players. Cora did mention Gonzalez as an option … Nick Pivetta is the scheduled starter Saturday. He had a 3.04 ERA in his first five starts. It’s 4.73 in five starts since. Pivetta is 1-1 with a 2.92 ERA in seven career appearances against the Reds. Since his trade to the Red Sox in 2020, he’s faced Cincinnati twice, throwing two innings of scoreless relief last season at Fenway Park … The Reds called up well-traveled backup catcher Austin Wynns from Triple A Louisville and optioned outfielder Jacob Hurtubise . Outfielder Conner Caple was designated for assignment to open a 40-man roster spot for Wynns … There was a moment of silence in memory of Willie Mays before the game.

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New York Yankees Officially Sign Former Chicago White Sox Reliever Tim Hill

Sam connon | jun 20, 2024.

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The New York Yankees have agreed to a major league contract with left-handed relief pitcher Tim Hill, the team announced Thursday morning.

ESPN's Jeff Passan was first the report the move.

Hill was designated for assignment by the Chicago White Sox on June 12 and released on June 18 after clearing waivers. That sent Hill into free agency, which he has spun into a deal with the Yankees.

As was first reported by The New York Post's Joel Sherman , Hill is joining the Yankees' big league roster prior to their series finale against the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday.

Left-handed pitcher Clayton Andrews has been designated for assignment to make room for Hill on the 40-man roster. Left-handed pitcher Anthony Misiewicz had already been optioned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre following Wednesday night's game, leaving an open spot for Hill on the active 26-man roster.

The New York Yankees today announced that they have signed LHP Tim Hill to a Major League contract and added him to the active roster. To make room on the 40-man roster, the Yankees have designated LHP Clayton Andrews for assignment. — New York Yankees (@Yankees) June 20, 2024

New York was in need of some bullpen reinforcements after Ian Hamilton went on the 15-day injured list with a right lat strain on Tuesday. Nick Burdi was also sidelined after receiving an injection in his hip earlier this month, placing the Yankees in a position where they were desperate to add a veteran like Hill.

Hill, 34, got his start with the Kansas City Royals back in 2018. He joined the San Diego Padres in 2020, and remained with the club until he was non-tendered at the end of 2023.

The two best seasons of Hill's career came in 2021 and 2022, when he went 9-6 with a 3.59 ERA, 1.235 WHIP and a 0.3 WAR across 133 appearances.

Hill signed a one-year, $1.8 million contract with the White Sox in December. He was 1-0 with a 5.87 ERA, 2.217 WHIP and -0.4 WAR through 27 games in 2024, though, which is why Chicago was willing to cut ties with Hill when they did.

For his career, the side-arm lefty is 17-14 with a 4.30 ERA, 1.380 WHIP and -0.7 WAR.

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