When Brandon Lowe was healthy in 2020 and ’21, he was arguably the best second baseman in baseball. The Rays slugger led primary second basemen in home runs, RBI, OPS, wRC+, and FanGraphs WAR over those two seasons. Unfortunately, he has missed significant time with various injuries in each of the three years since. When he takes the field, however, Lowe is still a highly … [Read more...] about Trade Candidate: Brandon Lowe
Rangers Promote Ross Fenstermaker To GM
Nov 4: The Rangers officially announced that Fenstermaker has been promoted to general manager, and that they’ve hired Figueroa as assistant GM. Additionally, the Rangers officially announced the hiring of Justin Viele as hitting coach, a move that was first reported last week. Nov 2: Rangers President of Baseball Operations Chris Young was recently promoted to that title after … [Read more...] about Rangers Promote Ross Fenstermaker To GM
Rays Among Teams To Have Reached Out To Soto
The Rays are among the teams that have reached out to Juan Soto’s camp since the opening of free agency last week, writes Jon Heyman of the New York Post. Heyman lists a much less surprising additional six teams that have shown interest: the Yankees, Mets, Dodgers, Giants, Blue Jays and Red Sox. The mere mention of the Rays as a possible Soto suitor is going to be met with … [Read more...] about Rays Among Teams To Have Reached Out To Soto
Orioles Claim Rene Pinto, Thaddeus Ward
The Orioles have made a few tweaks at the back of the roster to start the offseason. Baltimore announced a pair of waiver claims: catcher Rene Pinto from the division rival Rays and right-hander Thaddeus Ward from the Nationals. Baltimore also sent veteran reliever Matt Bowman through outright waivers; he elected free agency. Finally, the O’s selected the contract of lefty … [Read more...] about Orioles Claim Rene Pinto, Thaddeus Ward
Rays, Jacob Waguespack Agree To Extension
The Rays announced that right-hander Jacob Waguespack has been reinstated from the 60-day injured list and that the two sides have agreed to an extension, though no details of the new deal were provided. The club also noted that righty Joel Kuhnel cleared waivers and elected free agency. Waguespack, who turns 31 tomorrow, has less than three years of service time and is … [Read more...] about Rays, Jacob Waguespack Agree To Extension