Reds third baseman Jeimer Candelario took an early exit from Wednesday night’s contest with the Phillies. He appeared to hurt himself on a swing in his final at-bat, and while he smacked a double on the very next pitch, he continued to grimace from second base. After the game, manager David Bell said that “hopefully” it was nothing more than “hyperextension of the elbow” (per … [Read more...] about NL Central Notes: Candelario, Donovan, Taillon
NL Notes: Pham, Contreras, Cabrera, Garrett, Uhlman
Multiple reports over the offseason indicated that the Padres had interest in signing Tommy Pham, with the most recent of these items coming in mid-March, when USA Today’s Bob Nightengale wrote that San Diego had interest in Pham on a one-year deal worth around $3MM or $4MM. Opening Day has now come and gone with Pham still a free agent, but Jon Heyman of the New York Post … [Read more...] about NL Notes: Pham, Contreras, Cabrera, Garrett, Uhlman
Cardinals Recall Pedro Pagés For MLB Debut
The Cardinals announced today that infielder Matt Carpenter has been placed on the 10-day injured list due to a right oblique strain, retroactive to April 2. In a corresponding move, catcher Pedro Pagés was recalled from Triple-A Memphis and will be making his major league debut as soon as he gets into a game. It’s unclear when or how Carpenter hurt himself. He last played on … [Read more...] about Cardinals Recall Pedro Pagés For MLB Debut
Cardinals Notes: Gray, Thompson, O’Brien
The Cardinals are still waiting for right-hander Sonny Gray to make his regular season debut with the club, after he suffered a right hamstring strain during the spring. His path back to the big leagues got muddied, literally, when this week’s weather prevented his ramp-up from going as planned. Per John Denton of MLB.com, Gray was going to make a rehab start for Triple-A … [Read more...] about Cardinals Notes: Gray, Thompson, O’Brien
Yankees, Mets, Dodgers, Cardinals Among Teams Scouting Roki Sasaki
Eight MLB teams sent representatives to watch NPB ace Roki Sasaki’s latest start, according to articles from Sports Hochi and Yahoo Japan, as relayed by Dylan Hernández of The Los Angeles Times and Andy Martino of SNY, respectively. Among those teams were the Yankees, Mets, Dodgers, and Cardinals. Sasaki is just 22 years old and already one of the best pitchers in Japan. Over … [Read more...] about Yankees, Mets, Dodgers, Cardinals Among Teams Scouting Roki Sasaki