|
 3B Todd Frazier was acquired by the White Sox from the Reds as part
of a three-team, seven-player trade involving the Dodgers.
Frazier, 29, batted .255 with 35 home runs and 89 RBIs with
Cincinnati in 2015. The 6-3, 220-pound Frazier was one of four
players in the major leagues last season to record at least 40
doubles and 35 home runs. He made his second straight All-Star team
and first start after collecting 52 extra-base hits before the
break. Frazier also won the Home Run Derby in his home park while
serving as the Reds' All-Star Game ambassador.
Frazier is a career .257 hitter with 108 home runs and 324 RBIs over
five major league seasons, all with the Reds.
-----------------------------------------------
MLB Note - Seattle Mariners Schugel, A.J.
RHP A.J. Schugel was claimed off waivers by the Mariners from the
Diamondbacks. Schugel, 26, made his major league debut with Arizona
last year, posting a 5.00 ERA over nine innings in five relief
appearances. He split the season between Double-A Mobile and
Triple-A Reno, combining to go 9-9 with a 4.84 ERA over 115 1/3
innings in 21 starts.
-----------------------------------------------
MLB Note - Seattle Mariners Olson, Tyler
LHP Tyler Olson was designated for assignment. Olson, 26, began last
season in the majors with Seattle, appearing in 11 games as a
reliever and going 1-1 with a 5.40 ERA over 13 1/3 innings before
being placed on the disabled list with a right knee contusion. With
Triple-A Tacoma, he was 3-5 with a 4.47 ERA over 54 1/3 innings in
25 games (six starts).
-----------------------------------------------
MLB Note - Los Angeles Dodgers Johnson, Micah
2B Micah Johnson, RHP Frankie Montas and OF Trayce Thompson were
acquired by the Dodgers from the White Sox as part of a three-team
trade that sent 3B Todd Frazier to the Reds.
Johnson, 24, hit .230 with four RBIs in 36 games over two stints
with the White Sox in 2015. He also appeared in 78 games with
Triple-A Charlotte, batting .315 with eight home runs and 36 RBIs.
-----------------------------------------------
MLB Note - Los Angeles Dodgers Montas, Frankie
RHP Frankie Montas, 2B Micah Johnson and OF Trayce Thompson were
acquired by the Dodgers from the White Sox as part of a three-team
trade that sent 3B Todd Frazier to the Reds.
Montas, 22, appeared in seven games (two starts) with the White Sox
in 2015, going 0-2 with a 4.80 ERA over 15 innings, with 20
strikeouts. He also went 5-5 with a 2.97 ERA over 112 innings, with
108 strikeouts, in 23 starts with Double-A Birmingham.
-----------------------------------------------
MLB Note - Los Angeles Dodgers Thompson, Trayce
OF Trayce Thompson, RHP Frankie Montas and 2B Micah Johnson were
acquired by the Dodgers from the White Sox as part of a three-team
trade that sent 3B Todd Frazier to the Reds.
Thompson, 24, batted .295 with five home runs and 16 RBIs in 44
games with the White Sox last season. He also appeared in 104 games
with Charlotte, hitting .260 with 13 home runs and 39 RBIs. Thompson
is the brother of Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson.
-----------------------------------------------
MLB Note - Cincinnati Reds Dixon, Brandon
INF Brandon Dixon, INF Jose Peraza and OF Scott Schebler were
acquired by the Reds from the Dodgers in a three-team deal that
included the White Sox, who got 3B Todd Frazier from Cincinnati.
Dixon, 23, had 128 appearances last season for Class A Rancho
Cucamonga and Double-A Tulsa, combining to hit .263 with 19 homers
and 68 RBIs, with 26 stolen bases.
-----------------------------------------------
MLB Note - Cincinnati Reds Peraza, Jose
INF Jose Peraza, INF Brandon Dixon and OF Scott Schebler were
acquired by the Reds from the Dodgers in a three-team deal that
included the White Sox, who got 3B Todd Frazier from Cincinnati.
Peraza, 21, hit .293 with 33 stolen bases in 118 games for the
Triple-A affiliates of the Braves and Dodgers. In his major league
debut, he played in seven games for Los Angeles, with one RBI.
-----------------------------------------------
MLB Note - Cincinnati Reds Schebler, Scott
OF Scott Schebler, INF Jose Peraza and INF Brandon Dixon were
acquired by the Reds from the Dodgers in a three-team deal that
included the White Sox, who got 3B Todd Frazier from Cincinnati.
Schebler, 25, spent most of last season with Triple-A Oklahoma City.
In 121 games, he produced 13 home runs, 50 RBIs and 15 stolen bases.
He also made his major league debut with three homers and four RBIs
in 19 games for Los Angeles.
-----------------------------------------------
[to top of second column] |
MLB Note - Cleveland Indians Napoli, Mike
DH Mike Napoli agreed to a one-year, $7 million deal with the
Indians, multiple media outlets reported Wednedsay.
Napoli, 34, could also play first base for the Indians. He hit .224
last season with 18 home runs and has 204 career homers. CBS Sports
first reported the deal and said Napoli can add approximately $3
million by reaching incentives.
-----------------------------------------------
MLB Note - New York Mets Colon, Bartolo
RHP Bartolo Colon and the Mets agreed to a one-year, $7.25 million
free agent contract, multiple media outlets reported Wednesday.
Colon, who will turn 43 in May, finished with a 14-13 record and a
4.16 ERA in 194 2/3 innings this year. He was 8-3 after two months
of the season, which ended with Colon making it to the World Series
for the first time in his career. In the postseason, Colon didn't
start a game, but he pitched seven times in relief and took the loss
in the Series opener against the Royals.
-----------------------------------------------
MLB Note - St. Louis Cardinals Molina, Yadier
C Yadier Molina will have his left thumb in a cast for four to five
weeks after having a second surgery to repair a ligament Tuesday.
Molina was bothered by discomfort in the thumb following the first
operation in mid-October. The Cardinals still hope that Molina will
recover in time for opening day in 2016. After Molina's first
surgery, his projected return was sometime during spring training.
-----------------------------------------------
MLB Note - Baltimore Orioles Kim, Hyun-soo
OF Hyun-soo Kim and the Orioles agreed to a two-year contract that
will pay him $3.5 million per year, the Baltimore Sun reported
Wednesday.
The left-handed-hitting Kim, 27, had a batting average of .318 over
10 seasons with the Doosan Bears of the Korea Baseball Organization.
He had a career-high 28 home runs and 121 RBIs while drawing 101
walks in 141 games this past season. Kim came to the United States
on Wednesday to complete the contract and take a physical.
-----------------------------------------------
MLB Note - San Francisco Giants Cueto, Johnny
RHP Johnny Cueto and the Giants finalized a six-year, $130 million
contract Wednesday.
Cueto will team with LHP Madison Bumgarner and RHP Jeff Samardzija
in a revamped San Francisco rotation.
A 20-game winner in 2014, Cueto was 11-13 with 3.44 ERA with the
Reds and Royals last season. With Kansas City, he went 4-7 with a
4.76 ERA. He threw a complete-game two-hitter against the Mets in
Game 2 of the World Series.
-----------------------------------------------
MLB Note - Los Angeles Angels Nava, Daniel
OF/1B Daniel Nava signed a one-year, $1,375,000 free agent deal with
the Angels on Wednesday. Nava, a left-handed hitter, might platoon
with right-handed-hitting Craig Gentry in left field. Nava, 32, hit
a combined .194/.315/.245 with one homer and 10 RBIs in 60 games for
Boston and Tampa Bay this year.
-----------------------------------------------
MLB Note - Colorado Rockies Reynolds, Mark
1B Mark Reynolds and the Rockies finalized a one-year, $2.6 million
contract Wednesday.
Reynolds, 32, spent last season with the Cardinals and finished with
a .230 batting average, 13 home runs and 48 RBIs in 382 at-bats.
The nine-year veteran had his best year with the Diamondbacks in
2009 when he produced 44 home runs and 102 RBIs but struck out a
major-league-record 223 times. He struck out 121 times this year.
-----------------------------------------------
MLB Note - Atlanta Braves Flowers, Tyler
C Tyler Flowers and the Braves finalized a two-year, $5.3 million
free agent deal Wednesday.
Flowers grew up in Roswell, Ga., and was drafted by Atlanta a decade
ago. Flowers will share the catching duties with A.J. Pierzynski,
who last month re-signed with the team for one year.
Last season with the White Sox, Flowers his .239 with nine homers
and 39 RBIs in 361 plate appearances.
[© 2015 Thomson Reuters. All rights
reserved.]
Copyright 2015 Reuters. All rights reserved. This material may not be published,
broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. |
