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 10/20/2015 MLB Note - Toronto Blue Jays Dickey, R.A.
RHP R.A. Dickey will make his second start of the postseason Tuesday
in the fourth game of the AL Championship Series against the Royals
at Rogers Centre. Dickey's first postseason start was in Game 4 of
the AL Division Series on Oct. 12 at Arlington, Texas. Dickey
pitched well but did not factor in the decision after going 4 2/3
innings, allowing five hits, no walks and one run. LHP David Price
took over to face some left-handed hitters and got the win after
pitching three innings. Dickey went 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA in one start
this season against the Royals, allowing two hits and two walks over
seven innings. He is 4-3 with a 4.20 ERA in 14 career games,
including eight starts, against Kansas City.
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MLB Note - Philadelphia Phillies Brown, Domonic
OF Domonic Brown was outrighted to the minors after clearing
waivers. He is expected to refuse the assignment and become a free
agent.
A highly touted prospect who made the National League All-Star team
in 2013 during his first full major league season, Brown flopped the
past 2 1/2 seasons. Brown would have been eligible for arbitration
this winter if the Phillies didn't remove him from the roster, and
the team wasn't prepared to pay him more than the $2.6 million he
made this year.
In 2015, Brown began the season in the minor leagues and missed the
last month due to a concussion. In between, he hit a subpar .228
with a .284 on-base percentage, a .349 slugging percentage, five
homers and 25 RBIs in 63 games for Philadelphia.
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MLB Note - Philadelphia Phillies Bogusevic, Brian
OF Brian Bogusevic was outrighted to Triple-A Lehigh Valley on
Monday. Bogusevic, 31, appeared in 22 games for Philadelphia this
year, hitting .259/.295/.414 with two homers and five RBIs.
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MLB Note - Philadelphia Phillies Dugan, Kelly
OF Kelly Dugan was outrighted to Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Monday.
Dugan, 25, hit a combined .274/.349/.358 with three homers and 33
RBIs in 83 games in Class A, Double-A and Triple-A this year.
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MLB Note - Philadelphia Phillies Joseph, Tommy
C Tommy Joseph was outrighted to Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Monday.
Joseph, 24, batted .241/.290/.392 with six homers and 28 RBIs in 58
games between the rookie-level Gulf Coast League and Lehigh Valley
in 2015.
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MLB Note - Toronto Blue Jays Venditte, Pat
LHP/RHP Pat Venditte, the first full-time switch pitcher in major
league history, was claimed off waivers by the Blue Jays from the
A's.
Venditte, who will not be eligible for postseason play with Toronto,
went 2-2 with a 4.40 ERA in 26 appearances for Oakland this year.
Pitching left-handed against left-handed batters, Venditte allowed
opponents just a .116 batting average, a .188 on-base percentage and
a .256 slugging percentage. As a right-handed pitcher against
right-handed hitters, Venditte posted an opponents' batting line of
.250/.328/.423.
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MLB Note - Toronto Blue Jays Barney, Darwin
INF Darwin Barney was designated for assignment Monday to make
roster room after LHP/RHP Pat Venditte was claimed off waivers from
the Athletics. Barney batted .304/.333/.609 with two homers and four
RBIs in 15 games with Toronto. He also provided solid defense at
second base. He was obtained in a trade with the Dodgers on Sept. 13
to add infield depth after SS Troy Tulowitzki sustained a fracture
in his left collarbone the day before. Barney was not eligible for
the Blue Jays' postseason roster.
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MLB Note - Seattle Mariners Martin, Cody
RHP Cody Martin was claimed off waivers by the Mariners from the
A's. Martin, 26, split the season between Atlanta and Oakland, going
a combined 2-5 with a 7.92 ERA in 25 games (two starts).
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MLB Note - Seattle Mariners Kensing, Logan
RHP Logan Kensing was released by Seattle, clearing a spot on the
40-man roster for newly acquired RHP Cody Martin. Kensing, 33, went
2-1 with a 5.87 ERA in 15 1/3 innings and 19 relief appearances with
the Mariners this season.
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MLB Note - Oakland Athletics Pridie, Jason
OF Jason Pridie was released by the A's to allow him to play in
Japan. Pridie, 32, went 0-for-10 in six games for the A's this year.
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MLB Note - Oakland Athletics Anderson, Bryan
C Bryan Anderson was outrighted to Triple-A Nashville on Monday.
Anderson, 28, finished 2-for-5 in four games with Oakland in 2015.
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MLB Note - Chicago Cubs Martinez, Eddy Julio
OF Eddy Julio Martinez signed with the Cubs on Monday, multiple
media outlets reported. The 20-year-old Cuban is expected to get a
$3 million bonus, according to MLB.com. It was reported earlier that
Martinez signed with the San Francisco Giants for $2.5 million a few
weeks ago. Some confusion was caused by the fact that he had more
than one agency representing him in negotiations. In the United
States, he was represented by Beverly Hills Sports Council, who
agreed to the deal with the Giants. In the Dominican Republic,
Martinez was represented by trainers Aldo Marrero and Amauris Nina,
who worked out the deal with the Cubs. MLB.com ranks Martinez No. 4
on its list of international free-agent prospects.
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MLB Note - New York Mets Harvey, Matt
RHP Matt Harvey is still scheduled to pitch Game 5 of the NL
Championship Series despite a bruised right triceps.
On Monday, manager Terry Collins said he was concerned about the
swelling in Harvey's triceps, which occurred when Harvey was hit by
a ball off the bat of the Cubs' Dexter Fowler in Game 1. Collins
said RHP Bartolo Colon or LHP Jonathon Niese might start in place of
Harvey in Thursday's Game 5. Harvey completed 7 2/3 innings in the
Mets' 4-2 win in the series opener Saturday, but he described his
arm as "dented" by Fowler's blast. Later Monday, Harvey had a light
throwing session in the outfield of Wrigley Field. When asked about
his arm, Harvey told the New York Daily News, "It's good." He
expressed no doubt that he would be ready to pitch Thursday, if
needed.
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MLB Note - Detroit Tigers Norris, Daniel
LHP Daniel Norris revealed Oct. 19 that he is battling a form of
thyroid cancer. He will undergo surgery to remove a malignant
growth.
He is expected to be back at full strength for the start of spring
training.
The 22-year-old said through his Instagram account that he was
diagnosed during the baseball season and would soon undergo an
operation. Norris said a doctor determined he could finish the
season before having the procedure. Norris was acquired by the
Tigers as part of the midseason deal in which LHP David Price was
dealt to the Blue Jays, and he went 2-1 with a 3.68 ERA for Detroit
over eight starts.
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MLB Note - Oakland Athletics Zito, Barry
LHP Barry Zito, the 2002 American League Cy Young Award winner while
with the Athletics, officially announced his retirement on Monday.
Zito finished his career with a 165-143 record and 4.04 ERA in 2,576
2/3 innings over 15 seasons with the A's and Giants. He was part of
two World Series winners in San Francisco. He made three All-Star
teams and went 6-3 with a 2.83 ERA over 10 postseason starts. Zito,
37, announced the news in a first-person article on The Players'
Tribune website.
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MLB Note - Kansas City Royals Young, Chris
RHP Chris Young will make his first start this postseason Tuesday in
Game 4 of the AL Championship Series against the Blue Jays at Rogers
Centre. Young pitched four innings in relief and struck out seven in
Game 1 of the American League Division Series against the Houston
Astros. He allowed one run on a homer by OF George Springer. It will
be his first postseason start since 2006, when he was with the San
Diego Padres and beat the St. Louis Cardinals. Young had a 2.52 ERA
on the road this season in 20 games (nine starts) and a 3.66 ERA at
home. He lost to the Blue Jays on July 11 at Kauffman Stadium,
allowing three runs on five hits in six innings. He is 2-1 with a
4.98 ERA in four career outings against the Blue Jays.
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MLB Note - Kansas City Royals Cain, Lorenzo
CF Lorenzo Cain had an infield single in the third inning Monday in
the Royals' 11-8 loss to the Blue Jays in Game 3 of the AL
Championship Series. He has a 12-game postseason hitting streak
dating to Game 4 of the 2014 World Series. He passed OF Amos Otis
for the Royals' longest postseason hitting streak.
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MLB Note - Kansas City Royals Escobar, Alcides
SS Alcides Escobar led off the game with a triple and finished the
night 4-for-5 with three runs in the Royals' 11-8 loss to the Blue
Jays in Game 3 of the AL Championship Series. In Kansas City's first
eight postseason games, Escobar is 13-for-33 (.394) with eight runs.
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MLB Note - Kansas City Royals Cueto, Johnny
RHP Johnny Cueto did not get an out in Toronto's six-run third
inning Monday. He allowed six hits, four walks and eight runs in
two-plus innings in Game 3 of the American League Championship
Series, won 11-8 by the Blue Jays. He entered the game with a 2-0
record and a 4.05 ERA in three previous career starts against
Toronto. "He couldn't command his ball down," Royals manager Ned
Yost said. "You kind of hope he can find a way to make an
adjustment. He's just up, up, up, up, and you're hoping somewhere at
the two-inning mark he can make that adjustment. Tonight, he just
couldn't."
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MLB Note - Kansas City Royals Zobrist, Ben
2B Ben Zobrist hit three doubles in the Royals' 11-8 loss to the
Blue Jays in Game 3 of the AL Championship Series on Monday. In
eight postseason games, he is 11-for-31 (.355) with four doubles.
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MLB Note - Toronto Blue Jays Tulowitzki, Troy
SS Troy Tulowitzki was ejected from the Blue Jays' 11-8 victory over
the Royals on Monday between the seventh and eighth inning by plate
umpire John Hirschbeck. He disagreed with a third-strike call
against him in the seventh. "And there were other pitches that were
questionable," Tulowitzki said. "I'm walking out to the field and
he's looking at me, and I told him that wasn't a strike. It was a
quick trigger. Obviously, he was either holding onto something or
something was going on, but I didn't think what I did was going to
get me ejected from the game." Tulowitzki was 2-for-4 with a
three-run homer in the game.
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MLB Note - Toronto Blue Jays Osuna, Roberto
RHP Roberto Osuna had retired all 17 batters he faced in the
postseason before Monday, when he entered the Game 3 of the AL
Championship Series against the Royals with one out and one on in
the ninth. His first batter, DH Kendrys Morales, hit a two-run
homer. Osuna retired the next two batters to give the Blue Jays an
11-8 victory, their first win in the series.
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MLB Note - Kansas City Royals Medlen, Kris
RHP Kris Medlen replaced RHP Johnny Cueto in the third inning and
allowed two runs on three hits, two of them solo homers, in five
innings. Manager Ned Yost said Medlen's outing saved his bullpen.
"Very, very crucial," Yost said. "It was a great job by Kris
Medlen."
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MLB Note - Toronto Blue Jays Stroman, Marcus
RHP Marcus Stroman (1-0) picked up his first win in the postseason,
allowing four runs, 11 hits and one walk in 6 1/3 innings. He had
one strikeout before RHP Aaron Sanchez took over.
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