MLB Trade Rumors

Catching up on some outright assignments from around the league today… The Angels announced this afternoon that they’ve assigned infielder Keston Hiura outright to Triple-A. Hiura was designated for assignment earlier this week to make room for the return of infielder Luis Rengifo from the injured list. The ninth overall pick of the 2017 draft and a former consensus top-20 … [Read more...] about Outright Assignments: Hiura, Short

The Braves announced this morning that they’ve designated infielder Zack Short for assignment. His roster spot will go to third baseman Austin Riley, who’s been reinstated from the paternity list. Atlanta also recalled right-hander Daysbel Hernandez from Triple-A Gwinnett. They had an open active roster spot after optioning southpaw Zach Logue to Gwinnett last night. Short, 29, … [Read more...] about Braves Designate Zack Short For Assignment

The Marlins announced Thursday that they’ve claimed outfielder Forrest Wall off waivers from the division-rival Braves. Wall has been optioned to Triple-A Jacksonville. Miami already had an open 40-man roster spot, so no corresponding moves were necessary. The 28-year-old Wall hit .241/.313/.241 in a small sample of 32 plate appearances with Atlanta this season. He’s seen big … [Read more...] about Marlins Claim Forrest Wall

The Rays have been open to trading from their rotation this year and could do so again, with right-hander Zach Eflin one of the possible candidates. Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports that the Astros, Braves and Cardinals are “among the teams expected to have strong interest” in the righty. The Rays aren’t fully in the seller camp as they are currently 51-51 and just … [Read more...] about Astros, Braves, Cardinals Reportedly Interested In Zach Eflin

The latest episode of the MLB Trade Rumors Podcast is now live on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and wherever you get your podcasts! Make sure you subscribe as well! You can also use the player at this link to listen, if you don’t use Spotify or Apple for podcasts. This week, host Darragh McDonald is joined by Tim Dierkes, Steve Adams and Anthony Franco of MLB Trade Rumors to … [Read more...] about MLBTR Podcast: Trade Deadline Preview