Anthony Franco
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Josh Hendrickson Rumors - MLB Trade Rumors (opens the original)
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By Anthony Franco | at September 23, 2026 7:31pm CDT 7:31pm: It’s a Grade 2 strain for Javier, manager Joe Espada tells reporters (including Chandler Rome of The Athletic). 7:10pm: The Astros announced they’ve selected lefty Josh Hendrickson onto the major league roster. Starter Cristian Javier lands on the 15-day injured list with a right groin strain. Houston recalled outfielder Jake Meyers from Triple-A and placed him on the 60-day injured list to open the necessary 40-man roster spot. Meyers
Bo Davidson Rumors - MLB Trade Rumors (opens the original)
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By Anthony Franco and Darragh McDonald | at September 21, 2026 6:24pm CDT The Giants announced they’ve selected outfield prospect Bo Davidson onto the MLB roster and activated Marcelo Mayer from the 10-day injured list. San Francisco shut down Jung Hoo Lee with a groin contusion and placed rookie first baseman Bryce Eldridge on the seven-day concussion list. Eldridge’s placement is retroactive to September 18, so he could theoretically return for the final series of the season. San Francisco als
Braiden Ward Rumors - MLB Trade Rumors (opens the original)
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By Anthony Franco | at September 16, 2026 11:56pm CDT The Red Sox are considering carrying outfielder Braiden Ward on their playoff roster, writes Chris Cotillo of MassLive. Interim manager Chad Tracy, who briefly managed Ward in the minors, publicly addressed the possibility on Wednesday. “I think that’d be considered for sure. … It’s really hard to predict what a roster could look like, but you definitely can’t ignore a 60 stolen base player,” Tracy replied to WEEI when asked about Ward coming
The Mariners' Best Path To A Roster Shakeup (opens the original)
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The best path to a roster shakeup for the Mariners is a front office shakeup. Dipoto has had 11 seasons to make this team a contender, but they’ve only made the playoffs in two of those seasons. He is one of the most (if not the most) analytics-driven POBO’s out there, but there’s obviously something wrong with both the underlying premises of his philosophy and the implementation of it at the major league level. In other words, it’s time to clean out the house. Until that happens, you’ll just se
The Mariners' Best Path To A Roster Shakeup (opens the original)
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The best path to a roster shakeup for the Mariners is a front office shakeup. Dipoto has had 11 seasons to make this team a contender, but they’ve only made the playoffs in two of those seasons. He is one of the most (if not the most) analytics-driven POBO’s out there, but there’s obviously something wrong with both the underlying premises of his philosophy and the implementation of it at the major league level. In other words, it’s time to clean out the house. Until that happens, you’ll just se
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