MLB News
Mariners signed 1B Rowdy Tellez to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
Tellez will have an outside shot of making the Seattle roster. The 29-year-old hit .243/.299/.342 with 13 homers for the Pirates in his first and only year with Pittsburgh. Tellez has shown offensive ability and still is on the right side of 30, but it'd be a major upset if he was anything more than roster filler at this stage of his career.
(Feb 21 -- NBC Sports)
Quintana Declined Offer From Pirates Before Heaney Deal
The Pirates added to the back of their rotation this evening with the $5.25MM agreement with Andrew Heaney. Robert Murray of FanSided writes that the Bucs pivoted to Heaney after first making an unsuccessful push to bring Jose Quintana back. According to Murray, the Pirates offered Quintana a stronger guarantee than the sum which they eventually agreed…
(Feb 21 -- MLB Trade Rumors)
White Sox, Mike Clevinger Agree To Minor League Contract
The White Sox are in agreement with Mike Clevinger on a minor league deal, reports Robert Murray of FanSided. The ACES client receives a non-roster invite to Spring Training. More to come.
(Feb 21 -- MLB Trade Rumors)
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(Feb 20 -- MLB.com)
Scott Sauerbeck Passes Away
Former major league reliever Scott Sauerbeck has passed away, the Pirates announced on Thursday morning. He was 53. Sauerbeck was a Cincinnati native who attended Miami University in Ohio. The Mets selected him in the 23rd round of the 1994 draft. Sauerbeck pitched four years in the New York system. They lost him to the Pirates…
(Feb 20 -- TheRotoFeed)
Cubs Notes: Caissie, Assad, Shaw
Cubs outfielder Owen Caissie has been shut down, per manager Craig Counsell, as relayed by Maddie Lee of the Chicago Sun-Times. The outfield prospect is battling left groin tightness. Lee mentions that Caissie underwent offseason core muscle surgery, though it’s unclear if his current issue is related to that procedure. Caissie, 22, is on the…
(Feb 20 -- TheRotoFeed)
ESPN, MLB Opt Out Of TV Deal For 2026-28
Major League Baseball and ESPN each opted out of their broadcasting contract covering the 2026-28 seasons. Barring a renegotiation, the upcoming season will be the final year of their partnership. Evan Drellich and Andrew Marchand of The Athletic reported the news before either MLB or ESPN announced it. MLB released a statement reading in part:…
(Feb 20 -- TheRotoFeed)
Marlins claimed RHP Seth Martinez off waivers from the Diamondbacks.
Martinez was waived by the Diamondbacks on Monday just three months after Arizona claimed him off waivers from Houston. The 30-year-old had a 3.59 ERA in 52 2/3 innings for the Astros last season and should have a chance to make the Marlins' bullpen this season. Eury Perez was moved to the 60-day IL to make space on the 40-man roster.
(Feb 20 -- NBC Sports)
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(Feb 20 -- MLB.com)
MLB.com's Martin Gallegos reports that Dylan Floro has a locker in the A's clubhouse.
This is a good indication that he's now a member of the team; however, we don't yet know if it's a major league deal or not. Floro had a poor stint in Arizona last year, pitching to a 9.37 ERA and 1.65 WHIP in 15 appearances after the trade deadline. However, he had a 2.06 ERA in 52 1/3 innings with the Nationals before the trade deadline and has been a solid reliever who could win a spot in the Athletics' bullpen this season.
(Feb 20 -- NBC Sports)
The Athletic's Aaron Gleeman believes that Brooks Lee "won't be handed the starting role or even necessarily a roster spot" in 2025.
Gleeman notes that the Twins would love it if Lee won the starting second base job, but he hit just .221/.265/.320 in 50 games with the Twins, including .182 after a strong first week. Lee has elite contact skills but needs to show that he can make more authoritative contact. Willi Castro and Edouard Julien would get most of the time at second base if Lee was sent down.
(Feb 20 -- NBC Sports)
JB Bukauskas had a setback during a live bullpen session and will undergo an MRI on his right arm.
The Brewers are not providing a lot of information right now, but we know that Bukauskas felt something during a live bullpen session on Wednesday a. The 28-year-old was a longshot to make the opening day roster, but he had once been a top prospect in the Diamondbacks organization and a former first-round pick. Injuries have continued to get in his way and, sadly, may have done so again.
(Feb 20 -- NBC Sports)
Shohei Ohtani: Planning to pitch out of windup
Ohtani (shoulder/elbow) has thrown mostly out of a windup during his first two bullpen sessions this spring and plans to continue to do so during games this season, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.
(Feb 20 -- Rotowire)
ESPN says it will end MLB broadcasts after striking out on deal
ESPN will likely hang up its baseball mitts after 36 seasons. The cable sports giant failed to renegotiate contract terms with the league.
(Feb 20 -- Yahoo Sports)
Blue Jays manager John Schneider said that Orelvis Martinez will "bounce between second and third."
"He's got to put a lot of work in. It's going to be an interesting camp for him," Schneider said. Most of the other infield options in Toronto are contact-first hitters with little power, so Martinez would make sense as a bench infielder who has big power in his bat. However, that will only happen if he can show the team that he can be at least an adequate defender.
(Feb 20 -- NBC Sports)