The Giants acquired minor league outfielder Jack Larsen in a trade with the Mariners over the weekend (h/t to Chris Hilburn-Trenkle of Baseball America). San Francisco assigned the left-handed hitter to their top affiliate in Sacramento, where he made his organizational debut on Sunday. Seattle’s return is unspecified, though most transactions of this nature see cash sent the … [Read more...] about Giants Acquire Jack Larsen From Mariners
Mariners Designate Tommy Milone For Assignment
The Mariners are calling up right-hander Isaiah Campbell, per Ryan Divish of the Seattle Times, with left-hander Tommy Milone designated for assignment in a corresponding move. Campbell is already on the 40-man roster but will be making his major league debut as soon as he gets into a game. Milone, 36, was selected to the club’s roster just yesterday and plugged in for a spot … [Read more...] about Mariners Designate Tommy Milone For Assignment
Mariners Designate Chris Flexen For Assignment
2:55pm: MLBTR’s Steve Adams reports that Flexen can reject an outright assignment while retaining his whole salary. Unless the Mariners work out a trade in the next week, he will almost certainly wind up on the open market. 2:10pm: The Mariners announced that right-hander Trevor Gott has been reinstated from the injured list with fellow righty Chris Flexen designated for … [Read more...] about Mariners Designate Chris Flexen For Assignment
Mariners Trade Kean Wong To White Sox
The White Sox have acquired minor league infielder Kean Wong from the Mariners. Mike Curto, broadcaster for Seattle’s Triple-A affiliate with Tacoma, tweeted the news. He’ll presumably join the Sox’s top minor league team in Charlotte. Wong had not been on the 40-man roster, so he’ll add some non-roster upper level depth for the White Sox. Wong signed a minor league deal with … [Read more...] about Mariners Trade Kean Wong To White Sox
Big Hype Prospects: Cowser, De La Cruz, Rushing, Vientos, Keith
Last week’s lead Big Hype Prospect, Andrew Abbott, is already on his way to the Majors. Let’s see if we can pull the trick two weeks in a row. Five Big Hype Prospects Colton Cowser, 23, OF, BAL (AAA) 186 PA, 8 HR 5 SB, .347/.484/.590 When he hit the injured list with a quad injury in mid-May, Cowser was playing his way into Major League consideration. Cowser returned to action … [Read more...] about Big Hype Prospects: Cowser, De La Cruz, Rushing, Vientos, Keith