Players Avoiding Arbitration Prior To 2019 Non-Tender Deadline
With tonight’s 8pm ET deadline to tender contracts to arbitration-eligible players looming, there’ll be several players who agree to one-year contracts for the 2020 season today. It’s common for the...
View ArticleQuick Hits: Puig, Arbitration Process, Royals, Montgomery
The status of top remaining free agent Yasiel Puig remains up in the air as Spring Training baseball kicks off today. The mercurial and ever-entertaining pugilist got everyday at-bats in 2019 after a...
View ArticleMild Calf Tear Sidelines Brandon Morrow For 10-14 Days
The whack-a-mole game that is Brandon Morrow’s body continues to keep him from his comeback. He threw earlier this week and appeared to be on track, until a twinge of pain in his calf during a run...
View ArticleRoyals Place Mike Montgomery On 45-Day IL
The Royals announced that they have moved left-hander Mike Montgomery and righty Glenn Sparkman from the 10-day injured list to the 45-day version. They also reinstated righty Chance Adams from the IL...
View ArticleMinor MLB Transactions: 10/30/20
Rounding up some minor moves around the game: Royals left-hander Mike Montgomery and right-hander Kevin McCarthy cleared outright waivers and have elected free agency, reports Jeffrey Flanagan of...
View ArticleDayton Moore Expects Royals To Be Competitive In 2021
The Kansas City Royals last made the playoffs in 2015. That was a good year. Alex Gordon, Eric Hosmer, Mike Moustakas, Lorenzo Cain, Salvador Perez, and a transcendent bullpen won the AL pennant for...
View ArticleMets Sign Mike Montgomery, Tommy Hunter To Minor League Contracts
The Mets have signed Mike Montgomery and Tommy Hunter to minor-league contracts (via Tim Healey of Newsday). Both pitchers will receive invitations to major league spring training. Montgomery has...
View ArticleQuick Hits: Bruce, Garrett, Mets, Mariners
Thanks in part to his ability to play both the corner outfield and first base, Jay Bruce has put himself in the running to make the Yankees’ roster, Kristie Ackert of the New York Daily News writes....
View ArticleMets Notes: Lindor, Montgomery, Roster Cuts
Mets owner Steve Cohen had dinner with Francisco Lindor on Saturday night, ostensibly to see if they could close the gap in their extension negotiations, per MLB.com’s Anthony DiComo. The Mets appear...
View ArticleYankees To Sign Mike Montgomery
The Yankees have agreed to a deal with free-agent left-hander Mike Montgomery, pending a physical, Robert Murray of FanSided tweets. It’s a minor league pact. This is the second straight minors deal...
View ArticleMike Montgomery To Opt Out Of Yankees Deal
MAY 31: Montgomery looks to be heading overseas to join the Samsung Lions of the KBO, per Sung Min Kim (via Twitter). KBO teams are only allotted no more than two roster spots for foreign pitchers,...
View ArticleMike Montgomery To Sign With KBO’s Samsung Lions
Veteran left-hander Mike Montgomery will finalize a contract with the Samsung Lions of the Korea Baseball Organization today, MLBTR has confirmed. Naver Sports in South Korea first reported that a deal...
View ArticleMets To Sign Mike Montgomery To Minor League Deal
4:01 pm: If Montgomery cracks the big league team, he’ll earn a salary of $1.1MM, per Joel Sherman of the New York Post. 1:56 pm: Left-handed pitcher Mike Montgomery is signing a minor league deal with...
View ArticleMike Montgomery Signs With Mexican League’s Acereros De Monclova
The Acereros de Monclova of the Mexican League announced last week that left-hander Mike Montgomery has signed for the 2023 season (Spanish-language link). The Acereros also announced a deal with...
View ArticleDodgers Sign Kole Calhoun, Mike Montgomery To Minor League Deals
The Dodgers have signed outfielder Kole Calhoun and left-hander Mike Montgomery to minor league contracts, according to an announcement from Triple-A communications director Alex Freedman (Twitter...
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