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MLB.com is tracking every deal made prior to the 2021 Commerce Sever-off date on Friday
July 29: Yankees create 1B Anthony Rizzo from Cubs for RHP Alexander Vizcaíno and OF Kevin Alcántara
On the an analogous day that the Yankees bolstered the left facet of their lineup by formally acquiring Joey Gallo, they’ve gone one step extra by acquiring the left-handed Rizzo. The Yankees’ biggest rival, the Pink Sox, had been heavily linked to Rizzo as no longer too prolonged within the past as Thursday, however the Yankees swooped in with a deal that sends their No. 9 and No. 12 prospects to the Cubs. Chicago is reportedly paying the the relaxation of Rizzo’s 2021 salary, helping the Yankees care for below the aggressive balance tax (CBT) threshold and leaving the Bronx Bombers the flexibility to perchance raze more moves prior to Friday’s 4 p.m. ET gash-off date. More >
July 29: Dodgers create LHP Danny Duffy and cash issues from Royals for a participant to be named later
Duffy famously tweeted “bury me a Royal” attend in 2017, but situations devour modified a minute bit bit since then. Now 32, Duffy owned 10-and-5 rights by advantage of spending his complete occupation in Kansas Metropolis, which allowed him to veto any commerce, however the California native waived those rights to be half of a reigning World Sequence champion membership that has postseason hopes once all over again. The Dodgers made this commerce radiant they may well also no longer thought Duffy for a whereas; he is no longer anticipated attend till late August as he recovers from a left flexor stress. But with particular holes to maintain within the starting rotation, Los Angeles pressed ahead with the larger October image in mind. More >
July 29: Mariners create RHP Diego Castillo from Rays for RHP J.T. Chargois and 3B Austin Shenton
Two days after trading nearer Kendall Graveman to the Astros to get Abraham Toro, the Rays added their subsequent capacity nearer in Castillo. The arduous-throwing righty has picked up 14 of his 26 occupation saves with the Rays this season, posting a 2.72 ERA with 49 strikeouts in 36 1/3 innings. Chargois owns a 3.00 ERA all the intention through 31 relief appearances with Seattle this three hundred and sixty five days, and upright saw a rush of eight consecutive scoreless appearances snapped in his most modern time out. Shenton used to be the 17th-ranked prospect in Seattle’s farm arrangement. More >
July 29: White Sox create RHP Ryan Tepera from Cubs for LHP Bailey Horn
Tepera goes from one Chicago workers to the different as the White Sox get some impartial-handed bullpen attend for the stretch shuffle and postseason. The outdated has posted a 2.91 ERA with 50 Okay’s in 43 1/3 innings this season.
To get Tepera, the White Sox portion with Horn, a participant they chose within the fifth spherical of the 2020 Draft out of Auburn. Horn, 23, has struggled since being promoted to High-A earlier this month, recording a 13.09 ERA with 11 walks in 11 innings spanning six video games (four starts). He used to be the White Sox No. 23 prospect in step with MLB Pipeline. More >
July 29: Yankees create OF Joey Gallo, LHP Joely Rodríguez and cash from Rangers for 2B Ezequiel Duran, SS Josh Smith, INF/OF Trevor Hauver and RHP Glenn Otto
The Yankees bolster their underperforming but accumulated energy-encumbered lineup with Gallo, who would perchance be upright the 2d lefty bat within the Yankees’ corpulent-energy lineup, becoming a member of Rougned Odor. Gallo leads his contemporary workers in home runs (25), RBIs (55) and runs scored (57), and is tops in all of baseball with 74 walks through July 28. Gallo’s outfield protection, in particular his arm energy, has been upright as impressive, as he is already racked up 9 outfield assists. Rodríguez, who has 30 strikeouts in 27 2/3 innings in 2021, may perchance also be a welcome left-hander becoming a member of a righty-heavy pitching workers in Unique York.
The Rangers’ wide return haul involves a preference of the Yankees’ Top 30 prospects as ranked by MLB Pipeline prior to the open of the Minor League season — 23-three hundred and sixty five days-outdated Smith (No. 14), 22-three hundred and sixty five days-outdated Duran (No. 15), 22-three hundred and sixty five days-outdated Hauver (No. 23) and 25-three hundred and sixty five days-outdated Otto (No. 28) all ranked, with every of them, Hauver and Otto in particular, having seen their stock rise vastly in 2021. More >
Blue Jays create LHP Brad Hand from Nationals for C Riley Adams
Hand has been shaky impartial currently, blowing three saves, strolling six batters and allowing seven earned runs in 4 2/3 innings from July 18-26, but he retired three of the four batters he confronted (one reached on an error) to nail down a assign against the Phillies in his most modern appearance on Tuesday. Hand, a 3-time All-Star, joins a Blue Jays bullpen that has been overwhelmed by accidents, with Kirby Yates, Julian Merryweather, David Phelps, A.J. Cole, Carl Edwards Jr., Tyler Chatwood and Anthony Castro all within the intervening time on the IL. The 31-three hundred and sixty five days-outdated signed a one-three hundred and sixty five days, $10.5 million contend with the Nats final offseason.
Adams, 25, made his MLB debut earlier this season and went 3-for-28 with 12 strikeouts prior to being despatched attend to Triple-A, where he has an .858 OPS in 35 video games this three hundred and sixty five days. MLB Pipeline ranked him 17th on the listing of Toronto’s Top 30 prospects. More >
Rockies create RHP Ashton Goudeau from Reds for cash
After acquiring Mychal Givens from the Rockies for two gamers on Wednesday, the Reds carried out one other contend with Colorado on Thursday that introduced some cash attend to Cincinnati. The Reds chosen Goudeau, 29, off waivers from the Rockies earlier this season prior to designating him for project on Tuesday.
July 29: White Sox create 2B Cesar Hernandez from Indians for LHP Konnor Pilkington
Hernandez fills Chicago’s want for a 2d baseman after Cut Madrigal suffered a season-ending impartial hamstring stride in June. On a one-three hundred and sixty five days, $5 million contract with a $6 million membership possibility for 2022, the 31-three hundred and sixty five days-outdated Hernandez has slugged a private-handiest 18 homers this season, albeit with a occupation-low .231 batting practical.
Pilkington, a 23-three hundred and sixty five days-outdated southpaw who used to be chosen within the third spherical of the 2018 MLB Draft, has posted a 3.48 ERA over 62 innings at Double-A this season. He wasn’t ranked among Chicago’s Top 30 prospects in step with MLB Pipeline. More >
July 28: Brewers create INF Eduardo Escobar from D-backs for INF/OF Cooper Hummel and INF Alberto Ciprian
The D-backs’ lone All-Star has within the extinguish came all the intention through a landing tell. The switch-hitting Escobar, who has destroy up his time between 2d and third unfriendly, is batting .246/.300/.478 with 22 home runs on the season. He’s within one of the best three hundred and sixty five days of a 3-three hundred and sixty five days, $21 million deal.
The Brewers despatched a pair of Minor Leaguers to Arizona in return, the 26-three hundred and sixty five days-outdated Hummel and 18-three hundred and sixty five days-outdated Ciprian. Hummel, also a switch-hitter, has spent the 2021 season in Triple-A and is basically an outfielder, but also sees movement on the starting set unfriendly and within the attend of the plate. Ciprian used to be signed as a 16-three hundred and sixty five days-outdated worldwide free agent by the Brewers in July of 2019 and made his educated debut this month with the DSL Brewers, where he has slashed .378/.465/.514 with 5 doubles in 12 video games. More >
July 28: A’s create OF Starling Marte from Marlins for LHP Jesús Luzardo
Oakland and Miami zigzag up for a uncommon 1-for-1 commerce that capabilities intrigue on every facet. Marte used to be one of basically the most sought-after set gamers within the market on this three hundred and sixty five days’s commerce market, coming into Wednesday with a occupation-high .859 OPS, seven homers and 22 steals. He has also been a acquire defender with 5 Outs Above Moderate recorded in heart enviornment, per Statcast. Marte will debut for the A’s on Thursday in Anaheim, with Oakland hoping his bat can increase its heart-of-the-pack offense.
The Marlins lined the extensive majority of the roughly $4.6 million left of Marte’s salary this season, but they netted a high-upside arm in Luzardo, the A’s high-ranked prospect as no longer too prolonged within the past as final season. A made of nearby Marjory Stoneman Douglas High College in Parkland, Fla., Luzardo has struggled in every the Majors and in Triple-A, but possesses “colossal stuff,” within the words of Marlins supervisor Don Mattingly. More >
July 28: Astros create RHP Yimi García from Marlins for RHP Austin Pruitt and OF Bryan De La Cruz
The Astros are residing to raze their 2d commerce for a reliever in as many days, grabbing García from Miami after landing Kendall Graveman from the Mariners on Tuesday. The 30-three hundred and sixty five days-outdated García has 15 saves and a 3.47 ERA in 39 relief appearances this season. Pruitt used to be designated for project to raze room for commerce acquisition Rafael Montero, and now he is heading to Miami. De La Cruz, a 24-three hundred and sixty five days-outdated Minor League outfielder, is batting .324 with 12 home runs and an .880 OPS in 66 video games at Triple-A this season. More >
July 28: Reds create RHP Mychal Givens from Rockies for RHP Case Williams and RHP Noah Davis
The Reds persisted to increase their bullpen by adding Givens on Wednesday, a day after they traded for Justin Wilson and Luis Cessa from the Yankees. The 31-three hundred and sixty five days-outdated impartial-hander has a 2.73 ERA and 34 strikeouts in 29 2/3 innings this season. The Rockies landed a pair of starting pitching prospects — 19-three hundred and sixty five days-outdated impartial-hander Case Williams, who used to be ranked the Reds’ No. 20 prospect, and 24-three hundred and sixty five days-outdated impartial-hander Noah Davis, who used to be ranked their No. 26 prospect. More >
July 28: Mariners create LHP Tyler Anderson from Pirates for C Carter Bins and RHP Joaquin Tejada
A chaotic handful of hours for Anderson ended with him being dealt to the Mariners for about a prospects early Wednesday morning.
The Phillies reportedly had a deal in residing to create Anderson for two prospects on Tuesday afternoon, alternatively it fell through consequently of a scientific set related to 1 of those gamers. Anderson, who used to be scratched from his scheduled Tuesday open in anticipation of a commerce, as a change goes to a playoff contender that ranks 23rd in rotation ERA at 4.80. The lefty Anderson has a 4.35 ERA for the season, but he is pitched to a 2.50 ERA in three starts this month. That involves stellar outings against about a first-residing groups, the Brewers and the Mets. Anderson has also thrown no longer less than 5 innings in every of his 18 starts.
Bins, 22, has recorded a .298/.398/.395 nick line all the intention through his first 100 video games within the Minors, destroy up between Low-A and Double-A. Tejada, 18, made his first two appearances in educated ball earlier this month within the Dominican Summer time League. He’s allowed four earned runs in 5 innings with eight strikeouts. More >
July 28: Reds create RHP Luis Cessa and LHP Justin Wilson from Yankees for a participant to be named later
The Reds added about a hands to their beleaguered bullpen early Wednesday morning. Cessa is within the middle of his handiest season within the Majors as he carries a 2.82 ERA through 38 1/3 innings. He has allowed handiest two earned runs in his past 11 1/3 innings, dating attend to June 15. Wilson has struggled this season, posting a 6.76 FIP through 21 appearances, but he did throw about a trim innings over the outdated week. The Reds’ bullpen has a 5.36 ERA, the worst within the Majors.
The commerce saves the Yankees some money as Wilson is owed about $1 million this season and has a $2.3 million participant possibility for 2022. Cessa is owed about $400,000 for the comfort of the season and has two years of arbitration perfect. More >
July 27: Astros create RHPs Kendall Graveman and Rafael Montero from Mariners for 3B Abraham Toro and RHP Joe Smith
Division opponents pulled off a commerce prior to their game against every other Tuesday evening. The Astros beefed up their bullpen by acquiring Graveman, who owns a 0.82 ERA and 10 saves this season. The Astros rotten 15th within the Majors with a 4.15 bullpen ERA. Montero, who used to be designated for project on Friday, opened the three hundred and sixty five days as Seattle’s nearer prior to shedding the gig to Graveman. Montero had posted an 11.00 ERA since June 6.
In return, the Mariners introduced within the 24-three hundred and sixty five days-outdated Toro, who homered in Seattle on Monday. Toro has hit upright .193 with a .626 OPS all the intention through 274 at-bats within the Majors, but he used to be ranked by MLB Pipeline as Houston’s No. 3 prospect in 2020 and has a 1.097 OPS on the Triple-A level. Smith, 37, has a 7.48 ERA through 27 appearances this season. More >
July 26: A’s create LHP Andrew Chafin from Cubs for OF Greg Deichmann and RHP Daniel Palencia
Chafin presents the A’s a 2d first charge lefty to pitch high-leverage innings out of the attend of their bullpen in conjunction with Jake Diekman. The 31-three hundred and sixty five days-outdated has a 2.06 ERA in 43 relief appearances for the Cubs this season, with 37 strikeouts in 39 1/3 innings.
The Cubs get attend one of Oakland’s high 10 prospects in Deichmann (No. 9 per MLB Pipeline), who’s been having a first charge season at Triple-A this three hundred and sixty five days. The 26-three hundred and sixty five days-outdated is hitting .300 with a .432 on-unfriendly proportion, four home runs and seven steals in 59 video games. Palencia is a 21-three hundred and sixty five days-outdated impartial-hander in his first educated season after the A’s signed him out of Venezuela in February 2020. More >
July 26: Yankees create RHP Clay Holmes from Pirates for INF Diego Castillo and INF Hoy Park
This switch provides more depth to the Yankees’ bullpen, with the 28-three hundred and sixty five days-outdated Holmes bringing a 4.93 ERA in 42 relief innings this season with him to Unique York. Holmes has struck out 44 batters but his calling card is a sinker that he throws more than half of the time, helping him post a 72.4% floor-ball charge in 2021.
Neither Castillo nor Park ranks among MLB Pipeline’s high 30 Yankees prospects, despite the indisputable truth that Park — who made his MLB debut on July 16 — has batted .327/.475/.567 in 48 video games this season with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre after a promotion from Double-A. More >
July 26: Padres create 2B/OF Adam Frazier and cash from Pirates for SS Tucupita Marcano, OF Jack Suwinski and RHP Michell Miliano
The Padres are adding MLB’s hits leader, acquiring Frazier from the Pirates for three gamers, including one of San Diego’s high 10 prospects. In addition to Frazier’s 125 hits, he also ranks fourth within the Majors with a .324 practical and tied for fourth with 28 doubles. Frazier is making $4.3 million this season and has one other three hundred and sixty five days of arbitration perfect in 2022. In maintaining with MLB Community insider Jon Heyman, the Padres may perchance even receive about $1.4 million.
Marcano is listed as the Padres’ No. 5 prospect on MLB Pipeline. The 21-three hundred and sixty five days-outdated shortstop has an .811 OPS at Triple-A El Paso. He’s gone 8-for-44 in 25 video games on the tall league level this season. Suwinski, 22, has clubbed 15 homers at Double-A San Antonio and carries a .949 OPS. Miliano, 21, has racked up 59 strikeouts in 30 innings this three hundred and sixty five days, but he has a 6.23 ERA all the intention through seven appearances following his promotion to High-A Citadel Wayne earlier this month. More >
July 23: Mets create LHP Prosperous Hill from Rays for RHP Tommy Hunter and C Matt Dyer
The Mets devour addressed a particular tell of want by acquiring Hill from the Rays. Hill, 41, has a 3.87 ERA all the intention through 19 starts for the Rays this season. The lefty has struggled of late, posting a 5.40 ERA and lasting more than 5 innings upright once over his outdated seven starts, but with the Mets within the intervening time lacking Jacob deGrom, Carlos Carrasco, Noah Syndergaard and David Peterson consequently of damage, a switch to bolster the rotation used to be seen as a high precedence. Hill would perchance be a free agent after this season.
Hunter, 35, hasn’t allowed a shuffle through eight innings this season, but a attend damage has kept him sidelined since Could. He hopes to return later this season. Dyer, a 23-three hundred and sixty five days-outdated catching prospect, is hitting upright .194 through 124 at-bats at Low-A St. Lucie, but seven of his 24 hits are home runs. More >
July 22: Rays create DH Nelson Cruz and RHP Calvin Faucher from Twins for RHP Joe Ryan and RHP Drew Strotman
The Rays made a tall upgrade to their lineup as they discover about to defend their AL East title by adding Cruz, a outdated slugger who continues to defy time by hanging up colossal numbers in his age-40 season — coming into play Thursday, Cruz used to be hitting .294/.370/.537 with 19 homers in 2021. Faucher, 25, posted a 4.64 ERA over four Minor League seasons within the Twins organization, despite the indisputable truth that he struggled at Double-A Wichita this season, with a 7.04 ERA in 19 relief appearances.
In alternate, Minnesota picks up Tampa Bay’s No. 10 and No. 17 prospects, per MLB Pipeline. Ryan, 25, made the jump from A-ball in 2019 to Triple-A this three hundred and sixty five days, and owns a 3.63 ERA in 12 appearances (11 starts) on the Triple-A level to this level. Strotman, 24, had an analogous success with Triple-A Durham this season, posting a 3.39 ERA in 13 appearances (12 starts). More >
July 21: Dodgers create OF Billy McKinney from Mets for OF Carlos Rincon and cash
The Mets designated McKinney for project on July 16 to raze room on the 40-man roster when they activated J.D. Davis from the 60-day IL. Here’s the 2d time McKinney has been traded this season and the fifth time in his occupation. He’ll characteristic as outfield depth for the Dodgers, who despatched Rincon (a Minor League outfielder) and cash to the Mets to complete the commerce. More >
July 16: Braves create C Stephen Vogt from D-backs for 1B Mason Berne
The catching set has been a carousel for the Braves this season. Vogt, who is earning $3.5 million within the 2d three hundred and sixty five days of a two-three hundred and sixty five days deal, was the seventh participant to open a game within the attend of the plate for the workers after it obtained him from the D-backs for Berne, a Low-A vital baseman. The Braves are the sixth workers Vogt, 36, has done for in 9 tall league seasons. More >
July 15: Braves create OF Joc Pederson from Cubs for 1B Bryce Ball
Lower than per week after shedding necessary person Ronald Acuña Jr. to a torn impartial ACL, the Braves shored up their outfield misfortune by selecting up Pederson from the Cubs for Ball, a High-A vital baseman. The Braves are on the hook for the prorated share of Pederson’s $4.5 million unfriendly salary in 2021. His deal also involves a $10 million mutual possibility with a $2.5 million buyout for 2022. More >
