Wednesday, 25 January 2017

MLB off-season tracker: Ex-Tiger Saltalamacchia heads to Blue Jays

A man with learning of the transactions says the Toronto Blue Jays have consented to a small time contract with free specialist catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia.

The individual talked on state of secrecy on the grounds that the assention is liable to a fruitful physical and Toronto had not made a declaration.

Saltalamacchia would get a $1.25 million, one-year contract if added to the significant alliance program.

Toronto has been searching for a reinforcement catcher to Russell Martin.

Saltalamacchia hit .171 with 12 grand slams and 38 RBIs in 92 diversions with Detroit last season. The 31-year-old switch-hitter has 110 vocation grand slams.

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1B Loney signs small time manage Rangers

The Texas Rangers have marked first baseman James Loney to a small time contract with a welcome to spring preparing and given five players in their ranch framework a spot in major group camp.

With the expansion of the six players reported, Texas has 15 non-program invitees set for camp one month from now in Surprise, Arizona.

The small time players with solicitations are correct handers R.J. Alvarez, Ariel Jurado, and Jose Valdespina alongside catchers Jose Trevino and Patrick Cantwell.

Loney hit .265 with nine homers and 34 RBIs in 100 diversions with the New York Mets in 2016, with a group high 88 begins at a respectable starting point. The 32-year-old Houston local began last season with San Diego's Triple-A partner, El Paso, before a May 28 exchange and advancement to the Mets.

Valbuena gives profundity to Angels

Infielder Luis Valbuena and the Los Angeles Angels have finished a $15 million, two-year contract.

Valbuena spent the previous two seasons with the Houston Astros, batting .260 a year ago with 13 homers and 40 RBIs in spite of missing the last two months of the season with a hamstring damage. He began his major group vocation with Seattle in 2008 preceding spells with Cleveland the Chicago Cubs.

Valbuena plays each infield position with the exception of shortstop. He ought to give profundity and adaptability to the Angels, who are falling off their most exceedingly bad season since 1999.

He additionally gives a left-gave bat at the corner infield positions, where the Angels' regulars are OK given hitters.

RHP Gonzalez goes from Miami to Philly

Right-hander Severino Gonzalez has been procured by the Miami Marlins from the Philadelphia Phillies for a player to be named or money.

Gonzalez went 1-2 a year ago with a 5.60 ERA in 35 1-3 innings, all in help for the Phillies. He made seven begins as a newbie in 2015 and ran 3-3 with a 7.92 ERA in 30 2-3 innings.

Gonzalez will vie for a spot in a profound and skilled warm up area that could incorporate newcomers Jeff Locke, Brad Ziegler and Junichi Tazawa.

Mammoths get Hundley as reinforcement catcher

The Giants have consented to a $2 million, one-year contract with Nick Hundley to fill in as Buster Posey's reinforcement catcher.

He batted .260 with 10 homers and 48 RBIs in 83 diversions for Colorado last season, beginning 77 recreations behind the plate.

San Francisco supervisor Bruce Bochy likes to give Posey normal days off and some time at a respectable starting point. Posey began 122 diversions at catcher and 11 at first a year ago.

The 33-year-old Hundley has spent everything except a large portion of a season in his nine noteworthy group years in the NL West, from 2008-14 with San Diego, then a large portion of a season with Baltimore in '14 preceding spending the previous two seasons with the Rockies.

Dodgers get their 2B in Forsythe

Second baseman Logan Forsythe has been exchanged by the Tampa Bay Rays to the Los Angeles Dodgers for right-hander Jose De Leon.

Tampa Bay likewise said Monday it had consented to a $1 million, one-year contract with free operator right-hander Shawn Tolleson, who can make an extra $1.15 million in rewards.

The 24-year-old De Leon made his major class make a big appearance in September and was 2-0 with a 6.35 ERA in four begins. He ran 7-1 with a 2.61 ERA and 111 strikeouts in 16 begins and 86 1/3 innings a year ago at Triple-An Oklahoma City, where he was sidelined for extends by lower leg and shoulder wounds.

Forsythe, 30, hit a vocation high 20 homers a year ago, when he batted .264 with 52 RBIs in 127 amusements.

The 29-year-old Tolleson was 2-2 with 11 spares and a 7.68 ERA in 37 diversions a year ago, when his season was stopped by a lower back strain. He turned into a free specialist in October when he rejected an out and out task to the minors.

Overcomes include catcher Kurt Suzuki

A man acquainted with the arrangements tells The Associated Press that the Atlanta Braves have consented to a one-year manage veteran catcher Kurt Suzuki.

The individual talked on state of namelessness in light of the fact that the understanding won't get to be distinctly official until Suzuki passes a physical.

The 33-year-old Suzuki likely will impart time to returning starter Tyler Flowers. Atlanta additionally has Anthony Recker, who was Flowers' reinforcement last season.

Suzuki spent the last three seasons with Minnesota and hit .258 with eight homers and 49 RBIs a year ago. He has a vocation .256 batting normal. He made his real alliance make a big appearance with Oakland in 2007 and played for Washington in 2012-13.

Officers, Loney consent to small time bargain

A man acquainted with the assention says the Texas Rangers and free operator first baseman James Loney have consented to a small time contract.

In the event that Loney makes the real alliance program out of spring preparing, the Rangers will be his fourth group since 2012 after the 32-year-old spent his initial seven or more seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The a respectable starting point occupation is open for Texas after Mitch Moreland marked with Boston and previous Tiger Prince Fielder was compelled to resign as a result of a neck harm.

A first-round pick by the Dodgers in 2002, Loney is a profession .284 hitter with 108 homers and 669 RBIs. He hit .265 in 100 recreations with the New York Mets last season.

Cahill goes home to San Diego

Right-hander Trevor Cahill and the San Diego Padres have finished a $1.75 million, one-year contract.

Cahill, who went to secondary school in rural Vista, can acquire $750,000 in execution rewards in light of begins: $250,000 each for 15, 20 and 25. He likewise can procure $250,000 in rewards in view of help appearances: $125,000 each for 40 and 50. He would get a $250,000 task reward if exchanged.

He ran 4-4 with a 2.74 ERA in 50 diversions, including one begin, for the Chicago Cubs in 2016. He was an AL All-Star in 2010 with the Oakland Athletics.

To make room on the 40-man program, outfielder Jabari Blash was assigned for task by the Padres.

Trumbo re-signs with O's for a long time

For the second year in succession, the Orioles arranged an arrangement to keep the real association grand slam champion in Baltimore. Stamp Trumbo's $37.5 million, three-year contract was finished, a day after the sides achieved understanding subject to a fruitful physical.

Last off-season, the Orioles marked free specialist Chris Davis to a $161-million, seven-year contract after he drove the major associations with 47 grand slams in 2015.

Trumbo additionally hit a noteworthy class driving 47 homers last season, his first with Baltimore, before turning into a free operator. The 31-year-old did not acknowledge the Orioles' qualifying offer of a $17.2-million, one-year contract, needing to test the market. Dubious whether he would give back, the Orioles gained outfielder Seth Smith from Seattle prior this month.

He was the last unsigned player with draft-pick pay appended.

RHP Ross joins Rangers

Right-hander Tyson Ross and the Texas Rangers have finished a $6-million, one-year contract after the pitcher who made just a single begin last season passed a physical.

The arrangement incorporates the possibility to make another $3 million in motivating forces.

After Ross began on Opening Day for the San Diego Padres a year ago, he went on the impaired rundown for right shoulder aggravation. He inevitably had thoracic outlet disorder surgery in October.

While Ross isn't relied upon to be prepared for the begin of the season, once he is sound, he could join a revolution drove by Cole Hamels, Yu Darvish and Martin Perez. The 29-year-old Ross is 32-53 with a 3.64 ERA in 153 major alliance appearances, including 102 begins.

The Rangers assigned right-hander Brady Dragmire for task.

Ex-Tiger Feliz to Brewers

Free specialist right-hander Neftali Feliz has marked a one-year contract with the Milwaukee Brewers, who are searching for a nearer in the warm up area.

Feliz's arrangement is worth $5.35 million, with $1.5 million in execution rewards in light of diversions and amusements wrapped up.

The eight-year veteran went through last season with the Pittsburgh Pirates, running 4-2 with a 3.52 ERA in 62 recreations, serving basically as a setup man.

The 28-year-old Feliz was a nearer for the Texas Rangers from the get-go in his profession, winning AL youngster of the year in 2010 subsequent to sparing 40 amusements. He additionally has pitched for the Detroit Tigers.

The Brewers are searching for a nearer subsequent to exchanging endlessly Tyler Thornburg to the Boston Rex Sox in the off-season.

D'backs indication OF Blanco to minors bargain

The Arizona Diamondbacks have marked ex-San Francisco Giant Gregor Blanco to a small time contract.

The 33-year-old outfielder hit .224 with one grand slam and 18 RBIs, 10 copies and four triples in 104 recreations with the Giants last season. That was down altogether from his 2015 measurements, when he hit .291 with five homers in 115 diversions.

Blanco started his real association profession with Atlanta in 2008. He was exchanged to Kansas City amid the 2010 season. Blanco put in the most recent five years with San Francisco.

Marlins include Straily in exchange

A man acquainted with the transactions says the Miami Marlins have gained right-hander Dan Straily from the Cincinnati Reds for three small time players.

The Reds acquired right-handers Luis Castillo and Austin Brice, two of the Marlins' top prospects, and a third small time player.

Straily had the greatest year of his profession in 2016, when he ran 14-8 with a 3.76 ERA and 162 strikeouts in 34 amusements for the last-put Reds.

He has a vocation record of 27-21 with a 4.24 ERA. He tied for the

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