The Royals announced that right-hander Spencer Turnbull has been signed to a minor league contract. Turnbull had been in the Cubs organization on another minors deal until two days ago, when he triggered an opt-out clause to obtain a release. It has been an unusual season in many ways for Turnbull, who pitched well for the Phillies in 2024 before a lat strain cut short his … [Read more...] about Royals Sign Spencer Turnbull To Minors Contract
Royals Sign Geoff Hartlieb To Minor League Deal
The Royals signed reliever Geoff Hartlieb to a minor league contract and assigned him to Triple-A Omaha. The move was announced by the Triple-A affiliate this evening. Hartlieb was granted his release from a non-roster deal with the Tigers last week. He’s now on his third organization of the season. Hartlieb has made very brief appearances with the Yankees and Detroit. … [Read more...] about Royals Sign Geoff Hartlieb To Minor League Deal
Poll: AL MVP Race Check-In
Back in June, MLBTR conducted a pair of polls checking the temperature on the two MVP races, and both polls saw the league’s reigning MVP earn a dominating majority. Aaron Judge pulled in 55% of the vote in the American League poll, while Shohei Ohtani did even better as he commanded 57% of the vote in the National League’s poll. Since then, Ohtani has broken away from the pack … [Read more...] about Poll: AL MVP Race Check-In
AL Central Notes: Tigers, Ragans, Lee
Some of baseball’s top prospects have made their MLB debuts within the last week, but don’t expect any of the Tigers’ top minor leaguers to be appearing in 2025. In an interview with MLB Network this past week (hat tip to Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press), Tigers GM Jon Greenberg said a call-up of shortstop prospect Kevin McGonigle is likely not “on the radar right now,” … [Read more...] about AL Central Notes: Tigers, Ragans, Lee
Mariners Sign Michael Fulmer To Minor League Deal
The Mariners have signed right-hander Michael Fulmer to a minor league deal, according to his transactions tracker at MLB.com. He had been with the Royals on a minor league deal but the log indicates he was released from that pact a few days ago. Fulmer, 32, is having a nomadic year. He signed a two-year minor league deal with the Red Sox ahead of the 2024 season. He had … [Read more...] about Mariners Sign Michael Fulmer To Minor League Deal