Unsurprisingly, the White Sox have set an “exorbitant” asking price on Garrett Crochet in early trade talks, USA Today’s Bob Nightengale writes. As we already saw this past winter with the Dylan Cease trade negotiations and the eventual deal that sent Cease to the Padres, the Sox are naturally out for the biggest return possible when moving any of their most valuable trade … [Read more...] about AL Central Notes: Crochet, Clevinger, Wacha, Lange
Michael Kopech Drawing Interest From Several Teams
The White Sox are one of the game’s few clear sellers with the trade deadline still six weeks out, and teams have been showing recent interest in closer Michael Kopech, reports Bruce Levine of 670 The Score. Among the interested clubs are the Royals, Phillies and Yankees, each of whom has sent scouts to watch the hard-throwing righty in the past few weeks. Levine adds that … [Read more...] about Michael Kopech Drawing Interest From Several Teams
Giants Acquire Logan Porter From Royals
The Royals announced via their player development account on X that they have traded catcher Logan Porter to the Giants for cash considerations or a player to be named later. Porter was not on the Royals’ 40-man roster and won’t need to be added to that of the Giants. Porter, now 28, has a small amount of major league experience. He got into 11 games for the Royals last year … [Read more...] about Giants Acquire Logan Porter From Royals
Royals Place Hunter Renfroe On Injured List With Broken Toe
The Royals announced they’ve placed Hunter Renfroe on the 10-day injured list. The veteran outfielder fractured his left big toe in last night’s loss to the Yankees. Kansas City also placed Adam Frazier on the bereavement list, recalling Nick Pratto and Drew Waters to take the vacated active roster spots. Renfroe went for imaging today that’ll determine his recovery timeline, … [Read more...] about Royals Place Hunter Renfroe On Injured List With Broken Toe
Royals Select Dan Altavilla
The Royals announced that they have selected the contract of right-hander Dan Altavilla. The club already had a 40-man vacancy. Right-hander Will Klein was optioned to open an active roster spot. Altavilla, 31, signed a minor league deal with the Royals in the offseason. He has since made 24 appearances for Triple-A Omaha, allowing 2.63 earned runs per nine innings. That’s at … [Read more...] about Royals Select Dan Altavilla