Ex-Mets catcher demoted to Triple-A after clearing waivers

Rotowire Ferrer is dealing with a lat injury, Andrew Golden of The Washington Post reports. Ferrer has pitched in just one exhibition game over the past two weeks, and his injured lat explains why. It's unclear when Ferrer will be ready to get back to making consistent appearances, but manager Dave Martinez said the team will know more in a couple…

LOS ANGELES - Coming to terms with their distant playoff odds, the San Francisco Giants shuffled shortstops Thursday. The kids are in. A short-term rental is out. And the last tether to their World Series era may be on his last legs. Brandon Crawford, the man who has played more games at shortstop than anyone else in the 141-year history of the…

The SF Giants might get some veterans back soon enough. Both Ross Stripling and A.J. Pollock have begun rehab assignments with the Sacramento River Cats according to the team's transaction log. Pollock (oblique) and Stripling (back) landed on the injured list in August, so it is not going to be an extended absence for either of them. In the case of…

There were plenty of runs being scored on Monday with the Milwaukee Brewers, Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets all hitting double digits and making some MLB news in the process. When looking at the MLB predictions, seven of the 11 matchups were won by the team listed as the favorite. Framber Valdez of the Houston Astros, priced at+450 in the…

It's hard to imagine a team and market more perfectly fit to embrace Shohei Ohtani than the San Francisco Giants, and as of Monday, the oddsmakers in Las Vegas agree. While the odds of the Los Angeles Angels trading their two-way superstar ahead of the Aug. 1 MLB trade deadline are shrinking - the Angels are just four games out of wild card…

The San Francisco Giants (46-37) and the New York Mets (37-46) will wrap up their three-game series on Sunday, July 2. First pitch from Citi Field in Queens, New York, is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET and will air on ESPN as part of this week's Sunday Night Baseball game. San Francisco will start Ross Stripling (0-2, 6.88 ERA), while New York counters…

If it's June, the numbers that most concern Rhys Hoskins usually pertain to home runs and on-base percentage. This year, he's eyeing another statistic: playoff odds. Hoskins rejoined the Phillies this week after spending the initial phase of his recovery from knee surgery (and growing a beard) at home in California. The slugging first baseman faces…

The New York Mets will try to stay hot when they visit the Los Angeles Dodgers at 10:10 p.m. ET Monday in the opener of a three-game series. The Mets (10-6, 6-4 road) ran their winning streak to four games by beating the Athletics 4-3 in 10 innings on Sunday at Oakland. The Dodgers (8-8, 5-4 home) dropped two of three to the Chicago Cubs over the…

Justin Bruihl and Yonny Hernández were optioned; and Patrick Mazeika, David Freitas and Ryan Ward got re-assigned to Minor League camp as the latest round of Los Angeles Dodgers Spring Training roster cuts. Each of the five players remain eligible to appear in Spring Training games. The Dodgers conclude Cactus League play Saturday afternoon, then…

Now that the 2022 season is over for the New York Mets, we have been looking back at the year that was. After taking a more general view of the offense, pitching, and coaching staff, it's time to take a deeper dive into the Mets' players. This series will take a look at every player on the roster for the Mets at the end of the season from A (Pete…

Last month, James McCann was traded to the Baltimore Orioles. The catcher had become expendable after the New York Mets signed former All-Star catcher Omar Narváez to a one-year, $8 million contract with a player option for 2024 worth $7 million. McCann has two years and $24 million left on his contract, and the Orioles will assume $5 million of…

Now that the 2022 season is over for the New York Mets, we have been looking back at the year that was. After taking a more general view of the offense, pitching, and coaching staff, it's time to take a deeper dive into the Mets' players. This series will take a look at every player on the roster for the Mets at the end of the season from A (Pete…

In one of the most stunning turn of events in the history of MLB free agency, All-Star shortstop Carlos Correa has walked away from a 13-year, $350 million deal with the San Francisco Giants - the contract was never signed because of a concern during Correa's physical - and has signed with the New York Mets for 12 years and $315 million. New York…

Now that the 2022 season is over for the New York Mets, we have been looking back at the year that was. After taking a more general view of the offense, pitching, and coaching staff, it's time to take a deeper dive into the Mets' players. This series will take a look at every player on the roster for the Mets at the end of the season from A (Pete…

Now that the 2022 season is over for the New York Mets, we have been looking back at the year that was. After taking a more general view of the offense, pitching, and coaching staff, it's time to take a deeper dive into the Mets' players. This series will take a look at every player on the roster for the Mets at the end of the season from A (Pete…

The date to protect players from being selected by another team in the upcoming Rule 5 Draft has come and gone and the Mets made no additional roster moves. Somewhat surprisingly, the club opted against protecting their Rule 5-eligible prospects Tuesday, standing pat with 32 players on the 40-man roster. The prospects most in danger of being…

Now that the 2022 season is over for the New York Mets, we have been looking back at the year that was. After taking a more general view of the offense, pitching, and coaching staff, it's time to take a deeper dive into the Mets' players. This series will take a look at every player on the roster for the Mets at the end of the season from A (Pete…

Tuesday evening the Pittsburgh Pirates claimed a pair of players off waivers. This included re-added a former Pirate player back to their 40-man roster. With these moves, their 40-man roster remains full. The two players the Pittsburgh Pirates claimed off waivers were catcher Ali Sánchez and reliever Beau Sulser, the latter of which made his MLB…

ATLANTA - Ahead of their biggest games of the season, the Mets called in a new reinforcement. When the Mets (98-59) took on the Atlanta Braves (98-59) during a three-game series that began on Friday and will essentially decide the winner of the National League East division crown, the Mets had the top prospect in Major League Baseball at their…

The Pittsburgh Pirates are welcoming a new face, and with that, needed to make some roster moves. On Sunday, the Pirates claimed Miguel Andujar off of waivers from the Yankees. BUY YANKEES TICKETS: STUBHUB, VIVID SEATS, TICKETSMARTER, TICKETMASTER According to MLBtraderumors.com, the Pirates designated former Yankees outfielder Greg Allen for…

Wilmer Flores, the most versatile and steady performer for the San Francisco Giants this season, has agreed to a two-year, $13 million contract extension. The new deal will pay Flores $6.5 million each of the next two seasons and includes a mutual option for 2025. "I'm happy to be back," Flores said before Monday night's Giants-Braves series…

The Colorado Rockies find themselves at the bottom of a unique National League reliever category - one that makes a season-ending injury to Lucas Gilbreath even more costly: The Rockies have used 16 total relievers if position players Randal Grichuk and Brian Serven are factored out. Colorado must reallocate Gilbreath's work for the 26 games that…

Left-hander Clayton Kershaw (7-3, 2.64) is scheduled to pitch for the Dodgers against Chris Bassitt (11-7, 3.34). Kershaw has been on the injured list since Aug. 5 with lower back pain. Bassitt will be working on five days of rest. Kershaw last pitched Aug. 4, leaving his start against the Giants after four innings in San Francisco. He gave up two…

PHOENIX (AP) - Josh Rojas planted the two-strike bunt seed in spring training after realizing, with his speed, he'd have better odds laying one down than swinging away. Despite the analytics in his favor, the Arizona third baseman had yet to attempt it this season, worried about looking foolish if the ball rolled foul for a strikeout. A pep talk…

The San Francisco Giants (80-44) are still hanging on to the lead in the NL West and open a three-game road series against the New York Mets (61-63) Tuesday. First pitch is set for 7:10 p.m. ET at Citi Field. Let's analyze the lines around the Giants vs. Mets odds with MLB picks and predictions. Giants LHP Sammy Long (1-1, 5.72 ERA) makes his ninth…