3 articles
NYM • 1B
19 days ago
Here’s the first of many 40-man roster additions, designed to protect Rule 5 eligible players from being selected in next month’s draft, that will take place across the league today. Morabito, a 2022 second-round pick, hit .273/.348/.385 with six homers and 40 steals for Double-A Binghamton last season. He’s probably not a future regular in the majors, but if he continues making gains defensively, he’ll be a nice bench option.
CIN • 1B
about 1 month ago
The Reds opened 2025 with about a $112 million payroll, which is obviously in the bottom half of the league and actually a little less than they spent way back in 2014, which was the last time their payroll was in the top half of baseball. The good news is that the Reds have no badly spent money aside from the $16 million still owed to Jeimer Candelario and their rotation is well set up for next season (Hunter Greene, Nick Lodolo, Andrew Abbott, Brady Singer and Chase Burns will make about $26 million in total). That should, in theory, give them the flexibility to add the middle-of-the-order hitter they obviously need.
Source: C. Trent Rosencrans
LAD • 1B
2 months ago
Frasso’s season was already over, but the Dodgers needed to clear a spot on their 40-man roster for the promotion of Andrew Heaney so this procedural move made perfect sense. The 26-year-old hurler posted a 5.49 ERA, 1.58 WHIP and a 68/42 K/BB ratio over 77 innings at Triple-A Oklahoma City in his return from shoulder and hip injuries.