MLB Trade Rumors

The Rockies announced that they have selected the contract of left-hander Chasen Shreve. In a corresponding move, right-hander John Curtiss has been designated for assignment. Their 40-man roster count stays at 39. Shreve, 34, has been struggling to get to the majors this year. That’s a bit surprising as he’s generally been solid in his major league career and has been … [Read more...] about Rockies Designate John Curtiss For Assignment, Select Chasen Shreve

The Rockies have signed Chasen Shreve to a minor league contract, as per the left-hander’s MLB.com profile page.  Shreve was released from his previous minors deal with the Yankees just last Thursday, and he has now quickly landed with the ninth different big league organization of his 15-year pro career. Shreve has seen action with seven of those teams at the Major League … [Read more...] about Rockies Sign Chasen Shreve To Minors Contract

Blake Snell made some more baseball history last night when the two-time Cy Young Award winner threw a no-hitter against the Reds.  The 18th no-hit game in the history of the New York/San Francisco Giants franchise, Snell’s gem saw him rack up 11 strikeouts against three walks on 114 pitches.  It was also the first time Snell had ever thrown eight full innings in any of his 202 … [Read more...] about NL West Notes: Snell, Musgrove, Muncy, Blackmon

The latest episode of the MLB Trade Rumors Podcast is now live on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and wherever you get your podcasts! Make sure you subscribe as well! You can also use the player at this link to listen, if you don’t use Spotify or Apple for podcasts. This week, host Darragh McDonald is joined by Tim Dierkes, Steve Adams and Anthony Franco of MLB Trade Rumors to … [Read more...] about MLBTR Podcast: Trade Deadline Recap