RYAN SWEENEY RUMORS & GOSSIP
Chicago Cubs Purchase Contract Of Outfielder Ryan Sweeney
The Chicago Cubs have purchased the contract of outfielder Ryan Sweeney from their Triple-A Iowa minor league affiliate. While he won’t play a major role in the majors, he is a career .280 major league hitter. To make room for him the Cubs designated right-handed pitcher Kameron Loe for assignment. He will have to clear waivers if Chicago wants a shot at retaining his services...
Cubs add OF Sweeney, RHP Dolis from Triple-A Iowa
The Cubs have added outfielder Ryan Sweeney and reliever Rafael Dolis from Triple-A before their game against the Texas Rangers.
To make room for them Monday, Chicago designated reliever Kameron Loe for assignment and optioned outfielder Dave Sappelt to its affiliate in Iowa.
The 28-year-old Sweeney has spent time in the majors with the White Sox, Red Sox and Athletics. In 23 games...
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Sweeney up, Sappelt down
From cubs.com:
The Cubs are expected to call up outfielder Ryan Sweeney from Triple-A Iowa and option Dave Sappelt to the Minor Leagues on Monday.
This is an interesting move. On one hand, Sweeney is almost certainly the better baseball player at this point. Sappelt just hasn't really made an impact at the major league level, for one reason or another. Additionally, this allows...
Report: Ryan Sweeney Signs Minor League Contract With Chicago Cubs
Ryan Sweeney was released by the Red Sox on Saturday, but it didn’t take long for him to find a new home.
The former Boston outfielder signed a minor league deal with the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday, according to MassLive.com’s Evan Drellich, and he expects to report to the team’s Triple-A affiliate Wednesday.
Red Sox release Ryan Sweeney
Outfielder Ryan Sweeney has been released by the Boston Red Sox. Sweeney was unable to make the Red Sox roster for Opening Day and did not want to accept an assignment to Triple-A.
This spring Sweeney made 52 plate appearances but managed just a .217/.308/.239 line.
Sweeney, 28, spent last season with the Red Sox playing in 63 games. The Red Sox were Sweeney’s third different organization...
Ryan Sweeney Agrees to Minor League Deal with Red Sox
Ryan Sweeney will apparently get another chance with the Boston Red Sox.
The 27-year-old outfielder ended his own 2012 season, and will now have
to win a spot on the Sox 2013 Major League roster. The two sides agreed
upon a minor league contract, with an invitation to major league camp that would
allow him to elect free agency if he is not added to the major league roster...
Report: Red Sox sign Sweeney to minor-league deal
The Boston Red Sox provided two pieces of news on Friday as they reportedly signed outfielder Ryan Sweeney to a minor-league deal after it was reported that infielder Ryan Kalish will have shoulder surgery. Sweeney, who turns 28 next month, also received an invitation to spring training, according to the report by WEEI.com. He hit .260 with no homers in 63 games for Boston last...
Red Sox could Non-Tender Ryan Sweeney by Friday Night
With Friday’s 11:59 pm Non-Tender Deadline looming, the Boston Red Sox have some questions that need to be answered. One of the players that is in jeopardy is outfielder Ryan Sweeney, who just finished up his first season in Boston. Sweeney was acquired in the trade last December with Oakland that involved Josh Reddick going [...]
Ryan Sweeney Apologizes to Fans for Punching Wall, Insists It Wasn't Intentional
Ryan Sweeney made a very, very costly mistake on Monday night. The Red Sox outfielder fractured a finger after punching a dugout wall during the Red Sox' win over the Tigers at Fenway Park, and he now may be out for up to two months. On Tuesday, the outfielder apologized. He did so via Twitter. Sweeney's name had been coming up in trade talks in recent weeks, but that'...
Ryan Sweeney Injures Left Hand Punching Door, Says He 'Feels Terrible Right Now' (Video)
When players are removed from the middle of the game near the trade deadline, it usually means that they're heading out to join a new ballclub. So when Ryan Sweeney left before the ninth inning of Monday's game against the Tigers, he sparked a frenzy of trade rumors. As it turns out, Sweeney is still a member of the Red Sox, but is now sporting a new injury. Sweeney vented...
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