Puig last played for the Cincinnati Reds and Cleveland Indians in 2019, hitting .267 with 24 home runs and 84 RBI.
The New York Mets have been one of the most active teams this winter, and there are no signs of new owner Steven Cohen wanting to slow things down.
Possessing one of the best fastballs in the Cleveland system, Hankins will make his full-season debut in 2021 With 49% of the vote, power pitcher Ethan Hankins is our No.
A former top international signing is ready to make big moves in 2021 With 51% of the vote, elite second baseman Aaron Bracho is our No. 9 Cleveland prospect, improving on his No.
Free-agent reliever Brad Hand has received interest from several teams since Cleveland unexpectedly cut ties with him in late October. The Blue Jays are among the clubs that have been linked to Hand.
The top return in the Mike Clevinger trade debuts at No. 8 in the Cleveland system Slugging shortstop prospect Gabriel Arias raked in 52% of the vote to earn No.
A former first round pick is living up to all the hype thus far. Winning by literally just one vote over Gabriel Arias, Daniel Espino is our No. 7 Cleveland prospect for 2021, improving four spots from his No.
Some familiar faces and a newcomer join the ranks of Baseball America’s top prospects in the game Baseball America today released their Top 100 MLB Prospects list, and it includes four potential Cleveland stars: 55.
Bo Naylor could be the future at catcher, but he’s still a ways away Winning with 32% of the vote — a narrow 4% lead over second-place Brayan Rocchio — Bo Naylor is our No.
Morning News and Notes for Saturday, January 16, 2021 There were international signings, signings that avoided arbitration, and free agent signings. Step up, everybody and read the signs Cleveland Baseball Team News Cleveland signs 2 top int'l prospects - The club announced on Friday afternoon that it inked shortstops Angel Genao, No.
Deals with Ahmed Rosario, Austin Hedges, and Phil Maton have been reached, closing the door on arbitration season It came down to the wire, but Cleveland has officially avoided arbitration with all of their eligible players for 2021.
The most hyped international signing the Indians have made in years, is 2021 finally the year George Valera breaks out? Sweet-swinging outfielder George Valera is our No.
Cleveland announced in October it was placing Hand on waivers instead of exercising his $10 million option for 2021. The 30-year-old went unclaimed and was granted release.
Hand unwittingly became an emblematic figure for this winter’s free agency when the Indians surprisingly chose to waive him rather than bring him back on a one-year, $10M deal.
Morning news and notes for Friday, Jan. 15, 2021 Listen, we gotta celebrate what we can nowadays. As of this writing, Cleveland needs to submit salary arbitration estimates to Amed Rosario, Austin Hedges, and Phil Maton prior to the 1 p.m.
The Canadian righty is likely to join the starting rotation next year; here’s what he brings to the table OK, maybe that title is not completely fair. After all, the door was already open a little bit with a pair of “opener” starts at the end of last season, and the increased workload he took on down the stretch.
Possessing the best hit tool in the organization, Freeman is inching closer to his MLB debut. Contact-hitting shortstop Tyler Freeman is our No. 3 Cleveland prospect after raking in 40% of the vote yesterday, dropping one spot from his No.
The 18th best player in Cleveland history by WAR could do it all There likely hasn’t been a player to capture the imagination of baseball fans the last decade as much as Shohei Ohtani.
McKenzie reclaimed his status as one of the best prospects in the organization after a strong showing in his MLB debut. Triston McKenzie is our No. 2 Cleveland prospect for 2021, moving up one spot from 2020.
peace out Brad Hand, who might end up financially benefitting from his $10M team option being declined, has been “talking to teams about multi-year deals” now that the reliever market is thawing.
Based on track record, Hand stands out as the clear top lefty reliever on the market. He’s pitched to a combined 2.70 ERA and 2.79 SIERA over the past five seasons.
Francisco Lindor is headed to the New York Mets, with the team closing in on a blockbuster trade to acquire the All-Star shortstop in a move that will dramatically shake up the 2021 MLB season.
An offer of $2 million plus incentives sounds extremely low, which is likely why Luba wants to make it known (whether true or not) that the offer came after Puig tested positive.
The Cleveland Indians have decided to drop their nickname and change to a new one, according to a report.
The Indians relayed surgery on Hill’s lunate bone, located in the mid-carpal joint, went “as expected.”
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