Royals designate Hunter Renfroe for assignment

The Royals announced they have designated outfielder Hunter Renfroe for assignment and have called up infielder Nick Loftin from Triple-A Omaha. Renfroe was hitting just .182/.241/.242 with no home runs in 35 games and was worth -1.5 WAR, according to Baseball Reference. The Royals originally signed Renfroe to a two-year, $13 million deal before the … Read more

Royals designate pitcher Chris Stratton for assignment

Royals designate pitcher Chris Stratton for assignment

The Royals designated pitcher Chris Stratton for assignment before Sunday’s game against the Cardinals to make room for reliever Jonathan Bowlan. The struggling Stratton had a 7.94 ERA with 29 hits allowed in 17 innings. Opponents were hitting .377/.425/.558 against him this year, and he has had a scoreless outing just in just four of … Read more

Braves acquire reliever Scott Blewett, designate Jose Suarez for assignment

Braves acquire reliever Scott Blewett, designate Jose Suarez for assignment

The Atlanta Braves are making a change on the back-end of their bullpen as they have added right-handed reliever Scott Blewett from the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for the well-traveled cash considerations. To make room on the the 40-man roster, the Braves designated left-handed reliever Jose Suarez for assignment. The #Braves tonight acquired RHP Scott … Read more