The Twins introduced again 4 gamers from the Mariners in change for Jorge Polanco final month, although Minnesota’s first goal was right-hander Bryce Miller, Adam Jude of the Seattle Instances reviews. Miller and fellow rookie Bryan Woo have been among the many most sought-after commerce targets of the winter, but the Mariners weren’t keen to maneuver both pitcher, or anybody from their crop of younger and controllable starters. Whereas Polanco fills an enormous want for Seattle at second base, he’s solely below group management by the 2025 season, so any type of Polanco-for-Miller swap would’ve wanted to be a lot completely different on Minnesota’s finish to land Miller’s companies.
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Guardians outfield prospect George Valera will miss “a number of weeks” after struggling a left hamstring pressure, in accordance with Paul Hoynes of the Cleveland Plain Supplier (X hyperlink). Valera missed an enormous chunk of the 2023 season as a consequence of hamstring accidents and a hamate surgical procedure, and the consequence was an unremarkable .220/.349/.397 slash line over 338 minor league plate appearances, principally on the Triple-A stage. Valera had been a daily on top-100 prospect lists previous to his 2023 disappointment, and his readiness for the beginning of the Triple-A season might now be in query relying on how a lot time he misses together with his newest damage.
Kerry Carpenter can be coping with a pressure to his left hamstring, although the Tigers slugger is just slated to overlook a couple of days for now, supervisor A.J. Hinch advised reporters (together with Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press). Hinch described the scenario as “precautionary,” and Carpenter didn’t suppose he was going to be out for lengthy. Over his first two MLB seasons, Carpenter has hit .273/.334/.474 with 26 homers over 572 PA, and is anticipated to play a key position because the Tigers’ common designated hitter in 2024.
