Brewers To Sign Dee Strange-Gordon
Milwaukee will be the second straight National League Central organization for Strange-Gordon, who spent time with Cincinnati during the offseason and in the spring. The Reds ended up releasing him toward the end of March, and though Strange-Gordon subsequently rejected minors offers from other teams, he’ll now settle for one a little over a week into the season.
While the 32-year-old Strange-Gordon has an accomplished resume – two All-Star bids, an NL batting title, a Gold Glove Award and three seasons with at least 58 stolen bases – the former Dodger, Marlin and Mariner has struggled recently. From 2018-20 in Seattle, Strange-Gordon batted a meek .266/.293/.343 (good for a 73 wRC+) in 1,091 trips to the plate. Strange-Gordon stole 55 bags in that span and saw time in the middle infield and multiple outfield positions, but the Mariners made the easy decision to decline his $14MM club option in favor of a $1MM buyout after last season.
Marlins Place Elieser Hernandez, Garrett Cooper On 10-Day Injured List
Garrett Cooper on the 10-day injured list, the team announced. (Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald was among those to report the details.) Hernandez was placed on the standard 10-day IL while Cooper is on the COVID-related injury list. Right-handers
Jordan Holloway will fill the two open spots on the active roster.
Cooper was placed on the IL due to an adverse reaction after receiving a second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, a fairly common side effect for some vaccinated patients. Because there is no 10-day minimum attached to the COVID list, Cooper could be back in action as early as Tuesday if he is feeling better, though the Marlins chose to sideline him.
AL West offseason roundup: Every move by all 5 teams entering 2021
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The 2021 MLB season begins today! Here at Athletics Nation we follow the A’s offseason moves closely, but they’re not the only team out there making trades and signing free agents. There are four other clubs competing for the AL West division crown, so let’s take a look at what they did over the winter.
In the transaction tables, free agent contracts are rounded to the nearest million. Players who re-signed with incumbent teams are not listed because they didn’t move anywhere (like Mike Fiers and Yusmeiro Petit). In the “Hello” columns, only players on the expected Opening Day rosters are mentioned. In the “Goodbye” columns, free agents who don’t have a team listed next to them remain unsigned.
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