MLB Player News

The Pirates announced Sunday that Bae will be included as one of 19 players on the team's taxi squad for the 2020 season, Adam Berry of MLB.com reports.

Bae is one of several top prospects from the organization that will report to the Pirates' alternative training site at their Double-A facility in Altoona when teams resume workouts in July. While Bae's inclusion on the taxi squad and the Pirates' 60-man roster pool will make him eligible to join the big club in 2020, Pittsburgh is presumably more interested in overseeing his development in a team setting rather than rushing him to the majors. He spent the 2019 campaign at Low-A Greensboro, posting an .825 OPS and 31 stolen bases across 380 plate appearances.

Mayfield was added to the Astros' 60-man player pool Sunday.

Mayfield can play second base and shortstop, but the Astros are entrenched in the middle with Jose Altuve and Carlos Correa. Additionally, Aldemys Diaz is a multi-positional infielder who is the primary backup in the middle. Mayfield made his MLB debut in 2019 and looked overmatched at the plate, batting .156/.169/.328 over 65 plate appearances.

Wall will be a part of the Blue Jays' 60-man roster.

Wall advanced to Triple-A in 2019 and was able to work as a non-roster invitee this spring before play was suspended. The 24-year-old went 7-for-23 with five runs, three RBI and three stolen bases during spring training, and he could compete for a reserve role with the major-league club while he's with the 60-man player pool.

Solarte will be a part of the Braves' 60-man roster, Gabe Burns of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

Solarte reached an agreement to play in Japan over the second half of 2019, but he signed a minor-league contract with the Braves in January as a non-roster invitee. He hit .182/.240/.227 with a double and two RBI this spring before play was suspended. Given his lackluster results in recent seasons, it's unlikely that he'll see significant major-league playing time during the abbreviated 2020 campaign.

Haggerty is part of the Mariners' 60-man player pool that will report to the team's summer camp, Greg Johns of MLB.com reports.

The utility asset dealt with a bout of elbow soreness before spring training was suspended, a condition that should certainly be behind him at this point. Haggerty had acquitted himself well by hitting .357 (5-for-14) over eight Cactus League games, and it remains to be seen if the expanded 30-man roster in place for the first two weeks of the season will help afford him a big-league opportunity to start the 2020 campaign.

Tomlinson was released by the Rockies on Monday, Steve Adams of MLB Trade Rumors reports.

He signed a minor-league deal with Colorado over the offseason and it's not surprising that the two sides parted ways after Tomlinson was excluded from the 60-man roster. It's possible Tomlinson could catch on elsewhere, as most teams have not announced a full 60-man roster just yet.

Beckham signed a non-guaranteed contract Monday with the Mets and is expected to be added to the team's 60-man roster pool.

Since being released by the Padres shortly after spring training was suspended in mid-March, Beckham had been in limbo for months while baseball instituted a freeze on transactions. With an agreement on the 2020 season having since been finalized, he'll now continue his career in New York, providing the Mets with additional depth in the infield. Barring a deluge of injuries, Beckham likely won't be in line for steady at-bats after posting a .643 OPS in 83 games with the Tigers in 2019.

Miller will be part of the Padres' 60-man summer camp.

Miller would likely need some injuries ahead of him on the depth chart to see action at second base, third base or shortstop this season, but he is advanced enough that it's possible he could make his MLB debut in 2020. Known for his hit tool and control of the strike zone, Miller hit .290 with an 86:46 K:BB in 560 plate appearances at Double-A last year but hit just .176 with a 15:2 K:BB in 72 plate appearances in the Arizona Fall League.

Trejo will be a part of the Rockies' 60-man summer camp.

Trejo is not on the 40-man roster and is not a particularly exciting prospect for fantasy purposes. He is already 24 and hit .243/.290/.391 with 15 home runs and five steals in 125 games at Double-A last year.

Ibanez was added to the Rangers' 60-man player pool Sunday.

Ibanez is primarily a second baseman but added third base and shortstop to his resume over the last two seasons in Triple-A. The 27-year-old Ibanez, who is not on the 40-man roster, provides emergency infield depth. He slashed .300/.375/.497 with 20 home runs and 65 RBI over 529 plate appearances for Triple-A Nashville in 2019.