MLB Player News

Herrin was added to the Guardians' 40-man roster Tuesday.

Herrin split the 2022 campaign between Double-A Akron and Triple-A Columbus, and he finished with a 4.02 ERA, 1.24 WHIP and 101:23 K:BB across 69.1 innings.

Guerra was designated for assignment by the Rays on Tuesday.

Guerra appeared in 18 games between the Padres and Rays last season and had a 5.00 ERA and 10:11 K:BB across 18 innings. He won't retain his spot on the 40-man roster with Tampa Bay clearing space for prospects ahead of the Rule 5 draft.

White (elbow) was added to the Rays' 40-man roster Tuesday.

White underwent Tommy John surgery in April 2022, but the Rays will still protect him from the Rule 5 draft by adding him to the 40-man roster. The 24-year-old had a 1.44 ERA in 43 games across four minor-league levels in 2021, and he could be ready for game action during the middle of next season.

Yarbrough (oblique) was designated for assignment Tuesday by the Rays, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

The left-hander finished the season on the injured list with an oblique strain, and it appears the Rays won't be tendering him a contract for 2023. Yarbrough was an effective rotation piece across his first three big-league seasons, but he struggled over the past two years and had a 4.50 ERA, 1.38 WHIP and 61:22 K:BB in 80 frames during 2022.

White was added to Detroit's 40-man roster Tuesday.

White spent 2022 at Double-A Erie and had a 2.67 ERA, 0.91 WHIP and 73:17 K:BB across 67.1 innings. The Tigers added him to the 40-man roster in order to protect him from the upcoming Rule 5 draft.

Johnson (elbow) was added to the Orioles' 40-man roster Tuesday.

It's a testament to Johnson's stuff that the Orioles not only traded for him at the deadline in the three-team trade that sent Trey Mancini to Houston and Jose Siri to Tampa Bay while knowing he needed Tommy John surgery, but they will protect him from the Rule 5 draft while he recovers despite the fact he has never pitched above High-A. Given the timing of the surgery and Johnson's lack upper-level work, it will be a small margin of error for him to make it as a big-league starter, but he could be a devastating reliever if his stuff returns to pre-injury form.

Rom was added to the Orioles' 40-man roster Tuesday.

One of Baltimore's top lefty pitching prospects, Rom missed plenty of bats last year at Double-A and Triple-A (144 strikeouts in 120 innings), but he also had a 1.48 WHIP. More development is needed before he can be expected to have sustained success against big-league hitters, but he could make his big-league debut sometime in 2023.

White was added to the Rangers' 40-man roster Tuesday.

One of the Rangers' best pitching prospects, White was great at High-A and Double-A last season before forearm fatigue shelved him for most of the second half. If White can stay healthy and handle a starter's workload (career-high 80.1 innings last season), he could be a mid-rotation starter.

Soriano was added to the Angels' 40-man roster Tuesday.

Soriano made only seven appearances between rookie ball and Single-A during the 2022 campaign, as he was sidelined for the first four months of the season while he rehabbed from Tommy John surgery. The Angels moved him to the 40-man roster in order to protect him from the upcoming Rule 5 draft.

Walter was added to Boston's 40-man roster Tuesday, Christopher Smith of The Springfield Republican reports.

The 26-year-old southpaw dominated in nine starts at Double-A (2.88 ERA, 68:3 K:BB in 50 innings) before struggling in two starts at Triple-A and missing the rest of the season with a neck strain. He has resumed throwing and should be ready for spring training. If Walter regains his form from Double-A, he could pitch in the big-league rotation in 2023.