MLB Player News

Mears was claimed off waivers by the Rangers on Friday.

The 26-year-old was designated for assignment by the Pirates last weekend and will now join the Rangers. Mears missed the first four months of 2022 while recovered from elbow surgery, and he had a 4.74 ERA, 1.49 WHIP and 27:17 K:BB in 24.2 innings at the Triple-A level.

Logue was claimed off waivers by the Tigers on Friday.

Logue was knocked around in 2022 to the tune of a 6.79 ERA with the Athletics and an 8.12 ERA at Triple-A Las Vegas. The southpaw put up some pretty good numbers in the minors prior to that, though, so the Tigers will hope he can rebound.

Mayers signed a minor-league contract with the Royals on Thursday.

Mayers was designated for assignment by the Angels in late September, and he elected free agency after refusing an outright assignment. He'll need to settle for a minor-league deal with Kansas City, but it wouldn't be surprising to see him invited to major-league spring training since he spent most of the 2022 campaign in the big leagues.

Ortega was designated for assignment by the Angels on Thursday, Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times reports.

Ortega had a 1.71 ERA across his first 15 appearances of 2022, but he had a 6.92 ERA in his next 12 outings and finished the campaign in the minors. The 26-year-old has now lost his spot on the 40-man roster, though he'll still likely report to big-league camp for spring training.

Santos (groin) was acquired by the White Sox from the Giants on Thursday in exchange for Kade McClure, Robert Murray of FanSided.com reports.

Santos was designated for assignment earlier this week and has now found a new home. The 23-year-old spent most of 2022 in the minors and had his season end prematurely due to a groin injury.

Ryan signed a minor-league contract with Seattle on Monday.

Ryan has spent the last two seasons at Triple-A Round Rock, where he posted a 4.49 ERA, 122:48 K:BB and 1.43 WHIP in 104.1 innings. It's possible he serves as a non-roster invitee this spring, but it seems likely that he'll at least spend most of the season in the minors.

Luetge was designated for assignment by the Yankees on Wednesday.

Luetge has made 107 appearances for the Yankees over the last two seasons, and he posted a 2.71 ERA and 1.25 WHIP in 129.2 innings during that time. It's somewhat surprising to see him cast off the 40-man roster, but the move makes room for right-hander Tommy Kahnle. Although Luetge is heading into his age-36 season, it's possible he's claimed by another club.

Logue was designated for assignment by the Athletics on Wednesday.

Logue made his major-league debut in 2022 and posted a 6.79 ERA and 1.54 WHIP in 57 innings over 14 appearances (10 starts) with the Athletics. He was sent down in September and will be cast off the 40-man roster after Oakland signed Drew Rucinski.

The Orioles signed Bazardo to a minor-league contract Monday, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

Bazardo posted a 2.76 ERA in 16.1 innings with the Red Sox in 2022 and a 3.45 in 57.1 with Triple-A Worcester. The righty could find a role in the Orioles' bullpen in 2023.

The Angels outrighted Rosenberg to Triple-A Salt Lake on Monday.

He'll remain in the organization after going unclaimed off waivers when the Angels removed him from the 40-man roster last week to clear a spot for the newly signed Justin Garza. Rosenberg made three appearances (one start) for the Angels in 2022 but otherwise spent the majority of the season as a member of Salt Lake's rotation. In 62.2 innings for the Triple-A club, Rosenberg submitted a 3.16 ERA, 1.24 WHIP and 62:27 K:BB.