Mariners Acquire Jason Ellison
The Mariners and Giants made a small swap today. The Giants sent 29 year-old outfielder Jason Ellison to Seattle for 24 year-old southpaw starter Travis Blackley. Ellison has been a Giants lifer,...
View ArticleOdds and Ends: Wilson, Bautista, Hairston
Linkage for Friday… The AP explains how C.C. Sabathia will be paid $9.5MM before throwing a pitch for the Yankees. The D’Backs signed lefty Travis Blackley. Dan Johnson is headed to Japan. The...
View ArticleOdds & Ends: Red Sox, Adrian, Strasburg, Mets, Zito
Links for Saturday… The time Scott Schoeneweis spent with the Brewers in Spring Training likely gave him a leg up on Alan Embree this season, writes Ian Browne of MLB.com. Embree was DFA'd yesterday...
View ArticleA’s Sign Willie Eyre, Travis Blackley
The A’s agreed to minor league deals with right-hander Willie Eyre and left-hander Travis Blackley, according to the team. Both will report to big league spring training as non-roster invitees. Eyre,...
View ArticleMinor Moves: Blackley, Gomez
Keeping track of the day's minor moves… The Giants signed left-hander Travis Blackley to a minor league deal, MLB.com's Chris Haft reports. The 29-year-old Australia native has MLB experience with the...
View ArticleGiants Designate Travis Blackley For Assignment
The Giants have designated left-hander Travis Blackley for assignment, according to Andrew Baggarly of CSN Bay Area (on Twitter). In corresponding moves, Jeremy Affeldt has been activated from the...
View ArticleAthletics Claim Travis Blackley
The Athletics announced that they claimed left-hander Travis Blackley off of waivers from the Giants. The A's moved Joey Devine to the 60-day disabled list to free up a 40-man roster spot in a...
View ArticleA’s Claim Otero, Designate Barton, Blackley
The Athletics have claimed pitcher Danny Otero from the Yankees and designated first baseman Daric Barton and pitcher Travis Blackley for assignment, according to a team news release. Earlier in the...
View ArticleAstros Acquire Travis Blackley
The Athletics have traded left-handed pitcher Travis Blackley to the Astros in exchange for minor league outfielder Jake Goebbert, Oakland announced via Twitter. The A's designated Blackley for...
View ArticleAstros To Designate Travis Blackley For Assignment
The Astros have announced that they will designate left-hander Travis Blackley for assignment tomorrow and select the contract of fellow lefty Kevin Chapman from Triple-A Oklahoma City. Blackley, 30,...
View ArticleTravis Blackley Outrighted To Triple-A
We'll keep track of tonight's minor moves here… The Astros have outrighted pitcher Travis Blackley to Triple-A Oklahoma City, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com tweets. Blackley, 30, threw 35 innings for...
View ArticleRangers Acquire Travis Blackley
12:50pm: A source tells MLBTR that the deal has the Rangers sending a PTBNL to the Astros in addition to the cash considerations. 12:34pm: The Rangers announced that they have acquired left-handed...
View ArticleMinor Moves: Jones, Twins, Berry, Snyder, Wolf, Blackley
Here are today’s outright assignments and minor moves from around the league… The Orioles are placing lefty Chris Jones on their 40-man roster, Dan Connolly of the Baltimore Sun tweets. Jones, 25,...
View ArticleMinor Moves: Gillespie, Palmer, Ramirez, Blackley, Morgan
Here are some minor moves to pass on … The Mariners announced three minor league signings that come with MLB Spring Training invites. Outfielder Cole Gillespie, along with righties Matt Palmer and...
View ArticleMinor Moves: Cabrera, Skipworth, Blackley
Here are the notable minor moves of the day: The Reds released a list of nineteen non-roster invites to big league camp this spring, including several minor league free agent signings (via MLB.com’s...
View ArticleMinor Moves: Axelrod, Oliver, Blackley, Ledezma
Here are today’s minor transactions from around baseball, with the latest moves at the top of the post… The Reds outrighted right-hander Dylan Axelrod off their 40-man roster and down to Triple-A,...
View ArticleMinor Moves: Blackley, Flores, Capps, Ciriaco
Here are today’s minor moves from around the league. A pair of veterans are headed to the Marlins, per Matt Eddy of Baseball America (via Twitter). Lefty Travis Blackley and catcher Jesus Flores will...
View ArticleMinor MLB Transactions: 12/21/16
Here are today’s minor moves from around the league. The Twins have signed corner infielder Matt Hague to a minor league deal, MLB.com’s Rhett Bollinger tweets. They also re-signed 1B/OF Reynaldo...
View ArticleMinor MLB Transactions: 4/1/17
Saturday’s minor moves: The Red Sox have selected the contract of right-hander Ben Taylor, who will open the season in their bullpen. Prior to Saturday, the 24-year-old hadn’t gotten above Double-A...
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