Phillies Signed Anthony Swarzak To Minors Deal

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Shane Greene Brings Fighting Mentality To Braves

If you’re wondering about the ferocity of the Braves’ new closer, you simply need to know Shane Greene likens himself to a boxer.

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Braves Activated Anthony Swarzak From The Injured List

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Anthony Swarzak Return Expected After Clean MRI

Anthony Swarzak’s MRI exam showed no structural damage in his right shoulder and gave the Braves further reason to anticipate having him back in their bullpen immediately after the All-Star break.

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Ian Kennedy, The Reliever, Is Interesting

When the Royals moved Ian Kennedy to the bullpen, it seemed to mark a rock-bottom moment for the right-hander’s value. Kennedy was owed a total of $33MM from 2019-20 after a two-year stretch in which he logged a 5.06 ERA and 5.17 FIP. He was being taken out of a rebuilding team’s rotation in favor of Homer Bailey, another veteran whose underperforming contract was being paid off by another team.

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Braves Traded Jesse Biddle For Anthony Swarzak & Others

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Bullpen Wastes Marco Gonzales' Strong Rebound Start

Marco Gonzales bounced back from the shortest start of his career with six strong innings of one-run ball, but the Yankees spoiled that effort by scoring three times in the ninth to hand the Mariners a 5-4 walk-off loss on Tuesday night as Seattle's bullpen struggles continued in the Bronx.

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Yusei Kikuchi K's Ten, But Mariners Fall In Ninth

Yusei Kikuchi was rested but not rusty. In fact, the Mariners’ rookie left-hander, in his eighth start since coming from Japan, was resplendent Friday night at Progressive Field -- a clear silver lining on a night the Mariners didn’t do much at the plate and didn’t get the outs they needed in the ninth.

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Yusei Kikuchi Makes Abbreviated Start In Walk-Off Win

It’ll be months -- or maybe a year or two, realistically -- before the Mariners know if their “abbreviated start” plan with Yusei Kikuchi proves beneficial. But on Friday night against the Rangers, the first phase of the Kikuchi plan worked in the short term at least as Seattle topped Texas, 5-4, at T-Mobile Park.

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Mariners Activated Anthony Swarzak From The Disabled List

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Mariners Placed Mike Leake On Inactive List, Reassigned Tommy Milone To Minors Camp, & Placed Anthony Swarzak On Injured List

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Marco Gonzales' Timing Off In Outing Vs. Cubs

Mariners manager Scott Servais has yet to name his Opening Day starter, but the man likely headed for that honor got roughed up Friday, as Marco Gonzales gave up 12 hits, two walks and nine runs in 3 2/3 innings in Seattle’s 9-3 loss to the Cubs in Cactus League play.

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Marco Gonzales Feels 'Energized' By New-Look Mariners

Marco Gonzales was the Mariners' most effective starter for much of last season, so it was fitting that the 27-year-old found himself in the first group of hurlers to take the mound for bullpen sessions on Tuesday at the Peoria Sports Complex.

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Sam Tuivailala May Return In June

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Mariners Traded Robinson Cano & Others To Mets For Jay Bruce, Anthony Swarzak, & Others

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Trevor Rosenthal Was A Great Cardinal

On October 31st, one of the best Cardinals of the 2010s signed a contract with the Washington Nationals. That’s surprising enough, on its face. How did the Cardinals let him get away?? What’s even more surprising to me is that there was no rending of garments in St. Louis. If you weren’t paying close attention, you might have not even seen the signing.

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A Lot Of Intrigue Over Mets GM Pursuit: Old School Vs. New School

There is a prevailing thought around the game that Mets owner Fred Wilpon, upset over recent signings going south and of the belief that ex-GM Sandy Alderson’s eight-year tenure as GM — true or not — was too analytically driven, is determined to hire an old-school, scouting-first executive.

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Managers On The Move?

And​ you​ thought we had​ action on​ the​ managerial​ merry-go-round​ last off-season,​ when​ three​ postseason​ qualifiers​ were among​ the​​ six teams to make changes.

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Craig Counsell Responds To Manny Machado Trade Talk

As Manny Machado trade talk continued to fly Tuesday, Brewers manager Craig Counsell had this message: Embrace the rumor.

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Mets Activated Todd Frazier & Anthony Swarzak From The Disabled List

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