White Sox Placed Kelvin Herrera On The Ten-Day Injured List

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Trade Candidate: Will Smith

Considering Will Smith is the subject of this piece, let’s dispense with the obligatory “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” reference right away: Smith is treating opposing hitters about as well as Uncle Phil treated Jazz.

MLB Trade Rumors

Kelvin Herrera Day-To-Day With Back Stiffness

White Sox reliever Kelvin Herrera exited with lower back stiffness in the eighth inning of Sunday’s 9-2 loss to Boston at Guaranteed Rate Field. He is listed as day-to-day.

Chicago-A Official Site

White Sox Signed Kelvin Herrera For Two-Years/$18M

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Indians, Oliver Perez Have Mutual Interest

There is interest on both sides for a reunion in 2019, but if it happens it may not be until late January or early February. If Perez does return, he's in line for a well-deserved raise.

Cleveland Plain Dealer

Craig Kimbrel All But Certain To Move On From Red Sox

As the Red Sox plot their various possibilities at the closing position for next season, the one thing that seems all but certain is that free agent Craig Kimbrel will be pitching the ninth inning elsewhere.

Boston Official Site

Dodgers, Mets, & Red Sox Interested In David Robertson

According to sources, interest in David Robertson has heated up, with at least a half-dozen teams expressing serious interest in the veteran reliever. The Mets and Red Sox have been connected to Robertson in recent days, but the Dodgers have emerged as a potential suitor, a source said.

MLB Official Site

Ian Kennedy Open To Working In Royals' Bullpen

One of the solutions to fixing the Royals' troubled bullpen heading into 2019 could be to convert some of the starters from the club's suddenly deep rotation to a relief role.

Kansas City Official Site

Five Best Free Agent Fits For The Cardinals

Another year without postseason baseball in St. Louis in 2018 was disappointing for the team and its fans. What will the Cardinals do to improve their roster this off-season?

KMOV

Sean Doolittle Feeling Better After Second Sim Game

Sean Doolittle completed another simulated game on Sunday morning, and the stress reaction in his left foot had improved from his first sim game on Friday. His return from the disabled list now seems imminent, as manager Dave Martinez said the lefty could be activated at some point early this week.

Washington Official Site

Stephen Strasburg's Velocity Steady As He Frustates Phillies In Win

Stephen Strasburg left reason to be concerned after his first start back from the disabled list, when his velocity dipped and he was hit hard by the Phillies last week. He responded with an encouraging outing in the Nationals' 5-3 victory in Monday night's opener at Citizens Bank Park, beating the Phillies with six innings of two-run ball that helped ease some of those concerns.

Washington Official Site

Nationals Placed Kelvin Herrera On The Ten-Day Disabled List & Activated Ryan Madson

Dan Kolko Twitter

Kelvin Herrera Exits With Left Foot Injury In Ninth

Nationals reliever Kelvin Herrera left Citi Field on crutches Sunday after suffering an injury to his left foot making a play at first base in the ninth inning of the Nats' 15-0 win over the Mets.

Washington Official Site

Nationals Placed Tommy Milone On The Ten-Day Disabled List & Activated Kelvin Herrera

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Series Preview: Cardinals @ Royals August 10-12, 2018

The Royals helped the Cardinals Wednesday by knocking off the Cubs, but they have won just three of their past 10 games. They have a 35-79 record, which is the second-worst record in the American League.

Post-Dispatch

Nationals Placed Kelvin Herrera On The Ten-Day Disabled List

Dan Kolko Twitter

Kelvin Herrera Leaves Game Early With Right Shoulder Tightness

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Nationals In Discussions With Greg Holland

After sending out veteran relievers Brandon Kintzler and Shawn Kelley last week, the Washington Nationals are in discussions to sign recently released veteran Greg Holland, according to people familiar with the situation. Holland had signed a $14 million deal to close for the St. Louis Cardinals, who released him this past week after he pitched to a 7.92 ERA in 25 appearances and could not stay healthy. Holland cleared waivers, so the Nationals are free to negotiate a new deal with him and do not have to pick up the rest of his massive 2018 salary. No deal is complete as of Sunday afternoon.

Washington Post

Red Sox Asked Marlins About Kyle Barraclough; Scott Boras Blames Mike Matheny For Greg Holland's Bad Season

Kyle Barraclough, RHP, Marlins — The Red Sox did make an inquiry on him at the trade deadline, but wisely backed off. He’s allowed 11 earned runs in his last 4⅓ innings and has blown three of his last four save chances, including a ninth-inning meltdown on Thursday. Barraclough has been throwing an inordinate amount of breaking balls, which is giving rise to speculation about fatigue or an injury.

Boston Globe

Tommy Milone Masters Mets Over Seven Innings As Nationals Sweep

Each time through the past two months that the Nationals have had a "statement win" in which they seem to be clicking on all cylinders and ready to take a step forward and show off their true potential, they have quickly followed with a step back. One of the reasons they haven't been able to build any momentum from these comeback wins, blowout victories or strong pitching performances has been because of a starting pitching staff that entered Wednesday with an MLB-worst 5.37 ERA since the beginning of June.

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