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Joe Ross elects free agency

Joe Ross

FA Relief Pitcher #41

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Rangers RHP Joe Ross elected free agency.

Ross heads back to the open market in search of a new opportunity after passing through waivers unclaimed earlier this week. The well-traveled 33-year-old allowed allowed five runs over eight innings during five appearances for Texas after being called up back on June 13.

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Joe Ross

TEX Relief Pitcher #41

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Rangers re-signed RHP Joe Ross to a minor league contract.

Ross, 33, elected free agency on Wednesday rather than accepting an outright assignment to Triple-A Round Rock. The grass isn’t always greener on the other side though and he’ll return to the Rangers on a minor league pact. He should get another opportunity with the big league club at some point this summer.
Joe Ross

TEX Relief Pitcher #41

Rangers designated RHP Joe Ross for assignment.

Ross loses his spot in the Rangers bullpen with Cameron Cauley and Chris Paddack being added to the club’s active roster. The 33-year-old journeyman allowed five runs over eight innings during five appearances for Texas after being called up back on June 13.
Joe Ross

TEX Relief Pitcher #41

Rangers selected the contract of RHP Joe Ross from Triple-A Round Rock.

Ross joins the Rangers’ bullpen mix ahead of Saturday’s game against the Red Sox at Fenway Park just over three weeks after signing a minor league contract with the club. The well-traveled 33-year-old is merely a long relief option at this stage of his career, but he’s an experienced one, having made 163 appearances in the big leagues since 2015. He was hit extremely hard in three appearances for the Diamondbacks earlier this year.
Joe Ross

TEX Relief Pitcher #22

Rangers signed RHP Joe Ross to a minor league contract.

Ross, 33, made three appearances in the big leagues with the Diamondbacks this season, posting a cringe-inducing 19.64 ERA, 3.00 WHIP and a 2/4 K/BB ratio over 3 2/3 innings of work. He’ll add extra pitching depth for the Rangers at the Triple-A level.
Joe Ross

AZ Relief Pitcher #22

Diamondbacks re-signed RHP Joe Ross to a minor league contract.

Ross finds himself back in the fold with Arizona as organizational depth after spending a couple days on the open market. The 32-year-old reliever was tagged for eight runs over 3 2/3 innings across three appearances for the Diamondbacks prior to being designated for assignment last Friday.
Joe Ross

FA Relief Pitcher #22

Diamondbacks RHP Joe Ross elected free agency.

Ross cleared waivers over the weekend and will head out onto the open market to pursue opportunities elsewhere rather than stick around at Triple-A Reno. The 32-year-old reliever was lit up for eight runs over 3 2/3 innings across three appearances for Arizona prior to being designated for assignment last Friday.
Joe Ross

AZ Relief Pitcher #22

Diamondbacks designated RHP Joe Ross for assignment.

Ross quickly loses his spot after giving up eight runs in 3 2/3 innings to begin the year. His velocity has been better than usual and he’s not making much more than minimum, so perhaps someone else will give him a look in middle relief.
Jonathan Loáisiga

AZ Relief Pitcher #43

Diamondbacks selected the contracts of RHP Jonathan Loáisiga, RHP Joe Ross and INF Ildemaro Vargas.

Loáisiga looked like one of Arizona’s best relievers this spring, and he should be a part of the eighth- or ninth-inning mix right away. If he can just stay healthy, he might wind up leading the team in saves. Still, we’re talking about a 31-year-old who has only once topped 50 innings in the majors. He hasn’t made more than 30 appearances since 2022.
Joe Ross

AZ Relief Pitcher #41

Diamondbacks signed RHP Joe Ross to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training.

Ross bolsters Arizona’s middle relief depth after compiling a pedestrian 5.12 ERA — 6.08 xERA — 1.47 WHIP and 39/18 K/BB ratio across 51 innings for the Phillies last year. The 32-year-old journeyman has made 160 appearances (87 starts) in the majors since 2015.
Joe Ross

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Cubs signed RHP Joe Ross to a minor league contract.

Ross was let go by the Phillies last week after amassing a 5.12 ERA and a 39/18 K/BB in 51 innings. He could log time in the Cubs pen later this month.

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Gordon Graceffo

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Gordon Graceffo will open for the Cardinals on Thursday.

It’ll be a bullpen game. Newly-called up Cade Winquest may have the best chance for a bulk role, but that’s not exactly an endorsement of chasing a win with him.
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JJ Wetherholt

STL Shortstop #26
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JJ Wetherholt is not in St. Louis’ starting lineup against the Orioles on Thursday.

He’ll get a rest day, with José Fermín shifting to shortstop and recently-activated Ramón Urías at second base against LHP Trevor Rogers.
- Rivers McCown

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Abimelec Ortiz

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Abimelec Ortiz is not in Washington’s starting lineup for Thursday’s game against the Rockies.

Terribly unfortunate to miss a start against RHP Gabriel Hughes, who is 0-5 with a 6.54 ERA. Andrés Chaparro will draw the assignment instead. It’s the first day off for Ortiz in the last six.
- Rivers McCown

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Hunter Goodman

COL Catcher #15
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Hunter Goodman and Mickey Moniak aren’t in Colorado’s starting lineup against the Nationals on Thursday.

Both will miss a chance to face RHP Jake Irvin. Zac Veen and Brett Sullivan will get the call. This is likely just a normal rest day for Goodman as a catcher in a day-game-after-a-night-game situation.
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Tyler Davis

CWS Relief Pitcher
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White Sox recalled RHP Tyler Davis from Triple-A Charlotte.

He’ll be tasked with throwing three innings in some game in the next week, then likely optioned down again.
- Rivers McCown

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Jonathan Cannon

CWS Starting Pitcher #48
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White Sox optioned RHP Jonathan Cannon to Triple-A Charlotte.

That’s what you get for throwing a 66-pitch, three-inning save yesterday. Cannon will be back when his arm is fresher.
- Rivers McCown

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Rikuu Nishida

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White Sox optioned RF Rikuu Nishida to Triple-A Charlotte.

He lasted two days on the roster this time and didn’t appear in a game. The 25-year-old is hitting .293/.423/.333 for the Knights in the International League with 22 stolen bases.
- Rivers McCown

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James Wood

WSH Right Fielder #29
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James Wood (oblique) was doing baserunning work on the field on Thursday.

Wood landed on the injured list on August 4th with what the team had called a mild oblique strain. However, his recovery progress has been slow, and it’s unclear if he has even begun swinging a bat. Seeing him run on the field is certainly nice, but until we see him hitting and beginning to hit high velocity, we shouldn’t expect an imminent return.
- Eric Samulski

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Cade Winquest

STL Relief Pitcher #39
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Cardinals selected the contract of RHP Cade Winquest from Triple-A Memphis

The 26-year-old was selected in the Rule 5 draft by the Yankees but returned to the Cardinals in April. This season, he has moved to the bullpen full time and has a 4.54 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, and 57/14 K/BB ratio in 39 2/3 innings at Triple-A. He will make his MLB debut if/when he gets into a game.
- Eric Samulski

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Peter Strzelecki

STL Relief Pitcher #58
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Cardinals placed RHP Peter Strzelecki on the 15-day injured list with right forearm extensor inflammation.

The right-hander has a 5.79 ERA in 14 innings out of the bullpen for the Cardinals this season. Coming into this season, he had a 3.44 ERA across 83 2/3 innings in the big leagues since 2022.
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