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Today, the Los Angeles Dodgers traded RHP Carlos Frias to the Cleveland Indians in exchange for a player to be named later or cash considerations.
Frias is 6-6 with a 4.50 ERA in 33 MLB games since 2014.
The Indians also designated 1B/3B Richie Shaffer for assignment.
Major League Baseball announced today that it has completed its investigation regarding the illegal breach of the Houston Astros' baseball operations database by a former baseball operations employee of the St. Louis Cardinals, Christopher Correa. The findings of the review, which was conducted by MLB's Department of Investigations, were submitted to Baseball Commissioner Robert D. Manfred, Jr.
The Astros have been awarded the Cardinals' first and second picks in this year's Draft as a result of the illegal breach. Manfred made the ruling on Monday.
Houston will receive the No. 56 overall selection, part of the Draft's second round, and the No. 75 overall selection, part of Compensation Round B. St. Louis does not possess a first-round pick in this year's Draft.
The Cardinals also will pay the Astros $2 million, Manfred ruled.
Correa was also placed on the MLB's permanently ineligible list. He is currently serving a 46-month prison sentence.
The Boston Red Sox today agreed to terms with left-handed pitcher Drew Pomeranz on a one-year, non-guaranteed contract for the 2017 season, thus avoiding salary arbitration.
With today's agreement, left-handed pitcher Fernando Abad is the only remaining unsigned Red Sox player eligible for salary arbitration.
President of Baseball Operations Dave Dombrowski made the announcement.
Pomeranz, 28, earned his first career All-Star Game selection in 2016 before being traded by the San Diego Padres to the Red Sox on July 14. Between the two clubs, the left-hander was 11-12 with a 3.32 ERA (63 ER/170.2 IP), 186 strikeouts, and a .217 opponent batting average in a career-high 30 starts and one relief appearance. He also pitched in the postseason for the first time in his career, recording 2.1 scoreless innings of relief in Game 1 of the American League Division Series against Cleveland before allowing two runs in 1.1 innings out of the bullpen in Game 3. Selected by the Indians in the first round-fifth overall-of the 2010 June Draft, Pomeranz is 25-36 with a 3.80 ERA (195 ER/462.1 IP) in 138 major league games (79 starts) with the Colorado Rockies (2011-13), Oakland A's (2014-15), Padres (2016), and Red Sox (2016).
The Boston Red Sox today claimed outfielder/first baseman Steve Selsky off waivers from the Cincinnati Reds.
President of Baseball Operations Dave Dombrowski made the announcement.
Selsky, 27, appeared in 24 games and made nine starts over three stints with the Reds in his major league debut last season, batting .314 (16-for-51) with two doubles and two home runs. The right-handed batter recorded a hit in seven consecutive at-bats during a stretch from September 25-27, and on September 26 at St. Louis he went 5-for-5 with four RBI. Selsky spent most of his 2016 season with Triple-A Louisville, making 39 starts in the outfield, 33 at first base, and eight as a designated hitter. In 85 games with the Bats, he hit .280 (83-for-296) with an .822 OPS, 24 doubles, and nine home runs. Selected by the Reds in the 33rd round of the 2011 June Draft, Selsky has batted .295 (530-for-1,796) with a .379 on-base percentage in 537 career minor league games, totaling 111 doubles, 15 triples, 51 home runs, and 37 stolen bases.
With today's transaction, the Red Sox' 40-man roster is now at 40.
The Oakland A's agreed to terms with infielder Adam Rosales on a one-year contract for the 2017 season, the club announced today. To clear a spot on the 40-man roster, the A's designated left-handed pitcher Dillon Overton for assignment. The A's also announced that outfielder Brett Eibner, who was designated for assignment last Friday, has been traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers for minor league infielder Jordan Tarsovich.
Rosales hit .229 with 13 home runs and 35 RBI in 105 games with San Diego last year. He posted career highs in runs (37), doubles (12), triples (3), home runs, RBI, walks (29) and games played. The 33-year-old right-handed hitter started 53 games for the Padres at four different positions (24 at third base, 22 at second base, six at shortstop and one in left field) and was also 5-for-21 (.238) as a pinch hitter. Rosales previously played for Oakland from 2010-13 and hit .223 with 15 home runs and 55 RBI in 197 games over that span. He is a .227 career hitter with 40 home runs and 141 RBI in 535 games with Cincinnati (2008-09), the A's, Texas (2013-15) and the Padres.
"Rosie always brought so much to our team, both on and off the field," said A's general manager David Forst. "It's great to have him back in an A's uniform."
Overton spent most of the 2016 season with Triple-A Nashville where he was 13-5 with a 3.29 ERA in 21 games, including 20 starts. He also had four brief stints with Oakland in his Major League debut and went 1-3 with an 11.47 ERA in seven games, including five starts. Overton allowed 12 home runs in 24.1 innings with the A's after surrendering just 17 home runs in 288.2 career minor league innings.
Tarsovich played in 31 games for Single-A Rancho Cucamonga and 59 for Double-A Tulsa last year and hit a combined .221 with nine home runs and 32 RBI in 90 games. He played in 43 games at third base, 23 at shortstop, 20 at second base and one in left field. The 25-year-old right-handed hitter was the Dodgers 22nd round pick in the 2015 draft and is a .236 hitter with 12 home runs and 50 RBI in 127 games over two professional seasons.
Eibner began the 2016 season with Kansas City and hit .231 in 26 games over two stints with the Royals before he was traded to Oakland for Billy Burns on July 30. He batted .165 in 44 games with the A's and combined for a .193 batting average, six home runs and 22 RBI in 70 games in his Major League debut.
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