Blue Jays Outright George Kottaras
The Blue Jays announced that they have outrighted catcher George Kottaras off the 40-man roster and officially announced the outrights of Munenori Kawasaki and Dan Johnson, both of which were made...
View ArticleBlue Jays Notes: Martin, Kawasaki, Phillies
The Blue Jays are in on several top free agents as the offseason kicks off. They’ll meet with Pablo Sandoval‘s agent Gustavo Vasquez today, according to Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca. Reps for Victor...
View ArticleBlue Jays Notes: D’Backs, Neshek, Gregerson
Here’s the latest from Toronto… The Blue Jays asked the Diamondbacks about both left-hander Wade Miley and outfielder Mark Trumbo earlier this winter, Bob Elliott of the Toronto Sun reports. Arizona,...
View ArticleBlue Jays Re-Sign Munenori Kawasaki
The Blue Jays announced that they’ve re-signed popular infielder Munenori Kawasaki to a minor league contract with an invite to Spring Training. Kawasaki, a fan favorite due to his affable nature and...
View ArticleArticle XX(B) Free Agent Updates: Tuesday
Per the latest iteration of Major League Baseball’s collective bargaining agreement, players with six years of service time who finished the 2014 season on a 40-man roster or on the 60-day DL but...
View ArticleBlue Jays Notes: Hamels, Travis, Kawasaki, Norris
Earlier this afternoon, Jon Heyman of CBS Sports reported that the Blue Jays have reached out to the Phillies and inquired on Cole Hamels, but Shi Davidi of Sportsnet hears from a source that those...
View ArticleBlue Jays Designate Danny Valencia, Ezequiel Carerra
The Blue Jays have designated 3B/OF Danny Valencia and outfielder Ezequiel Carrera for assignment, Scott MacArthur of TSN tweets. The Jays also recalled middle infielder Munenori Kawasaki and optioned...
View ArticleCubs, Munenori Kawasaki Agree To Minor League Deal
The Cubs and infielder Munenori Kawasaki have agreed to a minor league contract, reports Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports (via Twitter). Kawasaki, a client of Relativity Sports, will receive an invitation...
View ArticleCubs Release, Re-Sign Victorino, Parra, Kawasaki
1:55pm: The team has indeed reached new contracts with all three players, ESPNChicago.com’s Jesse Rogers reports on Twitter. 10:43am: The Cubs have released Shane Victorino, Manny Parra, and Munenori...
View ArticleMinor MLB Transactions: 4/3/16
Here are the today’s minor moves from around the league: Utility infielder Munenori Kawasaki has been added to the Cubs 40-man roster and optioned to Triple-A, tweets Jesse Rogers of ESPN Chicago....
View ArticleMinor MLB Transactions: 1/7/17
Baseball America’s Matt Eddy has released a long list of minor transactions from over the holidays. Here are a few of the bigger moves from that list not already noted elsewhere on MLBTR (we’ll also...
View ArticleCubs Release Munenori Kawasaki
The Cubs have released infielder Munenori Kawasaki, Gordon Wittenmyer of the Chicago Sun-Times was among those to report on Twitter. In addition to avoiding Article XX(B) obligations, the move allows...
View ArticleMinor MLB Transactions: 3/31/17
Here are the latest minor moves from around the game: Utilityman Munenori Kawasaki is heading back to Japan after inking a deal with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, his former NPB club, as Nikkan Sports...
View ArticleQuick Hits: Payroll, Clark, Predictions, Kawasaki
If you missed it, be sure to check out this fun read from Daniel Brown of the Mercury News regarding his on-beat and off-beat relationship with Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle — an...
View ArticleMLBTR Poll: Predicting Largest Guarantee Among Potential NPB Imports
In addition to the dozens of veteran free agents still looking for new homes this offseason, there are currently three decorated players from the Nippon Professional Baseball ranks who are currently...
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