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The Dodgers remain Tony Phillips Jersey one of the hottest teams in baseball as they continue to scorch their way into the postseason. While the team continues to dominate, a return for their key bullpen pitcher seemed to be in the cards but unfortunately recent news speculates Treinen may need a bit more time.The former All-Star had been out for over four months due to should inflammation before being activated again this month. After about two weeks, announced Treinen won't be picking up a ball in the coming days.Unfortunate news for the team as Treinen hasn't seemed to bounce back as quickly as they Matt Olson Jersey had .After appearing in 72 games last season recording seven saves with a 1.99 ERA, Treinen has just appeared in five games this season. Despite the impre sive 2021 season, Treinen hasn't fully lived up to the expectations hoped for when the Dodgers signed him to a three year $24 million Sonny Gray Jersey deal.Scroll to ContinueAs proven from his lone All-Star appearance in 2018 where he notched 100 strikeouts for the only time in his career with a 0.78 ERA in Matt Chapman Jersey 68 games, the talents of Treinen are there and have been enough to keep in on the Dodgers roster for this long.The hope is Treinen can have a potential postseason role, but with the setback it's hard to imagine bringing him back in time for any major moments. For now, all the Dodgers can do is continue to monitor the extent of Treinen's injuries Oakland Athletics Jersey and hope there are no more setbacks moving forward.

CLEVELAND, Ohio The Cleveland Indians (13-9) welcome the Seattle Mariner (13-10) to town for the first game of a four-game weekend series. The Tribe faced the Mariners during the opening week in which the team lost the series. Rewind to last nights game, all can say its not easy to lose your top pitcher like Andrew Miller. Coming to relieve for Trevor Bauer, Miller only threw two Matt Belisle Jersey pitches and left the game with a left hamstring tightne s. For Bauer who pitched tremendously gave up only one run striking out eight in six innings of Bob Feller Jersey work. Also, had some runs support, thanks to Brandon Guyer, Francisco Lindor, and Edwin Encarnacion who all homered to give the team a 4-1 win. Time: 6:10 p.m. Starting Pitchers: CLE: Mike Clevinger (2-0, 1.75 ERA) Vs. SEA: James Paxton (1-1, 5.61 ERA) TV: SportsTime Ohio Online: MLB.TV Radio: WTAM 1100 AM, WMMS 100.7 FM, Indians Radio NetworkScroll to Continue1. Facing another lefty The Indians will face another left-hander tonight, James Paxton who lost against the Tribe in the second game of the season. Tribe batters attacked Paxton early on starting with Yonder Alonso hitting a Grand Slam in the first inning. However, facing a left-hander haven't gone so well for the Tribe this year only batting .209 as a team. Like last night, expect to Mike Clevinger Jersey see more Rajai Davis and Brandon Guyer more in this series as Seattle will start two left-handers pitchers this series.2. Mike Clevinger on the hill Indians starter Mike Clevinger will be making his fifth start of the year after having a career day against the Orioles last Saturday pitching a complete game. This will be the first career start for Clevinger against the Mariners and it will be a test for the right-hander. We can believe that Clevinger has worked hard in becoming a pitcher that the Indians are hoping he can be. 2-0 start? So far so good.3. Abraham Almonte Jersey No Harm All I can say the first Mariners series didn't go as planned on opening week. But, this series is important for both teams as they're trying to go into the month of May on a good note. One thing the Tribe has to be aware of Kenny Lofton Jersey is Robinson Cano, Nelson Cruz and Kyle Seager, who all three owns Cleveland in their careers especially at Progre sive Field. The Mariners will put out their two of their best starting pitchers on the mound as Cleveland has the advantage by starting three of their best starters. The story is about runs supports. However, Tribe is still averaging three runs a game runs support been a big factor in last week.

With Brad Hand Jersey just hours to go until his decision deadline, Dodgers pitcher Tyler Anderson has a tough choice ahead of him: Should he accept L.A.'s qualifying offer and come back on a one-year deal worth $19.65 million? Or should he reject the offer and seek a multi-year deal either in Los Angeles or elsewhere?Over at , former Reds and Nationals GM Jim Bowden made about the offseason, and today we'll find out how he does on prediction number one:1. Of the 14 players Manny Ramirez Jersey to receive the qualifying offer (one year, $19.65 million), Joc Pederson, Martn Prez and Tyler Anderson are the only ones to accept it.There are reports this morning that Perez is accepting his QO, and it's hard to imagine Kenny Lofton Jersey Pederson pa sing up on his. Which would leave just Anderson, who would surely have multi-year offers available if he chooses to reject the offer.Scroll to ContinueBut Anderson revived his career in L.A., so he might prefer to stay with the Dodgers. And even if he accepts the QO, he and the team can still work on negotiating a multi-year deal to replace it with. Having a "worst-case scenario" Brad Miller Jersey of making nearly $20 million more than he's made in his entire career combined so far Corey Kluber Jersey seems like it might be a pretty enticing proposition.We'll know by 1pm PT today whether Anderson is accepting or rejecting his offer. His decision could have a serious effect on the team's other pitching decisions going forward this offseason.

The Indians have Conner Menez Jersey another arm in the bullpen as an option, as veteran relief pitcher Tyler Clippard in a minor league deal with an invite to spring training. The deal for Clippard is for a reported $1.75 million if he makes the Major League roster, and another po sible one million in incentives. Kobe Bryant Jersey Last season Clippard pitched for the Blue Jays going 4-3 with a 3.67 ERA. He appeared in 73 games, throwing 68.2 innings. He allowed 28 earned runs with 13 homers in his time on the mound. He's been around, Reyes Moronta Jersey throwing over the last 14 seasons for eight different teams.Scroll to Continue Clippard has pitched in his time in the Majors for the Washington Nationals, Yankees, Diamondbacks, Mets, A's, Alex Dickerson Jersey Astros, Blue Jays and White Sox. He Logan Webb Jersey started his career in 2007 as a starter with the Yankees, but by 2009 was throwing out of the bullpen and has been since as he's been well traveled in his time in the Majors.

Ten days after a Fort Worth jury began hearing testimonies in the case of U.S. v. Eric Kay, the jury has come to the conclusion that former Los Angeles Angels Communications Kevin Pillar Jersey Director Eric Kay is guilty on charges relating to the fatal overdose of Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs.Skaggs was found dead from an overdose in a South Lake hotel room in 2019, with the drugs that he took being linked to Kay, who worked with the Angels during that time.Kay is found guilty on charges of conspiracy to po se s with intent to distribute a controlled substance and distribution of a controlled substance resulting in death or serious bodily injury.Kay's sentencing won't be until June 28, with his minimal sentence being 20 years in prison." Donovan Solano Jersey Unfortunately, this guilty verdict will not bring Mr. Skaggs back or take away the suffering his family and friends have endured since 2019,"said Eduardo A. Chavez, a member of Forth Worth's DEA department in a , "What it does do, however, is affirm that justice prevails and drug dealers and enablers, like Mr. Kay, will be held accountable for their reckle s actions."A given by the Skaggs family reads, "We are relieved that justice was served, although today is a painful reminder of the worst day in the life of our family."Scroll Tony Watson Jersey to ContinueOne verdict that has yet to be heard is that of Matt Harvey, who upon to distributing pills to Skaggs multiple times during his testimony on Tuesday, could be hit with a ban or suspension from MLB.According to ESPN's , the league is going to organize a review of the potential infractions of their drug policies which Harvey may have broken.Harvey, 32, is currently Duane Kuiper Jersey a free agent after spending the 2021 season on the mound for the Baltimore Orioles, posting a record of 6-14, with a 6.27 ERA.If Harvey does get picked up when the lockout is over, he could have to wait a minimum of 60 days before seeing time on Pat Burrell Jersey the mound according to Quinn.The three other players who testified, Cam Bedrosian, C.J. Cron, and Mike Morin won't be penalized for their to using opioids during their playing time in Los Angeles, unle s they have had prior infractions.More From SI's :

NEW YORK Just under one month ago, Masahiro Tanaka was laying motionle s on the mound at Yankee Stadium, his arms covering his face as he clutched above the brim of his cap.The right-hander had taken a off the right of his head, a comebacker so scary that On Saturday, Tanaka returned to the Albert Almora Jr Jersey very spot he was struck, standing tall as he made his regular-season debut in a 5-2 victory against the Boston Red Sox."Really good to be back on the mound again," Tanaka through the Yankees' interpreter after his short but promising start. "Right now, after my outing, I'm feeling good. All in all I think everything went well."Tanaka toed the slab for 2 2/3 innings, striking out three while allowing four base hits and two runs. His biggest mistake of the night came on the final pitch of his outing a ringing double from shortstop Xander Bogaerts off the right-center field wall that plated two."I wasnt happy with my command," Tanaka said. "Its been since Spring Training where Ive been in a competitive game, so I think there was some rust there. I kind of felt it when I was throwing my bullpen. Really didnt have the good command, the pinpoint command that you want."In normal circumstances, perhaps Boone would have been discouraged by the runs scored Jason Heyward Jersey and Tanaka's overall performance. Considering how far he's come in the last four weeks, however, puts his outing into perspective.Just one day after Tanaka's injury on July 4, Boone recognized that the hurler had and was fortunate to walk away with nothing more than a mild Drew Smyly Jersey concu sion. Since then, his ability to ascend through his recovery both physically and mentally was an accomplishment in its own right."I thought it was really good," he said. "The power was there with the fastball. Thats as good a velocity weve seen on his fastball really over the last couple of years."Scroll to ContinueOf Tanaka's 51 pitches thrown on Saturday of which 32 were strikes the Japanese star threw 31 heaters, averaging 92.9 mph. Last season, per Statcast, Tanaka averaged just 91.5 mph on his fastball.Tanakahad thrown in a before facing hitters five days ago at the club's alternate training site. Pitching in a game that actually counts, however, is another story. In the starter's eyes, that's where the velocity boost came from."I think its more the excitement and adrenaline of getting back into game action," he explained. "That naturally brought the velocity up."Even if he didn't make it out of the third frame, Tanaka's teammates were glowing after the game when asked about the right-hander's return to the starting staff."Hes been a staple here for six years," outfielder Mike Tauchman, who had three hits on Saturday, said. "The preparation, the effort, the consistency, when he takes the ball. I know hes still gotta build up his pitch count but we expect him to pitch deep into games. He looked great tonight after what happened coming out Kyle Schwarber Jersey throwing a lot of strikes. So, its great to have him back."Gio Urshela, who supported Tanaka with his first career grand slam in the bottom of Duane Underwood Jr. Jersey the second, said he always enjoys seeing No. 19 on the mound and is eager to try and get him back in the win column in his next outing.His manager agreed. Adding Tanaka back to the Bombers' star-studded rotation, with ace Gerrit Cole, puts New York in an even better position moving forward."You're getting a front line starting pitcher to the mix," Boone explained. "Hes just another piece that helps round out and complete our team because once he gets built up, hes a guy that can get us through the middle innings and sometimes deep into games. Any time you get a really good big-league starter back in your rotation, those guys get paid a lot of money because theyre really good and are difference makers."

$17.5 million.Thats how much itll cost the Cleveland Indians to keep Carlos Santana next year for his age-35 season.Its a high price tag, even considering the career year Santana just completed. It was high heading into this season, when Cleveland was prepping for a 162-game campaign.When MLB began discu sing an 82-game season sans fans, Santanas option suddenly looked like a cost-cutting bullseye. Still, another productive year, paired with his tenure in Cleveland, may have helped his cause.Now? 60 games to earn an eight-figure option during a season without ticket revenue?At first glance, the uphill battle Santana is now facing sure looks predetermined.Is it, though? Is there anything Clevelands longtime first baseman can do to convince the team to keep him for next season? Or is Brad Wieck Jersey the upcoming campaign officially Santanas swan song with the Indians?The odds arent in his favor. At the same time, if you doubt Santanas ability to defy expectations, just look at what happened last season.While Tribe fans were happy to see Santana back in Cleveland, its tough to imagine anyone couldve predicted the results he put forth in 2019. He was coming off a rocky year with Philadelphia, and returned to the Indians only after first being traded to Seattle. With his prime behind him, it seemed fair to expect the usual from Santana -- a consistently strong OBP paired with above average power hitting.Instead, he became Clevelands 2019 MVP.While the Indians offense was stuck in neutral during the early months of the season, Santana was putting forth some of his best offensive numbers. By years end, he had logged career highs in runs (110), RBIs (93), slugging percentage (.515), OPS (.911), average exit velocity Chicago Cubs Jersey (91.8), hard hit percentage (44.9%), and fWAR (4.4).Its impo sible to overstate how impre sive Santana was in 2019. At times, he was the teams sole source of offense. Cleveland spent the first half of the year staring at a wide distance between themselves and first place Minnesota, a gap which wouldve been canyon-sized were it not for Santana.Despite this, the list of things working against him when it comes to next years option remains lengthy.To start, Santana has to convince Cleveland he can replicate the kind of production he displayed last season. As a few months ago, this is something his career trends indicate may be a difficult task on its own.Its even tougher when he has 102 fewer games to work with. Tack on the fact he has a limited ramp-up period to prepare for this season and le s wiggle room to work out of any offensive funks, and you can see how time isnt doing Santana isnt doing any favors.Scroll to ContinueAgain, hes coming off a season in which he made defying odds his specialty. Still, even if Santana overcomes all of this, somehow impre sing even further in the coming Cole Hamels Jersey months, is there any way Cleveland picking up his option becomes a realistic outcome?The teams recent offseason trends certainly cast doubt on that.Despite sitting within a window of contention, the Indians actively shed salary this previous winter. This occurred while a suming this year would feature 162 games of baseball with fans in the stands.Considering the lo ses Cleveland is now taking on, even a Herculean effort from Santana will do little to make that $17.5 million look like anything but easy costs to cut.The fact is Santana is staring at a deck which is startlingly stacked against him.The size of the option. His age. The financial hits Cleveland is enduring. Getting just 60 games to prove he's worth an eight-figure salary.All of it has combined to effectively paint the Indians into a corner when it comes to Santana. Its difficult to find any reason to believe 2020 isnt his farewell tour.Sure, considering all players are making prorated pay this summer, you could argue Cleveland is saving by not having to pay Santana the full $17.5 million he was owed in 2020. Unfortunately, this take is a bit of a David Bote Jersey stretch.Without ticket revenue, the team as a whole faces significant lo ses this season. Even paying players 60 games worth of salary isnt going to alter that outcome.I will say, theres one glimmer of hope for Santana. In case the use of italics didnt indicate it enough, the word slight is doing a lot of heavy lifting here.Still, the 2021 free agency options at first base are weak, and the only in-house replacements Cleveland has right now are Jake Bauers and Bobby Bradley.Both players have areas of their respective games in need of improvement. Neither will get the minor league experience needed to change that this year.Its difficult to believe a summer of off-site training will be enough to ensure Bradley or Bauers is finally big-league ready. Would the team rather hang on to its long-time vet in order to avoid starting someone at first base despite their not being ready for it?Its worth considering, but Santanas price tag is still the loudest voice in the room here. It basically comes down to whether the Indians concern with Bauers or Bradley is high enough to make $17.5 million palatable.Considering the circumstances of this season, I Rowan Wick Jersey m not sure that happens.You can never say never, especially when it comes to Santana. Still, right now it looks like theres not much he can do to convince Cleveland to pick up his option for next season.

Only 6,200-plus paid to watch Thursday night's game between the Texas Rangers and Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards. One team eclipsed 100 lo ses a few games Miles Mikolas Jersey ago and the other is one game closer to hitting it.It lived up to the hype.Not only did the Rangers lose their 98th game of the season on Thursday, they were shut out by the Orioles, 3-0. Struggles with runners in scoring position has been a huge struggle for the Rangers over the past couple of weeks, and that continued with a 0-for-8 performance. The lineup only mustered five hits on the night, all of which were singles."I think it's kind of wearing on us a little bit. Roger Maris Jersey For a while there, we were doing a decent job. I think it comes to it being a youthful and inexperienced team. You kind of ride the highs and lows a little too much."Woodward added, "I was a little bit frustrated. We should have done a lot better offensively than we did. It's just the quality of the at-bat. We stre s this over and over to these guys. It's not even about getting caught up in the moment. It's about going up Junior Fernandez Jersey with a game plan, executing it, and knowing even when you execute it sometimes, you're not going to get a hit with every pitch you swing at. ... That's something we can control. And that's something that we Trevor Rosenthal Jersey have to do a better job of or we're just not going to put runs on the board."Scroll to ContinueFor a positive takeaway, starting pitcher Glenn Otto bounced back from a couple of really rough outings with a solid performance. Otto was able to go five strong innings, giving up two runs on five hits with only one walk and seven strikeouts.What's Yairo Munoz Jersey NextThe Rangers (55-98) and Orioles (49-104) continue their four-game series on Friday night. Spencer Howard (0-4, 6.86 ERA) will take the ball for Texas, as Alexander Wells (1-3, 7.96 ERA) will start for Baltimore.More From SI's :

The Guardians had a great win last night over the Red Sox. They scored eight John Brebbia Jersey runs and had 12 hits against a team they have not played well against this season. One Guardian who played a big part in this win was Josh Naylor.He had two hits, an RBI, and scored a run of his own.Naylor playing well and the Guardians winning has been a common trend this season. Looking at what he does when the Guardians win, especially when the game is close, shows that Naylor might be the most impactful player in Guardians wins.He Daniel Ponce De Leon Jersey has played in 36 games when the Guardians come away on top. In those games he is batting .326, slugging .600, and has an OPS of .982. This is incredible and just want you to want to get from a batter in the middle of your orderHowever, Enos Slaughter Jersey this doesn't even include all of his clutch stats this season.Naylor has 28 RBI and nine home runs when the Guardians are within one run of their opponent. When the game is late and close he is batting .385 and has an OPS of 1.277 and has 16 RBI.Those stats are Kolten Wong Jersey the definition of clutch!Obviously, there are other players such as Jose Ramirez or Andres Gimenezwho contribute on a daily basis, but Naylor always seems to come up big when they need him.The Guardians will need Naylor to continue to play this big role for them as they continue their playoff push and hunt for the AL Central crown.Scroll to Continue-----Read More:-----Be sure to stay locked into Cleveland Baseball Insider Keith Hernandez Jersey all the time!Follow Cleveland Baseball Insider on Twitter:

It has been one week since the Mets introduced Starling Marte Jersey new general manager Billy Eppler, and he has already made a significant move.On Friday, Nov. 26, the team signed versatile infielder Eduardo Escobar to a two-year, $20 million deal, which includes a third-year club option.MLB Insider Jon Heyman was the first to report on the agreement, and Joel Sherman of The New York Post was on the contract figures and details.Escobar is coming off a solid campaign for the Arizona Diamondbacks and Milwaukee Brewers, where he slugged 28 home runs and drove in 90 RBI with a .786 OPS in 146 games.The soon-to-be 33-year-old made the first All-Star Ketel Marte Jersey appearance of his career after smashing 20 long balls in the first half, but he only produced a mere total of eight homers following the midsummer cla sic.Regardle s, he will fill the Mets' hole at third base, and also holds the ability to play second, first, shortstop or potentially serve as a DH. Escobar is a switch hitter like Francisco Lindor as well, which helps balance out the Mets' lineup.Scroll to ContinueThe short-term contract of Escobar signals that the Mets do not intend on blocking their top prospect infielders that Kole Calhoun Jersey are nearing a call-up to the big-leagues in the next 1-2 seasons.This trio includes Mark Vientos, Brett Baty and Ronny Mauricio. And in the meantime, the Mets now have a solid major league solution at the hot corner, who provides power Caleb Joseph Jersey and depth at a multitude of positions.According to a number of reports, the Mets are still very much in on bringing back Javier Bez. And unlike Steven Matz, The Athletic revealed that Bez's agents would allow Steve Cohen to get the chance to match any outside offer from other teams.Adding Escobar is a start, but if they can Steven Souza Jersey bring back Bez, their infield would be stamped with four players that are capable of hitting over 30 home runs next season.Although Escobar had a rough season in a Covid-shortened 2020 campaign, he bounced back last season. Not to mention, he smashed a total of 78 home runs, drove in 202 RBIs with a .828 OPS from 2018-2019.