Former MLB catcher Gary Bennett chatted with MLBTR readers for more than two hours this morning. Click here to read the transcript and learn more about Bennett below: Gary Bennett was drafted by the Phillies in the 11th round in 1990 out of Waukegan East High School. His MLB career began with a single plate appearance more than five years later, when he pinch-hit for the … [Read more...] about Read The Transcript Of Our Chat With Former MLB Catcher Gary Bennett
Rockies To Sign Mike Moustakas
12:02PM: Moustakas isn’t being considered for second base duty, Harding tweets. In other Twitter links, Harding shared some comments from Moustakas, who said “I finally feel good” in the wake of his injuries, and he didn’t want to sign anywhere until he was closer to full health. The Moose was non-committal about the idea of accepting a minor league assignment to Triple-A if … [Read more...] about Rockies To Sign Mike Moustakas
Rockies To Sign Brad Hand
The Rockies have agreed to a one-year, $2MM deal with reliever Brad Hand, The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal reports (via Twitter links). The guaranteed money breaks down as a $1.5MM salary in 2023, and then a $500K buyout of a $7MM club option the Rockies hold on Hand’s services for the 2024 season. Another $1MM bonus is available for Hand if he is still in the organization by … [Read more...] about Rockies To Sign Brad Hand
Rockies Likely To Move Ryan McMahon To Second Base
In the wake of a potentially season-ending shoulder injury to second baseman Brendan Rodgers, Rockies general manager Bill Schmidt tells Joel Sherman of the New York Post that his team’s likeliest course of action will be to slide third baseman Ryan McMahon over to second base (Twitter link). The current plan would be to leave Kris Bryant in left field and evaluate both … [Read more...] about Rockies Likely To Move Ryan McMahon To Second Base
NL West Notes: Rockies, Conforto, Padres
As the Rockies brace for potentially unwelcome news on both second baseman Brendan Rodgers and lefty Lucas Gilbreath, they’re perhaps already giving fans a preview of one contingency plan. With Rodgers out indefinitely and possibly facing season-ending surgery, Colorado is deploying third baseman Ryan McMahon at second base today and giving former top prospect Elehuris Montero … [Read more...] about NL West Notes: Rockies, Conforto, Padres