American League
Mariners
• Jorge Polanco had knee surgical procedure.
Seattle Mariners second baseman Jorge Polanco underwent surgical procedure to restore the patellar tendon in his left knee and expects to be prepared for the start of spring coaching, sources instructed ESPN.
Rangers
• Josh Jung had surgical procedure on his wrist.
On Friday, the membership gave various damage updates, principally notably about third baseman Josh Jung, who underwent an ECU tendon launch surgical procedure carried out on his proper wrist by Dr. Steven Shin in Los Angeles on Tuesday.
Jung missed nearly all of the yr with a fractured proper wrist after being hit with a pitch simply 4 video games into the common season.
• Evan Carter had again surgical procedure.
The Rangers additionally introduced that outfielder Evan Carter had an ablation process carried out by Dr. Troy Foster in Dallas final week.
Carter missed nearly all of the common season with a again pressure. He initially missed seven video games from Could 11-17 with again soreness, however he returned with out an IL stint.
Royals
• The crew has excessive hopes for Kyle Wright subsequent season.
The Royals want to carry again Wacha, who has a $16 million participant choice, and if he doesn’t return, the crew might take a look at the market to exchange him. They’re optimistic about Kyle Wright, who missed your complete season after shoulder surgical procedure, however will not be going to depend on him in his first yr again. Each Picollo and Quatraro pressured the necessity to have depth, and that the crew had good luck with accidents they could not have subsequent yr.
• The GM has excessive praises for Maikel Garcia and MJ Melendez.
Picollo said his want to stay with infielder Maikel Garcia and outfielder MJ Melendez. Garcia additionally offers defensive upside, whereas Melendez has flashed some offensive pop.
Nationwide League
Brewers
• Aaron Ashby might nonetheless be utilized as a starter.
One of many gamers Murphy discusses was Aaron Ashby. The lefty as soon as appeared like a budding beginning earlier than getting derailed by shoulder points. He completed 2024 on a powerful notice out of the bullpen but it surely appears the skipper hasn’t given up on the potential for the southpaw being a rotation choice once more sooner or later.
“Should you’re asking me right this moment if he belongs in that late inning position, I’d say no,” Murphy stated. “I’d say he’s extra of a candidate to throw extra innings as a result of his stuff is fairly particular and there’s a range there. That’s going to be mentioned, the trail. And it must be player-driven. The participant has to need sure issues or not less than be in a wholesome dialogue about it.”
• Sal Frelick might be tried at third base once more.
So might Frelick’s capacity to play third base — one thing Murphy stated the Brewers would strive once more in Spring Coaching after the same challenge in 2024.
Cubs
• Prime catching prospect, Moises Ballesteros won’t play any first base within the AFL.
Ballesteros did get eight video games in at first base in the course of the common season between Iowa and Tennessee, although solely two got here on the larger degree. There’s just one mitt he’s involved with in Arizona, nonetheless.
“They haven’t stated something to me about taking part in first base,” Ballesteros stated. “I’ve been specializing in taking part in catcher, and that’s what my focus is on now.”
I see his time within the AFL as a showcase for one of many 2025 catcher jobs.
Dodgers
• Clayton Kershaw should have surgical procedure on his toe.
Kershaw, 36, underwent offseason surgical procedure to restore the glenohumeral ligaments and capsule in his left shoulder and returned in July, delivering seven begins with a 4.50 ERA in 30 innings earlier than the ache in his toe grew to become an excessive amount of to bear. Final week, Kershaw acknowledged “there’s an opportunity” he’ll want one other surgical procedure to handle his toe.
• The crew will seemingly go together with a six-man rotation subsequent season.
Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman alluded Sunday to the probability that the Dodgers would go to a six-man rotation subsequent season to accommodate Japanese right-handers Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Shohei Ohtani, the latter of whom might be coming off a second main elbow ligament reconstruction.
Mets
• Brandon Nimmo has been coping with plantar fasciitis this season.
Brandon Nimmo revealed to The Athletic after Sunday evening’s Recreation 1 loss within the Nationwide League Championship Collection that he has been coping with plantar fasciitis in his left foot since Could.
Nationals
• The GM talked about the way forward for the nook positions and not using a point out of Andrés Chaparro
“We just like the depth that we now have at third base,” Rizzo stated. “We’ve bought Home within the Minor Leagues, we’ve bought [No. 9 prospect Yohandy] Morales within the Minor Leagues that we predict are going to be terrific gamers at each corners of the infield. [José] Tena has been very good over there since he got here again, particularly offensively. … And we’ve bought [Trey] Lipscomb, who’s already a big-time defender that’s set to work out some issues offensively. So we really feel fairly good at that place.”
Chaparro doesn’t appear to be within the Nationals plans. Limiting his worth much more is that he’ll begin the season as Util-only
Padres
• The crew has mentioned Ethan Salas and/or Leodalis De Vries debuting subsequent season.
With Higashioka probably in line for a hefty increase this winter, nonetheless, Acee means that San Diego brass might as an alternative look to half methods with each him and Kim this winter as they await the upcoming arrival of the membership’s high prospects. Catcher Ethan Salas entered the 2024 season as a consensus top-10 prospect in baseball after reaching the Double-A degree as a 17 yr previous, however Acee notes that shortstop prospect Leodalis De Vries, who turned 18 simply two days in the past, is much more extremely regarded by Padres brass.
What’s extra, Acee notes that there have been discussions inside the group about the potential for each teenage phenoms making their huge league debuts as quickly as 2025.
