The Detroit Tigers have designated right-handed pitcher Devin Sweet for assignment, the team announced Monday morning. The move was made in correspondence with Detroit adding infielder Colt Keith to its 40-man roster.
On Thursday, the Detroit Tigers claimed Devin Sweet off waivers from the San Francisco Giants, who had claimed the right-hander off waivers from the Oakland A's exactly one month prior. Sweet, 27, made his big-league debut on July 19th as a member of the Seattle Mariners.
The Giants have claimed right-hander Devin Sweet off waivers from the Athletics, per Grant Brisbee of The Athletic. Sweet, 27, was an undrafted free agent but continued to raise his stock in the minors with good results, largely based on the success of his changeup.
I’m sweet on Sweet’s chances to be the A’s next breakout reliever. The Oakland Athletics made a ton of waiver claims last year to find someone (anyone!) who could give them a solid inning or two out of the bullpen.
Estes is scheduled to start Wednesday’s game. As expected, the Oakland Athletics have selected the contract of right-handed pitching prospect Joey Estes.
The A’s may struggle lately with big trades, but sometimes those quieter “under the radar” moves can help counter-balance the higher profile fails. Consider
The Oakland Athletics are shaking up the AL Wild Card race. After taking Wednesday's series finale against the Toronto Blue Jays, the A's opened up their series with the reeling Texas Rangers with a 6-3 victory behind the bats of Shea Langeliers (1-for-4, HR, 2 rbi), Esteury Ruiz (2-for-4, HR, 2 rbi), and Zack Gelof (2-for-4, run).
The A’s have claimed right-hander Devin Sweet off waivers from the Mariners. Sweet was designated for assignment earlier this week. The 26-year-old made
Leone last pitched with the Mariners in 2015 While the Mariners, as expected, weren’t able to get any of the big names from the Angels’ bonanza of waiver wire releases, they didn’t come away totally empty-handed, picking up reliever Dominic Leone off waivers.
The Mariners announced that they have claimed righty Dominic Leone off waivers, a move that was reported earlier on Thursday. They also announced that righty Devin Sweet has been designated for assignment to open a spot for Leone on their 40-man roster.
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