IBC

Nick Nastrini , RHP, White Sox: The White Sox acquired Nastrini from the Dodgers before last season’s trade deadline. He split his time post-trade between Double-A Birmingham and Triple-A Charlotte, making three starts respectively for each. Nastrini is off the 40-man roster and is likely behind Ja...

Jose Peraza has signed with Leones de Yucatan of the independent Mexican League.

Peraza spent last year at Triple-A Syracuse in the Mets’ minor-league system and hasn’t appeared in the majors since the 2021 campaign.

https://www.nbcsports.com/mlb/jose-peraza/50158

Abraham Almonte has signed with Olmecas de Tabasco of the independent Mexican League.

Almonte got into eight games last year for the Mets and will attempt to keep his playing career going in Mexico.

https://www.nbcsports.com/mlb/abraham-almonte/50173

Rockies traded 2023 Draft Pick 97 to Padres for Cristian 0-Mena Mena is young and shows a lot of promise (he reached AAA when he was only 20) and I think he will become a major league starting pitcher. He was the 12th SP om my depth chart for this season but might have been somewhere between 4th to...

2/1 is fine with me.

Teddy Sharkey , RHP, Orioles: Few college relievers saw the success that Sharkey did at Coastal Carolina. After striking out 74 batters over 49.2 innings, the Orioles selected Sharkey in the seventh round and assigned him to Low-A after a single appearance in the Florida Complex League. Sharkey mix...

With pick #97. newly acquired via trade, the Padres select RHP Teddy Sharkey

Born; 8/1/2001
B/T: R/R

Damn ... here we go again ... these guys are joining Alex Cobb on the season opening IL Astros manager Joe Espada told reporters Justin Verlander will begin the season on the injured list. Verlander has been dealing with shoulder soreness this offseason and ultimately the club decided to have him ge...

Former Yankees slugger Greg Bird has signed on to play with the Charros de Jalisco in the Mexican League. The 31-year-old hasn’t played in the big leagues since the 2019 season. He had been playing with the Melbourne Aces in the Australian Baseball League, where he was slashing .277/.348/.539 with 1...

There is a player who through pick 81 has not yet been selected that I am interested in drafting. To that end, I am offering RHP Cristain Mena and my next pick (#123) as long as that player is available. In real life the 21 year old Mena received a ZiPs projection for this season of 4.74 ERA, 110/5...

Phillies released Ryan 22-Cernak Pretty sure this player's name is misspelled . I think this is really Ryan CERMAK: https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/17908-ryan-cermak/ Here is his IBC transaction history: Ryan 22-Cernak Date of Birth: 6/2/2001 Position: OF Roster Status: Draft Team: Waivers ...

Tyler Matzek isn’t completely back to being himself yet. But he’s back, and that’s all that matters as he aims to regain the dominance he displayed before missing last year while recovering from Tommy John surgery. Matzek successfully passed another hurdle on Monday, when he made his spring debut a...

There is a player who through pick 81 has not yet been selected that I am interested in drafting. To that end, I am offering RHP Cristain Mena and my next pick (#123) as long as that player is available. In real life the 21 year old Mena received a ZiPs projection for this season of 4.74 ERA, 110/53...

26. Eric Adler , SIRP Drafted: 6th Round, 2022 from Wake Forest (CHW) Age 23.3 Height 6′ 2″ Weight 190 Bat / Thr R / R FV 35+ Tool Grades (Present/Future) Fastball Slider Curveball Command Sits/Tops 55/60 55/60 60/60 20/35 92-96 / 98 Adler was dominant on the 2021 Cape and looked like a potential se...

Padres released Shane 0-Drohan

Padres signed Eric 22-Adler

Robinson Canó has signed a contract with the Diablos Rojos of the independent Mexican League. It’s been a bizarre odyssey the last few years for Canó, who hasn’t appeared in the big leagues since a disastrous 33-game stint during the 2022 campaign between the Mets, Padres and Braves. https://www.nb...

Harold Castro has signed with the Toros de Tijuana of the independent Mexican League. Castro was removed from Colorado’s 40-man roster last October after batting .252/.275/.314 across 270 plate appearances. The 30-year-old offers some defensive versatility, but hasn’t produced enough at the dish at...

Damiano Palmegiani , INF, Blue Jays Although a final 2023 line of 23 home runs in 540 plate appearances with a .255 batting average doesn’t sound particularly compelling for a 23-year-old across two levels, Palmegiani’s combination of solid power and approach with an average contact rate plays up i...

Pitching prospect Cristian Mena has been impressing with increased velocity in Spring Training. The 21-year-old Mena was just acquired by the Diamondbacks from the White Sox for Dominic Fletcher back in early February. Since arriving with his new team, he has showcased a fastball that’s sitting 94-9...

Glad the 57/59 pick snafu got caught early ... No harm done. Phillies are up for 59 ...

Justin Campbell , RHP, Cleveland Guardians Campbell could have been (and maybe should have been) in the Black Box Pitching group of this year’s Picks to Click. The graceful 6-foot-7 righty was Cleveland’s 2022 first rounder, but he has yet to throw a pro pitch at an affiliate because he was shut do...

Rule 5 pick Shane Drohan underwent nerve decompression surgery on his shoulder Thursday and will be shut down for a few weeks. Drohan will resume throwing towards the end of the spring and likely open the regular season on the 60-day IL. The Rule 5 pick from the Red Sox was a long shot for the White...

It’s not that J.T. Realmuto was skeptical last November before he stepped into the lab housed at the Carpenter Complex. He just was not sure how much it could help him. He lives on the beach in the offseason, about 20 minutes from the Phillies’ campus, and Realmuto knew this much: He had to close a ...

The true headliner of the deal is probably [Richard] Fitts , a 2021 draftee who hit Double-A in 2023. He commands a rising fastball well and held his 93-95 mph velocity over a 150-inning workload. It’s the kind of pitch that provides a good foundation for a starter’s arsenal; it’s not one of those f...