Because the calendar flips to August, listed below are three issues we’ll be maintaining a tally of across the baseball world all through the day immediately:
1. Diamond Sports activities Group/Comcast deal goes into impact:
As famous by ESPN’s Alden Gonzalez earlier this week, Diamond Sports activities Group reached a carriage cope with Comcast that’s set to enter impact immediately. The deal applies to every of Diamond’s regional sports activities networks, that means that Angels, Braves, Brewers, Cardinals, Guardians, Marlins, Rangers, Rays, Reds, Royals, Tigers, and Twins video games can be obtainable on the Xfinity Final TV package deal beginning immediately. Comcast stopped carrying Diamond networks again in Could amid negotiations between the perimeters. Going ahead, Diamond networks can be carried as a part of a costlier subscription tier. Per Gonzalez, present Xfinity prospects who improve their package deal by August 30 will obtain the improve freed from cost for 3 months, that means baseball followers can watch their crew’s video games for no additional cost although the tip of the season.
2. Deadline to signal 2024 draftees:
The deadline to signal gamers chosen on this yr’s draft looms immediately at 5pm ET. The overwhelming majority of 2024 draftees have already signed with their new golf equipment, however there’s nonetheless a handful of names who’ve but to place pen to paper. A pair of first-rounders stay unsigned at this second: East Carolina righty Trey Yesavage, whom the Blue Jays chosen at No. 20 total, and North Carolina outfielder Vance Honeycutt, whom the Orioles chosen two picks later.
Jim Callis of MLB.com runs by way of the remaining gamers from the highest 10 rounds who’ve not but signed, noting that prep lefty Tyler Bell (taken by the Rays 66th total), prep shortstop Chris Levonas (No. 67 to the Brewers), Texas A&M lefty Ryan Prager (No. 81, Angels) and Houston righty Jaxon Jelkin (No. 263, Mets) have all but to signal and will not be anticipated to take action. Callis’ piece additionally seems to be on the powerful indicators in rounds 11-20 who may very well be pursued late offers with the cash that doubtless is not going to be spent on these picks within the prime 10 rounds.
3. Gregory Santos to endure MRI:
Simply six appearances into his Mariners profession, right-hander Gregory Santos exited yesterday’s recreation towards the Pink Sox resulting from damage. Supervisor Scott Servais instructed reporters (together with Daniel Kramer of MLB.com) following the sport that Santos was coping with a biceps damage and can endure an MRI immediately following the membership’s return to Seattle. Acquired from the White Sox in a commerce this offseason, Santos’ debut along with his new membership was delayed till final month resulting from a lat pressure. He lastly returned to the mound in early July however hasn’t regarded fairly like himself, posting a 6.75 ERA in 5 1/3 innings of labor whereas placing out simply 20.8% of batters confronted. Now, it seems he could also be susceptible to returning to the IL. The acquisition of Yimi Garcia had already pushed Santos out of the position of main set-up man for nearer Andres Munoz, however his absence might afford arms like Collin Snider and Tayler Saucedo extra late-inning alternatives.
4. Luis Rengifo coping with “flare-up” in wrist:
Angels infielder Luis Rengifo spent three weeks final month on the IL resulting from irritation in his proper wrist, and Anaheim supervisor Ron Washington instructed reporters (together with Jeff Fletcher of the Orange County Register) yesterday that the damage hasn’t completely gone away as Rengifo suffered a “flare-up” of the identical damage. The membership plans to re-evaluate Rengifo immediately earlier than deciding on subsequent steps, however an absence can be the most recent in an extended and irritating line of damage information for the Halos. Rengifo has solely been again in motion for eight video games. Since then, Mike Trout’s short-lived rehab project has been halted amid a setback in his return from meniscus surgical procedure, and Anthony Rendon returned to the injured checklist resulting from again irritation. If Rengifo additionally misses extra time, the Angels will doubtless use Luis Guillorme and Michael Stefanic on the sizzling nook alongside Brandon Drury at second base, and Zach Neto at shortstop.
