As the offseason nears, a number of players elect minor league free agency each week. These players are separate from six-year MLB free agents, who’ll reach the open market five days after the conclusion of the World Series. Eligible minor leaguers can begin electing free agency as soon as the regular season wraps up. These players were all outrighted off a team’s 40-man roster … [Read more...] about 12 Players Elect Free Agency
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Marlins Hire Clayton McCullough As Manager
The Marlins have hired Dodgers first base coach Clayton McCullough as their new manager, ESPN’s Alden Gonzalez reports (X link). This is the 44-year-old McCullough’s first job as a skipper at the big league level. It was no secret that the Marlins would be moving on from Skip Schumaker at season’s end, and Miami interviewed such names as McCullough, then-Rangers associate … [Read more...] about Marlins Hire Clayton McCullough As Manager
Brandon Gomes: Finding New Dodgers Shortstop Not ‘Pressing Need’
Mookie Betts served as the Los Angeles Dodgers’ primary shortstop to begin the 2024 season until a left hand fracture sidelined him for nearly two months. That led to Miguel Rojas taking over starting shortstop duties, and he remained in that role for most of the second half until a sports hernia limited him during the postseason. Tommy Edman and Gavin Lux are among the other … [Read more...] about Brandon Gomes: Finding New Dodgers Shortstop Not ‘Pressing Need’
Notes: Eriq Swan, Zyhir Hope, Teoscar Hernández, Roki Sasaki
Photo by Jill Weisleder/MLB Photos via Getty Images A pair of Dodgers prospects played in the Fall Stars Game in Mesa on Saturday night in the Arizona Fall League. Dodgers minor leaguer Eriq Swan has impressed in the Arizona Fall League this year, and pitched two scoreless innings in the Fall Stars Game at Sloan Park in Mesa on Saturday night. Swan, drafted by the … [Read more...] about Notes: Eriq Swan, Zyhir Hope, Teoscar Hernández, Roki Sasaki
Dodgers 1B coach Clayton McCullough will manage Marlins
Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images McCullough coached with the Dodgers for 10 years, as minor league field coordinator before 2021-24 as first base coach. He takes over in Miami for former Dodger Skip Schumaker. The Dodgers coaching staff will look a little bit different in 2025, as first base coach Clayton McCullough was hired to manage the Marlins on Sunday, per … [Read more...] about Dodgers 1B coach Clayton McCullough will manage Marlins