The Departed

BucsFaninGA · Post by **BucsFaninGA** » Wed Feb 14, 2018 7:14 pm

Braves signed C Chris Stewart to a one-year, $575,000 contract.

Stewart got a major league deal, but he'll likely be stationed at Triple-A Gwinnett if Tyler Flowers and Kurt Suzuki make it through spring training without any physical issues. Stewart, 35, batted just .183/.241/.221 in 144 plate appearances last year with the Pirates. He owns a .230/.298/.293 career slash line.

INbuc · Post by **INbuc** » Sat Feb 17, 2018 11:58 am

Tony Watson signs with the Giants. Reunites with Cutch.

Buccos1313 · Post by **Buccos1313** » Sat Feb 17, 2018 12:47 pm

6D6A465147240 wrote: Tony Watson signs with the Giants. Reunites with Cutch.
.... and Melancon

DemDog · Post by **DemDog** » Sat Feb 17, 2018 6:54 pm

033422222E3270727072410 wrote: Tony Watson signs with the Giants. Reunites with Cutch.
.... and Melancon

Good for Tony, he will be more of a setup guy there and that is what he is best at.

dogknot17@yahoo.co · Post by **dogknot17@yahoo.co** » Sat Feb 17, 2018 8:06 pm

05322424283476747674470 wrote: Tony Watson signs with the Giants. Reunites with Cutch.
.... and Melancon

Great tweet by Melancon as his kids were celebrating hearing the news.

fjk090852-7 · Post by **fjk090852-7** » Mon Feb 19, 2018 9:14 pm

Nationals sign J. Benoit. What the heck do they see in this guy? He was awful when the Bucs acquired him in July.

DemDog · Post by **DemDog** » Fri Feb 23, 2018 8:54 am

Looks like Jose "Neck Lips" is trying to make a comeback. He is starting really low by signing with the York Revolution of the independent Atlantic League. This from MLBTRs yesterday.

Announcement of the deal from the Revolution website.

DemDog · Post by **DemDog** » Sat Feb 24, 2018 9:00 pm

Reds sign former Bucco Oliver Perez to minor league contract

and

Tigers sign Francisco Liriano to $4 million 1-yr deal

DemDog · Post by **DemDog** » Sun Feb 25, 2018 5:18 pm

O's sign Pedro Alvarez to MiLB contract with invite to ST

Bobster21 · Post by **Bobster21** » Sun Feb 25, 2018 5:37 pm

13323A133830570 wrote: O's sign Pedro Alvarez to MiLB contract with invite to ST
As the article says, he'll just be minor league depth. Trumbo is their DH. And even if Alvarez could play 1B (which is difficult when you can't catch), they have Davis. Last year he stayed all season on the Orioles' AAA team until being recalled in September. Barring an injury, that'll probably happen again this year. He had a clause last year to leave the organization if he wasn't recalled early in the season but agreed to remain in AAA with little chance of being recalled. I guess he knows there's no market for him.