Since half the league has reportedly proven curiosity in White Sox left-hander Garret Crochet, it isn’t shocking {that a} contender just like the Yankees are on that checklist, as the New York Publish’s Jon Heyman writes that the Bombers “very very similar to Crochet.” Nevertheless, the Yankees nonetheless aren’t eager to half with high prospect Spencer Jones, who was recognized to be a chief White Sox goal when Chicago and New York mentioned a attainable Dylan Stop commerce final offseason earlier than Stop was dealt to the Padres.
Whereas Heyman isn’t certain if Jones is essentially nonetheless a precedence get for the White Sox, the 2022 first-rounder’s inventory is probably going nonetheless fairly excessive regardless of solely okay numbers at Double-A Somerset. After a really sluggish begin to the season, Jones’ bat has began to cook dinner over the past six weeks, bringing his season slash line to .241/.322/.408 over 320 plate appearances. Baseball America (73rd) and MLB Pipeline (74th) nonetheless have Jones inside their top-75 prospect lists, and each shops rank him behind solely Jasson Dominguez as the highest minor leaguer within the New York farm system.
Extra from across the AL Central…
- The Guardians optioned left-hander Logan Allen to Triple-A immediately to create a roster spot for the newly-acquired Spencer Howard. Supervisor Stephen Vogt advised MLB.com’s Mandy Bell and different reporters that the demotion is “a chance for Logan to go down and get some consistency again….And so he’s been working actually exhausting on some supply, some various things which might be going to assist him with that consistency.” Allen had a powerful 2023 rookie season however has run right into a sophomore hunch this 12 months, posting a 5.67 ERA and a wealth of subpar secondary metrics over 18 begins and 87 1/3 innings.
- Tigers middle fielder Parker Meadows suffered a proper hamstring damage whereas making an attempt to steal second base within the eighth inning of immediately’s 5-1 win over the Reds. Extra will likely be recognized after Meadows undergoes testing, however supervisor A.J. Hinch admitted to media (together with Bally Sports activities Detroit) that “I don’t love what I heard from the get-go” after preliminary talks with Meadows and the crew’s coaching employees. Meadows was solely simply referred to as again as much as the Tigers’ roster after a two-month stint in Triple-A, because the defensive standout was making an attempt to get his bat going after an ice-cold efficiency on the plate in April.
- In different Tigers damage information, Jack Flaherty is tentatively scheduled to begin towards the Guardians on Thursday. Flaherty’s final flip by the rotation was skipped after he acquired an injection to assist deal with a recurring again difficulty, and Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press writes that Flaherty additionally acquired one other injection earlier in June. Even after a shaky efficiency in his final begin, Flaherty nonetheless has a 3.24 ERA in 89 innings throughout what has been a pleasant comeback season for the right-hander. Since Flaherty is taken into account a chief commerce candidate heading into the deadline, a number of extra wholesome and efficient begins would go an extended method to ease the doubts of any potential suitors, and assist the Tigers land a much bigger return in a deal.
