Infielder Matt Duffy, first baseman Jared Walsh and pitcher Blake Taylor have been signed by the Rangers to minor league deals The Texas Rangers have signed infielder Matt Duffy, first baseman Jared Walsh, and pitcher Blake Taylor to minor league deals, the team announced today.
Rather than retain them at Triple-A Sugar Land, Houston elected to move on entirely.
The Astros have claimed right-hander Jake Cousins off waivers from the Brewers, reports Adam McCalvy of MLB.com. There had been no prior indication Cousins had been removed from Milwaukee’s 40-man roster, so this will drop their count to 39.
The Houston Astros feature a bullpen without a left-hander. But they could have one very soon. Blake Taylor was activated from the injured list Tuesday from a left elbow strain and was optioned to Triple-A Sugar Land.
It's one of the busiest days on the baseball calendar as teams and players fight hard to try and avoid arbitration while settling on a salary for the upcoming MLB season.
The Houston Astros have three players on rehab, and two of them continued play with the Sugar Land Space Cowboys on Sunday. Aledmys Díaz made his third start for Triple-A, hitting second as the designated hitter.
While the Houston Astros were off Thursday, three rehab assignments were in full swing with Aledmys Díaz, Josh James and Blake Taylor playing for Triple-A Sugar Land. Díaz officially started his rehab assignment Thursday, manning shortstop and hitting second for the Space Cowboys.
The Sugar Land Space Cowboys downed the Round Rock Express in a matinee Wednesday afternoon. In relief, both Blake Taylor and Josh James made appearances, continuing their respective rehab assignments for the Houston Astros. Taylor manned the the seventh inning on 14 pitches, 10 for strikes.
After being taken off his rehab assignment early on Aug. 19, Blake Taylor has since started a new 30-day window. The Houston Astros left-handed reliever struck out two batters on 15 pitches (seven strikes) while allowing one hit Sunday in an inning of work.
Blake Taylor restarted his rehab assignment for Triple-A Sugar Land on Thursday after being pulled Aug. 19 with posterior elbow discomfort. The Houston Astros placed Taylor on the injured list in June with left elbow discomfort, transferring him to the 60-day in July.
Houston Astros general manager James Click joined Robert Ford on SportsTalk 790 on Sunday to offer updates on the team including the latest on utilityman Aledmys Díaz and reliever Blake Taylor.
Blake Taylor threw only 10 pitches in his third rehab appearance Friday before leaving with an unreported injury. According to Minor League Baseball Gameday, the contest was put in an injury delay following two pitches from Taylor to Oklahoma City Dodgers' Jacob Amaya in the sixth inning.
Blake Taylor made his first appearance Tuesday for Triple-A Sugar Land as part of his Major League rehab assignment. The Houston Astros lefty tossed 21 pitches, 12 for strikes, against the Oklahoma City Dodgers.
Zac Rosscup was released from Triple-A Sugar Land's roster Sunday. The Houston Astros signed the veteran lefty to a minor league contract during spring training as insurance for the role manned by Blake Taylor.
Houston Astros general manager James Click joined Robert Ford on SportsTalk 790 on Sunday for his weekly update. Among the topics of roster updates and injury news, Click said left-handed reliever Blake Taylor arrived to Minute Maid Park for further treatment Sunday.
The Houston Astros sent left-handed reliever Blake Taylor on a rehab assignment Thursday in the Florida Complex League. Major League pitchers have up to
After being placed on the 15-day injured list June 4 with left elbow discomfort, Blake Taylor's return to the Houston Astros' bullpen didn't seem to be anytime soon following his transfer to the 60-day on July 1.
What options should the Astros look at if they decide to make a move with a left-handed reliever? After coming over from the New York Mets system in the Jake Marisnick trade, Blake Taylor made himself a valuable left-handed bullpen option for the Houston Astros in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season.
The bats went quiet after the third inning for the Houston Astros, but a Kyle Tucker solo-homer is all the team needed to take the series from the Oakland A’s.
Stanek, Taylor, and Pressly threw three scoreless innings to end the night. The Astros hold tight to first place! It’s been kind of difficult for the Astros’ bullpen to be on the positive headlines this year, but this time it is.
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