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3 days ago
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Blue Jays linked to trading for $2 million utility player
The Toronto Blue Jays are atop the AL East and will be buyers ahead of the July 31 Major League Baseball trade deadline. The Blue Jays have a couple of needs, as Toronto will look to add a starter and bullpen help, but have also been linked to adding a bat. Blue Jays analyst Matthew Spagnuolo of BlueJaysNation links Toronto to acquiring veteran utility player Amed Rosario from the Washington Nationals. 'Amed Rosario may not be the flashiest name on the market, but he brings valuable versatility and experience,' Spganuolo wrote. 'Once a highly regarded prospect and a key part of the Francisco Lindor trade between the Mets and Guardians in 2020, Rosario has since bounced around the league. Now, with the Nationals—his fifth team in three seasons—Rosario has found some stability… Rosario won't change the game on his own, but his ability to play multiple infield positions makes him a great bench option.'His production could provide insurance while players return from injury and contribute in key late-game scenarios,' Spagnuolo added. 'The Nationals could package Rosario in a deal — potentially with a reliever like Brendon Finnegan or right-hander Michael Soroka — to address Toronto's bullpen depth as well.' Rosario is earning $2 million this season and is a pending free agent, so the cost to acquire him wouldn't be too high. He would be a bench bat who can play all over the field and give Blue Jays' manager John Schneider some more options while constructing his lineup. Rosario is hitting .273 with 5 home runs and 17 RBIs. He can play second base, shortstop, and the outfield. Toronto is set to open a pivotal three-game series at home against the New York Yankees on July 21. More MLB:
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10-07-2025
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Wood, Lowe HRs power Washington past Cardinals 8-2 as Cairo earns 1st win as Nats' interim manager
St. Louis Cardinals' Willson Contreras slams his down his helmet after flying out to end the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals Wednesday, July 9, 2025, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) Washington Nationals' Amed Rosario celebrates as he rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals Wednesday, July 9, 2025, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) Washington Nationals interim manager Miguel Cairo watches from the dugout during the first inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals Wednesday, July 9, 2025, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) Washington Nationals' Nathaniel Lowe watches his three-run home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals Wednesday, July 9, 2025, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) Washington Nationals' James Wood watches his solo home run during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals Wednesday, July 9, 2025, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) Washington Nationals' James Wood watches his solo home run during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals Wednesday, July 9, 2025, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) St. Louis Cardinals' Willson Contreras slams his down his helmet after flying out to end the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals Wednesday, July 9, 2025, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) Washington Nationals' Amed Rosario celebrates as he rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals Wednesday, July 9, 2025, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) Washington Nationals interim manager Miguel Cairo watches from the dugout during the first inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals Wednesday, July 9, 2025, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) Washington Nationals' Nathaniel Lowe watches his three-run home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals Wednesday, July 9, 2025, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) Washington Nationals' James Wood watches his solo home run during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals Wednesday, July 9, 2025, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) ST. LOUIS (AP) — James Wood hit his 24th homer, Nathaniel Lowe added a three-run shot and the Washington Nationals beat the St. Louis Cardinals 8-2 Wednesday night to give interim manager Miguel Cairo his first victory. Cairo took over when Washington fired manager Dave Martinez and president of baseball operations Mike Rizzo hour after a 6-4 loss to Boston on Sunday. Advertisement Wood hit a solo homer in the seventh inning with an exit velocity of 115.9 mph that traveled 433 feet to center field. Wood has been named an All-Star and will take part in the Home Run Derby. Lowe staked Washington to a lead in the first inning with his 14th homer of the season. The Nationals added three more runs in the sixth on an RBI double by Alex Call and a bloop single with the bases loaded by Jacob Young that scored two runs. Amed Rosario hit a solo homer, his fifth, in the fifth inning, for a 7-1 lead. MacKenzie Gore (4-8) pitched six innings, giving up one run on five hits and a walk while striking out seven as the Nationals snapped a four-game skid. Andre Pallante (5-5) worked six innings, giving up seven runs on eight hits with a walk and a strikeout. Masyn Winn had three hits for the Cardinals. Advertisement Key moment Lowe's 360-foot homer in the first inning wasn't nearly as prodigious as Wood's, but it gave the Nationals all the runs they would need. Key stat While Cairo got his first win as the Nationals' manager, it wasn't his first in the majors. Cairo was Tony La Russa's bench coach with the Chicago White Sox from 2021-22 and went 18-16 as interim manager when La Russa went on medical leave. Up next Washington's Michael Soroka (3-6, 5.40) pitches against St. Louis' Miles Mikolas (4-6, 5.36) on Thursday. ___ AP MLB:
New York Times
16-06-2025
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Guardians MLB trade deadline primer: Are they buyers? Sellers? Neither?
The 2023 vibes are strong with the 2025 Guardians. Two years ago, on the heels of a surprisingly stellar season, Cleveland treaded water for months, with an inept offense, an uncharacteristically shaky closer and an inability to piece together an inspiring stretch. Sound familiar? Two years ago, that performance compelled the front office to ship out Amed Rosario, Aaron Civale and Josh Bell at the trade deadline. Are these Guardians headed for a similar fate in late July? Advertisement Here are three early storylines to watch around the Guardians and the July 31 trade deadline. Carlos Santana is the obvious answer, since Kyle Manzardo can handle first base and C.J. Kayfus is ready for an audition. But how much trade value does a 39-year-old have, even one defying Father Time the way Santana has this season? As a rental player in the twilight of his career, he wouldn't fetch the club much, but it would at least create an opening for a prospect who deserves an extended look. Kayfus has been learning corner outfield at Triple-A Columbus, but first base is his primary position. Other than Santana, there's not much to dangle on the trade market. While the Guardians could try to recoup something for Lane Thomas, who is eligible for free agency this winter, they would be selling low on a guy having a snakebitten season one year after they dealt pitcher Alex Clemmey, their second-round pick in 2023, for him. The Guardians' rotation is under team control for the long haul, aside from Shane Bieber, who has escaped trade season the last two summers because of injuries. He could rejoin the rotation sometime in July or early August, assuming there are no more setbacks in his recovery from Tommy John surgery. If the Guardians are completely out of the race, perhaps they could gauge his value. It's a tricky situation, given Bieber has made four starts in the last 24 months, and he has a $16 million player option (or a $4 million buyout) for next year. Plus, he re-signed with Cleveland in part because of his comfort and familiarity with the organization's pitching and medical experts, so it'd probably be worth checking with him before, say, sending him to the Cubs. What about closer Emmanuel Clase? He's due $6.4 million next season, with $10 million club options in 2027 and '28. The Guardians are always angling to move a pitcher before it's too late, and Clase seems like a prime candidate to be mentioned on the hot stove this winter. They could listen on him this summer, too, but they might prefer to use the second half to confirm he's still the same guy who finished third in the AL Cy Young Award voting last season. This would be slightly easier for the Guardians to stomach if Andrew Walters hadn't undergone surgery to repair a torn lat last week. Advertisement The American League standings are … a mess. The Yankees, Tigers and Astros lead their divisions and then it's pure chaos. The Rays, Blue Jays, Red Sox, Guardians, Twins, Mariners and Rangers all probably think they can claim a wild-card spot, at worst. The Royals and Angels might be clutching onto faint hope, too. There's a ton of parity. Or mediocrity. Whichever framing you prefer. Because of that, for the Guardians to truly stumble into the role of an unquestioned seller would require six more weeks of what we've witnessed from them since the end of that promising series in Detroit on Memorial Day weekend. To vault themselves into unequivocal buyer territory would require a surge. There have been no hints of a surge. Last year, there was no debate about how the Guardians needed to approach the deadline. They signed Matthew Boyd and traded for Thomas and Alex Cobb to patch the greatest deficiencies on their roster. The Tigers, holding the largest division lead in the league, are in the same boat this year. The Guardians, meanwhile, don't feel like they're a tweak or two from title contention. A hitter, another hitter, maybe a third hitter — OK, and maybe a reliever. The Guardians rank at or near the bottom of the league in production at center field, right field and shortstop. Kayfus, Chase DeLauter and Juan Brito are in-house options who could potentially remedy some of those shortcomings in the coming weeks, but there's no guarantee they rescue the lineup from the pit it has resided in all season. There's always space for an acquisition who is under control beyond this season. Center field and right field haven't just been an issue in 2025 … or the last few years. They've been searching for long-term solutions at those spots for more than a decade. Advertisement Assuming the Guardians don't chase down the Tigers and assert themselves as a juggernaut over the next six weeks, the most sensible method of buying would be an opportunistic move to address an issue not just for 2025, but for the future. (In other words, an outfielder with multiple years of control. Wait, you're telling me they did this last summer? Yikes.) The question, of course, would be whether they're willing to outbid myriad other contenders for said target. They could instead use the second half to continue to evaluate the young players they've spent the first three months of the season evaluating: Manzardo, Gabriel Arias, Johnathan Rodríguez, Brayan Rocchio, Jhonkensy Noel, Nolan Jones, Angel Martínez, Daniel Schneemann and, eventually, DeLauter, Kayfus and Brito, maybe even Petey Halpin. Yes, that would feel like wasting a dazzling season by a 32-year-old José Ramírez. Yes, that would be a failure after a run to the ALCS that feels like eight years ago, not eight months ago. As things stand, this feels like a team that will have a quiet deadline or participate in some light shuffling, but nothing that will alter the course of the season. (Top photo of Carlos Santana: Tony Dejak / Associated Press)
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14-06-2025
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Dave Martinez defends coaching staff as sputtering Nationals' losing streak reaches seven
Washington Nationals' CJ Abrams, right, is forced out at second base as Miami Marlins second baseman Javier Sanoja, left, throws to first base to put out Nationals' Amed Rosario for a double-play during the first inning of a baseball game, Saturday, June 14, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) Washington Nationals' Nathaniel Lowe, center, scores on a bases loaded walk to Riley Adams during the second inning of a baseball game as Miami Marlins catcher Agustin Ramirez looks on at left, Saturday, June 14, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) Washington Nationals' Luis Garcia Jr. gestures at second base after hitting a double during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Saturday, June 14, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) Washington Nationals' CJ Abrams, left, is forced out at second base as Miami Marlins shortstop Otto Lopez, right, throws to first but can't get Nationals' James Wood during the eighth inning of a baseball game, Saturday, June 14, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) Washington Nationals' CJ Abrams, left, is forced out at second base as Miami Marlins shortstop Otto Lopez, right, throws to first but can't get Nationals' James Wood during the eighth inning of a baseball game, Saturday, June 14, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) Washington Nationals' CJ Abrams, right, is forced out at second base as Miami Marlins second baseman Javier Sanoja, left, throws to first base to put out Nationals' Amed Rosario for a double-play during the first inning of a baseball game, Saturday, June 14, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) Washington Nationals' Nathaniel Lowe, center, scores on a bases loaded walk to Riley Adams during the second inning of a baseball game as Miami Marlins catcher Agustin Ramirez looks on at left, Saturday, June 14, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) Washington Nationals' Luis Garcia Jr. gestures at second base after hitting a double during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Saturday, June 14, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) Washington Nationals' CJ Abrams, left, is forced out at second base as Miami Marlins shortstop Otto Lopez, right, throws to first but can't get Nationals' James Wood during the eighth inning of a baseball game, Saturday, June 14, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Nationals manager Dave Martinez bristled Saturday when asked how much of his team's recent offensive struggles should be apportioned between players and his coaches after the 4-3 loss to the Miami Marlins. 'It's never on coaching,' Martinez said. 'Never on coaching. Coaches work their (butts) off every single day. We're not going to fingerpoint here and say it's coaches. It's never on the coaches. They work hard. The message is clear. All the work is done prior. So, sometimes, they have to go out there and play the game. It's always been about the players. Always.' Advertisement The Nationals have lost seven in a row, tied for their longest skid of the season. They've averaged 2.5 runs while going 2-10 in June and are a season-high 10 games under .500 at 30-40, two games ahead of the last-place Marlins in the NL East. Martinez led Washington to its first World Series title in 2019, but the Nationals struggled to a 26-34 record in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season. The club began a rebuild at the trade deadline in 2021, and has not finished higher than fourth in the division in the last five years. Martinez is 493-609 in eight seasons. 'I played this game a long time,' Martinez said. 'Never once have I blamed a coach for anything. We worked our (butts) off to get better, they gave us information and we used it. These guys understand what the game is, man. I never had a such a group of coaches that work as hard as they do.' Advertisement Washington's offensive issues have been particularly acute this month. The Nationals rank last in the majors in runs (30), walks (23), on-base percentage (.267) and slugging percentage (.304) in June and are 29th in both home runs (six) and batting average (.216) over the last two weeks. They have scored more than three runs in a game only twice this month. The Nationals went 2 for 10 with runners in scoring position Saturday, including Amed Rosario's flyout and James Wood's pop out with the bases loaded in the ninth inning to end the game. The Marlins scored their fourth run when Washington second baseman Luis García Jr. dropped a pop fly with two outs in the eighth inning. 'These coaches, they work their (butts) off,' Martinez said. 'And I know every coaching staff is like that. And the players know. Sometimes you have to put the onus on the players and they have to go out there and they have to play the game and play the game the right way. We can't hit for them, we can't catch the ball for them, we can't pitch for them, we can't throw strikes for them. They've got to do that.' ___ AP MLB:
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05-06-2025
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- Washington Post
MacKenzie Gore dominates and Amed Rosario comes up big late to lift Nats
Amed Rosario's seventh-inning swing won't appear on any instructional videos — unless coaches use it as an example to tell young hitters not to try this at home. Batting from the right side, he reached for a fastball from Chicago Cubs starter Matthew Boyd that would've hit a left-handed batter. It might have been a questionable approach from the Washington Nationals' third baseman, but barrel found ball, which carried just beyond the fence in right field for what would be the decisive blow in the Nationals' 2-0 win over the Cubs, who entered Wednesday with the best record in the National League. 'When I was on deck, I was ready for anything,' Rosario said through an interpreter. 'I saw it and I knew I was going to swing.' Nasim Nuñez capped a 10-pitch at-bat in the eighth with an RBI double, insurance that loomed large when Kyle Finnegan inevitably found himself in a ninth-inning jam with runners on the corners and two outs. But the closer got Kyle Tucker to ground out to end it for his 17th save. 'We're mentally strong,' Nuñez said. 'We understand the situation that we haven't played in a while so we did what we had to do to stay ready and help the team win some type of way.' The result made a winner of MacKenzie Gore (3-5), who hadn't earned a victory since April 19 despite putting together a dominant first half of the season. Gore added to his league-leading strikeout total with seven and lowered his ERA to 2.87. He has 108 strikeouts in 75⅓ innings and handled one of the best offenses in baseball after a first inning that threatened to go sideways in a hurry. 'It's good to get the win, but it's more important if we win,' Gore said. 'Guys that hadn't been playing stepped up huge tonight, which is cool to see. ... Another one of those games where we all had to do our part and beat a good team.' The Cubs (38-23), who have simply blasted left-handers this season, opened the game with three straight singles, loading the bases with no outs. But Gore settled down, striking out Pete Crow-Armstrong and Dansby Swanson before getting Nico Hoerner to pop out. He didn't yield a hit the rest of the way. Gore, who has decreased his fastball usage, relied on the pitch on Wednesday night. Of his 94 pitches, 55 were fastballs. Once he established that pitch in the zone, he got hitters to chase. The Cubs whiffed at 11 of the 20 secondary pitches they swung at. Gore needed 24 pitches to get through the first inning. He needed 70 to complete the final six innings. The only problem was that Boyd was matching him zero for zero, taking a no-hitter into the sixth before Robert Hassell III broke it up with a two-out single to right. 'Sometimes when a guy's like that, you got to scratch and claw,' Manager Dave Martinez said. 'We did that tonight.' The Nationals' second hit was the big one from Rosario, who hadn't played since May 25. Rosario generally starts against lefties like Boyd, but the Nationals (29-32) faced seven right-handed starters in a row on their recent trip west. In six of those games, Washington countered with a lineup featuring seven left-handed hitters. And in that seven-game stretch, the Nationals scored 43 runs. Wednesday finally presented a matchup against a southpaw starter. Most of the Nationals' veteran offseason signings have underperformed. But Rosario, who signed a one-year, $1 million deal, has been the exception. Rosario has brought in to be a veteran leader in the clubhouse — especially for Latin players — and to hit left-handed pitchers. Entering Wednesday's game, Rosario was hitting .362 with a .949 OPS against lefties. 'It's my mentality,' Rosario said through an interpreter. 'I always try to come and get prepared as if I'm in the lineup.' Rosario saw a changeup inside in his previous at-bat and swung for a first-pitch out. Martinez said he entered his next at-bat looking for something away. When the ball first left Rosario's bat, he wasn't sure if it would get out. So he sprinted toward first base. And once he saw right fielder Seiya Suzuki run out of room, he started his trot around the bases. Notes: Mason Thompson threw a simulated game Monday in West Palm Beach as he continues to rehab from Tommy John surgery. Martinez hopes that they can send him on a rehab assignment to a minor league affiliate soon if he recovers well after his next few outings
