Several Major League Baseball teams have started making roster cuts as they reassign players to minor league camps. The Seattle Mariners, New York Mets, Arizona Diamondbacks, Houston Astros, and Los Angeles Dodgers are among the teams that have announced player reassignments. Top prospects and players across various positions have been affected, but many are expected to return for upcoming games or later in the season.
The @Dbacks made their first roster cuts of the spring today. Here’s a look behind the scenes at how that process plays out. https://t.co/4mYSKtoqHI
First cuts of spring for #Dodgers who option RHPs Landon Knack, Ricky Vanasco, Nick Frasso, Cs Hunter Feduccia and Diego Cartaya and OF Andy Pages, and re-assign Ps Stephen Gonsalves, Jesse Hahn, Michael Petersen and Eduardo Salazar and OF Travis Swaggerty to minor league camp.
Astros reassign seven players to minor-league camp, including top prospect Jacob Melton https://t.co/uFq3fi0zUm
The Mets made their first cuts of spring training, sending many of their top prospects over to the minor league side of the Clover Field complex. @AbbeyMastracco https://t.co/YZgH45Joag
One more cut: the Mets sent Dominic Hamel to minor league camp following his rain-shortened outing today. Like Mike Vasil and Christian Scott, Hamel could be a factor later this season.
The Houston Astros announced today that the following players have been reassigned to minor league camp: RHP AJ Blubaugh, IF Zach Dezenzo, LHP Colton Gordon, RHP Rhett Kouba, OF Jacob Melton, C Miguel Palma, IF Will Wagner. #Relentless #Sarge #hsmsports
The #Dbacks have reassigned Christian Montes De Oca, Austin Pope, Yu-Min Lin, Konnor Pilkington, J.J. D'Orazio, Ronaldo Hernández, Caleb Roberts, Ivan Melendez, and A.J. Vukovich to Minor League Camp. 60 players remain in camp.
The Mets cut some of their best and brightest prospects from camp this morning, but don't worry: they'll be back. https://t.co/G0Dp0Yv4hY
The Mets' first wave of roster cuts is in: -Kevin Parada -Drew Gilbert -Jett Williams -Luisangel Acuña -Eric Orze -Cam Robinson -Christian Scott -Mike Vasil -Danny Young -Kolton Ingram You'll still see a lot of these players in upcoming games though, and in Spring Breakout.
Mariners re-assign 7 players to minor league camp.