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  • BAL Starting Pitcher #64
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    Dean Kremer allowed five runs (four earned) and took the loss against the Giants on Wednesday.
    Kremer gave up seven hits, walked none and struck out seven. He had won his last three decisions entering Wednesday’s start. Kremer has struck out seven batters in each of his last three starts. He has a 4.19 ERA, 1.25 WHIP and 120 strikeouts in 124 2/3 innings on the year. The 28-year-old right-hander is set to face the Tigers at home next week.
  • CIN Second Baseman #6
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    The Reds and Royals are discussing a swap of Jonathan India and Brady Singer, though nothing is close, according to The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal and C. Trent Rosecrans.
    Both players have three years of control left. The Royals could use India as a part-time second baseman alongside Michael Massey and have him DH much of the rest of the time. He’d definitely be helpful in the leadoff spot, but Singer would be a significant price to pay over just going and signing a free agent bat for help.
  • ARI Catcher #41
    Diamondbacks signed C Aramis Garcia to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
    Garcia, 31, has made in 119 major league games, though just three have come in the last two seasons, and hit .211/.248/.325 in 327 plate appearances. He’ll could compete with Jose Herrera and Adrian Del Castillo for a spot backing up Gabriel Moreno next spring, though he’ll be a big underdog.
  • LAD Relief Pitcher #55
    Dodgers signed LHP Joe Jacques to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
    Jacques, 29, had a 4.01 ERA in 29 2/3 innings out of the pen for the Red Sox and Diamondbacks the last two seasons. He’ll be a long shot to win a relief gig in the spring, but he’ll likely resurface at some point.
  • TB General Manager
    The Rays’ stadium deal is ‘all but dead’ after Pinellas County declined to approve $312.5 million in bonds.
    The Rays and the county reached an agreement for a $1.2 billion heir to Tropicana Field in Sept. 2023, but between Hurricane Milton and the election of county commissioners skeptical of the deal, things have gone sideways since. The Rays might now resume looking at other cities for a permanent home. They’ll be playing the 2025 season at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa as a result of hurricane damage to the Trop. That damage is capable of being repaired in time for the 2026 campaign, but it’s unclear if the money will be spent to make that happen. The Rays were originally planning for three more years at Tropicana Field before the new stadium opened in 2028.
  • FA Catcher #30
    Braves released C Yohel Pozo.
    At least, that’s according to MILB’s official transactions page. It’s reporting he was signed to a Triple-A contract on Thursday and then released on Friday. Either the initial signing was simply an error or perhaps the Braves noticed the sexual assault allegations against Pozo from several years back and decided against taking him on. Either way, he’s currently a free agent.
  • NYM Shortstop #18
    Mets signed INF Donovan Walton to a minor league contract.
    Adding some infield depth. Walton, 30, finished last season in the majors with the Giants, going 3-for-22 with a homer. He previously hit .306/.380/.441 in 99 games for Triple-A Sacramento.
  • SEA Relief Pitcher #41
    Mariners re-signed RHP Casey Lawrence to a minor league contract.
    Lawrence, 37, was a mainstay in the Triple-A Tacoma rotation last season, going 11-11 with a 5.95 ERA and a 108/48 K/BB in 165 innings. The journeyman righty has a 6.75 ERA in 124 career major league innings, about half of which came with the Mariners in 2017 and ’18.
  • PHI Relief Pitcher #61
    Phillies signed RHP Nicholas Padilla to a minor league contract.
    Padilla received brief callups from the Cubs in 2022 and the White Sox in 2023, but he was denied a longer look last season after missing much of the first half. He wound up with a 3.23 ERA and a 37/16 K/BB in 30 2/3 innings out of the pen for Triple-A Charlotte. Walks have always been a big issue for him, but if he could get better there, he’s talented enough to help out as a middle-leverage reliever.
  • OAK Starting Pitcher #66
    Athletics signed LHP Matt Krook to a minor league contract.
    Despite walking way too many batters, Krook has been effective as both a starter and a reliever in the minors. In the majors, though, he’s given up 13 earned runs in five innings for the Yankees and Orioles. The A’s will likely keep the 30-year-old in the bullpen and see if they can figure something out with him. He’s struck out 109 in 77 2/3 innings in Triple-A the last two years.
  • OAK Starting Pitcher #41
    Athletics signed RHP Jason Alexander to a minor league contract.
    Alexander, 31, spent last season in Boston’s Triple-A rotation, going 7-6 with a 4.42 ERA and a 129/39 K/BB in 138 1/3 innings. The stuff isn’t quite there to make him a solid MLB starter, but he’s someone who can eat innings if the need arises.