The Cleveland Guardians offseason was full of several minor moves instead of one major one. However, they did make one transaction early in the fall that may be going under the radar.
The Royals have been one of the game’s most active teams this winter but don’t appear done with their offseason just yet.
The Guardians have long run a payroll at or near the bottom of the league, with a payroll in the bottom third of the league in each of the last four seasons and 11 of the last 14 years.
The San Diego Padres acquired right-hander Enyel De Los Santos from the Cleveland Guardians in exchange for veteran relief pitcher Scott Barlow. They made the move prior to the non-tender deadline and got out from under the money owed to Barlow.
The San Diego Padres traded away bullpen arm Scott Barlow on Friday before the non-tender deadline expired in an effort to save some money heading into next season.
The Cleveland Guardians and San Diego Padres have done it again! The two long-time trade partners pulled off a somewhat surprising move on Friday evening, as Cleveland sent RHP Enyel De Los Santos to the West Coast in exchange for RHP Scott Barlow.
The San Diego Padres traded reliever Scott Barlow to the Cleveland Guardians for fellow right-hander Enyel De Los Santos on Friday. Barlow, 30, went 2-6 with a 4.37 ERA and 13 saves in 63 appearances last season, split between the Kansas City Royals and Padres.
The Guardians announced they acquired reliever Scott Barlow from the Padres. Fellow reliever Enyel De Los Santos is back to San Diego in a one-for-one swap.
The San Diego Padres 2023 season was one to forget, but that didn't stop the team from upgrading themselves at the trade deadline. They brought in a few players that they believed would help in their long-shot playoff quest, but it didn't work out.
The main focus for the St. Louis Cardinals this offseason is to bolster their pitching staff, which significantly underperformed in 2023. All eyes will be on who the Cardinals can acquire to fill the missing links in the rotation, however, the bullpen is also in need of a slight retooling.
As the San Diego Padres aim to lower their payroll in 2024, they are reportedly looking to move on from a high-priced reliever. Jeff Passan of ESPN reports that the team is looking to move on from Scott Barlow this offseason.
The Padres are “actively trying to move” a key member of their bullpen.
The San Diego Padres finished their 2023 season in disappointing fashion after a last-ditch effort to reach the postseason. It saw them take their season to the final weekend of the regular season, but ultimately it was too late for them.
The Padres release a statement from chairman Peter Seidler this morning, seemingly offering a vote of confidence for president of baseball operations A.J. Preller and manager Bob Melvin, though neither was mentioned by name.
Extra-innings games have not been kind to the San Diego Padres this season.
While it hasn’t been the season that anyone could have hoped for in San Diego, the Padres can take some things with them into the offseason. They started to play much better baseball over the last few weeks, giving them a glimpse into what could have been all year.
The Kansas City Royals traded right-handed reliever Scott Barlow to the San Diego Padres at Tuesday's trade deadline as the Padres pursue a playoff spot following a rough first half of the season.
Barlow, 30, owns a 5.35 ERA, 26.7 K%, 12.5 BB%, and 45.2% groundball rate this year in 38 2/3 innings. He’s saved 13 games for the Royals along the way.
As the Aug. 1 trade deadline approaches, the Marlins have an opportunity to bolster their roster and increase their chances of securing a postseason birth.
Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani's impending free agency has turned the Aug. 1 MLB trade deadline into one of the most highly anticipated events in recent memory. But what the Angels decide what to do with their star, there are plenty of less heralded players who could end up making an impact at the deadline and into the fall for new teams.
Just about every contending club could fit another reliever or two into their bullpens, especially one as talented as Barlow, meaning the Royals would have no shortage of suitors.
The Kansas City Royals will seek back-to-back wins for the first time since April 7 and 8 — and just the second time all season — when they finish a four-game road series on Sunday in Minneapolis against the Minnesota Twins.
Kansas City snaps their seven-game losing streak by taking advantage of runners and lead-off batters getting on base. One of the biggest frustrations of the season has been a lack of production when runners were in scoring positions and not able to get lead-off batters on.
The Kansas City Royals struggled in 2022, but they still had quite a few players who managed to stand out due to their stellar performances. On Thursday, it was announced that shortstop Bobby Witt Jr.
Scott Barlow? More like Scott BarHIGH, am I right? For all that the Los Angeles Dodgers have done right this past decade—and they’ve done a ton right—the Dodgers whiffed when it came to a particular right-handed reliever whom they unceremoniously let go from their farm system back in 2017.
Last season, Kansas City Royals fans got a peek at what Scott Barlow could be: A shutdown reliever capable of tossing a 95-plus mph fastball and wicked breaking balls while also being a little erratic. The 2022 season has been similar stat-wise, but it's different at the same time.
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