MLB Player News

May agreed to a one-year, $7 million contract with the A's on Friday, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.

May missed a chunk of last season with an arm injury and had a 5.04 ERA across 25 innings, but he was still able to secure a solid deal for 2023. The 33-year-old was a dependable bullpen piece over the previous four campaigns with a 3.33 ERA and 32.3 percent strikeout rate, plus 11 saves and 46 holds.

Beede agreed to a contract with the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball in Japan on Dec. 5, Hochi Sports reports.

It will be the first stint overseas for Beede, who has posted a 5.34 ERA over parts of four major league seasons. The former first-round pick will turn 30 in May.

Scott was designated for assignment by the Phillies, the team announced Friday.

A 40-man roster move was needed to clear a spot for Taijuan Walker, and Scott is the casualty. The right-hander was a waiver claim by the Phillies back in September. He holds a career 11.12 ERA over 21 appearances at the major-league level.

Weber signed a minor-league deal with the Yankees on Monday.

Weber spent the 2022 season with the Yankees and threw 10.2 innings in the majors. He was designated for assignment in mid-September and rejected an outright assignment, though three months later he's back with the team. Weber may have the chance to contribute a handful of innings out of the Yankees' bullpen in 2023.

Kolarek signed a minor-league deal with the Dodgers on Tuesday.

Kolarek spent the 2022 season with the Athletics, splitting time between the big-league club and Triple-A Las Vegas. He maintained a 4.58 ERA and 1.58 WHIP while pitching exclusively out of the bullpen in the majors, and he could get some low-leverage work for the Dodgers in 2023.

The Diamondbacks designated Gilbert (elbow) for assignment Thursday.

It's unclear whether Gilbert has made a full recovery from a left elbow strain that ended his 2022 season in early August. Having posted a 5.24 ERA in 34.1 innings before the injury, Gilbert appears unlikely to draw much interest on waivers. Then again, his 2021 no-hitter demonstrated his potential when healthy.

The Diamondbacks signed McGough to a two-year contract with a mutual option for 2025 on Thursday.

Playing in Japan, McGough had a 2.35 ERA in 53.2 innings this past season. He's posted a sub-fo4.00 ERA in each of his four seasons overseas and has shown enough for the Diamondbacks to offer a multi-year deal. McGough played at every level of the minors from 2011 to 2018 with stints in the Dodgers, Marlins, Orioles and Rockies organizations.

Boxberger signed a one-year, $2 million contract with the Cubs on Thursday, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.

The deal contains a $5 million mutual option or $800,000 buyout for 2024. The Brewers somewhat surprisingly declined Boxberger's $3 million option last month, but between the $750,000 buyout and his new deal the reliever comes out ahead. Boxberger held a 2.95 ERA, 1.23 WHIP and 68:27 K:BB across 64 innings in 2022. It's possible he could be in the mix to close some games for a Cubs team which has a murky late-inning situation.

Rodriguez signed a minor-league contract with the Mariners on Nov. 23.

Rodriguez spent the 2022 campaign in the Mets organization, covering 76.1 innings at Triple-A Syracuse and logging a 4.95 ERA, 1.51 WHIP and 68:36 K:BB. The 27-year-old right-hander previously made 10 big-league appearances with the Angels between the 2019 and 2020 seasons.

The Dodgers acquired Feyereisen (shoulder) from the Rays on Wednesday in exchange for a minor-league reliever Jeff Belge, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.

Tampa Bay recently designated Feyereisen for assignment after the team announced its signing of free-agent pitcher Zach Eflin, but the 29-year-old right-hander will reclaim a 40-man roster spot as he joins his new organization. However, because Feyereisen underwent rotator cuff and labrum cleanup surgery earlier this month and isn't expected to start throwing for another four months, he'll likely be moved to the 60-day injured list before Opening Day with the expectation that he won't be ready to make his Dodgers debut until late August at the earliest. When healthy, the right-hander has been an effective reliever at the MLB level, posting a 2.31 ERA, 1.00 WHIP and 11.8 K-BB% across 89.2 career innings.