On 3/30/2026 at 8:59 PM, Autumn Dreamin said:

Cool to see him back on track, seemed like a decent guy

another great outing today

Jays fans starting to clamor for an Eloy call up to help their offense

He's hitting well in AAA

On 3/31/2026 at 12:31 AM, Autumn Dreamin said:

Like Gio, still unsigned. There was a little chatter around him (Giants IIRC) in the winter, but nothing since.

I wonder whether he might be going through some mental health stuff or is otherwise thinking about stepping away from baseball.

14 minutes ago, Autumn Dreamin said:

lmao perfect pose by Lopez

5 hours ago, Autumn Dreamin said:

Proof that baseball players aren’t boxers.

5 hours ago, WhiteSox2023 said:

Proof that baseball players aren’t boxers.

Anderson vs. Jose Ramirez too.

The right-hander made one appearance for the Tulsa Drillers, L.A.’s Double-A affiliate, earlier this season. He failed to record an out and walked all three batters he faced.

Sounds about right

Edited April 9Apr 9 by DoUEvenShift

50 minutes ago, DoUEvenShift said:

Sounds about right

I wonder if it's the yips. He always walked about 4 per 9 IP, but something happened, and now he can't throw strikes.

https://www.mlb.com/player/tristan-gray-656484

Tristan Gray was going to finally retire if he didn't win a big league job this spring....White Sox didn't give him much of a chance.

https://seattleontap.com/blogs/sports-on-tap-seattle-blog/from-retirement-talk-to-grand-slam-the-tristan-gray-story-nobody-saw-coming%3Fsrsltid%3DAfmBOop189-VxbBDhocLzM8m-mqKdqRWjHvTvsNg01Q-FyWN56SM3iwr&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwiavdb5uuGTAxXiLLkGHRiPBycQFnoECAQQAg&usg=AOvVaw1mRYJGp5VCi9cJjtjAU3jw

Less than two weeks ago, Tristan Gray was having a very different kind of conversation with his wife Madelyn. At 30 years old with just 122 Major League plate appearances under his belt after nine years of professional baseball, retirement wasn't just a thought experiment anymore. It was becoming a real contingency plan. Then everything changed in 24 hours.

The next day, Gray got the call: he'd made the Twins' Opening Day roster. By Friday, he wasn't just in the lineup. He was hitting a grand slam in the home opener against the Rays, capping a seven-run seventh inning and sending Minnesota to a 10-4 win at home.

Edited April 9Apr 9 by caulfield12

https://zonecoverage.com/2026/mn-twins-news/hawkins-and-sizemore-are-the-twins-done-did-it-guys/&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwjw-eKIwOGTAxWfr1YBHUbDFmoQFnoECAcQAg&usg=AOvVaw1cxtpXpDvCz88WlOJT4iD8

“I think Hawk(ins) and Grady were the two guys that I targeted right off the bat,” Shelton said in a Zoom Call last November. “I mean, Hawk was a little bit easier because of the fact that he was within the organization. That was a very quick conversation and obviously offered him the job. With Grady, it took a little bit longer, but he is someone that I targeted.

Edited April 9Apr 9 by caulfield12

Acton making his big league debut today for Minnesota and scuffling a bit.

Congrats on a win in his debut!!!

4-0 sweep of Detroit, P.Meadows sight be out for at least a couple of weeks with a concussion that could have killed Riley Greene, too.

Acton attended Lemont High School in Lemont, Illinois.^[1] He was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 35th round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign. He attended the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and played college baseball for the Illinois Fighting Illini. He finished his career at Illinois with a school record 25 career saves.^[2]

Edited April 9Apr 9 by caulfield12

Rumor is Cubs might be interested in Gio

Full podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lucas-giolito-opens-up/id1651632213?i=1000760595842

So it sounds like it's a price thing for Gio, which is better than it being a health thing. But man, I really wonder what he thought he'd get in FA when he turned down that $19m.

Lots of pitching injuries early though, feels like he'll get some incentive-heavy deal eventually.

Moncada.108

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Not really an old friend, more like the blind date you cancelled the day before, and never looked back

Eloy getting promoted by the Jays according to Mike Rodriguez

36 minutes ago, maxjusttyped said:

Eloy getting promoted by the Jays according to Mike Rodriguez

Only team currently keeping them from worst rs/ra is the White Sox

Add the Astros to the teams kicking the tires on Giolito…