JULY 25, 2022•NJ.COM
Yankees' hulking 1st-round pick's signing bonus revealedThe New YorK Yankees picked Vanderbilt outfielder Spencer Jones in the first round of the 2022 MLB Draft.
Monday's TransactionsBASEBALL American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Recalled LHP Nick Vespi from Norfolk (IL).
JULY 25, 2022•SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM
Denyi Reyes - Healthy at Triple-AReyes (undisclosed) struck out two in two scoreless innings Sunday in his appearance for Triple-A Norfolk after being activated from the affiliate's 7-day injured list.
ImpactReyes had been shelved for just over three weeks with the unspecified injury. The right-hander previously made three relief appearances for the Orioles earlier in 2022 and retains a spot on the 40-man roster, so he could be a candidate for a call-up at some point in the second half now that he's healthy again.
JULY 25, 2022•ROTOWIRE
Adley Rutschman - Running hot out of breakRutschman went 2-for-3 with a double and a walk Sunday in the Orioles' 6-0 loss to the Yankees.
ImpactRutschman opened his big-league career by hitting just .143 in his first 15 games with Baltimore, but the 24-year-old appears to have found his comfort zone at the plate ever since. In his 34 games that have followed, Rutschman has slashed .284/.368/.560 with five home runs, 20 runs, 17 RBI and a stolen base, with his leap forward offensively coinciding with the Orioles' rise up the American League East standings. The rookie will take a five-game extra-base-hit streak into Monday's series opener with the Rays.
JULY 25, 2022•ROTOWIRE
Jorge Mateo - Gets breather MondayMateo will sit Monday against the Rays, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.
ImpactMateo will get a day off after he went 4-for-12 with a double, two RBI, three runs scored and a stolen base in the three game series with the Yankees. The shortstop has secured at least one hit in eight of his past nine contests, batting .343 over that stretch. Jonathan Arauz will replace him at shortstop and bat ninth Monday against Tampa Bay.
JULY 25, 2022•ROTOWIRE
Trey Mancini - Day off MondayMancini is not in the starting lineup Monday versus the Rays, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.
ImpactMancini will get a breather after went 0-for-11 with two walks and a run scored in the three game series with the Yankees. Anthony Santander will slide over to designated hitter while Ryan McKenna starts in right field and bats eighth in the series opener.
JULY 25, 2022•ROTOWIRE
If Yankees Want Juan Soto, New York Must Outbid These TeamsWe know the Yankees are in on Juan Soto, but will New York be able to compete with the other teams that have also expressed interest?
JULY 25, 2022•CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM
