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Rays Index (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
The Rays announced today that they have added their top prospects Jeremy Hellickson and Desmond Jennings as well as Alex Torres to the 40-man roster. The move protects all three players from the upcoming Rule 5 Draft. The Rays now have 40 players on the 40-man roster. The Rays received Torres in August as part of [...]
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DRaysBay (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Carlos Pena was also reinstated from the 60-day DL. These moves are pretty much procedural. Jennings and Hellickson were going nowhere, and same with Torres -- although I don't believe he was eligible for this year's Rule 5. This maxes out the 40-man and leaves a few notable players -- Aneury Rodriguez, Nevin Ashley, Ryan Reid, etc. -- unprotected from the Rule 5 draft barring further roster...
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Rays Index (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
If you missed it yesterday, the Rays added Desmond Jennings, Jeremy Hellickson and Alex Torres to the 40-man roster. The move left the team with exactly 40 players on the 40-man roster. The biggest surprise was the absence of Aneury Rodriguez, the pitcher the Rays received from the Rockies for Jason Hammel. While Torres is more [...]
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The LoHud Yankees Blog (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
You might have noticed a lot of teams in baseball making signficiant roster changes today and yesterday. The Rays have added Desmond Jennings and Jeremy Hellickson to the 40-man. The Orioles have added Brandon Erbe and five others. The Cardinals have added a whopping eight players. The Yankees have added none. I checked with Austin Jackson this afternoon just to [...] Click on the headline...
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MLB (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
The Rays set their 40-man roster a day early on Thursday by adding outfielder Desmond Jennings, right-hander Jeremy Hellickson and left-hander Alexander Torres, thus ensuring none will be selected in next month's Rule 5 Draft.