MLB Rumors

Athletics outfielder Josh Reddick said Saturday that he's been taking dry swings with the bat, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Reddick said his wrist has had no discomfort, though he's not actually hitting anything yet. He's hopeful to avoid surgery.

"No issues," he said. "It's wait-and-see right now. We don't have a set plan."

Giants reliever Jean Machi so impressed in his earlier callup, posting a 1.74 ERA in nine appearances, the team recalled him Saturday, just after the 10-day waiting period for an optioned player expired.

Brett Pill was optioned to Triple-A Fresno to make room on the active roster.

Machi struck out 10 batters in 10 1/3 innings, while walking just three. 

Orioles injured catcher Taylor Teagarden had the splint removed from his left thumb, MASNSports.com reports Saturday.

Teagarden, however, is not close to doing an injury rehab assignment.

As expected, the White Sox recalled reliever Donnie Veal from Triple-A Charlotte Saturday, the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

Veal has made four straight scoreless relief appearances for Charlotte after posting a 4.26 ERA. He appears to have his command issue straightened out.

The Giants optioned first baseman Brett Pill to Triple-A Fresno Saturday to make room on the roster for reliever Jean Machi.

Pill had two hits in six at-bats with the Giants before being sent down.  

Giants catcher Buster Posey's solo home run in the eighth inning Friday against Colorado narrowed what was a five-run deficit at one point to just one, but the team ended up falling just short in a 10-9 loss.

Posey did his part, reaching base in three of his five plate appearances, going 2 for 3 with a walk and a sacrifice fly. He drove in two runs and scored two more. He is now batting .293 on the season. 

The Orioles haven't listed starter for Monday's game against the Yankees, the Baltimore Sun reports Saturday.

Freddy Garcia is the pitcher on track for that start, though Baltimore has not committed to him after he fell to 0-2 with a 5.51 ERA in a loss to the Padres Wednesday.

The 36-year-old veteran flirted with a no-hitter in his Orioles' debut against the Angels in Anaheim, but he has allowed eight earned runs on 12 hits -- including three homers -- over his last two starts spanning 9 2/3 innings. He's lost both those outings with just four strikeouts.

Diamondbacks third baseman Eric Chavez continued his solid run Friday against the Marlins, as he went 4 for 5 with a home run and two RBI in a 9-2 win.

Chavez has three straight multi-hit games, with five RBI, two walks and two extra-base hits during that span. He has raised his batting average to .337, while receiving the majority of his playing time against right-handed pitching.  

Red Sox minor-league outfielder Jackie Bradley returned from a stint on the disabled list Friday, WEEI.com reports.

The 23-year-old, who missed time due to biceps tendinitis, went 1 for 3 with a triple, walk and hit by pitch serving as the designated hitter. It was Bradley's first game in two weeks.

Bradley is batting .304 on the year for Triple-A Pawtucket over 12 games since being demoted from the Red Sox.

Red Sox prospect Matt Barnes has delievered a 1.96 ERA over his last four starts with Double-A Portland, WEEI.com reports Saturday.

On Friday, Barnes allowed three runs on five hits with seven strikeouts over six innings. He walked a batter. He has 28 strikeouts with seven walks over his last 23 innings.