Signed LHP Luis Avilan, RHP David Hale and C Chris Iannetta to one-year contracts and selected them to the 40-man roster. That ties him with Sammy Sosa and Johnny Mize for the most such games in a career.Rangers put RHP Edinson Volquez on 45-day IL with oblique strainRangers veteran right-hander Edinson Volquez has been put on the 45-day injured list with a right oblique strain, effectively ending his season.Cardinals-White Sox opener postponed until SaturdayThe Cardinals' series opener against the White Sox has been postponed from Friday to Saturday.Recalled OF Clint Frazier from alternate training site.Optioned INF Thairo Estrada to alternate training site.Placed C Chris Iannetta on the restricted list. Since then, Abreu has showcased perhaps the best all-around stuff in New York's system, but he has battled injuries and inconsistency. Recalled RHP Ben Heller from alternate training site. Promoted physical therapist and assistant trainer Michael Schuk to director of sports medicine and rehabilitation, assistant trainer Tim Lentych to head trainer and head trainer Steve Donohue to director of medical services.Agreed to terms with RHP Luis Cessa; RHP Chad Green; RHP Jonathan Holder; OF Aaron Judge; RHP Tommy Kahnle; LHP Jordan Montgomery; LHP James Paxton; C Gary S?nchez and 3B Gio Urshela on one-year contracts. Placed C Kyle Higashioka on the 10-day IL retroactive to August 6. His power slurve can destroy hitters with its combination of curveball depth and mid-80s slider velocity, and he can demonstrate advanced feel for a fading mid-80s changeup.While stuff gives Abreu the ceiling of a frontline starter, he still must prove he can bring it to the mound every five days for an entire season. Dodgers' Mookie Betts hits 3 home runs in a game for record-tying sixth timeMookie Betts hit three home runs against the San Diego Padres on Thursday, the sixth time in his career he has had three homers in a game. To stay there, he'll need to improve his control and command while refining his secondary offerings.Abreu signed out of the Dominican Republic for $185,000, just the eighth-highest bonus the Astros paid to sign an international player in 2013.

Recalled INF Thairo Estrada and RHP Albert Abreu from alternate training site. On May 4, 2012, Abreu signed a contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Activtated RHP Jake Odorizzi from the 10-day IL. He was designated for assignment on August 1, 2012. He throws two distinct power breaking balls as well as a fading changeup.Abreu has the potential to become a frontline starter, but he also gave a glimpse of his upside as a reliever by recording a 0.65 ERA and a .481 opponents' OPS in eight bullpen appearances last year. Selected the contract of RHP Drew Anderson from Schaumburg training site. His walk rate dropped from 4.5 per nine innings in three years in the Astros system to 3.0 in his first with the Yankees, quieting talk that he might be destined for the bullpen. MLBTR has Jose Abreu re-signing with the White Sox on a two-year, $28MM FA contract. Yankees get: SS Francisco Lindor. White Sox: Drew Anderson (RP) Selected the contract of RP Drew Anderson from White Sox alternate training site. Abreu relies on Optioned 3B Miguel Andujar, 2B Thairo Estrada and RHP Nick Nelson to the alternate training site. Chi. August 20, 2017: Tampa Yankees activated RHP Albert Abreu from the 7-day disabled list. Transferred RHP Tommy Kahnle from the 10-day IL to the 60-day IL.Optioned RHP Brooks Kriske to their alternate training site.

His short-arm delivery adds deception but also makes it difficult for him to control and command his pitches, which means he gets hit hard more than he should. There's not much consensus on which is his best secondary pitch, because they all show potential yet also lack consistency. New York Yankees selected the contract of Albert Abreu from Tampa Yankees. He has a quick arm and not a lot of effort in his delivery, but he's still learning to repeat it. His power breaking ball looks like a curveball at times and a slider at others, more often the former, and he also can miss bats with his fading changeup.Abreu has a bit of a short-arm delivery that adds deception, making him all the more difficult to hit. Optioned LHP Jordan Montgomery to the Yankees alternate training site. The Yankees still hope he can impact their rotation in the not-too-distant future, though it's becoming increasingly likely that he could wind up in the bullpen, where he'd have closer upside.When Gary Sanchez made Brian McCann redundant in New York, the Yankees traded McCann to the Astros in November 2016 for Abreu and fellow right-handed pitching prospect Jorge Guzman (whom they later spun to the Marlins in a deal for Giancarlo Stanton).