Rangers Ink Shane Greene, Austin Pruitt To Minors Pacts
The Texas Rangers have signed right-handers Shane Greene and Austin Pruitt to minor-league deals with invites to big-league spring training. Greene, 35, made just a pair of relief outings in each of the last two MLB seasons and spent the 2023 season in the Cubs organization, tossing a 1.75 ERA (alongside a 4.12 FIP) across nine outings (seven starts) with Triple-A Iowa. He sports a career 4.50 ERA across 345 MLB outings (33 starts) between the Yankees, Tigers, Braves, Dodgers, and Cubs. Pruitt, 34, enjoyed a nice season largely out of the A's bullpen in 2023, tossing a 2.98 ERA across 38 appearances (six starts. The veteran has worked to a 4.43 career ERA in 150 big-league outings (17 starts) with the Rays, Astros, Marlins, and A's.
The Chicago Cubs are promoting veteran right-hander Shane Greene when rosters expand on Friday. The 34-year-old has been starting at Triple-A Iowa, according to sources, but he hasn't started a major-league game since 2016. Since then, he's picked up 67 saves in the majors, mostly with the Detroit Tigers. Greene last appeared in the big leagues in 2022 with the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees, but he only threw three innings and allowed two earned runs. In five starts in 2023 for Iowa, he's only allowed six runs (four earned) on 12 hits while walking nine and striking out 20 in 16 1/3 frames. It would be cool to see Greene make a start for the Cubbies down the stretch this year, but he'll most likely operate in a long-relief role out of their bullpen.
The Chicago Cubs signed free-agent reliever Shane Greene to a minor-league deal on Tuesday. He will report to the team's Rookie-level club in the Arizona Complex League before eventually playing for Triple-A Iowa. Greene only threw three innings in the big leagues last year with the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees, allowing two runs while walking one and fanning two. The 34-year-old right-handed veteran hasn't pitched at all in 2023 and had a 5.50 ERA and 1.69 WHIP in 34 1/3 relief innings in the minors for the Yankees and Dodgers last year. Greene does have 67 career saves in nine major-league seasons, but he'll strictly give the Cubs some veteran relief depth for now.
Veteran reliever Shane Greene has cleared waivers and he has chosen to head back into free agency rather than accept his outright assignment from the New York Yankees. Green was designated for assignment by the Yankees this past week. This was his second stint with the Pinstripes and it didn't last long. He signed with the Yankees a few months back after he was designated for assignment by the Los Angeles Dodgers. He made just one appearance with the Yankees this year and allowed two earned runs over one inning.
Free-agent right-hander Shane Greene signed with the New York Yankees on Thursday and was assigned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Greene became a free agent after he was designated for assignment by the Los Angeles Dodgers earlier this month. The 33-year-old veteran reliever pitched two scoreless innings for the Dodgers, but he had allowed five earned runs while walking four and fanning nine in 7 2/3 innings at Triple-A Oklahoma City before LA cut him. Greene will represent organizational relief depth for New York. He has 67 career saves in nine major league seasons, but he's no longer fantasy relevant at this time.
The Los Angeles Dodgers re-signed relief pitcher Shane Greene to a minor league deal on Wednesday. Greene started the 2021 season with the Atlanta Braves but finished things off with the Dodgers. Overall, he had a career-high 7.23 ERA and 1.65 WHIP while notching one save in 23 2/3 relief innings over 28 appearances. The veteran right-hander had 32 saves back in 2018 with the Detroit Tigers and was an All-Star in 2019 when he had 23 saves for the Tigers and Braves, but the 33-year-old will be looking to merely bounce back if he makes the Dodgers bullpen in 2022. Greene won't be in the mix for saves if he's in the major leagues, making him one to avoid in fantasy.
The Los Angeles Dodgers designated relief pitcher Shane Greene for assignment on Wednesday. He will now go on waivers. The 32-year-old veteran joined the Dodgers in late August. He wasn't horrible out of the pen for the team, posting a 4.05 ERA and a 1.20 WHIP over 6.2 innings, but the Dodgers didn't have much of a need for him going forward. Greene was solid in a setup role for the Atlanta Braves last year, pitching to a 2.60 ERA and a 1.12 WHIP while tallying nine holds. We might not see him in the majors again this year, but you can safely expect for a bullpen-needy team to approach him at some point next year.
Free agent relief pitcher Shane Greene has officially signed a deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers and is active for Friday's game, according to Bill Plunkett of the Orange County Register. Greene struggled in 19 appearances with Atlanta this season before being DFA'd, going 0-1 with an 8.47 ERA, 1.824 WHIP and 20.5 percent strikeout rate over 17 innings of work. It's possible that Greene could have some value in deeper SV/HLD formats, but more likely than not he can be left on the waiver wire in most formats.
Free agent reliever Shane Greene and the Los Angeles Dodgers are close to an agreement, according to Mark Feinsand of MLB.com. Greene has thrown just 17 innings this season with the Atlanta Braves after signing with them on May 9. It didn't go as planned as he posted an 8.47 ERA while allowing five home runs and an ugly 10.8 BB%. If he does go to the Dodgers, expect Greene to begin in low leverage situations until they can trust him. He doesn't have much fantasy value, as it'll be hard for him to find holds in a bullpen with Blake Treinen, Joe Kelly, and Corey Knebel, and he only has a career 21.7 K%.
Atlanta Braves relief pitcher Shane Greene has been designated for assignment by the organization on Tuesday. He got off to a late start to the season since he wasn't signed until May. Greene posted a 8.47 ERA with five homers allowed in just 17 innings with the Braves. The 32-year-old has a solid track record, so he should land on his feet somewhere. Although, it's uncertain if he'll offer much fantasy value. Left-handed reliever A.J. Minter has been recalled and will take over Greene's role in the bullpen. He has been pitching well in the minors, but won't pitch in high leverage spots.
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