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| According to MLB.com, the Mariners have avoided arbitration with reliever Brandon League, agreeing on a one-year deal. |
Our View: League was acquired from the Blue Jays for right-handed pitcher and former first-round draft choice Brandon Morrow in December. He earned $640,000 last season and submitted a $1.325 million request through salary arbitration while the Mariners offered $900,000. There is talk of him possibly fitting in at the back end of the M's rotation, as he is a solid groundball specialist.
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| Brandon League appears to be on his way to Seattle in exchange for Brandon Morrow, according to Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports. |
Our View: League is an extreme ground-ball pitcher, and would fit in quite nicely at the pitcher-friendly Safeco Field. In 202.2 career innings, however, he has just a 4.09 ERA. Not bad, but not great for a reliever. He could make more sense as a starter in Seattle's revamped rotation. Stay tuned.
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| Brandon League has agreed to a one-year deal with the Blue Jays worth $640,000, according to the Associated Press. |
Our View: League holds little fantasy value, but proved to be an effective middle reliever for the Blue Jays last season, with a 1.30 WHIP and 2.18 ERA over 33 innings of work.
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| The Blue Jays recalled Brandon League from Triple-A Syracuse Saturday. He replaced outfielder Kevin Mench on the roster. |
Our View: It's been a long time since League was considered a top notch relief prospect, though he is still just 25. He posted a 6.75 ERA in two games earlier this year with the Jays but had a 3.93 ERA and 8.4 K/9 rate for Syracuse.
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| The Blue Jays placed Brandon League on the DL Sunday because of a pulled oblique. "It's been nagging him for the last few days," Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said in the AP. "That's why he wasn't pitching." League hasn't appeared since last Saturday. |
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| Brandon League made his season debut on Monday pitching a perfect seventh inning, striking out Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez, according to the AP. League was out all season with a right shoulder injury before he was activated from the disabled list on Sunday. |
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| The Blue Jays recalled Brandon League from Triple-A Syracuse over the weekend. He had been out all season with a shoulder problem that had sapped his velocity. League posted a 2.53 ERA and 1.01 WHIP in 33 appearances last year when his fastball was in the high 90s. His heat is supposed to be in the 93-95 mpg range now, so he could still be effective. |
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| Brandon League is expected to join the team’s Single-A affiliate in the next few days, according to the Toronto Sun. He is coming back from shoulder problems. |
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| Brandon League will throw off the mound within the next couple of days, moving him closer to pitching in a game for Single-A Dunedin, the AP reports. He's coming back from a sore shoulder. |
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| The Blue Jays officially placed Brandon League on the disabled list Friday after getting approval to void his option to Triple-A on March 25, according to the AP. League, who has been battling shoulder pain, can now be sent to the minors on a rehabilitation assignment. |
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| Brandon League was optioned to Triple-A on Sunday, according to the AP. He's been dealing with a strained lat, and he's seen the velocity on his fastball fall to the high 80mph range. "I think it was the eight weeks of not throwing," said League. |
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| Brandon League will not be ready for opening day, according to the Toronto Sun. He's dealing with a strained lat and will be limited to long-tossing for now, so he can build up arm strength. |
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| Brandon League has lost velocity on his fastball, and it's possible that he might not break camp with the Blue Jays, according to the Toronto Sun. He's been dealing with a strained lat muscle this spring. "Physically, he is fine," general manager J.P. Ricciardi said yesterday. "Our trainers checked him out and everything is fine. Our doctors checked him out and gave him an MRI and everything is fine." |
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| The Blue Jays are discussing having Brandon League, who is recovering from a strained lat muscle, begin the year on the DL, according to the Blue Jays website. However, they plan to have him pitch in minor league games until the start of the season, so that his DL stint would be retroactive to March 22. |
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| Brandon League probably won't take part in a major league spring game until about March 21, according to the Toronto Sun. That means it's unlikely that League, who is nursing a strained lat muscle, will break camp with the Jays. |
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| An MRI taken last week of Brandon League came back negative, and he could resume throwing as soon as tomorrow, according to the Toronto Star. He's nursing a tight lateral muscle in his back and hasn't thrown in four days. |
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| Brandon League hasn't thrown since Wednesday and has been shut down with a stiff shoulder, according to the Toronto Sun. "League is day to day," said manager John Gibbons. |
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