After acquiring outfielder Manuel Margot via trade in the offseason, Margot has struggled to find his groove with the Twins in his first season with the franchise.
The moneyballing Oakland A’s of the early aughts popularized the term “market inefficiency” around baseball. Yet, by the time Brad Pitt’s film adaptation of Moneyball hit theatres, it was the Tampa Bay Rays who were making the most of an inefficient market.
Manuel Margot is the final addition to the Twins roster, but how well does he fit both in his role as the fourth outfielder and his cost?
The Dodgers brought back a fan favorite this week when they traded Manuel Margot and re-signed utility player Kiké Hernández to take his place. Hernández first joined the Dodgers during the 2014-15 offseason and rejoined the club in a trade with the Boston Red Sox at last year's deadline.
The Boston Red Sox may end up looking a little different before the 2024 campaign kicks off. Boston has been in plenty of trade rumors recently. Red Sox star closer Kenley Jansen has been at the center of most of the rumors and he still possibly could be moved.
Kiké Hernández returned to the Dodgers on a one-year, $4 million contract on Monday, but the team first had to trade outfielder Manuel Margot to clear room among the position-player side of the roster.
Manuel Margot arrived at camp with the Minnesota Twins less than 24 hours after the Los Angeles Dodgers traded him. It's the second time in two weeks that Margot had to introduce himself to a clubhouse full of new teammates.
The Twins have been hunting for a right-handed bat to add to the outfield mix. Earlier this week, the club traded for Manuel Margot, and the Opening Day roster is one step closer to being finalized.
The Minnesota Twins appeared to have one hole remaining with the bats on their roster, and they filled it on Monday.
The Twins made a Spring Training acquisition this afternoon, bringing in Manuel Margot from the Dodgers.
The Los Angeles Dodgers announced several key moves on Monday afternoon, essentially trading away center fielder Manuel Margot to make room for super-utilityman Enrique Hernandez.
When the Los Angeles Dodgers acquired Manuel Margot in addition to Tyler Glasnow in their offseason trade with the Tampa Bay Rays, it appeared to rule out potentially re-signing Kiké Hernández, who had interest in remaining with the team.
The Los Angeles Dodgers acquiring Tyler Glasnow from the Tampa Bay Rays addressed a clear need in their starting rotation, but the inclusion of Manuel Margot in the trade was somewhat of a curious fit.
The Los Angeles Dodgers recently finalized a major trade with the Tampa Bay Rays to acquire Tyler Glasnow and Manuel Margot in exchange for Ryan Pepiot and Jonny DeLuca.
The Los Angeles Dodgers’ signing of Shohei Ohtani was just the beginning.
The Los Angeles Dodgers have turned their attention toward pitching help now that they have signed Shohei Ohtani, and they are reportedly on the verge of adding a potential ace.
After blowing up the team with the highest payroll in MLB history at last season's trade deadline, the Mets aim to acquire talent who can help them enjoy sustained success.
The Yankees have “engaged the Rays in multiple conversations this offseason” relating to outfielder Manuel Margot.
With the Rays facing a projected payroll that’s nearly 50% higher than their current franchise-record, they’re widely expected to make several deals in order to scale back their spending.
The Tampa Bay Rays may be hitting the eject button on their 2020 AL pennant DVD.
Cleveland will look to upgrade as the AL Central continues to be up for grabs.
MIAMI, Fla. — It's not a coincidence that Tampa Bay has been on fire since outfielder Manuel Margot returned to the team after missing two months with a knee injury.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Manuel Margot is always smiling, always happy. And after being away from his Tampa Bay Rays teammates for two months after a serious knee sprain, he was beyond thrilled to return to the clubhouse this weekend.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Manuel Margot ripped a double off the left-field wall to start the sixth inning on Friday night, extending his hitting streak to 14 games.
The Rays and Margot discussed an extension throughout the spring and finally got a deal done.
The Rays ended up losing the game 4-2, giving the Dodgers a 3-2 series lead and putting them just one more win away from winning their first World Series since 1988.
Jose Altuve picked a really bad time to start having problems in the field. The Houston Astros second baseman committed yet another throwing error in the ALCS.
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