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Guardians sent RHP Vince Velasquez outright to Triple-A Columbus.
Velasquez went unclaimed on waivers after being designated for assignment last Friday by the Guardians. The 32-year-old veteran righty will stick around with Cleveland as extra organizational depth.
Diamondbacks signed C Michael Perez to a minor league contract.
Perez provides the Diamondbacks with some experienced organizational catching depth. The 32-year-old journeyman backstop spent last year at the Triple-A level between three different organizations. He hasn’t appeared in the big leagues since the 2023 season when he got into three contests for the Mets.
9News’ Mike Klis reports free agent QB Desmond Ridder will get a veteran tryout at the Broncos’ rookie minicamp.
Ridder is a former third-round pick of the Falcons in 2022 and started 13 games for them in 2023. Atlanta moved on from Ridder after his 12-touchdown, 12-interception season; he joined the Raiders to play six games and start one in 2024. The 25-year-old is searching for backup jobs around the NFL after throwing for 5.4 yards per attempt and earning a 45.7 PFF grade last season, good for No. 69 out of 75 quarterbacks. The Broncos will bring him into rookie minicamp on a tryout basis, where Ridder looks to earn the chance to compete with Sam Ehlinger for the third-string quarterback spot in Denver.
Blue Jays RHP prospect Jake Bloss is dealing with a right elbow issue.
Bloss will undergo further evaluation and imaging to determine the extent of the issue and won’t make his next start at Triple-A Buffalo. There should be an update on his status at some point in the coming days. The 23-year-old righty made three starts last year for the Astros before being shipped to the Blue Jays last July at the trade deadline as part of the Yusei Kikuchi deal.
Gabriel Moreno has been scratched from the lineup for Tuesday’s game against the Mets.
No word yet on the reason for the move. It’ll be Jose Herrera handling the catching duties on Tuesday night. The 25-year-old backstop has gotten off to an extremely slow start at the plate, hitting .233/.320/.267 with three extra-base hits, zero homers and five RBI through 29 games.
Josh Lowe (oblique) belted a two-run homer on Tuesday in minor league rehab game in the Rookie-level Florida Complex League.
Lowe will head to Triple-A Durham later this week to continue his rehab assignment, which was pushed back a couple days due to back spasms. The 27-year-old power/speed combo outfielder has been on the shelf since Opening Day recovering from a Grade 2 right oblique strain. It sounds like there’s a decent chance he’s back in Tampa Bay’s lineup at some point next week.