When the New York Yankees traded Lucas Luetge to the Atlanta Braves, they were lucky to get anything in return at all, as they had designated the reliable veteran for assignment, which meant any team could claim him for free.
The Red Sox signed free agent reliever Lucas Luetge to a minor-league contract this past Friday, per the club’s MLB.com transactions log. The deal, which comes with an invite to major-league spring training, will net Luetge a $1 million salary if he cracks Boston’s active roster this season, according to The Boston Globe’s Alex Speier.
He’s a lefty reliever. The Sox could use one of those. He’s Lucas Luetge and he comes from the Atlanta Braves. Hey — the Braves are good! Unfortunately, he comes from the Braves after being waived, because while the 2023 Braves were very good, 2023 Lucas Luetge was not.
The New York Yankees may be looking for starting pitching reinforcements, but the Red Sox are simply trying to stay alive in the AL East. Boston made a few moves to reinforce their team this offseason, but not enough to compete at the highest level, especially with the Yankees and Orioles getting significantly stronger.
One former member of the New York Yankees is staying in the division. The Boston Red Sox have been one of the most surprising teams in baseball this offseason but have opted to make more depth moves than any massive signings.
Former Seattle Mariners, New York Yankees and Atlanta Braves reliever Lucas Luetge has signed a contract with the Boston Red Sox as we get closer to spring training.
The Boston Red Sox are taking a chance on a former member of the New York Yankees. Boston has made a plethora of moves this offseason but still is lacking a home run swing.
The Red Sox are signing former Yankees pitcher Lucas Luetge to bolster their bullpen. Luetge himself broke the news on both his X and Instagram accounts.
He enjoyed the best seasons of his career in the Bronx as he pitched to a 2.71 ERA and 2.92 FIP across 129 2/3 innings of work from during the 2021 and 2022 seasons.
Atlanta Braves relievers Lucas Luetge and Dereck Rodríguez have officially elected free agency, per reports. Luetge, 36, pitched in 12 games for the Braves this season, with a 1-0 record and 7.24 ERA.
The Braves have sent right-hander Dereck Rodríguez outright to Triple-A Gwinnett, according to his transactions tracker on MLB.com. That indicates he cleared waivers after being designated for assignment earlier this week.
Chavez, who turned 40 while on the IL, has been out of action since mid-June after being hit by a comebacker on his left leg. The club announced at the time that X-rays did not reveal a fracture, but it nonetheless took him over three months to rejoin the team.
With the Cardinals beating the Brewers last night, the Braves officially clinched a first-round bye to the NLDS for the second consecutive season, but it didn’t exactly happen like they would have hoped.
The Braves announced that they have selected the contract of left-hander Lucas Luetge, with right-hander Dereck Rodríguez designated for assignment in a corresponding move.
The Braves announced Wednesday that left-hander Lucas Luetge and righty Dereck Rodriguez were both assigned outright to Triple-A Gwinnett after clearing waivers.
The Braves announced they’ve selected reliever Lucas Luetge onto the 40-man roster. Since he’s out of minor league option years, he’ll need to be added to the MLB club before tomorrow’s game against the White Sox.
About a month ago, the Braves outrighted Lucas Luetge to Triple-A Gwinnett after the club designated the veteran for assignment. Now, he’ll return to Atlanta.
The Atlanta Braves continued to tinker with their pitching staff on Tuesday, recalling right-hander Roddery Munoz and outrighting left-hander Lucas Luetge to Triple-A Gwinnett.
Prior to their upcoming series with the Mets, the Braves made a number of roster moves, including recalling Roddery Muñoz to Atlanta and outrighting Lucas Luetge to Triple-A Gwinnett, the club announced.
The Braves announced some good news, followed by some bad news ahead of their series opener with the Mariners Friday night. Lucas Luetge has been activated from the IL, but in a corresponding move, Dylan Lee was placed on the 15-day IL with shoulder inflammation.
The Braves haven’t made many free-agent moves this offseason, only spending $3 million in that area. However, there were several worthwhile trades.
Two years ago, when Lucas Luetge showed up to Yankees camp as a non-roster invitee, the lefty was fighting to keep his MLB career alive. This week, after two full seasons in New York's bullpen, Luetge was traded for two minor league players, including one top-30 prospect.
The New York Yankees executed a trade with the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday, sending left-handed bullpen pitcher Lucas Luetge in exchange for two minor-league prospects.
Minor leaguers Caleb Durbin and Indigo Diaz are headed back in return. To clear a spot on their 40-man roster, Atlanta designated first baseman Lewin Díaz for assignment.
The Boston Red Sox have greatly benefitted from adding Ex-New York Yankees relievers to their bullpen in recent years, and should be prepared to do the same after a questionable move by their biggest rivals.
After a surprisingly strong Spring Training, the New York Yankees signed 34-year-old Lucas Luetge to the 40-man roster with a spot on the Opening Day squad.
As players were being introduced prior to first pitch on Thursday, Lucas Luetge stood on the top step of the Yankees' dugout, looking around Yankee Stadium. At one point, he waved toward a certain section of the stands, the pinstripes on his No.
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