The Philadelphia Phillies claimed Oakland Athletics pitching prospect, Freddy Tarnok, off of waivers on Saturday. Tarnok was underwent hip surgery in 2023 and began the season on the 60-day IL.
The Oakland A's announced that right-hander Freddy Tarnok has been claimed off waivers by the Philadelphia Phillies. Tarnok is the second player now in Philadelphia that was part of a recent big trade between the A's and Atlanta Braves, joining outfielder Cristian Pache.
A few notable developments The Athletics gave their first injury report of the spring, and there are a few notable players dealing with something right now: Firstly and most importantly, right-hander Luis Medina is unlikely to be ready for the start of the season due to a right knee sprain.
A's manager Mark Kotsay told reporters in Arizona that Sean Newcomb and Freddy Tarnok are both a little behind schedule at the start of camp. Newcomb underwent surgery on each of his knees in recent months, and Tarnok had hip surgery that ended his 2023 campaign. "At this point, I'd say slightly behind" Kotsay said of Newcomb.
Newcomb and Tarnok may not be ready when Cactus League play begins The Oakland Athletics placed one pitcher on the 60-day injured list Wednesday and they have two more that are limited as spring camp gets underway.
Freddy Tarnok was another key piece of the Sean Murphy trade, but his first season with the Athletics was marred by injury. Freddy Tarnok was a big piece for the Oakland Athletics in the Sean Murphy trade last offseason.
Conner Capel, Cody Thomas & Spencer Watkins also outrighted off the 40-man One of the Athletics’ promising young pitchers saw his season end today as Freddy Tarnok underwent the knife: Tarnok was initially placed on the IL on August 14th with a strained calf muscle.
Freddy Tarnok earned his first major league win, Zack Gelof belted a solo home run and the Oakland Athletics avoided a three-game home sweep at the hands of the Texas Rangers with a 2-0 victory Wednesday afternoon.
Freddy Tarnok will follow an opener Wednesday for the A’s. The Oakland Athletics will try to avoid a sweep Wednesday afternoon when they wrap up a three-game series against the Texas Rangers.
The rookie tandem had moments but struggled to keep the Giants inside the park. Following a night of spirit, unity, and solidarity between the two fanbases, the San Francisco Giants reminded the Oakland Athletics who’s running the Bay Area, delivering a two-game sweep and clinching at least a season split for the Battle of the Bay.
The A’s have added two of their top prospects to the active roster. As expected, the Oakland Athletics have selected the contracts of infielder Zack Gelof and Tyler Soderstrom.
The A's may have figured out a new market inefficiency: Getting players from the Atlanta Braves without having to trade away an All-Star level talent. Oakland has announced that they have claimed veteran southpaw Richard Lovelady from the Atlanta Braves, and optioned him to Triple-A Las Vegas.
The left-handed reliever spent the first couple weeks pitching in AAA for the Atlanta Braves. The Oakland A’s claimed left-handed reliever off waivers from the Atlanta Braves on Thursday.
A’s right-hander has been sidelined due to arm discomfort. The Oakland Athletics recently received some good news on the injury front. A’s manager Mark Kotsay told MLB.com’s Martin Gallegos that Freddy Tarnok won’t need surgery and will begin a throwing program soon.
Manny Piña was supposed to return to game action on Tuesday, but according to Matt Kawahara of the San Francisco Chronicle, he "felt something" taking swings in minor-league camp on Monday.
The A’s have as many as seven rotation candidates who’ve been acquired via trade within the past calendar year on the 40-man roster.
The Braves recently shipped off a lot of their talent that was jammed up in the higher levels of the minors, including guys like Kyle Muller and Freddy Tarnok.
The Braves already had a thin farm system entering yesterday. Now, it barely looks like they can field a AAA team. Following the trade for Sean Murphy, which saw Kyle Muller, Royber Salinas, William Contreras, and Freddy Tarnok exit the system, the new crop of top prospects leave much to be desired.
The New York Mets will bring out their two big guns to start the final two games of their four-game series in Atlanta. Now if they can only stay healthy enough to get past the second inning.
Today, the Braves called up yet another top prospect–this time, it is pitcher Freddy Tarnok. So what should we expect from the latest youngster to join the major-league squad?
Freddy Tarnok made his fifth appearance at Triple A on Thursday, and continued to build on his strong start since the promotion. Thursday was a busy day down on the farm with a pair of doubleheaders.
It has been a long wait for Freddy Tarnok. Originally drafted in 2017 in the third round, he was always going to be a project. He took one step closer to becoming a finished product yesterday: In his debut, Tarnok threw six innings, only allowing two hits, one walk, and one earned run off of a solo home run.
With Michael Harris graduating from prospect status, the Braves farm system has never been so barren. But it does seem like every time we say that a fresh face surprises us out of nowhere.
This continues our list of the Braves top 20 prospects. If you want to check out the previous editions, click the link below: Braves: SportsTalkATL’s Top 20 Prospect Rankings — 20-16 15.
Following his third round selection in 2017 Freddy Tarnok showed little in the way of realizing his potential as he moved through the system. The conversion to pitcher following his time spent primarily as a shortstop in high school did not go well so despite his tremendous arm talent he struggled in his career.
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