MLB roundup- 5/22/19

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   Last night, the Baltimore Orioles became the fastest team to give up 100 homers in the season, doing so in the 48th game of the year for the Orioles. Clint Frazier's homer clinched the record. The major league record for most homers allowed in a season is held by the Cincinnati Reds pitchers of 2016, with 258. If the Orioles keep on this pace, they'll blow that record out of the water, with a projected 338 homers given up. The New York Yankees have done the majority of the damage, homering 29 times over 10 games against Baltimore. 

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   The Cleveland Indians have DFA'd veteran outfielder Carlos Gonzalez. He signed a minor league deal with Cleveland in March, and hasn't quite found himself at the plate. Gonzalez was hitting .210 with 2 homers this season since being called up to the major leagues. Manager Terry Francona said about the decision to DFA Gonzalez that "You know, it was so hard because we loved the way he carried himself, we loved his professionalism. And there's a lot to be said for that. We weren't seeing the offense that we needed and he said that, too." This is the second time the Indians have DFA'd a high profile veteran this season. Hanley Ramirez was DFA'd by the club at the end of April.

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   Major League Baseball has had discussions about a potential international draft. Talks have included a deal that would start in 2020 or 2021, prior to the current collective bargaining agreement expiration at the end of the 2021 season. The deal reportedly consists of this: 

A 15-round draft

Each pick would have a hard slot
Draft picks can be traded
Players who don't get drafted can be signed for up to $50,000
Signing age remains 16
   Hard slot means that if a particular pick is given a value of $2 million, the player drafted at that spot would receive $2 million from the team that drafts him. Pricing is TBD. The Major League Baseball Players Association(MLBPA) would have to approve the new draft, and MLB hasn't submitted a proposal to the MLBPA yet.

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   Giancarlo Stanton's rehab just grounded to a halt. Stanton is back in New York after suffering a calf injury during batting practice with High-A Tampa, the team Stanton is doing his rehab assignment with. Stanton will be shut down for at least 7-10 days. He initially landed on the IL on April 1 with a strained left biceps, and a shoulder injury prolonged his stint on the IL. Before this injury, manager Aaron Boone left the idea of playing with Triple A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre soon open, but that is not possible anymore. There is no current timetable for Stanton's return.