News
Cardinals selected Oregon EDGE Jordan Burch with the No. 78 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft.
A former five-star recruit, Burch (6’4/279) finally put it all together in 2024 after a career that included three seasons at South Carolina before transferring to Eugene. He posted career-highs in TFLs (11.0), sacks (8.5), and pass breakups (5) despite missing four games due to injury. A smooth-moving edge rusher in a power end’s frame, Burch is a heavy-handed disruptor whose favorite tool is brute strength, bull-rushing blockers into reverse or uncorking a violent club-rip to soften edges. He posted an 83.9 pass rush grade — best of his career — and an 81.2 tackling mark, missing just one tackle all season. His athletic testing wasn’t full-spectrum, but his 4.67 forty was a 91st percentile mark, flashing the juice needed to win early in reps. However, Burch’s tape is often feast-or-famine. He lacks a diverse counter arsenal, and inconsistent get-off timing lets linemen gain leverage. He is more reactive than instinctual versus the run and will be 24 as a rookie, with multiple injuries in his college history. That said, Burch offers high-floor traits and scheme versatility as a power end with pass-rush upside.
Brewers recalled RHP Tobias Myers from Triple-A Nashville.
Brewers placed LHP Jose Quintana on the 15-day injured list with a left shoulder impingement.
Mariners recalled LHP Jhonathan Diaz from Triple-A tacoma.
Mariners placed RHP Bryce Miller on the 15-day injured list with right shoulder inflammation.
Andrés Chaparro (oblique) will begin his rehab assignment this week.
The 26-year-old was put on the IL with an oblique strain back on March 26th, so it’s been almost two months since he’s played in a game. He will take some time to work his way back into game shape, but he also hit .215/.280/.413 over 33 games with the Nationals last year, so there is no guarantee he gets another chance right away.
Guardians hired Corey Kluber as a special assistant with a focus on pitching development.
The former Guardians ace will be primarily responsible for helping the pitching staff; although, there is little information on what capacity. The Guardians already have one of the most experienced and respected pitching coaches in baseball in Carl Willis, but perhaps Kluber can help with gameplans and the mental side of the game. “I probably experienced pretty close to a full spectrum of things in a career. I wasn’t a very good minor-leaguer, figured out some stuff, and still had to develop at this stage. … It’s having a lot of different types of experiences to build on. Hopefully, it presents opportunities to help guys with a lot of different things.”