San Diego Studios had their weekly roster update Monday morning, which included new players added and transaction highlights. See below for all of the updates:
PLAYERS ADDED THIS WEEK
PLAYERS TEAM SKIN TONE
Schugel_AJ ARI 6
Tomas_Yasmany ARI 10
Marimon_SugarRay ATL 12
Gamboa_Eddie BAL 7
Bryant_Kris CHC 6
Skipworth_Kyle CIN 6
Marcum_Shaun CLE 6
Oberg_Scott COL 6
Wilk_Adam LAA 6
Urena_Jose MIA 11
Muno_Danny NYM 6
Davies_Kyle NYY 6
Pinder_Brandon NYY 6
Tracy_Matt NYY 6
Rearick_Chris SDG 6
Easley_Ed STL 6
Martin_Rafael WAS 8
Rivero_Felipe WAS 12
TRANSACTION HIGHLIGHTS
CP Koji Uehara moved from Red Sox Minors to Red Sox Closer.
RP Edward Mujica moved from Red Sox Closer to Red Sox Relief.
RP Jose Dominguez moved from Rays Minors to Rays Relief.
RP Kirby Yates moved from Rays Relief to Rays Minors.
C Yan Gomes moved from Indians Position to Indians Minors.
C Roberto Perez moved from Indians Bench to Indians Position.
LF Terrance Gore moved from Royals Minors to Royals Bench.
RF Jarrod Dyson moved from Royals Bench to Royals Position.
RF Alex Rios moved from Royals Position to Royals Minors.
SP Garrett Richards moved from Angels Minors to Angels Starting.
RF Josh Red**** moved from A’s Minors to A’s Position.
LF Ryan Rua moved from Rangers Position to Rangers Minors.
SP Derek Holland moved from Rangers Starting to Rangers Minors.
RP Tanner Scheppers moved from Rangers Minors to Rangers Relief.
SP Henderson Alvarez moved from Marlins Starting to Marlins Minors.
SP David Phelps moved from Marlins Relief to Marlins Starting.
RF Jayson Werth moved from Nationals Minors to Nationals Position.
3B David Wright moved from Mets Position to Mets Minors.
3B Eric Campbell moved from Mets Minors to Mets Position.
2B Tommy LaStella moved from Cubs Position to Cubs Minors.
CF Carlos Gomez moved from Brewers Position to Brewers Minors.
LF Ender Inciarte moved from D’backs Bench to D’backs Position.
LF David Peralta moved from D’backs Position to D’backs Bench.
CP Adam Ottavino moved from Rockies Relief to Rockies Closer.
The big news, however, is that the newly called up rookie sensation, Kris Bryant, has finally been added to the online rosters. This means Bryant can now be used for online rated games, as well as, be used in Diamond Dynasty. Kris Bryant will start the season at an 81 overall, ranking him 11th overall at his position. Here is a look at his player card, along with his attributes:
The addition of Bryant also means that he will now be playable in Diamond Dynasty and be a part of the Cubs’ collection in order to get Ernie Banks. Bryant was already going for 25k this afternoon on the market, but that price will surely drop once people acquire him through packs. It may be a smart investment to stockpile a few of these cards as SDS will be upgrading players throughout the season. Here is a look at the market from earlier today:
As for the Cubs, they now have a legitimate clean up hitter in their lineup. They move to 20th overall for online rated and are now ranked 17th in contact and 14th in power, respectively.