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Former Chicago Cubs first baseman Trey Mancini has a new home, reportedly signing a minor league deal with the Miami Marlins. According to MLB Network’s Jon Heyman, Mancini’s deal will come with an invite to spring training with Miami. Trey Mancini agrees to minors deal with Marlins. Invite to MLB spring training— Jon Heyman Mancini signed a two-year deal with the Cubs prior to the 2023 season, but struggled mightily at the plate, slashing .234/.299/.336 and hitting four home runs in 263 total plate appearances. Mancini was designated for assignment and released by the Cubs in August, and was released a week after signing a minor league deal with the Cincinnati Reds later that month. The Cubs are still on the hook for Mancini’s 2024 MLB salary of $7 million, minus the league-minimum he would make if he makes the Marlins’ roster out of spring training.
SACRAMENTO — Giants pitcher Alex Cobb is progressing through his rehab from offseason hip surgery and doing everything he can to return to the mound as early in the 2024 MLB season as possible. The 36-year-old right-hander underwent surgery on Oct. 31 to address labrum and impingement issues in his left hip, and likely will miss at least the first two months of the upcoming season. Cobb spoke to NBC Sports Bay Area on Saturday at Giants Fan Fest about his rehab, providing an update on his progress and how he’s feeling almost three months after surgery. “It comes in phases, so where you got to meet certain goals then you can move on to the next phase,” Cobb told NBC Sports Bay Area. “I feel like every phase I’ve been able to get through earlier than expected. I actually just started throwing on Thursday and everything feels great.
“My legs feel stronger than they have in a long time, so I’ve probably been dealing with that issue for a little bit and was able to navigate the rehab enough with the throwing program to kind of keep my arm in shape and going. I feel like that build-up time hopefully will be cut a little bit shorter. Always will be trying to get back a little bit quicker, but we’ll see what our PTs say.” In speaking to reporters after the Giants’ trade for veteran left-handed pitcher Robbie Ray, president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi was asked about the timeline for Ray and Cobb’s midseason returns and stated that Ray, who is recovering from Tommy John surgery, likely will return shortly after the MLB All-Star break, and that the team is encouraged by Cobb’s progress and believes he could return sometime in the first half of the season.
