Willie Calhoun DH FA Wed 12/6/23 5:12 PM
Willie Calhoun
DH FA
Calhoun signed a minor-league contract Wednesday with the Angels, Sam Blum of The Athletic reports.
EDGE Analysis
The deal includes an invitation to the major-league side of spring training. Calhoun flashed a lot of potential in the early part of his professional career, but he is now 29 years old and has batted just .225/.292/.352 in 170 big-league games (603 plate appearances) since the beginning of the 2020 campaign.
Willie Calhoun DH FA Wed 8/2/23 12:12 PM
Willie Calhoun
DH FA
Calhoun elected free agency Wednesday in lieu of accepting an outright assignment to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
EDGE Analysis
Calhoun will be moving on from the Yankees and looking to catch on elsewhere on a major-league or minor-league deal after he was activated from the 10-day injured list and designated for assignment last week. Before hitting the IL in late June with a left quadricep strain, the 28-year-old logged 149 plate appearances for the Yankees, slashing .239/.309/.403 with five home runs and 16 RBI.
Willie Calhoun DH FA Tue 8/1/23 12:38 PM
Willie Calhoun
DH FA
The Yankees outrighted Calhoun to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Monday.
EDGE Analysis
Calhoun passed through waivers unclaimed after being designated for assignment last Friday. The 28-year-old former top prospect had slashed .239/.309/.403 with five homers and 16 RBI through 44 major-league games this season for New York.
Willie Calhoun DH FA Fri 7/28/23 10:50 AM
Willie Calhoun
DH FA
Calhoun (quad) was activated from the 10-day injured list and designated for assignment Friday.
EDGE Analysis
Calhoun is over his quad injury following a handful of rehab games with Double-A Somerset, but the Yankees weren't able to find room for him on the active roster. He will now go through the waiver process and, if he clears, will have the option to elect free agency.
Willie Calhoun DH FA Thu 7/20/23 5:36 PM
Willie Calhoun
DH FA
Calhoun (quad) is set to begin a rehab assignment Thursday with Double-A Somerset.
EDGE Analysis
Calhoun should be an option again for the Yankees sometime early next week if all goes well on the farm. He had slashed .239/.309/.403 with five homers and 16 RBI through 44 games (149 plate appearances) this season for New York prior to landing on the injured list June 22 due to a left quad strain.
Willie Calhoun DH FA Mon 7/17/23 8:32 PM
Willie Calhoun
DH FA
Calhoun (quad) will head to Somerset to work out for a few days before beginning a rehab assignment, Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News reports.
EDGE Analysis
Calhoun landed on the 10-day injured list June 22 due to a left quad strain, but he's since been cleared to begin baseball activities and is closing in on game action. The team will likely announce an official rehab assignment within the next few days, assuming his workouts go according to plan.
Willie Calhoun DH FA Wed 7/5/23 4:53 PM
Willie Calhoun
DH FA
Calhoun (quad) has started doing some baseball activities, Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News reports.
EDGE Analysis
Calhoun is two weeks removed from landing on the injured list with a left quad strain. While there remains no timetable for his return to the active roster, it won't come before the All-Star break.
Willie Calhoun DH FA Thu 6/22/23 4:02 PM
Willie Calhoun
DH FA
The Yankees placed Calhoun on the 10-day injured list Thursday with a left quad strain.
EDGE Analysis
Calhoun said Wednesday he expected to land on the injured list after feeling his left quad "pop," and his prediction has now come true. The 28-year-old outfielder will be shelved for at least a week and a half while Oswaldo Cabrera returns from Triple-A to take Calhoun's roster spot.
Willie Calhoun DH FA Wed 6/21/23 9:57 PM
Willie Calhoun
DH FA
Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Calhoun injured his left quad during Wednesday's game against Seattle, Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News reports.
EDGE Analysis
More information on Calhoun's injury will come after he gets evaluated Thursday, but Calhoun said he expects to land on the injured list after feeling his left quad "pop." The 28-year-old outfielder is slashing .237/.303/.405 on the season through 145 plate appearances.
Willie Calhoun DH FA Wed 6/14/23 4:05 PM
Willie Calhoun
DH FA
Calhoun is not in the starting lineup Wednesday versus the Mets.
EDGE Analysis
Calhoun will remain on the bench for a second straight game as the Yankees wrap up their two-game series with the Mets. Jake Bauers will start in right field and bat leadoff in the series finale Wednesday.