Oregon’s George Horton will not return for 2020 Season EUGENE, Ore. – The University of Oregon athletic department and head baseball coach George Horton… Visit College Baseball Daily for the Full Story Source: http://www.collegebaseballdaily.com/2019/05/29/oregons-george-horton-will-not-return-for-2020-season/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CollegeBaseballDaily+%28College+Baseball+Daily%29
DetailsAL West Notes: Leclerc, Gallo, Trout, Upton The Rangers will deploy reliever Jose Leclerc as an opener in today’s game, the club announced. He’ll throw in front of Drew Smyly. The 25-year-old Leclerc will open for the second time this year. He entered the campaign as the indisputable closer after inking an extension over the winter, but…
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Jorge Polanco Puts PED Suspension Behind Him Heading into spring training ahead of the 2018 season, there was a fair bit of optimism regarding Jorge Polanco despite a so-so 2017 campaign. He earned a starting job in 2017, but some early season struggles spiraled after a death in the family. He lost his starting position…
DetailsPrimer Dugout (and link of the day) 5-29-2019 Memphis News Scimitar, May 29, 1919:Ty Cobb Sued For $10,000 As Result Of Hotel Fight Ty Cobb is the defendant in a $10,000 damage suit filed April 26 by Ada Morris…it became known yesterday when Judge Clyde J. Webster signed an order of default, attorneys for the…
DetailsFormer Mets manager has Robinson Cano solution: ‘I’m taking your money’ With Robinson Cano resting his left quad, an injury suffered due to superfluous hustle, the Mets can momentarily table the issue of how to deal with players (primarily Cano) whose lack of effort hurts the team. For they sure stumbled every which way when…
DetailsMock Draft 3.0 – Two Rounds MLB Draft Week 2019 Mock Draft 3.0 [Thurs]Introduction to the 2019 Draft BOARD [Thurs]Pre-Draft Farm System Rankings [Thurs]The Untitled McDongenhagen Project: Draft Preview Pod [Fri]Reviewing the Prospects in the NCAA Regional Tournaments [Fri]Swing Changers: The Shift to Emphasizing Big Tools and Player Dev [Mon]Mock Draft 4.0: The Morning Of…
Details5 Greatest Designated Hitters of All-Time The designated hitter has been around since 1973, over 40 years. Regardless of your opinion of the DH it’s here to stay. I believe the NL will eventually adopt it. While it has been around for 40 plus years very few players have made a career out of being…
DetailsRed Sox Bullpen Facing Renewed Questions It’s easy to overreact to bullpen implosions, particularly when they cost a team a seemingly surefire lead. Last night’s meltdown at Fenway not only cost the Red Sox a win, but played to some of the major fears entering the season. As Alex Speier of the Boston Globe writes,…
DetailsCubs Injury Updates: Bryant, Baez, Strop, Montgomery There are a variety of open health issues for the Cubs, though thankfully it seems most are heading in a generally positive direction. Gordon Wittenmyer of the Chicago Sun-Times rounded up the latest updates. Kris Bryant and Javy Baez aren’t far from returning to the Cubs infield. The former…
DetailsWhy Dodgers rookie Will Smith walked up to the ‘Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’ theme song – Orange County Register What would your walk-up song be? Source: http://www.baseballthinkfactory.org/newsstand/discussion/why_dodgers_rookie_will_smith_walked_up_to_the_fresh_prince_of_bel_air_them
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