MLBTR Poll: Who’s The NL Central Favorite? With the exception of the Reds, who have made several notable moves, this hasn’t been an action-packed offseason in the National League Central. Cincinnati was a fourth-place team a season ago and is currently mired in a six-year playoff drought, but the club has made an earnest attempt…
DetailsAaron Judge closes chapter of Astros madness like only he can TAMPA — Turns out Aaron Judge can be one heck of a closer, too. For about 18 minutes Tuesday afternoon at George M. Steinbrenner Field, the Yankees slugger, addressing the Astros’ sign-stealing scandal for the first time, spoke eloquently, passionately, honestly. He shared his…
DetailsFeinstein: In the Astros scandal, Rob Manfred has taken a bad situation and made it worse (WaPo) Some will argue that stripping the Astros of their title does little. But they’re wrong, it would have a great deal of meaning. Taking away the trophy means the team can’t display it in perpetuity and forces it…
DetailsTwins Sign Cory Gearrin, Lane Adams The Twins have signed right-hander Cory Gearrin and outfielder Lane Adams to minor league contracts, per an announcement from Triple-A Rochester director of communications Nate Rowan. Gearrin has been invited to Major League camp in Spring Training. It seems as though Adams will head directly to minor league camp.…
DetailsRob Manfred apologizes for ‘disrespectful’ World Series trophy comment MLB commissioner Rob Manfred apologized Tuesday after he called the World Series trophy “a piece of metal,” as part of his defense for not stripping the Houston Astros of their 2017 World Series title. “In an effort to make a rhetorical point I referred to the…
DetailsHeated LeBron James goes off on Astros’ cheating scandal Baseball stars aren’t the only ones fuming about the Houston Astros’ sign-stealing scandal. “Listen I know I don’t play baseball but I am in Sports and I know if someone cheated me out of winning the title and I found out about it I would be…
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L&D Amsterdam Pirates bolsters pitching staff After a transition period in which quite some pitchers left the club, L&D Amsterdam Pirates needed some reinforcements. They found one in former Major Leaguer Shairon Martis. The 32-year old pitcher from Curaçao has signed a deal for one season. After Tom Stuifbergen, Jhan Rifaela, Maikel Rietel, and Kevin…
DetailsHow MLB & The Astros Dug Their Own Hole Fan anger surrounding the Astros cheating scandal has been stoked by the unmitigated heat coming from MLB players. Usually reserved figures (Nick Markakis being the latest) have laid bare their intense anger over the cheating of their peers and the league’s handling of the matter to…
DetailsThe Astros’ clubhouse is in shambles The Astros locker room appears messier than those infamous trash cans. “It’s a (expletive) mess,” an unnamed player told MLB Network of the clubhouse on Tuesday, as the team remains mired in one of the darkest cheating scandals to hit baseball. Count this “mess” as an unofficial punishment for…
DetailsThe Scouting Trail: Opening Weekend 2020 The first week is in the book and our David Seifert and staff have scouting reports on Arizona State, BYU, Cal Poly, Gonzaga, Grand Canyon, Minnesota, Ole Miss, Oregon, Pepperdine and San Diego. Source: https://d1baseball.com/prospects/the-scouting-trail-opening-weekend-2020/
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