FanGraphs Saberseminar Boston Meetup: This Friday! Saberseminar, the excellent annual baseball research conference, kicks off this weekend and that can only mean one thing: it’s almost time for FanGraphs’ Saberseminar meetup at Meadhall in Kendall Square! As we have in years past, we’ve reserved space on the bar’s mezzanine level and ordered some tasty snacks…
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Players Weekend 2019 Uniforms Unveiled MLB has released images that show the 3rd annual Players Weekend uniforms that will be worn from August 23-25, 2019 in ballparks throughout the country. All of these items are available for purchase on MLB.com. As shown in these images prepared by SportsLogos.net, the uniforms are either all black… Or…
DetailsMets power reaches new heights in latest Marlins destruction The forecasted rain never arrived at Citi Field on Wednesday, but there was plenty of thunder. Boom, boom, boom, boom. That was the Mets pounding the Marlins pitching staff into submission with the long ball for a four-game sweep. A team that began the day second…
DetailsWhy seven-inning baseball games are a bad idea Chairman of the WBSC, Riccardo Fraccari, has announced that international baseball games will last seven innings instead of nine after the Olympic Games. This is bad news for baseball. Baseball will be an Olympic sport during the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. But with the 2024 Olympics in…
DetailsGeorge Horton looks back on his Oregon Career Former Oregon baseball head coach George Horton talked with The Register Guard’s Steve Mims… Visit College Baseball Daily for the Full Story Source: http://www.collegebaseballdaily.com/2019/08/07/george-horton-looks-back-on-his-oregon-career/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CollegeBaseballDaily+%28College+Baseball+Daily%29
Details2019 Northwoods League Showcase: Pitchers David Seifert and Nick Faleris take an in-depth look at pitchers from Little Rock, Clemson, Dallas Baptist, Kent State, Missouri, Richmond, Texas, UCLA, San Jacinto (Texas) and Vandy, among others. Source: https://d1baseball.com/prospects/2019-northwoods-league-showcase-pitchers/
DetailsRays’ Ryan notches career-high 13 K’s Rays No. 16 prospect Joe Ryan struck out a career-high 13 batters while allowing just one hit over seven innings before Class A Advanced Charlotte defeated Bradenton, 2-0, in the opening game of a doubleheader Wednesday. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190807&content_id=309774098&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsJonathan Lucroy Clears Release Waivers Aug. 7: Lucroy has cleared release waivers, the Angels announced. He’s now a free agent and can sign with any team for the prorated league minimum. Aug. 5: The Angels announced today that they have requested release waivers on veteran backstop Jonathan Lucroy. He had been designated for assignment recently.…
DetailsGiants Place Joe Panik On Release Waivers The Giants announced today that they have placed second baseman Joe Panik on unconditional relief waivers. He had been designated for assignment recently. This was the likely outcome of the situation once Panik hit DFA limbo. He’d have had the right to elect free agency had he been…
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Free Agent Stock Watch: Didi Gregorius The Xander Bogaerts extension was quite surprising when signed and has only increased in value to the Red Sox since. That deal gave the Yankees’ chief nemesis extended control over a core asset. It also removed the chief potential market rival for New York shortstop Didi Gregorius. Gregorius will presumably be…
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