Head of the Class: Full-season Class A Blue Jays slugger Griffin Conine and Giants southpaw Seth Corry were the leaders of the pack at the Class A level this season, while Indians prospect Will Benson left his mark with a milestone performance. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190926&content_id=310897590&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsWhere I got it wrong with my Yankees and Mets predictions You know that Andy Grammer song “Don’t Give Up On Me,” with the lyrics “I’m not givin’ up, givin’ up. No, not yet?” I’m givin’ up. The Yankees will not finish 97-65, nor the Mets 79-83 — the records I predicted at the season’s…
DetailsBack to the Future at the Innovators Summit MiLB.com’s Ben Hill reports from the Innovators Summit in El Paso, where teams share ideas from the season that was while planning for the season to come. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190926&content_id=310894416&fext=.jsp&vkey=promo_preview&sid=milb
Details2019 Top 100 College Baseball Programs Countdown: 11-20 Who are the Top 100 programs in College Baseball? Our countdown continues with an in-depth look at teams in the 11-20 range of our rankings. Source: https://d1baseball.com/analysis/2019-top-100-college-baseball-programs-countdown-11-20/
DetailsPrimer Dugout (and link of the day) 9-26-2019 Pittsburgh Gazette Times, September 26, 1919:In an exhibition game [in Harrisburg yesterday] the Klein Chocolate Company’s team defeated the Boston American League team by the score of 4 to 0. Ritter held the Sox to five hits and twice fanned Babe Ruth in a pinch. Klein landed…
DetailsMLBTR Poll: Cubs’ Biggest Roster Need There’s still a lot of time left to dissect what could be a fascinating upcoming offseason for the Cubs. Questions abound for the organization. This time last year, it wasn’t yet clear how limited the spending capacity would be. We’ve got quite a bit left to learn before we…
DetailsThe 20 Greatest Washington Nationals of All-Time Gary Carter Age: 20 – 30 Years: 1974 – 1984 Position(s): C, RF Gary Carter WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS 55.59 121 1503 6019 5303 707 1427 274 24 220 823 34 582 691 .269…
DetailsEven Mets’ futility can’t overshadow deGrom’s brilliance It is perhaps the most Mets thing ever to have Jacob deGrom on the mound, extending his season-ending shutout streak to 23 innings during another routinely brilliant start while his team was in the midst of being mathematically eliminated from playoff consideration. It’s all over, folks, and was…
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2019 Was a Rocky Mountain Low for Colorado Elegy for the Season 20192018 AL BAL CHW HOU BOS CLE LAA NYY DET OAK TBR KCR SEA TOR MIN TEX NL ATL CHC ARI MIA CIN COL NYM MIL LAD PHI PIT SDP WSN STL SFG AL BAL CHW HOU BOS CLE LAA NYY DET OAK…
DetailsThree Needs: Kansas City Royals We’re continuing with our “Three Needs” series, in which we take a look at the chief issues to be addressed for clubs that have fallen out of contention. We’ve already focused on the Mariners, Tigers, White Sox, Marlins, Rangers, Pirates, and Angels. Now we’re going to Kansas City to check in on a Royals team that…
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