Didi Gregorius isn’t close to fixing major Yankees concern Didi Gregorius’ rough 2019 season hasn’t shown any signs of improving as the playoffs approach. After missing the first two-plus months rehabbing from offseason Tommy John surgery, Gregorius has had brief runs of success at the plate, but not sustained. And before Aaron Boone gave him…
DetailsMLBTR Chat: 9/23/19 Click here to join today’s live chat with Connor Byrne. Source: https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/09/mlbtr-chat-92319.html
DetailsAdam Wainwright Set To Max Out Contract Incentives When the Cardinals re-signed veteran righty Adam Wainwright over the winter, there was no shortage of second-guessing. But the move has worked out for all involved, as Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch writes. Wainwright will max out his incentives package when he makes his thirtieth…
DetailsLatest On Sam Dyson Twins reliever Sam Dyson has a consequential medical appointment today, with the expectation being that he’ll require a significant procedure to his ailing shoulder. It’s not clear whether the Minnesota organization has any way of salvaging the transaction that brought Dyson into town, but LaVelle E. Neal III of the Star…
DetailsRays name Franco 2019 Player of Year The Rays named top overall prospect Wander Franco their 2019 Minor League Player of the Year on Monday. Right-hander Joe Ryan was honored as Pitcher of the Year. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190923&content_id=310878370&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsNed Yost, World Series-winning Royals manager, retiring at end of season KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Ned Yost did something that few thought possible when he took over the Kansas City Royals in 2010: He not only built the organization into a winner but delivered the long-suffering organization its first World Series title in three decades.…
Details2019 Top 100 College Baseball Programs Countdown: 41-50 Who are college baseball’s Top 100 Programs? Our in-depth look continues with our ranking of the programs in the 41-50 range. Source: https://d1baseball.com/analysis/2019-top-100-college-baseball-programs-countdown-41-50/
DetailsFans Feel The Pain As Indy Ball Continues To Shrink It wasn’t that long ago when it didn’t seem crazy to think that the biggest four independent leagues (American Association, Atlantic, Can-Am and Frontier) might one day field close to 60 teams. When the 2020 season begins, the four leagues will be fortunate if they…
DetailsMurray Chass is Not Done Yet The latest from Murray’s non-blog on the AL MVP race. Here is the preamble to the BBWAA voting instructions sent to every voter as quoted by Chass in his post: “There is no clear-cut definition of what Most Valuable means. It is up to the individual voter to decide…
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The Cardinals Lay Waste to the Cubs’ 2019 Season With a four-game sweep that took Chicago’s playoff odds from likely to long-shot, the Cardinals put the Cubs’ season in the trash like an uneaten commemorative cake. Due to the Cubs’ recent run of success, and the painful way the club lost four, one-run games at…
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