What Domingo German’s absence would mean for Yankees’ playoff plans After overcoming injuries to key players from spring training to the final two weeks of the season on the way to an AL East title, the Yankees’ postseason hopes took a colossal dip Thursday due to something a lot more serious than a strained oblique.…
DetailsBrett Gardner put the perfect capper on dream Yankees season On the night the Yankees clinched their first AL East title in seven years, Brett Gardner was all over the basepaths. He scored a run in the second inning, homered in the fourth, hit a two-RBI double in the sixth and walked and scored in…
DetailsThe Red Sox are really cleaning house now The firing of Dave Dombrowski was only the first, as the Red Sox attempt to remodel their organization following a disappointing season in 2019. Ten months removed from winning a World Series, the Red Sox fired their president of baseball operations two weeks ago. Then on Thursday,…
DetailsThe 2019 NL Cy Young Voter Guide Over in the American League, there’s a pretty clear top tier of Cy Young contenders in Justin Verlander and Gerrit Cole, followed by a solid group of candidates likely to garner down-ballot support. In the National League, there looks to be a top tier of Max Scherzer and…
DetailsToolshed: Players of the 2019 postseason With the 2019 season fully at a close, Toolshed offers its picks for the top individual player performers from league postseasons across the Minor Leagues. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190920&content_id=310801318&fext=.jsp&vkey=toolshed&sid=milb
DetailsPrimer Dugout (and link of the day) 9-20-2019 Bridgeport Times, September 20, 1919:WHITE SOX WILL DEMAND BIG INCREASES NEXT YEAR When Skipper Gleason of the good ship White Sox starts marshaling his crew for a cruise on the 1920 pennant seas, he faces a task that will make his efforts in landing the 1919 American…
DetailsNL Central Notes: Cardinals, Taillon, Taylor With Kolten Wong unlikely to play for at least “several days,” the Cardinals will turn to Tommy Edman at second base and return Matt Carpenter to regular duties at third base, per Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Wong is undergoing an MRI to determine the severity of…
DetailsRandom notes: Dansby Swanson, so-so shortstop We say yet again: He’s 25, and he has been unlucky with injuries. Swanson has proved he can hold a job as the shortstop – a key position – on a first-place team. He’s not the worst thing about the Braves. He’s not the best, either. He’s just OK.…
DetailsCubs Team Doctor Recommends Anthony Rizzo Rehab Injured Ankle By Engaging In Light Physical Activities Like Baseball Ha! Source: http://www.baseballthinkfactory.org/newsstand/discussion/cubs_team_doctor_recommends_anthony_rizzo_rehab_injured_ankle_by_engaging_i
DetailsAs Andrew Friedman’s contract with Dodgers nears end, an extension is likely – Orange County Register Stan Kasten doesn’t get enough credit as a baseball executive.When asked directly if he expects Friedman to return in his current position with the Dodgers in 2020, however, Kasten did offer a direct answer. “I am completely certain of…
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