Trade Chatter On Felipe Vazquez Reportedly Increasing The Pirates have long received calls on star closer Felipe Vazquez, but on deadline day the club is “listening more actively” than before, according to a report from Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic (subscription link). A source even tells Rosenthal that it’s now as likely as not that…
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Women’s European Championship: Bitter loss for Dutch in opening game For the first time in history, a Women’s European Championship is played. Today it started in Rouen, France. Participating countries: Czech Republic, France, and the Netherlands. Each team will face the others twice. As the Dutch ladies have participated in the last three editions of the…
DetailsNoah Syndergaard Trade Deadline Rumors WEDNESDAY, 6:42am: There’s still at least some possibility of a deal with the Padres, but it “feels like a long shot,” per Jon Heyman of MLB network (via Twitter). It seems the asking price is just too great at the moment, with the Mets seeking a package that includes “both major league…
DetailsLatest On Mike Leake As a highly compensated member of a cellar-dwelling team, Mariners righty Mike Leake is a rather obvious trade candidate. But his full no-trade rights have complicated attempts to move him, and it has long been unclear whether a deal might be struck. There was some anticipation that Leake could be shipped out…
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How the Yomiuri Giants got their name Every baseball fan has heard of the Yomiuri Giants. The team plays at the Tokio Dome, located in Bunkyo, Tokyo. The team is the oldest of the professional teams of the NPB. This is the story how the club got its name. Japan first got a view of…
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Reds To Acquire Trevor Bauer In 3-Team Deal With Indians, Padres TODAY: The deal is on track to be announced today, Jon Heyman of MLB Network tweets. YESTERDAY: The dust has settled on a stunning three-team trade, but not before a dust-up in last night’s Reds-Pirates game threatened to scuttle the arrangement. Even as the Reds,…
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DetailsThe View From Behind the Backstop: “Stuff Him” The post The View From Behind the Backstop: “Stuff Him” appeared first on Baseball Prospectus. Source: https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/52003/the-view-from-behind-the-backstop-stuff-him/
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