LEADING OFF: Minor, Stroman start on deadline radars A look at what’s happening around the majors today: DEADLINE SHOWCASE Contenders will be tuned into starts by Texas left-hander Mike Minor and Toronto righty Marcus Stroman as the July 31 trade deadline nears. The free-falling Rangers have just about played their way out of contention for…
DetailsGerrit Cole second-fastest to 200 strikeouts in a season Astros starter Gerrit Cole dominated the Athletics on Monday night, limiting them to one run on two hits and a walk while striking out 11. It marked his 12th start out of 22 this season with double-digit strikeouts, giving him 205 total on the season. For…
DetailsRobo umps continue this year in Atlantic League The independent Atlantic League is so happy with “robot umpires” that it will continue using the system for the rest of the season, starting Thursday. The league became the first American professional baseball league to let a computer call balls and strikes at its All-Star Game earlier…
DetailsFormer MLB pitcher Dwight Gooden arrested on drunk driving charge For the second time in six weeks, former major league pitcher Dwight Gooden has been arrested for driving while impaired. The latest incident occurred Monday night, when Newark, N.J., police pulled over the former Cy Young Award winner for driving the wrong way on a…
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Effectively Wild Episode 1408: The Best Players of the Decade Ben Lindbergh, Sam Miller, and Meg Rowley banter about “minimum innings,” striking out the side, and an anecdote about Barry Larkin bunting, then spend the rest of the episode answering a listener request to name the five best hitters and five best pitchers of the…
DetailsA Buyer’s Guide To Stashing Depth At The Trade Deadline Anyone that has found their way to this particular plot of internet land is surely familiar with the essentials of the classic summer baseball trade. Good teams acquire useful players from bad ones. Familiar readers have the next key elements down: teams are focused not…
DetailsDidi has a career day In a crazy 26-run game, Dutch Yankee star, Didi Gregorius, had a very good day at the plate. The 29-year old shortstop went 5 for 5 with two doubles and a home run. Most important of all, the Yankees stayed at the right side of the score (I know, I…
DetailsBetween The Lines: Toni Stone and Bringing Women Back to Professional Baseball Note: Our review of the ongoing theatrical production based on Toni Stone’s life can be read here. One of the most striking vignettes in A League of Their Own is scarcely a quarter-minute long: a ball rolls away from Dottie Hinson, stopping near…
DetailsThe View From Behind the Backstop: No One Reads Your Gamer in 2019 The post The View From Behind the Backstop: No One Reads Your Gamer in 2019 appeared first on Baseball Prospectus. Source: https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/51808/the-view-from-behind-the-backstop-no-one-reads-your-gamer-in-2019/
DetailsProspectus Feature: Why Aren’t There More Women Athletic Trainers? Three years ago, BP’s Kate Morrison and Russell A. Carleton shined a critical light on the path to the front office. Their multi-part series is requisite reading for anyone looking to get a proverbial foot in the door, or to simply understand how many find their…
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