Yankees demolish Mets in familiar Subway Series theme The Yankees were coming off an ugly road trip, while the Mets finished their recent homestand by winning four of five. Then the two teams met in The Bronx on Tuesday afternoon and the usual happened: The Yankees beat the Mets handily, 12-5, in the first game…
DetailsDodgers, First-Rounder Kody Hoese Agree To Terms The Dodgers have agreed to terms with first-rounder Kody Hoese, reports Jim Callis of MLB.com (via Twitter). The now-former Tulane third baseman will receive the full slot value of $2,740,300 that accompanies the No. 25 overall selection. Specific evaluations of Hoese had a bit of variance, but he…
DetailsWander Franco could be the MLB star the Yankees were forced to miss If the Yankees missed out on baseball’s next wunderkind, they have the international signing rules to blame. The Yankees were set to sign Wander Franco, one of baseball’s top prospects, out of Latin America for $6 million, ESPN’s Jeff Passan wrote in…
DetailsNCBWA NAMES 2019 NATIONAL FRESHMAN PLAYERS OF THE YEAR LYNCHBURG, VA. (NCBWA) – University of North Carolina first baseman Aaron Sabato and St…. Visit College Baseball Daily for the Full Story Source: http://www.collegebaseballdaily.com/2019/06/11/ncbwa-names-2019-national-freshman-players-of-the-year/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CollegeBaseballDaily+%28College+Baseball+Daily%29
DetailsDanny Farquhar To Join Yankees’ Triple-A Affiliate Right-hander Danny Farquhar is set to join the Yankees’ Triple-A affiliate this week after opening the season in extended Spring Training, tweets Lindsey Adler of The Athletic. He signed a minor league deal with the Yanks during the offseason. It’s a most welcome and notable step forward for…
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What’s Up With Joey Votto? On the heels of five straight losing seasons, the last four with at least 94 losses, the Reds are at least relevant and interesting again. Despite a 29-35 record entering Tuesday, their +33 run differential is the league’s fourth-best. Luis Castillo is showing signs of developing into an ace. Derek…
DetailsFrancis fans career-high 12 for Shuckers Brewers prospect Bowden Francis struck out a career-high 12 batters over six scoreless frames to spur Double-A Biloxi to a 4-0 win over Pensacola on Tuesday. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190611&content_id=307971828&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsHunter Renfroe Drawing Trade Interest As explored at MLBTR last week, the Padres have a well-known surplus of outfield options, and the mix could soon become even more crowded with Franchy Cordero (and, eventually, Travis Jankowski) on the mend. The Friars moved Alex Dickerson in a trade with the Giants this week, shedding one outfielder…
DetailsMeg Rowley FanGraphs Chat – 6/11/19 Source: https://blogs.fangraphs.com/meg-rowley-fangraphs-chat-6-11-19/
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A Look at Jordan Luplow, a Bright Spot in the Indians’ Lineup Indians outfielder Jordan Luplow might not be a household name. But he has turned some heads in Cleveland with majestic home runs like this one: .@MLB: Herein lies our official application for Jordan Luplow’s participation in the Home Run Derby. We know that…
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