Carlos Beltran doubles down as Mets unfazed over MLB sign-stealing scandal SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – As Carlos Beltran maintains his innocence, the Mets appear in no hurry to question their new manager about his involvement in the Astros’ alleged sign-stealing scheme. A day after The Athletic reported that Beltran and Alex Cora played a key role…
DetailsEX-RAILCATS OUTFIELDER JON JONES LATEST ALUM TO EXCEL IN OLYMPIC QUALIFIER By Bob Wirz While it still is early to know all of the teams headed to the resumption of baseball in the Olympics next year, some of those who have made the Premier 12 trials in Japan outstanding already can be identified. Onetime Gary…
DetailsMiguel Andujar is a popular trade target by rival GMs The Yankees have big plans for Miguel Andujar in the 2020 season. They apparently are not alone. Yankees general manager Brian Cashman revealed on Wednesday that there have been substantial inquiries into what he plans to do with Andujar, who missed the majority of last…
DetailsMike Napoli To Join Cubs’ Coaching Staff The Cubs will add former MLB slugger Mike Napoli to their coaching staff, tweets MLB Network’s Jon Heyman (link). Napoli is expected to serve as the club’s quality assurance coach, per Sahadev Sharma of The Athletic (link). As Sharma notes, Napoli was a teammate of new Cubs manager…
DetailsIt’s a Bird! It’s a plane! It’s a Super Collector! (L-R) Richard Davis, Wade Boggs, John Reichard A thought-provoking notion: Every Olympic event should include one average person competing for reference. — Bill Murray (@BiIIMurray) July 19, 2016 In the world of sports and pop culture there are stars, heroes, and models—and then there are…
DetailsNick Solak Gives the Rangers Options The Rangers entered this offseason in a unique position. While many teams appear to be content to wait patiently for the free agent market to get moving and a handful are actively trying to clear salary, the Rangers seem like one of the few clubs approaching the market aggressively.…
DetailsCraig Edwards FanGraphs Chat – 11/14/2019 Source: https://blogs.fangraphs.com/craig-edwards-fangraphs-chat-11-14-2019/
DetailsCopa ready to reach higher in third season Minor League Baseball’s award-winning initiative of cultural engagement with Hispanic and Latinx communities, Copa de la Diversión will return bigger than ever for its third season in 2020. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20191114&content_id=311841786&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsJake Odorizzi ‘Strongly Considering’ Twins’ Qualifying Offer Starting pitcher Jake Odorizzi is “strongly considering” accepting his qualifying offer from the Twins, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports (link). If he accepts, Odorizzi would be set to earn $17.8MM in 2020. Final qualifying offer decisions are due by 4 pm CST this afternoon. More to come… Source:…
DetailsHyun-Jin Ryu Hoping For Three- Or Four-Year Deal After accepting a one-year, $17.9MM qualifying offer last winter, lefty Hyun-Jin Ryu is slated to fully explore the open market for the first time in his career. The NL Cy Young runner-up won’t have the burden of draft-pick compensation attached to his name, as he would’ve had…
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