2019 Premier 12: USA clinches surprising win vs Japan Throughout the tournament, the USA had a 2-2 record; two wins and a los in the opening round and a loss in the Super round. Today the Americans faced Samurai Japan that had a 4-0 record so far. But today, the USA, that fields a team…
DetailsMarcell Ozuna Expected To Decline Qualifying Offer Outfielder Marcell Ozuna intends to decline the $17.8MM qualifying offer and test the open market, according to Jon Heyman of MLB Network (Twitter link). He’s said to have received sufficient interest to believe he’ll top the QO in free agency, even with the drag of draft compensation. Ozuna’s…
DetailsMariners euphoric over looming Mets nightmare Jarred Kelenic SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Watch long enough and you will see chunks of Jim Edmonds, large comparables to prime-time Grady Sizemore. And the Mariners could not stop watching Jarred Kelenic. This is what an organization that has no present does. It imagines the future. And for the Mariners,…
DetailsMeg Rowley FanGraphs Chat – 11/12/19 Source: https://blogs.fangraphs.com/meg-rowley-fangraphs-chat-11-12-19/
DetailsPadres Intend To Focus On Trades Over Top Free Agents 12:16pm: In a follow-up piece today, Acee writes that the Friars expect to land at a payroll of $130MM to $140MM. Given the team’s existing commitments, that doesn’t leave space to tack on a top-shelf free agent. Indeed, per Acee, the Friars simply “don’t see a…
DetailsRockies Sign Eric Stamets The Rockies have announced a minor-league deal with infielder Eric Stamets. He’ll receive an invitation to MLB Spring Training. Stamets, 28, was pressed into duty early in 2019 by the Indians but struggled mightily in brief MLB action. He went down on strikes in half of his 48 plate appearances and…
DetailsTed Simmons’ Election to the Hall of Fame is Overdue 2020 Modern Baseball Era Committee Ballot Intro Steve Garvey Don Mattingly Dale Murphy Tommy John Lou Whitaker This post is part of a series concerning the 2020 Modern Baseball Era Committee ballot, covering executives and long-retired players whose candidacies will be voted upon at the…
DetailsOrioles Nearing Deal To Allow Aaron Brooks To Sign With KBO Club It appears that Orioles righty Aaron Brooks is headed to the KBO, according to reports from Dan Connolly of The Athletic (links to Twitter) and Naver Sports (Korean language link). If all the paperwork is completed, as expected, he’ll agree to a new deal with…
DetailsFall Report: Campbell Campbell upgraded its defense and added some exciting power arms to its staff this fall, giving the Camels reason to hope they can follow up last year’s regional finals run with another trip to the postseason. Source: https://d1baseball.com/fall-report/campbell-2019/
DetailsFlorida State releases 2020 Schedule TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Head coach Mike Martin, Jr. announced Florida State baseball’s 2020 schedule… Visit College Baseball Daily for the Full Story Source: http://www.collegebaseballdaily.com/2019/11/12/florida-state-releases-2020-schedule/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CollegeBaseballDaily+%28College+Baseball+Daily%29
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