Primer Dugout (and link of the day) 2-11-2019 Washington Herald, February 11, 1919:Babe Ruth, Red Sox star, championed the cause of a number of women and squelched a group of rowdies who were annoying them at a local dance Saturday night. Ruth was present with Mrs. Ruth. The baseball giant bided his time, waiting for…
DetailsInside The Numbers: The Player Salary Battle Lines Between MLB And The MLBPA It is here that the story of last season surfaces and shows that even if there is an uptick in 2019, as of now it is possible that it does not come back to levels seen as of 2017. From 2006-17, the…
DetailsMost underrated players in the NL East The Phillies, Nationals, Mets and Braves have had active offseasons. The Phillies have added J.T. Realmuto, Jean Segura, Andrew McCutchen and David Robertson. The Nationals have spent upwards of $183 million in free agency, by far the most of any major-league team. So, who are the most overrated…
DetailsNationals Sean Doolittle named MLB Network’s second best reliever Sean Doolittle, who the Nationals acquired in summer 20187, has been named to the MLB Network’s list of Top 10 Relievers. And the 32-year-old comes in at No. 2 on the list, right behind Craig Kimbrel of the Boston Red Sox. I was hoping that this…
DetailsA healthy Yu Darvish: ‘I really want to do something for Chicago and the Cubs’ On this day last year, Yu Darvish signed a six-year, $126 million contract with the Cubs. One year later, the 32-year-old is healthy and looking to have a bounce back season. Here’s what the right-hander had to say after throwing…
DetailsReport: Mariners still intend to trade Edwin Encarnación The Mariners acquired DH Edwin Encarnación as part of a three-team trade that involved the Indians and Rays back in December. The Indians received Jake Bauers and Carlos Santana, the Rays got Yandy Diaz and minor leaguer Cole Sulser, and the Mariners got Encarnación, cash, and a…
DetailsSeason-long tribute planned to pioneering 1869 Red Stockings CINCINNATI (AP) — The Cincinnati Reds are fashionably celebrating the 150th anniversary of the professional baseball-pioneering Red Stockings team. Joey Votto and crew will play games in 15 sets of throwback uniforms, including a navy blue and a red-pants “Palm Beach” version, during a season-long celebration of…
DetailsGiants make unique Bryce Harper pitch — with some help from Steve Kerr The Giants’ approach to signing Bryce Harper appears to be different than most. The team has no interest in the 10-year, $350 million offers that Harper’s agent, Scott Boras, reportedly is pursuing and instead is trying to land the superstar on a…
DetailsFarm system rankings: Position players 30-21 With Opening Day of the 2019 season just around the corner, MiLB.com takes a look at the state of all 30 farm systems. Here are organizations 30-21 based on strength of position players. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190211&content_id=303647418&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsJunior Colleges Have Become Scouting’s Most Active Battleground Prospects Week 2019 Updating the 2019, 2020, and 2021 Draft Rankings [Mon]Junior Colleges Have Become Scouting’s Most Active Battleground [Tues]Updated July 2 Prospect Rankings [Wed]Top 100 Prospects List [Wed]2019 Top 100 Prospects Chat [Thur]Picks to Click: Who We Expect to Make the 2020 Top 100 [Thur]The Making…
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