Sonny Gray is finding new life with Reds after Yankees bust Sonny Gray and Jacob deGrom don’t belong in the same mouthful, but here the former was last August, declaring to the masses he was one of baseball’s premiere pitchers. No one really bought the surprising exude of confidence, not with the former fringe Oakland…
DetailsSouthern notes: Twins’ Jax jumps back in A military commitment put Griffin Jax’s baseball career on hold for a bit, but a government program has the Blue Wahoos right-hander back on the field with an eye on a spot in the 2020 Olympics. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190418&content_id=306337206&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsJay Jaffe FanGraphs Chat – 4/18/19 Source: https://blogs.fangraphs.com/jay-jaffe-fangraphs-chat-4-18-19/
DetailsPrimer Dugout (and link of the day) 4-18-2019 Pittsburgh Press, April 18, 1919:Reports from the Redsox are that [Ray] Caldwell, the former Yankee pitcher, is acting up again. Further it is reported that Ed Barrow has asked for waivers on the big pitcher and is prepared to turn him adrift. Caldwell has long been his…
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The Tigers Found a Diamond in the Rough Being a fan of a rebuilding team is a tricky line to walk. You want the players to do well, obviously — you’re watching them every day, after all, and it’s only human to root for what you’re watching. At the same time, if they do too…
Details‘Almost Yankees’ chronicles Columbus club J. David Herman’s “Almost Yankees,” takes a multi-faceted look at the 1981 Columbus Clippers. They just may be “the greatest team you’ve never heard of.” Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190418&content_id=306310870&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsProspect Roundup: Games of April 17 Marlins right-hander Zac Gallen tossed 5 2/3 scoreless innings to drop his ERA to 0.48, while Nationals righty Sterling Sharp threw seven shutout frames. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190418&content_id=306367806&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsIt’s getting really ugly for Matt Harvey Viewed one way, Matt Harvey threw four pretty solid innings. Viewed as anyone outside the Angels would, Harvey had another bad night. The former Mets star still has not quite gotten off the mat, letting up five runs (four earned) on five hits and one walk in 4…
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Postseason Stock Report: Analyzing National Seed & At-Large Races
Roger Bernadina signs deal in Taiwan Recently you could read her that Roger Bernadina had signed a contract with the independent Ishikawa Million Stars. Today the Dutch Baseball Hangout learned he has signed a deal with the Lamigo Monkeys of the Chinese Professional Baseball League. After two seasons with the Kia Tigers of the KBO,…
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