Yankees bailed out by bats after Aroldis Chapman meltdown ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The last three outings by Yankees starters haven’t eliminated the need for Brian Cashman to add another starter by the end of the month. What James Paxton, Domingo German and J.A. Happ have done is bounce back from subpar performances and injury…
DetailsWinckowski still posting zeros for Dunedin Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Josh Winckowski allowed one hit over seven innings as Class A Advanced Dunedin topped Lakeland, 10-1, on Thursday. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190704&content_id=308762462&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsPadres’ Franchy Cordero Out Of Action Until September The quad injury recently suffered by Padres outfielder Franchy Cordero while on a rehab assignment will keep him out of action until at least September 1, manager Andy Green told The Athletic’s Dennis Lin (Twitter link) and other reporters. Cordero has been sidelined for almost three weeks…
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Cool Papa Bell No, this isn’t a piece about baseball legend Cool Papa Bell. Try as I might, I couldn’t come up with a better title in regards to Pirates first baseman Josh Bell, who has evolved into one of baseball’s premier offensive players in 2019. It’s been something of an unexpected development considering the…
DetailsInjury Notes: Stroman, Pollock, Wood, Peralta, Reed, Gennett The latest on some injury situations from around baseball…. Marcus Stroman was originally scheduled to start for the Blue Jays against the Red Sox tonight, but the team has opted to instead use Derek Law as an opener and Thomas Pannone as a bulk pitcher. Stroman left…
DetailsBetter Rental: Madison Bumgarner Or Zack Wheeler? It’s fair to say Giants left-hander Madison Bumgarner and Mets right-hander Zack Wheeler are the two best soon-to-be free-agent starters who could realistically change teams before the July 31 trade deadline. Neither the Giants nor Mets are in contention, and there haven’t been any rumors about extension talks…
DetailsReds Place Amir Garrett On 10-Day Injured List Prior to this afternoon’s 1-0 win over the Brewers, the Reds placed left-hander Amir Garrett on the 10-day injured list due to a left lat strain. The placement was retroactive to July 3. Outfielder Josh VanMeter was called up from Triple-A to take Garrett’s spot on the…
DetailsREDHAWKS EARN 4TH OF JULY WIN OVER SALTDOGS Fargo-Moorhead 7, Lincoln 1-Box Score The Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks earned a Fourth of July win Thursday, topping the Lincoln Saltdogs 7-1. The RedHawks took a 1-0 lead on an RBI single by 2B T.J. Bennett in the bottom of the fourth. Fargo-Moorhead extended the lead to 4-0 in…
DetailsMLB Draft Signings: 7/4/19 We’ll use this post to track the latest noteworthy draft signings. Click here for the full list of slot values and draft pool bonuses, and you can find prospect rankings and scouting reports from Baseball America’s Top 500, Fangraphs’ Top 200, MLB.com’s Top 200, and the Top 50 of ESPN.com’s Keith Law … The Rangers signed sixth-rounder Cody…
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Remembering The A’s-Cubs 2014 July 4th Special July 4th is always a day of pageantry around the game of baseball, though it’s typically quiet on the trade front. Five years ago today, however, the Athletics and Cubs produced some rare fireworks with a memorable swap that created quite the butterfly effect. The Oakland organization acquired not…
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