Yankees betting survival kit: Consider Over/Under, prop bets instead Last season, Red Sox-Yankees would have been an electric Wednesday Night Baseball attraction (ESPN, 6:30 p.m.) In mid-April of 2019, however, it features the two biggest disappointments of the new campaign using betting market standards. How you’re priced defines how you’re “rated” by a composite of…
DetailsGiants’ Bart on IL with hand fracture Top Giants prospect Joey Bart will miss 4-6 weeks after fracturing his left hand when he was hit by a pitch in Class A Advanced San Jose’s game on Monday. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190416&content_id=306320516&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
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Joe Panik, Fernando Tatis, Jr. Lockers Updated Joe Panik makes the switch to Mizuno, as well as a new choice of bat brand and cut. Fernando Tatis Jr.’s gamer update. The post Joe Panik, Fernando Tatis, Jr. Lockers Updated appeared first on What Pros Wear. Source: https://www.whatproswear.com/joe-panik-fernando-tatis-jr-lockers-updated/
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Minor League history: Middle Atlantic League (1931-1936) In this episode of Minor League history, we pay attention to the period from 1931 through 1936 of the Middle Atlantic League, which was a rather successful period despite the Great Recession. Cities represented: Akron, OH: Akron Yankees 1935-1941Altoona, PA: Altoona Engineers 1931Beaver Falls, PA: Beaver Falls Beavers 1931Beckley, WV: Beckley Black Knights 1931-1934; Beckley Miners 1935Charleston, WV: Charleston…
DetailsMookie Betts is lost ahead of Yankees-Red Sox battle of underperformers When the face of futility outshines you, an issue arises. When you’re the reigning American League MVP, Code Red is in order. To expect regression from a defending champion is a rite of passage — but not many, if any at all, saw Mookie…
DetailsContract Extension Fever Isn’t Just About Economics You may have noticed that a number of baseball players have signed extensions this spring. By my count, since Aaron Hicks re-upped with the Yankees on February 25th, 20 players have signed contracts that guarantee them a combined $1.67 billion in new money, and have collectively given 65…
DetailsSod Poodles’ Morejon bounces back with gem Padres No. 7 prospect Adrian Morejon allowed a pair of hits and three walks while fanning seven over 5 2/3 scoreless innings for the Sod Poodles in a 6-2 Texas League loss to the RockHounds on Tuesday afternoon. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190416&content_id=306311574&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsCashman has no answer for huge Greg Bird dilemma, defends Yankees medical staff Greg Bird became the 13th player the Yankees have sent to the injured list, the 12th currently on it, yet Brian Cashman continues to defend the team’s medical and training staff. In a phone call Tuesday, Cashman said Bird heard a pop…
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Today in baseball: Uniform number debut Today, 90 years ago, the uniform numbers debuted in baseball. Even though the Cleveland Indians had experimented with numbers on their sleeves in 1916, they came with this novelty on Opening Day 1929. In fact, the Yankees would have been the first to play with uniform numbers as the…
DetailsWhat the 16-Game Mark Tells Us About Teams’ Futures Early season performances are always tough to get a handle on, but on a team level, the 16-game mark is worthy of some note. In Baseball Prospectus’ 2012 book Extra Innings: More Baseball Between the Numbers (a book to which I contributed), Derek Carty — a…
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