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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Dutch hoofdklasse 2019: Round 13, day 1 On day one of the third round, Meerlease Pioniers hosted Curaçao Neptunus, L&D Amsterdam headed to Amersfoort to take on Quick, Silicon Storks “hosted” HCAW and DSS took on Oosterhout Twins in Rosmalen. Curaçao Neptunus 3 – 1 Meerlease Pioniers loss, Neptunus rallied for two runs in the ninth.…
DetailsRangers Release Shelby Miller TODAY: The Rangers have placed Miller on unconditional release waivers, as per executive VP of communications John Blake (Twitter link). MONDAY: The Rangers have designated righty Shelby Miller for assignment, Jeff Wilson of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram was among those to cover on Twitter. He’ll be replaced on the active roster…
DetailsWhy Rays aren’t going to catch the Yankees Last weekend, VSiN studied key indicator categories for bettors to evaluate the chances that the Red Sox might catch the Yankees in the American League East race. That now seems like a moot point. With a four-game series in Tampa Bay beginning Thursday night, let’s do the…
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