Asdrubal Cabrera Can’t Find Deal with Contending Team, Signs with Rangers If we consider 2018 performance and 2019 projections, the Texas Rangers signing Asdrubal Cabrera for one year and $3.5 million might be the biggest bargain a team got for a player taking a one-year deal. Ken Rosenthal had the news first, with Jeff Passan…
DetailsThe worst of Mariano Rivera revealed his absolute greatness What if Buck Showalter had known? That is how I began my book, “Birth of a Dynasty,” published more than a decade ago. I wondered what would have happened had the then-Yankees manager fully appreciated who was sitting in his bullpen during Game 5 of the…
DetailsMeg Rowley FanGraphs Chat – 1/22/19 Source: https://blogs.fangraphs.com/meg-rowley-fangraphs-chat-1-22-19/
DetailsJAN 22: THE 1857 RULES TODAY’S STORY TAKES US BACK TO NEW YORK CITY JANUARY 22, 1857: The more you learn about baseball (or “base-ball” as it was referred to in the mid-19th century) the more you realize the game evolved. It was not “invented” one sunny afternoon in Cooperstown, New York. Here is another…
DetailsAsdrubal Cabrera settles for Rangers and says bye to Mets dream Asdrubal Cabrera’s preference was to return to Queens. Instead, the veteran infielder will have to settle for Texas. The 33-year-old Cabrera agreed to a one-year, $3.5 million deal on Tuesday with the Rangers, The Post confirmed, to play third base. He’ll be replacing Rangers…
DetailsThe one known Mariano Rivera Hall holdout shamed into mind-change All the rage and hand-wringing worked. It convinced one columnist how wrong he would be for not voting Mariano Rivera into the Hall of Fame. Bill Ballou, who received almost unanimous scorn for publicly saying he would not vote for the legendary Yankees closer because…
DetailsAsdrubal Cabrera agrees with Rangers The Rangers have reached an agreement with free-agent infielder Asdrubal Cabrera on a one-year contract, reports Ken Rosenthal of MLB Network. The deal is for less than $5 million and is pending a physical, according to Rosenthal, who added that the Rangers will use Cabrera at third base. Source: http://www.baseballthinkfactory.org/newsstand/discussion/asdrubal_cabrera_agrees_with_rangers
DetailsMiller Park to change name with American Family Insurance sponsoring Communication sent to @MillerCoors employees today explain that #MillerPark naming rights are coming to an end when current agreement expires in 2020. American Family Insurance will be the new naming rights sponsor of the home of the #Brewers. Press conference at 2PM today. Not here…
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2019 ZiPS Projections – Baltimore Orioles After having typically appeared in the hallowed pages of Baseball Think Factory, Dan Szymborski’s ZiPS projections have now been released at FanGraphs for more than half a decade. The exercise continues this offseason. Below are the projections for the Baltimore Orioles. ZiPS Projections 20192018 AL BAL CHW HOU BOS…
DetailsAl Leiter surprises YES Network boss with Yankees booth exit After a dozen years in the YES Network booth, Al Leiter will not return this season, The Post has learned. The main reason Leiter is choosing to exit is to free up his schedule more so he can be around for his son, Jack, for…
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