JD Martinez Comments On Opt-Out Eyebrows were raised from Charlestown to South End today when, at the questioning of Boston Globe report Pete Abraham, Red Sox slugger J.D. Martinez seemed to express ambivalence about the prospect of returning to the team in 2020 (link). Martinez has a much-discussed opt-out to consider this offseason, and Abraham…
DetailsWhere Mets, Noah Syndergaard go from here is complicated When (if?) the Mets honestly assess themselves in the coming days, both before and after they presumably part ways with Mickey Callaway, they must ask themselves the right question when determining where to go from here with Noah Syndergaard. A discussion of “Does he fit with…
DetailsPostseason Notes: Wild Card, Brewers, Dodgers As 20 teams prepare to pack it in for the offseason, a few odds and ends from around the game… The 2019 playoff picture is officially set. The Rays will head to Oakland for the AL Wild Card game on Wednesday, Oct. 2, with first pitch at 8:09 pm EST.…
DetailsManagerial Rumors: Ausmus, Ross, Pirates For those who are waiting with bated breath for the ousting of their favorite team’s manager, Angels skipper Brad Ausmus would probably advise you to ignore unconfirmed rumors. Today, Ausmus reminded Jeff Fletcher of the Orange County Register that his time as Detroit’s manager was marked by unfounded rumors of…
DetailsDominic Smith gets his moment as Mets end season in style Dominic Smith can spend the offseason gloating. After spending the past two months pushing for a return from a stress fracture in his left foot, the Mets first baseman/outfielder finally received an opportunity in Sunday’s 11th inning. Smith, in his first at-bat since July,…
DetailsYankees questions pile up after regular season ends in whimper ARLINGTON, Texas — Throughout the Yankees’ dominance of the Twins in the postseason you never heard anything but respect out of Minneapolis regarding their big-market, deep-pocketed tormentors. Now, with the clubs ready to open the ALDS with Game 1 Friday night at Yankee Stadium,…
DetailsRay Searage Expecting To Be Fired Pirates pitching coach Ray Searage–perhaps one of the most lauded professionals of his vocation in recent memory–informed Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that he is expecting to be fired by his organization in short order (link). Searage has been with the Pirates since 2010. More to come… Source:…
DetailsHunter Renfroe Set For Minor Foot Surgery Padres outfielder Hunter Renfroe is scheduled to undergo a minor surgery to remove a bone spur from the top of his right foot, according to AJ Cassavell of MLB.com. The surgery is expected to prevent Renfroe from participating in offseason workouts for about a week, per Cassavell. While…
DetailsNL East Notes: Brinson, Phillies, Mets Marlins outfielder Lewis Brinson has faced steep expectations after he was acquired as the centerpiece of the trade that sent Christian Yelich to Milwaukee. But after back-to-back disappointing seasons in Miami, the 25-year-old may be running out of chances, writes Wells Dusenbury of the South Florida Sun Sentinel. While…
DetailsGio Urshela limps out of Yankees’ regular-season finale ARLINGTON, Texas — The Yankees couldn’t escape injury on the final day of the regular season, as Gio Urshela left Sunday’s finale against the Rangers with an apparent leg injury after making a play on a Nick Solak grounder to third in the bottom of the fourth.…
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