Free Agent Stock Watch: Didi Gregorius The Xander Bogaerts extension was quite surprising when signed and has only increased in value to the Red Sox since. That deal gave the Yankees’ chief nemesis extended control over a core asset. It also removed the chief potential market rival for New York shortstop Didi Gregorius. Gregorius will presumably be…
Details‘Racist’ accusations fly in exposed messages between baseball wives Direct messages between significant others of current and former White Sox players got political, sparked outrage and became public in messy fashion. White Sox pitcher Lucas Giolito’s wife, Ariana Dubelko Giolito, revealed a private exchange between Bria Anderson, the wife of shortstop Tim Anderson, and Elizabeth…
DetailsTop Yankees prospect Deivi Garcia shows progress in latest start Deivi Garcia seems to be getting used to Triple-A competition, and the results are slowly getting more impressive. After starting his time in Scranton with a series of rough outings, Garcia recovered Tuesday night with a stronger performance against Charlotte. The Yankees’ top prospect threw…
DetailsDustin Pedroia Undergoes Knee Surgery Red Sox second bagger Dustin Pedroia has undergone another procedure on his balky left knee, according to a team announcement. A “joint preservation procedure” was performed yesterday. Pedroia’s status has remained unclear amidst ongoing knee problems. Most recently, he acknowledged the possibility that he may never return to the MLB…
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Shin-Soo Choo Is Turning Back the Clock After the 2017 season, Shin-Soo Choo’s contract looked like one of the worst in baseball. He’d just wrapped up the fourth season in his seven-year, $130 million deal with Texas, and had failed to top 1.0 WAR for the third time. He was well into his mid-30s, had…
DetailsMeg Rowley FanGraphs Chat – 8/7/19 Source: https://blogs.fangraphs.com/meg-rowley-fangraphs-chat-8-7-19/
DetailsBlue Jays Claim Zack Godley The Blue Jays have claimed righty Zack Godley off waivers from the Diamondbacks, according to Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic (via Twitter). Source: https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/08/blue-jays-claim-zack-godley.html
DetailsU23 European Championship 2019: Dutch suffer loss in first game On the first day of the U23 European Championship Baseball in Prague, Czech Republic, the Dutch took on Great Britain. But the Brits handed the Dutch an unexpected loss mainly because Dutch hoofdklasse pitcher Paul Kirkpatrick outmatched them. Team Great Britain won 2-1. Kirkpatrick, born…
DetailsAngels Acquire Drew Hutchison The Angels have acquired right-hander Drew Hutchison from the Twins, according to the Pacific Coast League transactions page. Cash considerations went in return, per Morrie Silver of the Rochester Red Wings (via Twitter). Hutchison, who’ll soon turn 29, will add to the depth for an Angels organization that has had to…
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Can the Reds Figure Out Kevin Gausman? To say that Kevin Gausman has been a frustrating pitcher to his fans and employers alike would be an undersell. Debuting in the majors in 2013 for the Baltimore Orioles, he’s passed the two-WAR mark in four seasons and only failed to hit the one-WAR threshold when he…
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