How The Astros Landed Zack Greinke Just when it seemed like the 2019 trade deadline has passed without any truly major transactions, a blockbuster deal between the Astros and Diamondbacks shook things up when details emerged of the swap shortly after 3pm CT yesterday. The Astros landed one of baseball’s top arms in Zack Greinke…
DetailsMike Remmers, Kevin Zeitler looking to solidify Giants’ offensive line When Hal Hunter looks at the right side of his offensive line, the Giants position coach sees a serious, workmanlike tandem on the field and a split personality off of it. But the two steely veterans are finding out they have common interests beyond just…
DetailsReds’ Lodolo shut down for rest of season Nick Lodolo, the seventh overall pick in June, reached his innings limit and has been shut down for the remainder of the year, the Class A Dayton Dragons said Thursday. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190801&content_id=309630248&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsMike Rizzo: Luxury Tax Somewhat “Limited” Nationals At Deadline Washington acquired three relief pitchers – Daniel Hudson, Roenis Elias and Hunter Strickland – prior to Wednesday’s trade deadline, but the club also attempted to bolster its starting staff before then. While the Nationals “were engaged on a starting pitcher Tuesday night,” the other team bowed…
DetailsMariners Sign Brian Ellington To Minors Deal The Mariners have signed right-hander Brian Ellington to a minor league contract. The news was announced by the independent American Association (Twitter link), as Ellington had been pitching for the league’s Kansas City T-Bones since being released from a previous minor league deal with the Red Sox back…
DetailsDiamondbacks Have Considered Nevada Relocation The Diamondbacks were at least considering relocating to Henderson, Nev., “as of late February,” Blake Agpgar of the Las Vegas Review-Journal writes. The franchise and the city of Henderson have engaged in serious discussions for a publicly owned, property tax-exempt ballpark with approximately 32,000 seats and 4,000 standing-room-only ticket holders.…
DetailsJeff McNeil quickly shows value of expanded netting CHICAGO — The Flying Squirrel knows no bounds. Another Mets victory, this one a 4-0 blanking of the White Sox on Thursday afternoon at Guaranteed Rate Field to extend their winning streak to seven, featured the stellar starting pitching and sufficient offense that have defined this run.…
DetailsMets’ torrid stretch has Brodie Van Wagenen hyped up again Brodie Van Wagenen want Mets fans to know his goals haven’t changed. The Mets first-year general manager published a letter to fans on Twitter on Thursday, following the team’s 4-0 win over the White Sox, its seventh straight. “Our focus at the deadline was the…
DetailsCubs Notes: Deadline, Castellanos, Hamels, Morrow The latest out of Wrigleyville… The Cubs’ acquisition of Nicholas Castellanos didn’t become a reality until around 20 minutes before yesterday’s 3pm CT trade deadline, 670 The Score’s Bruce Levine reports. The Cubs and Tigers had been in talks about Castellanos prior to Wednesday, though discussions didn’t reignite until…
DetailsKeller twirls Thunder’s second no-no of year New York Yankees right-hander Brian Keller struck out six and walked one in seven-inning no-no as Double-A Trenton topped Altoona, 2-0, on Thursday. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190801&content_id=309627718&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
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