Toolshed: Beer fermenting in Fall League No. 97 overall prospect Seth Beer may have gotten off to a slow start in the D-backs system following his July trade, but he has a chance to make up for it during his trip to the Arizona Fall League. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190927&content_id=310923858&fext=.jsp&vkey=toolshed&sid=milb
DetailsJoe Maddon doesn’t ‘give a s–t’ about Brewers’ feelings The NL Central isn’t Joe Maddon’s concern anymore. With the Cubs officially eliminated from playoff contention, Maddon will be judicious with using his players this weekend for their season-ending series in St. Louis. That may not be ideal for the red-hot Brewers, who sit one game…
DetailsLewis focused on leveling up in AFL Top Twins prospect Royce Lewis has found his rhythm after an out-of-sync season and is determined to continue to improve, even if it means playing out of position in the Arizona Fall League. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190927&content_id=310918194&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsPrimer Dugout (and link of the day) 9-27-2019 El Paso Herald, September 27, 1919:Arnold Statz, kid outfielder of the Giants, is conceded the golf championship of baseball without a struggle. Statz has defeated Francis Ouimet and others. From what I’ve read, Jigger had the potential to be one of the best golfers in the country,…
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Dylan Bundy Is Beating the Long Ball The other day, while I was doing my usual perusal of the FanGraphs’ Season Stat Grid, I came across an interesting find. Orioles pitcher Dylan Bundy had seen the largest year-over-year decrease in home runs allowed per nine of any pitcher in baseball. This was particularly interesting for…
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Hail to the King Last Night, Félix Hernández made his final start as a Seattle Mariner, and baseball is a little different for me now. Dimmer, further away. It has been on the road to different for a while, I suppose; it is not an original idea to note how one’s hobby becoming one’s job…
DetailsManagerial Rumors: Angels, Callaway, Bochy The Padres have already moved on from skipper Andy Green, whereas Ned Yost has announced that this’ll be his final year managing the Royals. There’s been some recent chatter surrounding the fate of Pirates manager Clint Hurdle, as well, which stemmed largely from none other than Hurdle himself. It’s the…
DetailsHome and Away: American Ballplayers are flooding the Mexican League For most of its nearly 100-year history, the Liga Mexicana de Béisbol was the province of the Mexican-born ballplayer. When Barreda signed with the Tijuana Toros in 2015, there was a seven-man limit on foreign-born players and he was the team’s only Mexican American player…
DetailsWhy Brian Sabean decided to hire Bruce Bochy as Giants manager in 2006 It wasn’t the most celebrated of moves at the time, but Brian Sabean followed his gut and the Giants history was forever altered. After Felipe Alou retired as Giants manager following the 2006 season, Sabean, then Giants general manager, had to make…
DetailsManager Clint Hurdle hopes to return to Pirates in 2020 PITTSBURGH (AP) — Clint Hurdle hopes to return for what would be his 10th season as the Pittsburgh Pirates’ manager in 2020. Hurdle has two more years remaining on a deal that started with the 2018 season. Pittsburgh began Thursday 67-91, its most losses since…
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