Rockies To Select Contracts Of Daniel Bard, Matt Kemp, Chris Owings The Rockies will carry long-lost MLB reliever Daniel Bard on their Opening Day roster, GM Jeff Bridich tells reporters including Nick Groke of The Athletic (Twitter links). He’ll have to be selected to the 40-man roster in order to be activated. Also making the…
DetailsYasiel Puig’s Braves shot on hold after positive coronavirus test It appears testing positive for coronavirus may have complicated Yasiel Puig’s deal with the Atlanta Braves. The 29-year-old outfielder made the announcement on Twitter Friday afternoon, saying that he’s asymptomatic but quarantining until he gets two consecutive negative tests. Puig also alluded to the fact…
DetailsRockies To Release Bryan Shaw, Jake McGee The Rockies have requested release waivers on relievers Bryan Shaw and Jake McGee, per Jeff Passan of ESPN.com (via Twitter) and Thomas Harding of MLB.com (Twitter link). More to come … Source: https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2020/07/rockies-to-release-bryan-shaw-jake-mcgee.html
DetailsWhy Baseball Is Losing Black America Most fans probably did not notice, in the euphoria of the moment, that Wilson was the only Black player on the team. But he felt it every day. His experience in baseball told a story of isolation. His roommate with the Mets, Jason Isringhausen, had never lived with a…
DetailsMLBTR Live Chat: 7/17/20 Click here to participate in today’s live chat with host Jeff Todd. Source: https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2020/07/mlbtr-live-chat-71720.html
DetailsCubs Select Jason Kipnis, Return & Re-Acquire Trevor Megill The Cubs have announced a pair of 40-man roster moves, with Sahadev Sharma of The Athletic among those to cover things on Twitter. The club selected the contract of veteran infielder Jason Kipnis, ensuring he’ll be on the Opening Day roster when the season gets underway.…
DetailsGiants News & Notes: Longo, Belt, Hamilton, Madero, Bishop The Giants may have to open the season without their starting corner infielders, Kerry Crowley of the Bay Area News Group explains. First baseman Brandon Belt is dealing with a right heel problem, and third baseman Evan Longoria has a moderate oblique strain. Manager Gabe Kapler…
DetailsSabermetrics Meets the 60-Game Season In the short term, though, it means more work. For Forman and other purveyors and displayers of advanced baseball metrics, the 2020 season poses two separate problems: calculating the stats and presenting the stats. Take the automatic-runner rule, which combines both problems. In order to shorten games and minimize roster…
DetailsYasiel Puig Tests Positive For Coronavirus Braves outfielder Yasiel Puig announced Friday on Twitter that he has tested positive for the coronavirus. More to come. Source: https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2020/07/yasiel-puig-tests-positive-for-coronavirus.html
DetailsDJ LeMahieu Rejoins Yankees JULY 17: LeMahieu is back on the field, Kristie Ackert of the New York Daily News tweets. JULY 15: Yankees infielder DJ LeMahieu has been on the shelf since July 4 because of a positive COVID-19 test, but he’s nearing a return to the club. LeMahieu is expected to rejoin the…
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