Final 2020 Power Rankings: Catcher Ohio State’s Dillon Dingler put together a strong performance in the abbreviated 2020 campaign and moved up our list of the nation’s top 30 catchers. Find out who else cracked the list. Source: https://d1baseball.com/position-power-rankings/final-2020-power-rankings-catcher/
DetailsMinor League Baseball about to fall for the con artists of MLB According to Baseball America, there will be a video conference between Major League Baseball and Minor League Baseball on Wednesday. According to the baseball magazine, a source with insight into the thinking of both parties, MLB and MiLB have already agreed on a…
DetailsWild World Series Tactics: 1998-2000 Last week, I began looking at strange decisions made in past World Series. Partially, it’s very interesting to me, and partially, there’s no baseball happening at the moment, but we have to write about something. This week — yep, still no baseball. And so here is the next installment in…
DetailsMinor-League Baseball Prepared To Accept Team Contraction Minor League Baseball has resisted a contraction and realignment push since Major League Baseball launched it last fall. But the stark realities of the coronavirus pandemic have forced MiLB to accept that outcome in advance of negotiations with its big-brother league, J.J. Cooper of Baseball America reports. That’s not…
DetailsAMERICAN ASSOCIATION POSTPONES START OF 2020 SEASON MOORHEAD, MINN. – The Board of Directors of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball has postponed the start of the 2020 regular season, which was scheduled for May 19. The American Association will aim for a start date of the season in early July. The league intends…
DetailsManfred Expects 2020 Season To Resume; Spectators Still Possible? In a memorandum issued to baseball operations employees around the game, commissioner Rob Manfred stated that he “fully anticipate[s] baseball will return this season,” per a report from Jeff Passan of ESPN.com. The message was delivered alongside less optimistic news: while already expected, the league has…
DetailsKorean Baseball League sets season start date with coronavirus caveat The Korean Baseball Organization on Tuesday both began playing spring training games and announced when it would start its regular season — with stipulations built around the possibility that the coronavirus could still invade the league. All 10 teams in the third-best league in the…
DetailsJoin the team: Timber Rattlers want you The Class A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, based in Appleton, are a community-owned franchise. Fans can become part of the team by buying membership certificates. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20200421&content_id=313299216&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsToolshed dream lineup: The 23-year-olds Blue Jays right-hander Nate Pearson and Giants catcher Joey Bart highlight a theoretical lineup of 23-year-old prospects who are closing in on the Major Leagues. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20200421&content_id=313305232&fext=.jsp&vkey=toolshed&sid=milb
DetailsDavid Wells helping coronavirus charities in his very unique way Can I interest you in a David Wells protective cup from 1993? Too late. You missed your shot. Four devoted fans, for better or worse, didn’t. Actually, it’s for the better. The two-time Yankee, author of a perfect game as well as a controversial autobiography,…
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