Clever ways for Yankees to salvage unruly pitchers market Nothing in this trade market favors the Yankees. The Yankees knew the Mets would not trade them Noah Syndergaard and would ask for more from them than others for Zack Wheeler. But they didn’t anticipate the already thin high-end starting pitching market would reduce further with…
DetailsReaction & Analysis To The Marcus Stroman Trade It was widely assumed that the Blue Jays were going to trade Marcus Stroman before the deadline, and many rumors suggested that he could eventually wind up in New York. Exactly where in the Big Apple Stroman landed, however, ended up being the surprise, as it was…
DetailsMarcus Stroman is Now a Met, for Some Reason While it might not be a surprise that the Blue Jays’ Marcus Stroman is the first big-name player to be traded in advance of the coming July 31 deadline, the team on the other end of the transaction has raised some eyebrows. At 50-55, the Mets…
DetailsDOGS RALLY PAST RAILROADERS July 28 Evening Recaps Chicago 7, Cleburne 6 – Box Score Pinch hitter/C Rey Gonzalez belted a three-run home run in the seventh inning to give Chicago the lead for good as the Dogs defeated Cleburne, 7-6. Chicago was down 6-1 after three innings of play before rallying with two runs…
DetailsO’Loughlin helms first Connecticut no-no Australian lefty Jack O’Loughlin went six innings and combined with Michael Bienlien, Kyle Thomas and Kory Behenna on the first no-hitter in team history as Class A Short Season Connecticut beat Tri-City, 3-0. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190728&content_id=309497786&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsWho the Mets gave up in Marcus Stroman surprise The last time the Mets traded two of their top prospects, it didn’t end so well. Here goes Round 2. On Sunday night, the Mets sent pitching prospects Anthony Kay and Simeon Woods Richardson to the Blue Jays for righty hurler Marcus Stroman, the teams announced.…
DetailsBiscuits’ Fleming goes the distance again Tampa Bay Rays southpaw Josh Fleming scattered three hits over nine innings in his second consecutive complete game for Double-A Montgomery in a 2-0 win over Birmingham on Sunday. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190728&content_id=309497058&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
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Mets Acquire Marcus Stroman 8:08PM: The deal has been officially announced. 5:41PM: The Mets and Blue Jays have reached an agreement on a trade that will send Blue Jays right-hander Marcus Stroman to New York, according to Jon Morosi of MLB Network. The deal is pending medical review. According to The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal, minor-league pitchers…
DetailsHuntington: Pirates “Looking At Adding To Future Clubs” At Deadline With the trade deadline less than three days away, Pirates GM Neal Huntington said that his front office “in the process of looking at adding to future clubs” rather than buying for a late run at a postseason berth in 2019. The Pirates have posted…
DetailsSorting through confusion of Mets’ Marcus Stroman trade They were in fourth place, 7 ¹/₂ games out of a wild card, yet desperate to believe they were in it and to convince their fan base to keep coming to games. So the Mets made a win-now move and sacrificed their best lefty pitching prospect. This…
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