Banged-Up Yankees Lose Judge But Gain Ground Amid a slew of injuries, the Yankees have managed to keep themselves afloat. But while taking three out of four from the Royals and climbing above .500 (11-10) this weekend, they suffered a major blow: Aaron Judge, their most valuable position player in each of the past three…
DetailsMets need struggling Noah Syndergaard to back up his words Thor can’t close the door. This strange Sunday could have had a much different ending if not for another poor outing from Noah Syndergaard. Syndergaard did enough wrong on his own to merit the loss, but he got little help on defense from shortstop Amed…
DetailsPromo Preview: Omaha joke becomes reality On April Fools’ Day, the Omaha Storm Chasers announced that they would play as the Potholes. That joke is now reality: Potholes Night is April 24. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190422&content_id=306377146&fext=.jsp&vkey=promo_preview&sid=milb
DetailsProspect Roundup: Games of April 21 Braves infielder Drew Waters clubbed his first Double-A home run, while Rays outfielder Josh Lowe recorded the first multi-homer game of his Minor League career. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190422&content_id=306463342&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsIs this the craziest double play ever? Maybe! A’s center fielder Ramón Laureano has added to his superb defensive reputation with a handful of astonishing plays this season, but Sunday’s tops them all. Source: http://www.baseballthinkfactory.org/newsstand/discussion/is_this_the_craziest_double_play_ever_maybe
DetailsPrimer Dugout (and link of the day) 4-22-2019 Pittsburgh Gazette Times, April 22, 1919:Ray Schalk, who’s quite a catcher, has made public “Ten Commandments” for aspiring young backstops. He told them to George S. Robbins, Chicago scribe, and they’re worth passing along. Here they are: Don’t steal, except to pilfer your opponents’ signals. Don’t overeat.…
DetailsRay’s Ramblings: April 22nd – Prospects365.com Some good prospect updates. Source: http://www.baseballthinkfactory.org/newsstand/discussion/rays_ramblings_april_22nd_prospects365com
DetailsTop 41 Prospects: Minnesota Twins Below is an analysis of the prospects in the farm system of the Minnesota Twins. Scouting reports are compiled with information provided by industry sources as well as from our own (both Eric Longenhagen’s and Kiley McDaniel’s) observations. For more information on the 20-80 scouting scale by which all of…
DetailsAaron Judge has a “pretty significant strain” of his oblique – HardballTalk More bad news for the Yankees. Source: http://www.baseballthinkfactory.org/newsstand/discussion/aaron_judge_has_a_pretty_significant_strain_of_his_oblique_hardballtalk
DetailsProspectus Feature: Too Many Homers The post Prospectus Feature: Too Many Homers appeared first on Baseball Prospectus. Source: https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/48664/prospectus-feature-too-many-homers/
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