Athletics Announce Changes To Player Development Department The Athletics announced on Thursday that Keith Lieppman will step down from his post as director of player development and transition to a role as a special adviser to the front office. He’ll be succeeded by Ed Sprague, who has been promoted after serving as Lieppman’s assistant director…
DetailsYankees start Chad Green, Stanton out: ALCS Game 6 lineup vs. Astros Chad Green will open for the Yankees with their season on the line Saturday night, while the Astros will counter with Brad Peacock in what will be a bullpen-filled Game 6 of the ALCS. Both teams opted for the trendy bullpen strategy with…
DetailsNL Notes: Arenado, Cano, Mets, Nats When Rockies megastar Nolan Arenado inked a franchise-record $260MM contract extension in February, it was of course assumed that the opt-out clause in his contract was one of Arenado’s demands to increase his leverage. However, it’s since been revealed that it was Rockies GM Jeff Bridich, not Arenado, who…
DetailsSo much makes Aaron Hicks’ Yankees tale remarkable HOUSTON – From the moment he showed up in The Bronx, it has been impossible to dislike anything about Aaron Hicks. Sure, he was slow to display the maximum possibilities of his talents, and he scuffled for a bit, hitting only .217 in 2016, his first year…
DetailsManagerial/Coaching Notes: Openers, Pirates, Phillies Though the opener concept is less than two years old, it is suddenly unsurprising to see not one, but both teams planning a bullpen day for game 6 of the ALCS. Two juggernauts like the Astros and Yankees turning to relievers to start a game this late in the postseason…
DetailsAgent Matt Sosnick Arrested On Charges Of Domestic Violence MLB agent Matt Sosnick was arrested in Northern California on charges of domestic violence and misdemeanor child endangerment dating to an incident that occurred with his wife on October 8, TMZ Sports recently reported. He was arrested a second time on Oct. 9 for violating conditions of…
DetailsThe Yankees’ next Opening Day lineup could look a lot different HOUSTON — Remember the spring training first base battle between Greg Bird and Luke Voit in which both performed well enough not only to make the team, but to start Opening Day? Remember how enthusiastic the Yankees were that Troy Tulowitzki came through the…
DetailsToronto President & CEO Mark Shapiro Speaks On Takeaways From Postseason, Job Rumors, Game Evolution President and CEO of the Toronto Blue Jays Mark Shapiro covered a variety of topics while speaking with Arden Zwelling and Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.ca (audio link). Shapiro provides insight into evolutions within the game, the process of identifying talent, and the…
DetailsThe Cage and the Dutch Baseball Hangout partner up Perhaps you have noticed a new advertisement on the right menu of this blog. The Dutch Baseball Hangout and baseball store The Cage in Antwerp, Belgium have teamed up to a partnership. The Cage is the only baseball store in Belgium, located in the Antwerp area.…
DetailsPadres Managerial Search Down To Ron Washington or Jayce Tingler Braves third base coach Ron Washington and Rangers Major League development coordinator Jayce Tingler are indeed the final two candidates to fill the Padres managerial vacancy, per MLB.com’s AJ Cassavell. Washington and Tingler have been the rumored final candidates for a couple of days now,…
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