Jon Daniels and the Texas Rangers’ Draft The Texas Rangers selected Texas Tech infielder Josh Jung eighth overall in last month’s amateur draft. They followed that up by taking Baylor infielder Davis Wendzel with the 41st overall pick. The Big 12 Conference co-players of the year both signed on the dotted line last week, Jung…
DetailsRoyals Promote Bubba Starling The Royals announced Thursday that they will select the contract of outfielder Bubba Starling prior to tomorrow’s game. A corresponding 40-man roster move will be announced tomorrow. Starling, 27 next month, was the fifth overall draft pick by the Royals back in 2011. The Kansas native instantly became one of baseball’s…
DetailsFanGraphs Audio Presents: The Untitled McDongenhagen Project, Ep. 18 UMP: The Untitled McDongenhagen Project, Episode 18 This is the 18th episode of a sorta weekly program co-hosted by Eric Longenhagen and Kiley McDaniel about player evaluation in all its forms. The show, which is available through the normal FanGraphs Audio feed, has a working name…
DetailsJay Jaffe FanGraphs Chat -7/11/19 Source: https://blogs.fangraphs.com/jay-jaffe-fangraphs-chat-7-11-19/
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Finding a New Baseball Home in the KBO, Part 2 This is the second half of a two-part interview with four foreign-born players in the Korea Baseball Organization. Part 1 can be found here. RHP Josh Lindblom of the Doosan Bears (Sung Min Kim/FanGraphs) Any Korean food that grew on you? Josh Lindblom: All of…
DetailsSouthern notes: Rasmussen ready to roll Brewers 15th-rated prospect Drew Rasmussen hopes to turn things around this season especially after conquering serious injury twice. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190711&content_id=308935126&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsMinor MLB Transactions: 7/11/19 The latest minor move from around the game… Brewers right-hander Deolis Guerra cleared waivers and was assigned outright to Triple-A San Antonio, per MLB.com’s Adam McCalvy (Twitter link). The 30-year-old Guerra made just one appearance with the Brewers after having his contract selected, wherein he was hammered for four runs in…
DetailsMinor League Baseball and Joe Torre Safe At Home Foundation seek to raise awareness for and end domestic violence For the third consecutive year, Minor League Baseball and the Joe Torre Safe At Home Foundation are partnering to raise awareness of domestic violence and educate MiLB fans about the resources available to help survivors. Source:…
DetailsMLB division records will tell you how good teams really are Divisional strengths and weaknesses often get lost in the shuffle when analyzing Major League Baseball. It’s easy to zoom in too tight when handicapping game-by-game, day-by-day through the season. Bettors can miss out on big-picture dynamics that are influencing results. The annual All-Star break…
DetailsVibes feel good after switch to short-season The transition from Triple-A to the Rookie Advanced-level Pioneer League hasn’t been without its challenges for the Rocky Mountain Vibes, but general manager Chris Phillips is already seeing the benefits. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190711&content_id=308911814&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
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