Cubs, Orioles Have Discussed Jonathan Villar The Cubs have discussed a Jonathan Villar trade with the Orioles, reports Roch Kubatko of MASNsports.com, though he adds that a match between the two teams appears unlikely at this time. Chicago was tied to Eric Sogard before he was traded from Toronto to Tampa Bay, and Addison Russell’s…
Details2001 Topps blows up the record book Thumb through your collection of 2001 Topps and these nine cards might not jump out at you unless you really, really know your baseball record book backward and forward. Yessir! You are looking at 2001 Topps cards (counting Josh Fogg from the traded set) of pitchers 1-8 and…
DetailsJoey Gallo’s Best Season Gets Shorter The Rangers announced Thursday that Joey Gallo will miss 4-6 weeks after undergoing surgery to remove a fractured hamate bone in his right wrist. That’s bad news for Rangers fans, who’ll see somewhat fewer moonshots and scalded line drives than they would have otherwise, middling news for the Rangers…
DetailsRangers Outright Carlos Tocci Rangers outfielder Carlos Tocci has been assigned outright to Triple-A Nashville after clearing waivers, the club announced over the weekend. Tocci was designated for assignment last week. Tocci, 23, hasn’t appeared in the Majors this season, instead spending the entire year to date with the Rangers’ top affiliate in Nashville. Texas…
DetailsLoek van Mil passes away at 34 With great sadness, the Dutch baseball world has learned of the passing of Dutch pitcher Loek van Mil. The tall Dutchman passed away at the age of 34 as the result of a fatal accident. The pitcher who made 48 appearances for the Dutch national team announced his…
DetailsCircle Change: Envisioning MadBum 2.0 The post Circle Change: Envisioning MadBum 2.0 appeared first on Baseball Prospectus. Source: https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/51933/circle-change-envisioning-madbum-2-0/
DetailsMonday Morning Ten Pack: July 29, 2019 The post Monday Morning Ten Pack: July 29, 2019 appeared first on Baseball Prospectus. Source: https://www.baseballprospectus.com/prospects/article/51945/monday-morning-ten-pack-july-29-2019/
DetailsThe Summer of ’69: Baseball 50 Years Ago (July 29, 1969) The post The Summer of ’69: Baseball 50 Years Ago (July 29, 1969) appeared first on Baseball Prospectus. Source: https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/51939/the-summer-of-69-baseball-50-years-ago-july-29-1969/
DetailsTransaction Analysis: Romo to Minnesota, Diekman to Oakland The post Transaction Analysis: Romo to Minnesota, Diekman to Oakland appeared first on Baseball Prospectus. Source: https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/51926/transaction-analysis-romo-to-minnesota-diekman-to-oakland/
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Short Relief: Searching for Tickety-Boo While I am well known as that person among my friends who has definitely not seen whatever show everyone else has been talking about for months, I have seen Good Omens, the Amazon Prime adaptation of the 1990 Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett novel of the same name. Both of…
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