How Jordan Montgomery stays ready for Yankees amid coronavirus uncertainty Yankees pitcher Jordan Montgomery takes Post readers behind the scenes as he tries to stay prepared for the 2020 season amid the coronavirus pandemic. As told to Ken Davidoff. Hello from Sumter, S.C., my hometown. I’ve been back here for almost three weeks, but if…
DetailsHow The Delayed Season Impacts The Indians All 30 big league clubs are waiting to see whether a 2020 season will be played at all, but assuming a season is able to take place in some capacity, the prolonged delay will impact some clubs more than others. We’ve already examined the potential effects for the…
DetailsRebound Candidate: Blake Snell Right off the top, I’ll acknowledge the term ’rebound candidate’ is a bit strong to describe Blake Snell. Even looking only at bottom line results, Snell’s 2019 season was serviceable. He logged a 4.29 ERA in 107 innings over 23 starts; Baseball Reference, which emphasizes run prevention in its WAR calculation, pegged…
DetailsYankees’ David Hale looking to Korea for baseball hope amid MLB pause David Hale is just one of the hundreds of players waiting to find out when — or even if — the MLB season will start. And like many others, he’s looking to see what other leagues do, particularly in Asia, where certain leagues…
DetailsGM Trade History: Rays’ Erik Neander The small market Rays have long been proactive on the trade market. That’s been the club’s preferred method of fielding competitive rosters while maintaining one of the league’s lowest payrolls. That can sometimes require moves unpopular with the fan base, although like any team, the Rays have had their…
DetailsMets might be MLB’s biggest loser in the coronavirus era There are 30 losers. Some lose less, some lose a lot more when it comes to major league teams during the coronavirus pandemic. The Orioles lose less. They were going to have trouble drawing spectators this year. They get to run time off the horrible…
DetailsThree Diamondbacks Minority Owners Sue Managing General Partner A trio of Diamondbacks minority owners have filed a lawsuit against the franchise’s managing general partner Ken Kendrick, according to a report from Zach Buchanan of The Athletic. The plaintiffs allege that Kendrick illegally forced them to either increase their stake in the Diamondbacks or have their…
Details2020 D1Baseball Transfer Tracker It’s an interesting time in college baseball with some seniors getting a year back and others not. Keep track of all the transfers in one spot! Source: https://d1baseball.com/featured/2020-d1baseball-transfer-tracker/
DetailsThe Greatest Rookie Seasons By A Catcher To be eligible, players since 1957 had to meet the MLB qualifications for rookie status. Players prior to the 1957 season were considered rookies based on rookie status taken from Fangraphs. The other qualification for eligibility for this list is that players had to have a minimum of…
DetailsNL Notes: Crawford, Kim, Mikolas, Cecil, Johnson Brandon Crawford gave the San Francisco Chronicle’s John Shea a rundown of his daily routine, as the Giants shortstop is busy balancing his time with his wife and four young children alongside workouts and engaging in whatever baseball activities he can manage from his house. On this particular…
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