2020 Conference Wrap: Big East Casey Dana and Seton Hall got off to a strong start in 2020 before the season was canceled. Find out which other Big East teams and players stood out in the abbreviated campaign. Source: https://d1baseball.com/analysis/2020-conference-wrap-big-east/
DetailsRockies Release Zac Rosscup The Rockies recently released southpaw Zac Rosscup, according to the latest Baseball America transactions log. It seems the organization determined he would not be a part of the 60-man player pool and was not otherwise worth keeping under contract. Also cut loose by the Rox were fellow lefty Evan Grills and infielder…
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Baseball Shorts: Baseball Annie In this episode of Baseball Shorts, we pay attention to the term Baseball Annie. What does the term mean and where does it come from? Read on and you will learn (in case you did not know it yet). A Baseball Annie is a woman who follows baseball players very closely…
DetailsThe heartbreaking events that led to ex-Dodger Andrew Toles’ arrest When former Dodgers outfielder Andrew Toles was arrested on June 22 while sleeping outside of the Key West Airport in Florida, his family felt one overwhelming emotion: relief. “It’s really crazy to say, but the mug shot, really, was the best thing ever,” Andrew’s sister,…
DetailsBreaking Bob: The 60-Game Season and the ERA Record One of the greatest myths of baseball history is the asterisk supposedly added to Roger Maris‘ then-record 61 home runs in the 1961 season. As the story goes, Major League Baseball, aghast that Babe Ruth’s home run record could be broken by Maris in a 162-game…
DetailsSmall tweaks to improve MLB’s ‘robust’ coronavirus testing plan Let’s recognize the easiest part of regularly testing baseball players for the coronavirus. “Who better than a baseball player to spit into a cup?” mused Dr. Lawrence Leigh, a radiologist based in Florida. “It’s readily available, and they’re used to doing it.” Dr. Leigh and his…
DetailsEppler On Possibility Of 2020 Debut For Jo Adell Top Angels prospect Jo Adell won’t have a chance to force his way into the big leagues this year through his play at Triple-A, but that may not be altogether necessary. GM Billy Eppler says that he anticipates Adell will have the opportunities he needs to…
DetailsPadres Acquire Jorge Mateo from Oakland Yesterday, a few days after the transaction freeze was lifted, we had our first mid-pandemic trade when the Padres acquired Jorge Mateo from Oakland for a Player to be Named Later. Let’s dig into this deal, which is more important mechanically than it is from a baseball standpoint. The…
DetailsDerek Jeter: Baseball will suffer from ‘embarrassing’ MLB talks Derek Jeter didn’t sugarcoat the contentious and failed negotiations between MLB and the Players Association, calling the talks to play a shortened season amid the novel coronavirus pandemic “embarrassing at times” and “pretty sad to see.” The Marlins’ CEO painted a bleak picture of the relationship…
DetailsA Minor Matt Kemp Move Illuminates Major Obstacles to a 2020 Season It was a mundane transaction, one that ordinarily wouldn’t have required 500 words to explain to a baseball-starved readership, let alone 1,800. Matt Kemp, a 35-year-old former All-Star who played just 20 major league games last year, signed a minor-league deal with the…
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