Kyle Freeland Has a New Trick Up His Sleeve Kyle Freeland isn’t satisfied with last year’s breakout season. That’s bad news for opposing hitters. The 25-year-old Colorado Rockies southpaw is coming off a 2018 campaign where he finished fourth in the NL Cy Young Award voting after going 17-7 with a 2.85 ERA and a…
DetailsFarm System Rankings: Overall (10-1) The Padres, Rays and Braves compete for the top three spots as MiLB.com concludes its Farm System Rankings with the top 10 overall systems in the game heading into the 2019 season. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190306&content_id=304779462&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsPrimer Dugout (and link of the day) 3-6-2019 Pittsburgh Press, March 6, 1919:[John] McGraw has received and is considering an invitation from J.P. Davies of the Curtiss Aeroplane Corporation, in which the Giants leader is urged to fly to Philadelphia, with his team mates for the opening game there on April 23. McGraw has indicated…
DetailsCubs’ reworked deal with Brad Brach underscores 2019 financial, bullpen limits Turns out the Cubs spent even less on players during the winter than originally thought. And the story behind reworking reliever Brad Brach’s contract after the pitcher failed his physical because of mono might offer insight into the state of their bullpen and maybe…
DetailsMLB teams need catchers at spring training. They just don’t want to pay them. Pitchers and catchers arrive to Major League camps before position players because the pitchers need extra time to get ready for the season and because without catchers, to paraphrase Casey Stengel, there would be a lot of passed balls. Teams bring…
DetailsThe Separate Paths of Craig Kimbrel and the Red Sox With just over three weeks before Opening Day, Craig Kimbrel remains a free agent, and the Red Sox, whom he helped win the World Series last fall, don’t have a bona fide closer. For as sensible as a reunion might seem, it’s unlikely to happen,…
DetailsAnother Dutch kid heads to a US college Another Dutch youngster has decided to go to the USA to play for a college team. Luuk ter Beek will join Arizona Western College which plays in the National Junior College Athletic Association, Arizona Community College Athletic Conference. The eighteen-year-old Luuk ter Beek, debuted in the Dutch hoofdklasse…
DetailsLuis Severino Shut Down For Two Weeks Due To Shoulder Inflammation – MLB Trade Rumors 2:53pm: The MRI showed inflammation to Severino’s rotator cuff, MLB.com’s Bryan Hoch tweets. He’ll rest for at least two weeks while undergoing treatment, including injections and anti-inflammatories, before picking up a ball. That’ll likely knock Severino out for Opening Day,…
DetailsTexas Rangers: Joey Gallo more open to bunting vs. shifts | Fort Worth Star-Telegram Meanwhile, back at Surprise Stadium, Joey Gallo bunted, which is probably bigger news than Lynn’s pitching or Woodward’s talking. As we all know, there isn’t much that gets some fans’ dander up more than Gallo not bunting against an infield shift.…
DetailsThe wonder of Wander, who is on the Rays’ fast track Will Franco be the next?Since 2000, just 11 players have made their major league debuts before their 20th birthday, including former Rays outfielder B.J. Upton. Others on the list Felix Hernandez (Mariners), Bryce Harper (Nationals), Jurickson Profar (Rangers), Juan Soto (Nationals), Julio Urias (Dodgers),…
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