Indians Expected To Promote Aaron Civale Right-hander Aaron Civale is expected to start for the Indians on Saturday against the Tigers, Zack Meisel of The Athletic tweets. Civale is not yet on the Indians’ 40-man roster, which is currently at capacity. This will be the first major league promotion for the 24-year-old Civale, who joined…
DetailsIndians Place Mike Clevinger On 10-Day IL FRIDAY: The Indians have placed Clevinger on the IL (retroactive to June 18) and recalled lefty Josh Smith from Triple-A Columbus, Mandy Bell of MLB.com tweets. THURSDAY: After spending over two months on the injury list, Indians right-hander Mike Clevinger is likely going to be sidelined again due…
DetailsRoyals Activate Hunter Dozier The Royals have activated third baseman Hunter Dozier from the 10-day injured list and optioned outfielder Jorge Bonifacio to Triple-A Omaha. Dozier’s back after missing three weeks with chest tightness. The 27-year-old performed like one of the majors’ breakout stars over the season’s first two months, posting a .314/.398/.589 line with…
DetailsPhillies vs. Marlins: Count on Aaron Nola and take the Under Aaron Nola of the Philadelphia Phillies enters Friday’s showdown with the Miami Marlins with numbers that typically do not translate to a 6-1 record. Nola has a 4.89 ERA, has given up four walks every nine innings and has a 1.51 WHIP while allowing…
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DetailsGiants Claim Joey Rickard, Place Nick Vincent On 60-Day IL The Giants have claimed outfielder Joey Rickard from the Orioles, per a club announcement. He had been designated for assignment recently. To create 40-man roster space, the club placed reliever Nick Vincent on the 60-day injured list. He has been sidelined for nearly a month…
DetailsHow Vegas is looking at rotations of Yankees and Astros As the much-anticipated Houston Astros-New York Yankees series continues this weekend at the Stadium, bettors should already be thinking about starting pitching outlooks for the postseason. Houston and New York are virtual locks to make the playoffs given their great starts to 2019 and talent…
DetailsMets Not Expected To Make Managerial Change Though the fading Mets axed a pair of pitching coaches yesterday, reports indicate that skipper Mickey Callaway is likely to remain at the helm through season’s end. Mike Puma of the New York Post said yesterday that Callaway is considered safe barring a full-blown devolution of the season,…
DetailsThe ZiPS (Almost) Midseason Update – American League When looking at the differences between midseason and original projections, it’s always fun to see where reality shredded expectations the most. The American League in 2019, on the other hand, is fairly boring. We have one big surprise, bordering on the edge of truly affecting the playoff…
DetailsWhite Sox Sign Jacob Scavuzzo The White Sox have signed outfielder Jacob Scavuzzo, according to a club announcement. He’ll report to Triple-A Charlotte. Scavuzzo, 25, posted an intriguing — if unbalanced — .259/.300/.696 slash line in 120 plate appearances at Triple-A with the Padres organization. That wasn’t enough to impressive the San Diego brass, as…
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