Charlie Blackmon Likely To Return Friday The Rockies will activate outfielder Charlie Blackmon from the 10-day injured list Friday, Kyle Newman of the Denver Post suggests. Meanwhile, the Rockies lost left-handed reliever Mike Dunn to the 10-day IL on Thursday (retroactive to June 3) because of left AC joint inflammation and transferred fellow southpaw Harrison…
DetailsTwins Reportedly “Pushed Hard” For Craig Kimbrel The Twins “pushed hard” this week for closer Craig Kimbrel before he agreed to a three-year, $43MM contract with the Cubs on Wednesday, according to Dan Hayes of The Athletic (subscription link). Minnesota’s offer was “competitive,” but the team was only willing to give Kimbrel two years, Hayes…
DetailsBaton Rouge Supers Preview: Blue Bloods Battle It Out It’s a showdown between a pair of blue bloods in Baton Rouge with LSU and Florida State doing battle. Our Kendall Rogers goes inside the super. Source: https://d1baseball.com/postseason/baton-rouge-supers-preview-blue-bloods-battle-it-out/
DetailsReds Agree To Over-Slot Deal With 3rd-Rounder Tyler Callihan The Reds have agreed to an over-slot deal with third-rounder Tyler Callihan, the 85th selection in this year’s draft, per Jon Heyman of MLB Network. The high school infielder from Jacksonville will receive $1.5MM. That’s worth more than double the recommended value of Callihan’s pick ($710,700).…
DetailsWhat Yankees’ Plan B may be now that Dallas Keuchel’s off the board TORONTO — Max Scherzer. Justin Verlander. Gerrit Cole. Patrick Corbin. And now Dallas Keuchel. That quintet shares a bond beyond the obvious of being highly accomplished starting pitchers. All five have switched teams in the past five years, and none has gone…
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Progress Report: Last Winter’s 6 Highest-Paid Relievers The Cubs made a rare June free-agent splash Wednesday when they agreed to a three-year, $43MM contract with potential Hall of Fame closer Craig Kimbrel. The 31-year-old entered the offseason as the premier reliever available, but interest in Kimbrel was surprisingly tepid and he wound up having to…
DetailsJeff McNeil’s ‘D or C swing’ was all the Mets needed Even on a day he wasn’t in the starting lineup, Jeff McNeil managed to deliver one of the most important hits of the afternoon. With the Mets trailing by a run with one out in the seventh, Mickey Callaway first called on McNeil to…
DetailsFayetteville Supers Preview: SEC Stalwarts Fight For Omaha Spot Ole Miss has taken three of four games from Arkansas this season, but the Razorbacks hope to flip the script with a trip to Omaha on the line. Source: https://d1baseball.com/postseason/fayetteville-supers-preview-sec-stalwarts-fight-for-omaha-spot/
DetailsMadrigal works his magic in Double-A debut White Sox No. 4 prospect Nick Madrigal singled three times and swiped two bases in his Double-A debut to help lead Birmingham past Jackson, 4-3, on Thursday night. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190606&content_id=307834530&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsBlue Jays Extend GM Ross Atkins The Blue Jays have signed general manager Ross Atkins to a contract extension, Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet reports. The exact length of the deal is unknown, but it’ll keep Atkins in place through “at least” the 2020 campaign, according to Nicholson-Smith. More to come. Source: https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/06/blue-jays-extend-gm-ross-atkins.html
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