BP en español: Los mejores robadores de bases deberían robar tercera más a menudo Traducido por Marco Gámez El mes pasado, escribí sobre robos de tercera base. Te mostraré los dos gráficos clave de ese artículo. Esta muestra la tasa de éxito de robos de tercera base desde 1920. Los corredores de base han tenido…
DetailsMets Outright Hunter Strickland Right-hander Hunter Strickland went unclaimed on outright waivers and has been assigned to the team’s alternate training site in Brooklyn, tweets MLB.com’s Anthony DiComo. Strickland is no longer on the 40-man roster, but because he was outrighted to the alternate training site, he remains in the Mets’ 60-man player pool and…
DetailsYankees’ Giancarlo Stanton hopes leaner frame helps him avoid injuries Giancarlo Stanton planned to play this season leaner with the hope less weight on a large frame would help him avoid the injuries that limited him to 18 regular season games and five in the postseason last year. Then he suffered a calf strain at…
DetailsDavid Peterson shows more Mets promise during chaotic day Between Yoenis Cespedes not showing up and later opting out of the season, and the Mets offense remaining inept, it was another dark day in Atlanta for Luis Rojas’ team. There was one ray of sunshine trying to peek through the storm clouds, however. Rookie left-hander…
DetailsAaron Judge making MVP case with scary Yankees power: Sherman Twenty-seven homers in a 60-game season would be the equivalent of 73 homers. This public service announcement is offered by those watching Aaron Judge this young season. There is so much to hate about the 2020 campaign. So much to be concerned with on a…
DetailsMLB commissioner Rob Manfred says ‘we are playing’ but ‘players need to be better’ Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred remains confident the 2020 season can continue, telling ESPN’s Karl Ravech on Saturday that “there is no reason to quit now” despite positive coronavirus tests that have led to the postponement of 17 games in…
DetailsBrewers bench coach Pat Murphy ‘resting comfortably’ after heart attack Brewers general manager David Stearns said the 61-year-old Murphy received a stent and is expected to be released from Froedtert Hospital in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, “in a couple of days.” Stearns said it is too early to estimate when Murphy might be back in uniform. “The…
DetailsThe best and worst moments of Yoenis Cespedes’ Mets run Yoenis Cespedes’ roller-coaster ride of a Mets career came to a close Sunday afternoon with the announcement he is opting out of the season due to COVID-19 concerns and his contract set to expire after this shortened campaign. Here is a look at some of…
DetailsYankees sweep Red Sox behind Aaron Judge masterpiece Pause it! And we aren’t talking about the baseball season yet. Based on the three Red Sox-Yankees games this weekend at Yankee Stadium, the best rivalry in baseball is on furlough to a wide gulf in talent for two teams moving in opposite directions. To qualify as…
DetailsRangers Place Danny Santana On 10-Day Injured List Prior to this afternoon’s game against the Giants, the Rangers announced they’ve placed outfielder Danny Santana on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to July 30, with a right forearm strain. In his stead, they’re bringing up infield prospect Anderson Tejeda. Four years removed from his previous quality season, Santana…
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