Royals Give Franco Third Base Job, Change of Scenery The Royals agreed to sign third baseman Maikel Franco to a one-year, $2.95 million contract with up to $1.05 million in incentives, according to reports on Thursday afternoon. Franco is expected to be the Royals’ everyday third baseman in 2020 and could remain in Kansas City…
DetailsToolshed: The All-Decade Prospect Team Toolshed goes position by position to select the players who stood out most as prospects during their times in the Minor Leagues from 2010 through 2019. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20191220&content_id=312252060&fext=.jsp&vkey=toolshed&sid=milb
DetailsPrimer Dugout (and link of the day) 12-20-2019 Pittsburgh Press, December 20, 1919:“The Redsox players signed for more than one year will have to live up to their contracts,” declares Manager Ed Barrow. … “If the club submitted to Ruth every time he balked the morale of the players would be endangered and eventually result…
DetailsMutual Interest Between Blue Jays, Edwin Encarnacion Earlier this month, the Blue Jays were connected to the likes of Yoshitomo Tsutsugo, Justin Smoak and Edwin Encarnacion as they evaluated first base options. Less than two weeks later, both Tsutsugo and Smoak are off the board, but Sportsnet’s Ben Nicholson-Smith tweets that there’s mutual interest between…
Details2020 CBD TOP 100 COUNTDOWN: 41. ALERICK SOULARIE (TENNESSEE) Tennessee outfielder Alerick Soularie comes in at 41 on our Top 100 Countdown. Soularie started his… Visit College Baseball Daily for the Full Story Source: http://www.collegebaseballdaily.com/2019/12/20/2020-cbd-top-100-countdown-41-alerick-soularie-tennessee/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CollegeBaseballDaily+%28College+Baseball+Daily%29
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Wade Miley’s Cutter Should Be a Lot Better Veteran southpaw Wade Miley recently signed a two-year deal with the pitching-minded Cincinnati Reds. Last year with the Houston Astros, Miley posted his highest WAR since 2015, which should come as little surprise since he was under the guidance of one of the best pitching coaches in…
DetailsIn the name of efficiency: Why towns like Bluefield fear MLB’s radical plans for minor league baseball – The Athletic Interesting read. Source: https://www.baseballthinkfactory.org/newsstand/discussion/in_the_name_of_efficiency_why_towns_like_bluefield_fear_mlbs_radical_plans
DetailsMLB Rumors, Trades, and Signings | MLB.com Will he really get traded? Source: https://www.baseballthinkfactory.org/newsstand/discussion/mlb_rumors_trades_and_signings_mlbcom
Details2020 CBD TOP 100 COUNTDOWN: 42. IAN BEDELL (MISSOURI) There might not be anyone in the country who made bigger strides from their freshman to sophomore… Visit College Baseball Daily for the Full Story Source: http://www.collegebaseballdaily.com/2019/12/20/2020-cbd-top-100-countdown-42-ian-bedell-missouri/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CollegeBaseballDaily+%28College+Baseball+Daily%29
DetailsJob Posting: TrackMan Data Operations 2020 Internship Position: Data Operations 2020 Internship Location: Stamford, CT Description: Join TrackMan Baseball’s Data Operations team as a paid intern for the 2020 baseball season. You will have a vital role in a growing, fast-moving, entrepreneurial company that is breaking new ground in sports. In this position, you will…
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