Called Up: Gavin Lux At the end of June 2017, observers could have seen Gavin Lux’s performance as a 19-year-old in the Midwest League and been underwhelmed. Despite a solid 11.1% walk rate and 18.7% strikeout rate, the 2016 first-round pick was hitting .211/.304/.303. The skepticism that often surrounds high school position players from northern…
DetailsA Dispatch From Days Three and Four of the WBSC U-18 World Cup I attended more games here in Busan, South Korea for Days Three and Four of the WBSC U-18 World Cup. These are my thoughts on some of the prospects I saw. Theo Millas (Canada), RHP Millas is an LSU commit. Listed at…
DetailsEarly Trade Deadline Re-Assessment: NL Central It has only been four weeks, so it’s too soon to judge with finality how this year’s trade deadline maneuvers will play out. That said, we’re already half of the way through the period — the regular season portion, at least — for which rental players were acquired. Even…
DetailsSouthern League playoff preview If the 2019 Southern League playoff field looks familiar, it’s because the same four teams from last season are back in it again, including reigning champion Jackson. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190903&content_id=310483698&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsRosenthal: An odd, Ruthian, trend; the deadline trade that wasn’t; how the Mets fixed Rosario; more notes – The Athletic Rosenthal’s latest. Source: http://www.baseballthinkfactory.org/newsstand/discussion/rosenthal_an_odd_ruthian_trend_the_deadline_trade_that_wasnt_how_the_mets_f
DetailsDOGS’ HR KING BARNUM TAKES AMERICAN ASSOCIATION MVP AWARD Photo via Chicago Dogs MOORHEAD, MN — The American Association announced Tuesday September 3 that Chicago Dogs’ INF Keon Barnum has earned the league’s Most Valuable Player award for the 2019 season. Barnum put together a historic season on his way to earning the award, clobbering…
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Anthony Rendon’s Hot August Adds Third Face to MVP Race For the first few months of this baseball season, everything had been coming up “Belli vs. Yeli.” Of course, this was for good reason. Since the two sluggers got off to scorching starts, the race for the National League Most Valuable Player award has centered…
DetailsEastern League playoff preview Top Phillies prospect Alec Bohm looks to fend off league MVP Chris Gittens when Reading faces Trenton in the first round, while Harrisburg brings a 20-year title drought into their best-of-5 set with Bowie. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190903&content_id=310482542&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsProspect Roundup: Games of September 2 Second-ranked St. Louis Cardinals prospect Dylan Carlson homered and doubled on a three-hit night while Colorado Rockies prospect Brenton Doyle went deep twice and notched five hits. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190903&content_id=310498730&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsReport: Yankees Nearly Acquired Ken Giles At Deadline The Yankees and Blue Jays almost pulled off a significant, intra-division deal involving closer Ken Giles at this year’s trade deadline, according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic (subscription link). Three prospects would’ve headed to Toronto had the deal gone through, though their particular identities aren’t known.…
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