MLB thinks this email is smoking gun in salary fight with players A smoking gun potentially exists that the union knew another negotiation needed to be had beyond a March agreement with MLB about how the players would be paid in 2020 if games were contested without a paid audience. An email from an MLB…
DetailsWhich 15 Players Should The Twins Protect In An Expansion Draft? In a few weeks, we’ll be running a two-team mock expansion draft here at MLBTR. Currently, we’re creating 15-player protected lists for each of the existing 30 teams. You can catch up on the rules for player eligibility here. So far, we’ve done the…
DetailsStephen F. Austin Baseball banned from 2021 NCAA Tournament Stephen F. Austin baseball has been banned from the 2021 NCAA tournament due to violations with the… Visit College Baseball Daily for the Full Story Source: http://www.collegebaseballdaily.com/2020/05/19/stephen-f-austin-baseball-banned-from-2021-ncaa-tournament/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CollegeBaseballDaily+%28College+Baseball+Daily%29
DetailsAaron Judge’s girlfriend Samantha Bracksieck busted for ‘extreme DUI’ Court records show Bracksieck was charged with “extreme DUI” for an alleged blood alcohol concentration level between .15 and .19, as well as a headlight violation and changing lanes in an unsafe manner. Source: https://nypost.com/2020/05/19/aaron-judges-girlfriend-samantha-bracksieck-busted-for-extreme-dui/
DetailsAlex Bregman Seeking New Representation Star Astros third baseman Alex Bregman is seeking new representation, according to MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand (via Twitter). Once a change is made, it’ll be reflected in MLBTR’s Agency Database. This is an interesting move for a variety of reasons (no, not related to trashcan-banging schemes). For one thing, while player…
DetailsAngels Notes: Ballpark, Furloughs We missed this when it came out a week ago, but Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times recently provided an update on the club’s ballpark and related business development efforts. The global pandemic has obviously introduced some new variables. The Anaheim City Council agreed to bump back the deadline for…
DetailsJay Jaffe FanGraphs Chat – 5/19/20 Source: https://blogs.fangraphs.com/jay-jaffe-fangraphs-chat-5-19-20/
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Checking Twins’ Future Balance Sheet After Recent Spending 2020 salary terms are set to be hammered out in the coming days. But what about what’s owed to players beyond that point? The near-term economic picture remains questionable at best. That’ll make teams all the more cautious with guaranteed future salaries. Every organization has some amount…
Details2020 Conference Wrap: America East Hartford was off to a strong start in 2020, and so was ace Nick Dombkowski. Find out which other America East Conference teams and players stood out in the shortened campaign. Source: https://d1baseball.com/analysis/2020-conference-wrap-america-east/
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Baseball Shorts: “On the Interstate” A real short one today. In today’s episode of Baseball Shorts, we pay attention to the term “On the Interstate.” When a player is hitting between .100 and .199 it is said that he is on the Interstate. The 1 can be seen as the I of Interstate and the…
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