Padres Chairman Ron Fowler On “Embarrassing” Season Neither a gargantuan investment in Manny Machado nor the marvelous rookie introduction of Fernando Tatis Jr. helped the Padres escape from the majors’ basement this season. With a 70-92 mark in 2019, the club’s now mired in a 13-year playoff drought and stuck on nine seasons without at…
DetailsLuke Voit Not A Lock For Yankees’ ALDS Roster It would have been difficult to fathom for most of the year, but thanks to a late-season slump, first baseman/designated hitter Luke Voit might not make the Yankees’ ALDS roster, per George A. King III and Dan Martin of the New York Post. Whether Voit participates…
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Effectively Wild Episode 1437: The Playoff Preview Pod Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller follow up on banter about Mike Minor’s pop-up do-over and guaranteeing homers, revisit an earlier discussion about whether the 2019 regular season was good, and then preview the postseason, touching on every team in the playoff field, the difficulty of predicting playoff…
DetailsRockies Announce New TV Deal The Rockies have announced the extension of their contract with AT&T SportsNet, as Kyle Newman of the Denver Post was among those to report. Details on the length and value of the pact are not known. These entities already had an arrangement for the 2020 season pursuant to their preexisting…
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Poll: Grading Manny Machado’s 2019 The long-suffering Padres made a stunning strike in free agency last offseason when they signed former Orioles and Dodgers infielder Manny Machado to a 10-year, $300MM contract in late February. For a short period, Machado’s deal stood as the richest in the history of the game. Outfielder Bryce Harper –…
DetailsTigers Announce Coaching Staff Changes The Tigers announced their re-shaped 2020 coaching staff under returning manager Ron Gardenhire. It’ll feature Lloyd McClendon as bench coach, with the former skipper taking over for Steve Liddle. Liddle, who’s the only member of the ’19 staff to depart, is retiring, as Anthony Fenech of the Detroit Free Press reported.…
DetailsMLBTR Live Chat: 9/30/19 Click here to join tonight’s live chat with MLBTR’s Connor Byrne. Source: https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/09/mlbtr-live-chat-93019.html
DetailsNationals Reportedly Made Recent Extension Offer To Anthony Rendon The Nationals have made a late-season push to retain pending free agent star Anthony Rendon, according to Barry Svrluga of the Washington Post. Per the report, the club dangled a seven-year offer in the range of $210MM to $215MM. While there were deferrals in the proposal,…
DetailsPepperdine releases 2020 Schedule MALIBU, Calif. – The 2020 Pepperdine baseball schedule was released Monday, as announced by head… Visit College Baseball Daily for the Full Story Source: http://www.collegebaseballdaily.com/2019/09/30/pepperdine-releases-2020-schedule/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CollegeBaseballDaily+%28College+Baseball+Daily%29
DetailsMariners Reportedly Making Three Coaching Changes Now that their last-place campaign is in the books, the Mariners have decided to turn over a few of their coaching positions, according to Ryan Divish of the Seattle Times (via Twitter). Manager Scott Servais and the front office will be seeking to make three hires. Pitching coach Paul…
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