Nelson Cruz Hopes Twins Pick Up 2020 Option Chatting before tonight’s ALDS opener, Twins slugger Nelson Cruz made clear that he’s hoping to stay in Minnesota for at least one more season. MLB.com’s Do-Hyoung Park was among those covering the interview (video via Twitter). Cruz’s contract paid him fourteen million well-earned dollars this year. It…
DetailsWhy Joe Girardi would instantly increase Mets’ credibility When assessing the “former manager” wing of the Mets’ search for Mickey Callaway’s successor, you start with a simple, crucial question: What went wrong? How and why did each gentleman’s title downgrade from “Manager” to “Former manager? Buck Showalter posted a ghastly 47-115 record with the 2018…
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Each AL Playoff Team’s Most Valuable Signing Of Last Offseason This is the first in a two-part series examining each playoff team’s most valuable free-agent signing of last offseason. We’ll start in the American League, which featured three 100-win clubs during the regular campaign. Interestingly, none of those teams (or the other two AL playoff…
DetailsBraves blank Cardinals to even NLDS series at a game apiece ATLANTA — Mike Foltynewicz threw seven crisp innings before pinch-hitter Adam Duvall hit a two-run homer that carried the Atlanta Braves to a 3-0 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday, evening the NL Division Series at one game apiece. Foltynewicz, who spent…
DetailsHow a struggling Didi Gregorius is approaching Yankees’ playoffs Didi Gregorius ended last year’s ALDS with a torn UCL that required surgery. He entered this one against the Twins mired in an ugly slump. Nevertheless, Yankees manager Aaron Boone went into Game 1 on Friday night in The Bronx believing the playoff intensity and atmosphere…
DetailsCubs Launch Managerial Interviews The Cubs have begun formal interviews as they seek to identify their next manager, the team informed reporters including Mark Gonzales of the Chicago Tribune (via Twitter). First-round interviews will carry into next week, at least. First up for a chat was Mark Loretta, who served as the club’s bench coach…
DetailsVerlander Filets Rays, Astros Take Game 1 A ribbon-cutting lead off walk by Austin Meadows was perhaps the closest the Tampa Bay Rays came to threatening Justin Verlander and the Houston Astros this afternoon, who soundly took Game 1 of the ALDS from the Wild Card-winners. Two pitches after Meadows’ walk, Tommy Pham rolled over…
DetailsYankees vs. Twins Division Series Game 1 Chat Source: https://blogs.fangraphs.com/yankees-vs-twins-division-series-game-1-chat/
DetailsDavid Stearns Discusses Brewers Roster Questions Brewers GM David Stearns talked about the upcoming offseason in the wake of his club’s Wild Card loss, with Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel among those to cover the proceedings. Despite the disappointing end, it was obviously another successful campaign, as the Brewers charged late and again reached…
DetailsJustin Verlander’s gem gives Astros ALDS lead over Rays Justin Verlander pitched seven scoreless innings to lead the Astros to a 6-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 1 of the ALDS on Friday in Houston. Jose Altuve hit a two-run homer in the fifth inning to open the scoring, and the Astros…
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