Latest On Jed Lowrie The first season of the union between the Mets and infielder Jed Lowrie couldn’t have gone much worse. Signed to a two-year, $20MM contract after back-to-back terrific seasons with the Athletics, Lowrie appeared in just nine games in 2019 while battling multiple leg injuries. There’s at least some that hope he’ll…
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This Date In Transactions History: Hoz To Pads Two years ago today, a struggling San Diego club doled out what was then the largest contract in franchise history. The Padres added free-agent first baseman Eric Hosmer on an eight-year, $144MM deal, no doubt hoping he’d help legitimize a team that was then stuck in an…
DetailsJeff Bridich On Relationship With Nolan Arenado We’re nearing the one-year anniversary of the mammoth extension the Rockies awarded superstar third baseman Nolan Arenado last February. The club gave Arenado a franchise-record $234MM over seven years on a deal that won’t take effect until this season. There have already been trade rumors centering on Arenado,…
DetailsMLBPA: We fully cooperated with league on Astros’ probe The Major League Baseball Players Association said in a statement late Tuesday that they fully cooperated with the league regarding the Houston Astros’ sign-stealing investigation after commissioner Rob Manfred said MLB and the union had reached an agreement for player immunity to avoid a stalemate. “Any…
DetailsD1 Digest: Vanderbilt’s Leiter Headlines Tuesday’s Action Vanderbilt freshmen Jack Leiter (p) and Thomas Schultz were outstanding Tuesday night as the Commodores got back on track. They weren’t alone in the win column. Source: https://d1baseball.com/roundup/d1-digest-vanderbilts-leiter-headlines-tuesdays-action/
DetailsMLBPA Issues Statement On Investigation Into Astros Weeks ago, Major League Baseball levied serious punishment against the Astros as a result of their sign-stealing scheme. The league suspended GM Jeff Luhnow and manager A.J. Hinch for a year apiece (they’ve since been fired), took away first- and second-round draft picks in each of the next…
DetailsMets giving J.D. Davis chance to overcome third base woes PORT ST. LUCIE — J.D. Davis began last season playing third base, but the Mets aborted that plan early because of a combination of factors. Significant among them was Davis appeared overmatched at the position. Left field became his new home, and he survived but…
DetailsLatest On Astros’ Rotation For obvious reasons, the Astros have made plenty of negative headlines in recent weeks. The start of the regular season continues to close in, though, so despite all the outside noise, the Astros will have to turn the page and focus on defending their American League pennant from a year ago.…
DetailsCamp Battles: Athletics’ Second Base Job The Athletics boast one of baseball’s best infield trios: third baseman Matt Chapman, shortstop Marcus Semien and first baseman Matt Olson are among the sport’s very best as their respective positions. It’s easy to argue that Oakland is 75 percent of the way to the best infield in the…
DetailsAstros’ cheating costs Mets’ Tim Tebow his favorite number PORT ST. LUCIE — Tim Tebow is wearing No. 85 in camp because his jersey of choice, No. 15, is off limits. Carlos Beltran reclaimed No. 15 upon arriving as manager in the offseason, but he departed the Mets last month for his role in the…
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