Let’s Dole Out Some Twists of Fate, American League Edition Black swan events are a defining feature of each baseball season. Like any good sport, the contours of the game and its season elicit a comfortable and familiar warmth. But also like any good sport, the details that make up the fabric of a particular…
DetailsFanGraphs Audio: A Dispatch from Prospect Week 2020 Episode 879 FanGraphs’ lead prospect analyst Eric Longenhagen joins the program to discuss Prospect Week, the process of assembling the Top 100, how players move up and down in the rankings, his 2021 Picks to Click, and the upcoming college baseball season. He also signs the Ballad…
DetailsIndians Designate Andrew Velazquez For Assignment The Indians announced Friday that they’ve designated infielder Andrew Velazquez for assignment. His spot on the 40-man roster goes to outfielder/designated hitter Domingo Santana, whose one-year deal with the Indians has now been formally announced. Velazquez, 25, appeared in five games with the Indians in 2019 and went 1-for-11.…
DetailsJ.D. Davis now ‘ashamed’ of role in Astros’ cheating scandal PORT ST. LUCIE — J.D. Davis is “ashamed” to have been part of the Astros’ illegal sign-stealing scheme. The Mets outfielder previously joked about the matter in December, citing his anemic batting average in 2017 as proof he didn’t know what pitches were coming because…
DetailsPadres Sign Seth Frankoff To Minor League Deal The Padres have signed right-hander Seth Frankoff to a minor league deal and invited him to Major League Spring Training, tweets MLB.com’s AJ Cassavell. He’s repped by Vanguard Sports. Frankoff, 31, has spent the past two seasons pitching for the Doosan Bears in the Korea Baseball Organization. In…
DetailsRed Sox Sign Kevin Pillar to Complete Outfield Reconstruction Trading a star player is easier to sell to a fanbase when said player’s potential replacement is part of the return package. When the Pirates traded Andrew McCutchen, they got back Bryan Reynolds. When the Marlins traded Christian Yelich and J.T. Realmuto, they got back Lewis…
DetailsPrimer Dugout (and link of the day) 2-14-2020 Fairmont West Virginian, February 14, 1920:If the opinion of Jim Scott, former White Sox twirler and now an oil merchant in Seattle, is worth anything Walter Mails has more stuff than the eccentric Rube Waddell. … Scott turns the spy glass on Walter with these remarks: “Mails…
DetailsMike Clevinger To Undergo Knee Surgery Indians ace Mike Clevinger is slated to undergo surgery to repair a partial tear of the medial meniscus in his left knee, reports Zack Meisel of The Athletic (Twitter link). Clevinger has been on crutches after sustaining the injury while training earlier this week. A timetable for his return…
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2020 ZiPS Projections: Tampa Bay Rays After having typically appeared in the hallowed pages of Baseball Think Factory, Dan Szymborski’s ZiPS projections have now been released at FanGraphs for eight years. The exercise continues this offseason. Below are the projections for the Tampa Bay Rays. ZiPS Projections 20202019 AL BAL CHW HOU BOS CLE LAA…
DetailsBlue Jays Shut Down Ryan Borucki The Blue Jays have shut left-hander Ryan Borucki down due to tightness in his left elbow, tweets TSN’s Scott Mitchell. The plan is to re-evalute the 25-year-old within the next few days, but it’s clearly an ominous development after Borucki was limited to just two MLB appearances in 2019…
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