Szapucki helps Fireflies flirt with no-hitter Mets No. 8 prospect Thomas Szapucki struck out four over four innings and Class A Columbia came within two outs of a no-hitter in a 4-0 blanking of Hickory on Friday. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190628&content_id=308588112&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsBrewers bringing Keston Hiura back Hiura and Tyler Saladino go to the Brewers. Travis Shaw optioned to AAA. Hernan Perez designated for assignment which was the surprise to Brewers fans as Perez is a fan favorite. Source: http://www.baseballthinkfactory.org/newsstand/discussion/brewers_bringing_keston_hiura_back
Details2019 MLB Futures Game Rosters, Preview This year’s Futures Game rosters are spectacular. There’s really no other way to put it. The top three prospects in the game—Wander Franco, Jo Adell and MacKenzie Gore—will all be there, as will a scintillating array of the rest of the Top 100. Altogether 36 of the 50 players…
DetailsPhillies are overpriced as long as Bryce Harper is a shell of himself “It’s possible baseball observers will have to accept that his fantastic 2015 season was a fluke.” Harper fans can say, “Hey, it’s only half a season.” Source: http://www.baseballthinkfactory.org/newsstand/discussion/phillies_are_overpriced_as_long_as_bryce_harper_is_a_shell_of_himself
DetailsRays to call up top two-way prospect Brendan McKay to start on Saturday According to a report from the Tampa Bay Times’ Marc Topkin, the Tampa Bay Rays will promote top prospect Brendan McKay to start on Saturday. McKay, the team’s No. 2 prospect and the No. 23 overall prospect according to MLB Pipeline, was…
DetailsMLB umpire going to bat for teen at center of Lakewood youth baseball brawl His heart went out to Cordova, the 13-year-old who was umpiring a Bear Creek Junior Sports Association baseball game in Lakewood on June 15 where a brawl broke out among the adults in attendance. Video footage of the scrum almost immediately…
DetailsRed Sox Take World’s Most Luxurious Huge Charter Jet to London Red Sox taking the Crystal Skye Boeing 777 to London, the most luxurious big jet in the world. Six hour trip for up to 88 people in flat first class seats with a full bar costs around $500,000. Source: http://www.baseballthinkfactory.org/newsstand/discussion/red_sox_take_worlds_most_luxurious_huge_charter_jet_to_london
DetailsAngels try to improve their performance against lefties … by moving a sign The Angels suspect that an ad, of all things, might have contributed to their mysterious trouble hitting left-handed pitchers over the past several years. The Angels have the worst batting average in the majors against lefties since 2015, which has been a…
DetailsThe Call-Up: Brendan McKay The post The Call-Up: Brendan McKay appeared first on Baseball Prospectus. Source: https://www.baseballprospectus.com/prospects/article/51235/the-call-up-brendan-mckay/
DetailsMets Notes & Rumors: Vargas, Wheeler, Deadline, Familia Mets executives aren’t pleased with left-hander Jason Vargas following his recent threat to a reporter in the clubhouse, an unnamed Mets official tells Wallace Matthews of Yahoo Sports. “We’re all angry with him,” says the official before rhetorically asking, “Think he’ll be here next year?” The incident could very well push…
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