Revisiting The Braves’ Fleecing Of The D-Backs In The Shelby Miller Trade In late 2015, the Braves drummed up quite a bidding war for right-handed pitcher Shelby Miller, who became one of the biggest names on that winter’s trade market. As a controllable, 25-year-old starter who had spent the last year toiling away on a…
DetailsAlaska’s Best Baseball Players For a lot of people where we are from is a point of pride. When we meet someone who hales from the same place as us there is often a sense of comradery. Below is a list of the best players born in the state of Alaska. Curt Schilling – Anchorage,…
DetailsQuick Hits: Ohtani, 1994-95 Strike, Baseball Coverage Some injury and coronavirus news from around the baseball world: Shohei Ohtani has progressed to throwing bullpen sessions around twice per week, Angels’ GM Billy Eppler tells MLB Network Radio on SiriusXM (Twitter link). He’s throwing approximately 35 pitches per session at “80-85%” effort level, Eppler adds. Under normal circumstances,…
DetailsHow The Royals Acquired The AL Home Run Champ Two of last season’s top three home run hitters were originally acquired in trade. NL champ Pete Alonso was drafted and developed by the Mets, but NL runner up Eugenio Suárez and AL champ Jorge Soler were plucked from other organizations early in their MLB careers. MLBTR’s Connor Byrne just looked…
DetailsQuick Hits: Hamilton, Feierabend, Draft, Lannan The Major League career of former first baseman/outfielder Mark Hamilton consisted of 47 games with the Cardinals in 2010-11, a brief stint that netted Hamilton a World Series ring for his role in the Cards’ 2011 championship squad. After being released by the Braves in July 2014, Hamilton stuck…
DetailsYankees mailbag: Delay opens door for Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton You ask, we answer. The Post is fielding questions from readers about New York’s biggest pro sports teams and getting our beat writers to answer them in a series of regularly published mailbags. In today’s installment: the Yankees. Will Giancarlo Stanton and Aaron Judge play…
DetailsSunday Notes: The D-Backs’ Run Production Coordinator Has a Good Backstory Drew Hedman’s title with the Arizona Diamondbacks is Major League Run Production Coordinator. The 33-year-old Pomona College graduate was promoted to that position in January 2019 after spending the previous 12 months as a pro scout. His backstory is interesting, in part because he…
DetailsAnother day of Taiwanese Baseball Can the Rakuten Monkeys bounce back from yesterday’s ninth-inning loss? You can see it here: http://live.qq.com/10016675?fbclid=IwAR10n8AHDanOqSrnADyFuKFWkAQpsCqzxPHt6gzf-v-8crmd0TfskjB5BC0 Here you can see the matchup between the Fubon Guardians and he CITIC Brother Elephants: http://live.qq.com/10051803?fbclid=IwAR1AEaLWa8CCKpVv_LOabGa6L_98o1xteNOYBdvPQEBHfD2-VYX75PkRGBU Source: https://dutchbaseballhangout.wordpress.com/2020/04/26/another-day-of-taiwanese-baseball/
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Today in Baseball: Ty Cobb makes professional debut Today 116 years ago, Ty Cobb made his first steps in professional baseball. On this day in 1904, the Georgia Peach debuted for the Augusta Tourists of the South Atlantic League (no ties with the current league that operates under the same name). At the age of…
DetailsDodgers legend Vin Scully back home after being hospitalized LOS ANGELES — Retired Los Angeles Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully is back home after falling and being hospitalized. The team quoted Scully on Twitter Saturday saying, “I’m home and resting comfortably with my wife and we are both eagerly awaiting the Time for Dodger Baseball!” That’s…
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