Poll: Which Team Will Sign Gerrit Cole? High-level meetings are taking place. Offers are coming in. All indications are that the Gerrit Cole bidding is at a full sprint, spurred in part by the stunningly lucrative deal reached between the Nationals and Stephen Strasburg. That record-setting $245MM contract ups the ante for teams interested in the younger…
DetailsPrimer Dugout (and link of the day) 12-10-2019 Pittsburgh Gazette Times, December 10, 1919:Honus Wagner last night admitted that he had received an offer to manager the new Akron (O.) club in the International League. “I do not know whether to accept,” he added. … Further than to admit that he had been offered the…
DetailsYankees have trade interest in Royals reliever Tim Hill The Yankees are among several teams inquiring about the availability of Royals left-handed reliever Tim Hill. Hill, who turns 30 in February, is entering his third big-league season and posted solid numbers this past year when he appeared in 46 games with a 3.63 ERA and…
DetailsLooking at 10 best performances from 2019 From Opening Day through the final championship game, MiLB.com chronicled the top on-field achievements in 2019. This week we’re rolling out the 10 best performances as voted by our staff. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20191210&content_id=312126766&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsTwins Still Searching For Major Rotation Addition We’re closing in on the one-year anniversary of these memorable words from Twins GM Thad Levine: “The best moves are made not when you’re trying to open the window to contend, but when the window is wide open. We’re very eagerly waiting for this window to be opened, and…
DetailsMeetings meaningful for Jane Rogers Last year, a cancer diagnosis kept Jane Rogers from attending the Winter Meetings. In 2019, the legendary Staten Island Yankees exec made a triumphant return. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20191210&content_id=312126908&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsToolshed: 2019 Rule 5 Draft preview The Rule 5 Draft will take place Thursday at the Baseball Winter Meetings. Toolshed previews what teams could be active this year and which prospects might hear their names called. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20191210&content_id=312119256&fext=.jsp&vkey=toolshed&sid=milb
DetailsOpportunity Matters for Defensive Value Picture a beautiful defensive play in your head. For me, it’s Andrelton Simmons charging, slightly to his right. He picks an awkward hop cleanly, transfers it smoothly, and fires a strike to first base to get a speedy runner: Maybe you’re the outfield defense type — you see Victor Robles…
Details2020 CBD TOP 100 COUNTDOWN: 59. CHRIS MCMAHON (MIAMI, FLA.) Miami, Fla. right-handed pitcher Chris McMahon comes in at 59 on our Top 100 Countdown. McMahon was… Visit College Baseball Daily for the Full Story Source: http://www.collegebaseballdaily.com/2019/12/10/2020-cbd-top-100-countdown-59-chris-mcmahon-miami-fla/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CollegeBaseballDaily+%28College+Baseball+Daily%29
DetailsNL East Rumblings: Rendon, Nats, Martinez, Cespedes, Mets, Hatcher Now that Stephen Strasburg has been re-signed to an expectations-shattering $245MM contract, it doesn’t seem like the Nationals could manage another mega-deal to bring back Anthony Rendon…or could they? Both Nats GM Mike Rizzo and agent Scott Boras (who represents both Rendon and Strasburg) told MASNsports.com’s…
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