Dutch hoofdklasse: playoffs and playdowns game one. In the Dutch hoofdklasse, the regular season is over. The top four teams are playing each other in a best-of-five playoff and the lower four are facing each other in a best of five playdowns. Curaçao Neptunus hosted Meerlease Pioniers and L&D Amsterdam Pirates hosted HCAW in the…
DetailsBraves Notes: Pitching, Greinke, Jackson The latest from the ATL… While the Braves were heavily linked to the starting pitching market, GM Alex Anthopoulos told reporters (including Gabriel Burns of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution) that the team was “never even remotely close” to landing an arm for the rotation. “At the end of the day, where…
DetailsTigers Select Travis Demeritte’s Contract The Tigers have selected the contract of outfielder Travis Demeritte from Triple-A Toledo, as per a team announcement. Righty Eduardo Jimenez has also been called up from Toledo. More analysis to come…. Source: https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/08/tigers-select-travis-demerittes-contract.html
DetailsRoster Roundup: Trade Deadline Edition Below you’ll find a list of every trade that occurred between July 13 and July 31 involving at least one player on a 40-man roster. You can click on “analysis” for the corresponding article and click on “Roster Resource” to view that team’s updated depth chart. For players not on…
DetailsBlue Jays Activate Trent Thornton From 10-Day IL, Select Jason Adam’s Contract The Blue Jays officially added newly-acquired outfielder Derek Fisher to the roster, while also activating right-hander Trent Thornton from the injured list. Right-hander Jason Adam also had his contract selected from Triple-A. More analysis to come… Source: https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/08/blue-jays-activate-trent-thornton-from-10-day-il-select-jason-adams-contract.html
DetailsSuspensions Issued After Pirates/Reds Brawl Tuesday’s enormous brawl between the Pirates and the Reds has, unsurprisingly, led to multiple suspensions on both teams. Major League Baseball announced a total of 32 games’ worth of suspensions for six players, as well as a six-game suspension for Reds manager David Bell and a two-game ban for Pirates…
DetailsMike Francesa enraged about being delayed by Yankees postgame show Mike Francesa is not a man who likes to wait for anything, often pulling a quick trigger on fans making phoney calls into his show. That was on full display Wednesday, but not with any particular caller. Instead, it was with WFAN’s ongoing Yankees postgame…
DetailsDanny Farquhar Retires Right-hander Danny Farquhar has announced his retirement, via his Instagram page. Hanging up his glove after playing in parts of seven Major League seasons, Farquhar will now move into coaching, as he’ll start work next week as a minor league pitching instructor for the White Sox, Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago…
DetailsSAINTS’ ZIMMERMAN AWARDED PITCHER OF THE MONTH MOORHEAD, MN.- The official statistician of the American Association, Pointstreak, has announced that St. Paul Saints’ RHP Ryan Zimmerman has been named the league’s Rawlings Pitcher of the Month for the month of July. Over the past month, Zimmerman has been instrumental in the Saints’ playoff push, going 3-1 with a 2.43…
DetailsCHICAGO’S POWER HITTER, BARNUM, EARNS PLAYER OF THE MONTH AWARD MOORHEAD, MN.- The official statistician of the American Association, Pointstreak, has announced that Chicago Dogs’ INF Keon Barnum has been named the league’s Rawlings Player of the Month for the month of July. The league’s home run leader is now batting .328 with 20 home runs and 64 RBIs…
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