NL East Notes: Mets, Realmuto, Cano, Marlins, Brinson, Sierra Let’s check in on a pair of teams from the National League East… The Mets pushed hard to land J.T. Realmuto before he was ultimately traded from Miami to Philadelphia, and Mike Puma of the New York Post writes in his latest mailbag column that the…
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The Padres’ Under-The-Radar Star There may not be many who realize it, but the Padres’ Tommy Pham has been one of the most productive outfielders in baseball over the past few years. Compared to most other major league standouts, Pham came from humble draft beginnings as a 16th-round pick in 2006, and it took him…
DetailsJonathan Loaisiga may have missed chance to join Yankees rotation Part 16 of a series analyzing the New York Yankees Had the 2020 season opened March 26, the Yankees had a group of right-handers in the mix for the fifth spot in the starting rotation because James Paxton wasn’t going to be ready for Opening…
DetailsMets catcher Tomas Nido being held back by hitting woes Part 17 in a series analyzing the New York Mets Tomas Nido became a preferred option behind the plate for Mets starting pitchers last season, but his anemic bat cost him additional opportunities to play. The 26-year-old catcher hit only .191/.231/.316 in 50 games last…
DetailsUAB names Perry Roth as Interim Head Coach in 2020-2021 BIRMINGHAM – The UAB Department of Athletics has promoted former assistant head coach and… Visit College Baseball Daily for the Full Story Source: http://www.collegebaseballdaily.com/2020/05/12/uab-names-perry-roth-as-interim-head-coach-in-2020-2021/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CollegeBaseballDaily+%28College+Baseball+Daily%29
DetailsMAC cancels 2021 Conference Tournament The MAC will not be hosting the 2021 conference tournament according to Jordan Strack of WTOL 11 in… Visit College Baseball Daily for the Full Story Source: http://www.collegebaseballdaily.com/2020/05/12/mac-cancels-2021-conference-tournament/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CollegeBaseballDaily+%28College+Baseball+Daily%29
DetailsAlex Gordon Hopes To Play “A Few More Years” Royals icon Alex Gordon was at least pondering retirement within the past year, but the 36-year-old now tells Lynn Worthy of the Kansas City Star that he’d like to play “at least a few more years.” Like many other veterans who’ve had additional time to reflect…
DetailsExamining The Red Sox’ Potential Trade Chips As we noted earlier today, the potential 2020 season will bring a host of new rules governing player transactions. We haven’t heard anything yet regarding how that’ll take place. But supposing there’s an opportunity at some point to strike trades, it’s quite likely that non-contending teams will be…
DetailsClock is suddenly ticking on MLB’s 82-game season proposal A virtual meeting was set for Tuesday afternoon at which MLB would present its proposal to top officials from the Players Association concerning how to return the game to the field. The expectation was that the meeting would begin at 2:30 p.m. with an MLB group…
DetailsHow They Got There: The 1980-1989 NL Cy Young Winners If you want to get an idea of how high the bar is to become a Hall of Fame pitcher, consider that only two of the 17 Cy Young winners from the 1980s have been inducted. One, Steve Carlton, is a four-time winner whose career…
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