Nats Sail on the Hudson, Punt on the Thames The Washington Nationals made two signings Monday afternoon, re-signing relief pitcher Daniel Hudson and inking former Brewers first baseman Eric Thames to contracts. Hudson’s two-year, $11.5 million deal reunites the Nationals with one of their most reliable relievers in 2019. After being picked up at the…
DetailsRed Sox Reportedly Utilized Replay Room To Ascertain Opponents’ Signs In 2018 The Astros stand accused of utilizing technology to steal catcher signs and then relay them in real-time to batters in the box. While the investigation into that matter continues — we’ve already seen rather convincing documentation of at least some malfeasance — broader…
DetailsKeith Law: Covering all things baseball, from the low minors to MLB leadership – The Athletic I like Keith’s prospect stuff. We’ll see about the rest.I’m here to cover all aspects of the sport, but I will still focus on evaluating players. That will include the kind of in-person scouting I’ve been doing for the…
DetailsDodgers To Sign Jimmy Nelson The Dodgers have reached a one-year deal with righty Jimmy Nelson, according to Jorge Castillo of the Los Angeles Times (Twitter link). It’s said to promise him just over $1MM with incentives that could push the value upward by another $2MM or so. The contract includes a vesting mutual option, per…
DetailsJAWS and the 2020 Hall of Fame Ballot: One-and-Dones, Part 4 2020 BBWAA Ballot Intro Larry Walker Omar Vizquel Scott Rolen Todd Helton Curt Schilling Andy Pettitte Derek Jeter Manny Ramirez Gary Sheffield Bobby Abreu Billy Wagner Barry Bonds Roger Clemens Jeff Kent Andruw Jones Jason Giambi Sammy Sosa Cliff Lee One-and-Dones, Part 1 Jay’s…
DetailsMLB’s sign-stealing controversy broadens: Sources say the Red Sox used video replay room illegally in 2018 – The Athletic Before the 2018 season, after years of barely enforcing its broad rules regarding replay rooms, the league made it crystal clear: Replay rooms cannot be used to help steal signs. The newly clarified rules, in combination…
DetailsMLB.com: Only 23, A 2-Time All-Star … And He Could Get Better If true, a pretty good return for not much more than a fortnight of Aroldis Chapman:FanGraphs senior writer Dan Szymborski hasn’t released his full ZiPS projections for 2020 yet, but he did give a sneak peek at the forecast for Torres’ next five…
DetailsPrimer Dugout (and link of the day) 1-7-2020 Pittsburgh Press, January 7, 1920:Word that Babe Ruth would don a Yankee uniform next season has been received at the club headquarters from Miller Huggins, who has visited the king slugger in California. The Yanks, it is understood, will hold Babe to the letter of a $10,000…
DetailsBest of the 2010s: Big Ten All-Decade Team Kyle Schwarber is one of five Indiana Hoosiers on our Big Ten All-Decade team, but Illinois, Minnesota and Maryland also have strong presences. Source: https://d1baseball.com/analysis/best-of-the-2010s-big-ten-all-decade-team/
Details2020 Prospect Projections: AL East rookies Two-way Rays prospect Brendan McKay would fit right into his Major League club’s starting rotation, according to Steamer600’s projections for the 2020 season. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20200107&content_id=312339950&fext=.jsp&vkey=toolshed&sid=milb
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