Red Sox Release Eduardo Nunez The Red Sox have released INF Eduardo Nunez, Chris Cotillo of masslive.com was among those to report. Nunez was designated for assignment Monday after a dreadful (.228/.243/.305, 36 wRC+) start to the 2019 campaign, and is now eligible to sign with any team for the pro-rated league minimum. Long a…
DetailsYankees’ offense goes off again to survive slight scare Call the Yankees’ lineup whatever you want. Lately, it’s been unstoppable. The Yankees reached double digits for the first time since they played arena baseball against the Red Sox in London last month, and they needed the outburst in an 11-5 victory over the Rockies on…
DetailsTop pick Rutschman homers in pro debut After the Orioles selected him No. 1 overall in last month’s Draft, Adley Rutschman homered in professional debut as the GCL Orioles fell to the GCL Pirates, 6-4. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190720&content_id=309250754&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsGiants To Select Conner Menez, Move Drew Pomeranz To Bullpen Giants lefty Conner Menez will replace left-hander Drew Pomeranz in the rotation tomorrow, the San Francisco Chronicle’s Henry Schulman reports. Menez, 24, has risen steadily through the Giants system with little fanfare until quite recently. The lefty, who’s said to have “plus-plus extension” (per FanGraphs,…
DetailsMets can’t let their biggest flaw strike again You know what would scare the heck out of me if I ran the Mets and was considering whether to trade Noah Syndergaard? Travis d’Arnaud. The Mets botched every step along the way this year with d’Arnaud. They tendered him a contract when maybe they should have…
DetailsThe #Apollo50 All-Time Team To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Moon Landing, the SABR Baseball Cards blog is pleased to announce the “Apollo 50 All-Time Team!” Pitchers Our right-handed starter is John “Blue Moon” Odom, and our lefty is Bill “Spaceman” Lee. Coming out of the pen are Mike “Moon Man” Marshall and Greg…
DetailsProspect Roundup: Games of July 19 Twins infielder Royce Lewis continued a solid second half with three hits for Class A Advanced Fort Myers, while Atlanta Braves right-hander Ian Anderson struck out 10 for Double-A Mississippi. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190720&content_id=309248016&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsPadres To Promote Michel Baez Righty Michel Baez’s promotion to the Padres from Double-A Amarillo is “imminent,” per the San Diego Union-Tribune’s Kevin Acee. Baez, who was a nominal starter prospect – and near-consensus top-100 name – prior to the 2019 season, has worked strictly in relief for Amarillo since returning from a back injury…
DetailsJapan defeats USA 9-1 to force a deciding Game 5 KORIYAMA, JAPAN – Japan homered in four straight innings Saturday to beat the USA Baseball… Visit College Baseball Daily for the Full Story Source: http://www.collegebaseballdaily.com/2019/07/20/japan-defeats-usa-9-1-to-force-a-deciding-game-5/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CollegeBaseballDaily+%28College+Baseball+Daily%29
DetailsRoyals Designate Wily Peralta For Assignment The Royals have designated righty Wily Peralta for assignment, per Jeffrey Flanagan of mlb.com. Right-hander Josh Staumont will be recalled in his place. Once a promising young starter for the Brewers, Peralta hit the skids in 2015 and couldn’t steady himself even after a 2017 transition to the bullpen.…
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