M’s Kelenic placed on seven-day IL Top Mariners prospect Jarred Kelenic was placed on the injured list by Class A Advanced Modesto on Wednesday, two days after he suffered a left ankle injury. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190717&content_id=309175552&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsTrade Candidates: Top 5 Relievers By K/BB Ratio On Tuesday, with help from the top 60 trade candidates list MLBTR’s Jeff Todd and Steve Adams put together last week, we took a look at the movable starters who have outpaced the rest of the pack in K/BB ratio this season. We’ll do the same here…
DetailsMets suddenly showing life we haven’t seen in a long time MINNEAPOLIS — OK, let’s get one thing out of the way right at the top: The Mets throttled the Twins, 14-4, Wednesday afternoon, and a lot of good things happened for the Mets, there was a lot of fun stuff for them to talk…
DetailsBichette breaks out power for Bisons Top Blue Jays prospect Bo Bichette went yard twice for his first career multi-homer game and drove in three runs to power Triple-A Buffalo to a 9-6 victory over Charlotte on Wednesday. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190717&content_id=309172584&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsPirates Reportedly Making Jordan Lyles Available In Trade Talks The Pirates are “believed” to be making right-hander Jordan Lyles available to rival organizations in trade talks, according to Jon Heyman of MLB Network (via Twitter). The report also cites corner outfielders Corey Dickerson and Melky Cabrera as potential trade pieces, but suggests that there is…
DetailsAroldis Chapman, Yankees can’t run from massive decisions Aroldis Chapman has a decision to make, and in turn the Yankees may have one as well. Granted, if the All-Star closer opts out of the final two years of his contract at the end of this season, general manager Brian Cashman and Co. would then have…
DetailsYankees-Rays postponed due to rainy forecast Wednesday’s game between the Yankees and Rays at the Stadium in the Bronx was postponed due to a rainy forecast. The game will instead be played as part of a single-admission double-header on Thursday, with the make-up game starting at 3 p.m. Source: https://nypost.com/2019/07/17/yankees-rays-postponed-due-to-rainy-forecast/
DetailsThe NL Central Race Could Be the Tightest in MLB History The 1994 AL West is an infamous division in baseball history; the Rangers led with a 52-62 record that would convert to a 74-88 mark over a full year. But that season ended early due to the players’ strike, so the division’s placement atop…
DetailsMariano for Felix Fermin? Deal almost happened It was March 1996, and the Yankees’ young rookie shortstop was scuffling during Spring Training. Derek Jeter was expected to fill the position for Joe Torre’s club on Opening Day, but the 21-year-old looked overmatched at times, causing owner George Steinbrenner to grow concerned. “He was pushing hard,”…
DetailsThe Transformation of Alex Rodriguez (SI) This January, Rodriguez spent two weeks as a guest speaker in lecturer Allison Kluger’s class on strategic pivoting and reputation management at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business. “From crisis comes a decisive moment,” says Kluger. “You can make the moment work for you, or you can crawl into a…
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