The Cubs Are Slowly Pulling Away Unlike the other five divisions in the majors, the National League Central has spent 2019 in a constant state of upheaval. Four of the five teams have spent multiple days in first place, with none of the quartet being able to hang on to and solidify their lead. The…
DetailsRyan Borucki Done For Season Blue Jays left-hander Ryan Borucki has undergone surgery to clean up bone spurs in his elbow, Scott Mitchell of TSN tweets. Borucki will avoid a Tommy John procedure, but his season is still over. He should be ready for spring training, per Mitchell. Borucki’s a past Tommy John patient who…
DetailsMets sign Joe Panik to fill infield opening The Mets have their Robinson Cano replacement. After days of speculation and mutual interest, second baseman Joe Panik to the Mets is a done deal, according to The Post’s Mike Puma. The sides had to wait until he cleared waivers on Friday afternoon and for the Mets…
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Gio Urshela Powers Up On Thursday, Jay Jaffe examined the terrible injury luck the Yankees have suffered through this season. Twenty-five players have been sent to the injured list—with 17 active stints—for a combined 1,748 days lost to injuries. Still, despite being so banged up, the Yankees are a virtual lock to make the playoffs…
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Mets To Sign Joe Panik 1:10pm: Panik’s going to the Mets, Heyman tweets. They just have to clear a roster spot for him. 10:11am: The Mets are “expected to sign” second baseman Joe Panik, Jon Heyman of MLB Network reports (Mike Anthony of MetsmerizedOnline.com first reported the news). Panik will first need to clear waivers,…
DetailsHow Yankees pulled off Joe Mantiply trade a week after deadline So much for the all-encompassing trade deadline. A full nine days after July 31, the Yankees announced a deal to acquire left-hander Joe Mantiply from the Reds for cash. This year was the first under a new rule where the July 31 deadline applied…
DetailsTigers Release Josh Harrison, Sandy Baez The Tigers have released infielder Josh Harrison and right-hander Sandy Baez, per a team announcement. The club also made the previously reported promotion of righty Edwin Jackson official. More to come. Source: https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/08/tigers-release-josh-harrison-sandy-baez.html
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Bad-Ball Blasts: Out-of-Zone Home Runs in 2019 The other night, I was texting a friend of mine while simultaneously running one of my many queries on Baseball Savant. My “trivia” prompt was pretty simple: “Hitter with the most home runs on pitches outside the zone. Go.” His response was five words. “Javy is the obvious…
DetailsFanGraphs Saberseminar Boston Meetup: Tonight! Saberseminar, the excellent annual baseball research conference, kicks off this weekend and that can only mean one thing: it’s almost time for FanGraphs’ Saberseminar meetup at Meadhall in Kendall Square! As we have in years past, we’ve reserved space on the bar’s mezzanine level and ordered some tasty snacks to…
DetailsToolshed: Astros’ Toro bullish with bat Astros No. 6 prospect Abraham Toro showed breakout tendencies in the Arizona Fall League and at Spring Training and has carried them to the upper levels this season. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190809&content_id=309814866&fext=.jsp&vkey=toolshed&sid=milb
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