Mets’ former first-rounder David Peterson starting to turn heads PORT ST. LUCIE — David Peterson embraces the expectations bestowed upon him as a former first-round draft pick. “You are the first pick they chose in that draft and I wouldn’t really say ‘pressure,’ but ‘expectations’ and I have expectations of myself, pretty high ones,” the…
DetailsGolden Spikes Spotlight: Baylor’s Nick Loftin Maximizing Potential Baylor’s Nick Loftin has shown improvements each season he’s been on campus. This season has been no exception thus far, but there’s room to be even better. Source: https://d1baseball.com/golden-spikes-spotlight/golden-spikes-spotlight-baylors-nick-loftin-maximizing-potential/
DetailsHarrison breaks out for Marlins Marlins No. 9 prospect Monte Harrison tallied two hits and two runs against the Orioles while Cardinals No. 2 prospect Nolan Gorman homered off the Mets on Wednesday. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20200304&content_id=312963728&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsMets’ Dominic Smith trolls teammate J.D. Davis on ESPN over Astros’ cheating It’s not too soon for the Mets to troll J.D. Davis about being on the sign-stealing Astros. An opportunity got put on a tee Wednesday afternoon and Dom Smith didn’t miss. While the Mets played the Cardinals on ESPN, Smith, Davis and Jeff…
DetailsTyler Beede Diagnosed With Flexor Strain, UCL Sprain The Giants announced Wednesday that an MRI on right-hander Tyler Beede revealed a flexor strain and a sprain of the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow. No immediate treatment plan was provided, as the club will be seeking second opinions for the time being. More to…
DetailsCoppin State’s Ruffino Doesn’t Let Disability Slow Him Down Coppin State lefthanded pitcher Tim Ruffino might only have one hand, but he has never let that determine who he is on or off the field. Source: https://d1baseball.com/features/coppin-states-ruffino-doesnt-let-disability-slow-him-down/
DetailsYankees’ Zack Granite has a dog named after Derek Jeter TAMPA — Sure, over the years we’ve documented the number of major-league players who wore uniform number 2 as a salute to Derek Jeter. Big whoop. How many big leaguers own a dog named after the newly inducted Hall of Famer? Only one, to our…
DetailsIt’s Time to Commit or Quit on Lindor While the Brewers showed a disappointing inclination to cut costs this winter in a division that’s ripe for dominating, they didn’t disappoint when it came to their franchise player, Christian Yelich. Some of the team’s secondary talent, names like Eric Thames, Gio González, and Travis Shaw, were…
DetailsRangers View Danny Santana As Primary Center Fielder Rangers manager Chris Woodward said today that long-time utilityman Danny Santana will see most of the action in center field to open the year, as MLB.com’s TR Sullivan reports on Twitter. That’s hardly surprising, as the team has long signaled this arrangement after the offseason dust settled.…
DetailsPirates To “Explore” Extensions With Young Players The Pirates expect to “explore multiyear deals” with certain of the team’s early-career MLB players, according to Jon Heyman of MLB Network (via Twitter). The likelihood of agreement isn’t clear. Recent reporting indicated that teams around the league are pursuing quite a few deals of this kind. It’s…
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