Postseason Preview: Houston Astros vs. Tampa Bay Rays ALDS Tampa Bay cruised past Oakland in the Wild Card game and enters the divisional round for the first time in six years. Their reward is a best-of-five date with the Houston Astros. Rays vs. Astros Series Details Game Date Time Game 1 October 4 2:05 EST…
DetailsDodgers Announce NLDS Roster The Dodgers have announced their 25-man NLDS roster, which will kick off with Walker Buehler facing Nationals lefty Patrick Corbin in Los Angeles tonight. They’ll carry a total of 12 pitchers and 13 position players. Here’s the full breakdown: Right-handed pitchers Pedro Baez Walker Buehler (Game 1 starter) Kenley Jansen Joe…
DetailsYankees-Twins playoff preview: Breaking down ALDS with three scouts The Yankees already have faced and beaten the Twins five times this century in the postseason, and while the playoffs are fickle — particularly the one-game wild card — when the Yankees looked across the field they saw an inferior team. This time they will see…
DetailsNelson Cruz Talks Hitting Nelson Cruz was 25 years old when he made his major league debut in 2005. At the conclusion of the 2008 season, he was 28 years old and had a .743 OPS in 611 career plate appearances. By and large, he was little more than a fringe player with an uncertain…
DetailsHow They Were Acquired: The Atlanta Braves’ NLDS Roster The Braves’ playoff roster includes seven players who joined the team during the 2019 season and two others who were acquired near the end of Spring Training. That’s pretty significant turnover in a fairly short amount of time for a team that won the NL East…
DetailsMets manager candidates after Mickey Callaway firing: Joe Girardi, Joe Maddon Now that the Mets have fired Mickey Callaway, general manager Brodie Van Wagenen, who arrived last October and inherited Callaway as manager, will be charged with finding a replacement. The list of candidates could include accomplished names such as Joe Girardi, Buck Showalter and…
DetailsHow They Were Acquired: The St. Louis Cardinals’ NLDS Roster Not only is the Cardinals’ division series roster filled with homegrown talent, the number three and four hitters in their lineup were acquired in successive offseasons for a total of seven prospects who all began their professional careers with the organization. The ability to develop…
DetailsMets Fire Mickey Callaway The Mets announced Thursday that they have fired manager Mickey Callaway. The decision comes two seasons into a three-year deal for the former Indians pitching coach, who compiled a 163-161 record in his time as the Mets’ skipper. “We want to thank Mickey for his consistent work ethic and dedication over…
DetailsPostseason Preview: New York Yankees vs. Minnesota Twins ALDS Let us dispense with this first, so that we can move on: Derek Jeter isn’t here, and neither are the rest of the Core Four. For that matter, there’s no Johan Santana, Michael Cuddyer, Francisco Liriano, or Joe Mauer. The four Yankees teams that manhandled the…
DetailsCC Sabathia Not On Yankees’ ALDS Roster The Yankees have yet to formally announce their full roster for their upcoming Division Series matchup with the Twins, but manager Aaron Boone announced today that veteran left-hander CC Sabathia will not be a part of the mix (Twitter links via Meredith Marakovits and Jack Curry of the YES…
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