Yankees knock out Twins again for ALCS berth MINNEAPOLIS — If only the Yankees could play the Twins every step of the way. While the Yankees didn’t punish their favorite punching bag Monday night in Game 3 of the ALDS, they swept the Twins in three games with a 5-1 victory that was witnessed by…
DetailsRoyals GM Dayton Moore Discusses Managerial Search, Roster Needs Royals GM Dayton Moore held a brief chat with Jon Heyman and Josh Lewin on the Big Time Baseball Podcast (audio link). We’ll touch on some of the highlights here. With long-tenured manager Ned Yost having retired at the end of the Royals’ season, finding his…
DetailsCole Vs. Rendon: Who Will Sign The Bigger Contract? A year ago at this time, the baseball world was gearing up to see outfielder Bryce Harper and infielder Manny Machado reach free agency. They represented a pair of rare 26-year-old franchise players who were on the cusp of hitting the open market, and there was…
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DetailsAstros pushing Justin Verlander could become Yankees gold ST . PETERSBURG, Fla. — There is a giant wrench in the Astros’ grand plans — the Rays. A.J. Hinch is going to use his Justin Verlander card to try to correct the problem. Just call Verlander The Fixer. After getting walloped by the Rays 10-3 Monday…
DetailsBraves Blow Chances While the Cardinals Stay Alive After watching the Cardinals and Braves compete for four games, it seems fitting that the series would be tied up 2-2. In three of the four games, the losing team had a win expectancy of at least 80% while in the fourth game, Cardinals ace Jack Flaherty…
DetailsMax Scherzer’s brilliance saves Nationals’ NLDS hopes WASHINGTON — Max Scherzer’s season-saving, seven-inning pitching performance and Ryan Zimmerman’s three-run homer lifted the wild-card Washington Nationals to a 6-1 victory over the league-best Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday to force a deciding Game 5 in their NL Division Series. Scowling and muttering to himself in his…
DetailsSorting The Starting Pitchers Of The 2019-20 Free Agent Class Major League Baseball’s postseason is in full swing at the moment, and though watching multiple must-win games per day has been exhilarating, it unfortunately won’t go on for much longer. We’re just a few weeks away from the end of the season and the start…
DetailsMets, Carlos Beltran Reportedly Have Mutual Interest In Exploring Managerial Fit The Mets recently embarked upon a fascinating search for a new manager, with a wide variety of possibilities for GM Brodie Van Wagenen to comb through. Van Wagenen himself was quite the unexpected hire, so perhaps it shouldn’t be surprising that the organization is…
DetailsLuis Rojas is familiar Mets option looming over manager search Among the Mets’ internal candidates for manager, Luis Rojas might be the most well-versed on the modern demands of the job. Rojas, 38, spent last season as the team’s quality control coach, a hybrid role of sorts between the front office and field staff. Job…
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