Latest On Russell Martin We’ve reached the middle of February, but longtime major league catcher Russell Martin is still without a job. He’s the best backstop left on a market that has drastically dwindled since last season ended. As of November, Martin was still planning to play in 2020. That remains the case, according to…
DetailsNolan Arenado Discusses Relationship With Rockies It hasn’t even been a full 12 months since third baseman Nolan Arenado signed a whopper of an extension with the Rockies, but the relationship between the two has already grown frosty. Arenado said late last month that he felt “disrespected” by the Rockies. Trade rumors were swirling around…
DetailsOct 27: The 7 game World Series OCTOBER 27, 2019 | CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – Aren’t 7 game World Series more fun? They were an infrequent occurrence for a few years. From 1989 to 2010 (21 seasons) only 4 World Series went the full 7 games. There were more sweeps (7) than 7-game World Series. It’s…
DetailsAngels Outright Parker Markel The Angels announced that righty Parker Markel has been outrighted after clearing waivers. He was designated recently to make way for the addition of another hurler. This’ll give the Halos another arm in camp without any real commitment. Markel hasn’t actually appeared with the club; he was added in an early-offseason…
DetailsKlentak, MacPhail On Phillies’ Stance Towards Luxury Tax As the Phillies have ramped up their spending in recent years, the question has become inevitable: will they cross the luxury tax line for the first time, and if so when? GM Matt Klentak and president Andy MacPhail discussed the subject in camp, as Scott Lauber and Matt Breen…
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Red Sox Sign Kevin Pillar 7:37pm: This one’s in the books, with the Sox announcing the signing. 5:25am: The Red Sox are reportedly in agreement on a one-year, $4.25MM deal with free-agent outfielder Kevin Pillar. The All Bases Covered Sports Management client is said to be set for a physical this weekend, after which the deal…
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Effectively Wild Episode 1500: Even More Things We Like About Baseball In the third incarnation of a time-honored tradition that recurs every 500-ish episodes, Ben Lindbergh, Sam Miller, and Meg Rowley are joined by The Athletic’s Grant Brisbee and ex-EW cohost (and current Tampa Bay Rays “Analyst, Baseball Development”) Jeff Sullivan to draft assorted things…
DetailsMLBTR Poll: Ohtani’s 2020 As A Pitcher It was revealed earlier this week that the Angels will go without the pitching of two-way star Shohei Ohtani until at least the middle of May. It’s not wholly unsurprising that Ohtani won’t be ready at the start of 2020. After all, he’s on the mend from a…
DetailsDodgers’ Ross Stripling not opposed to throwing at cheating Astros Count Dodgers hurler Ross Stripling among those in the MLB ranks who aren’t happy. The 30-year-old righty, a member of the 2017 Los Angeles squad that fell to the now-asterisked World Series champion Astros, said he would consider taking retribution against members of that Houston…
DetailsTrevor Bauer hammers Astros in expletive-laced tirade Trevor Bauer has never been shy about sharing his feelings, and he has a lot of them when it comes to the Astros’ cheating scandal. “They are hypocrites, they are cheaters, they’ve stolen from a lot of other people and the game itself was completely unfair,” the Reds…
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